engine color

[gregclauss]

hey i have a 66 mk 3 liter ,,, what was the color on the engine block ? white ? mine looks like sort of light blue or white ,, kinda hard to tell with 40 yrs of discoloration
was the head painted too i see traces of paint on the side? what about the exhaust manifold ?
does anyone have a nice pic of a restored engine compartment?

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The head was not painted on any of the straight sixes - I am not sure what Mk111's blocks were done in but I have seen some in light grey (much lighter than the grey used on V8's or a light bluey-grey sometimes known as duck egg blue.

Export NADA P5's had a gun-metal grey vitreous enamel finish - I have one but overheating has splintered most of it off now.