What color engine paint?

[KNicholas2]

I am rebuilding the engine in a 1942 Plymouth Special Delux P14. What color did the factory paint those engines?? I am trying to keep this as "original" as possible.

THank you.

Kim Nicholas

Seattle

[55 Fargo]

Mopar aluminum silver, I believe you can still buy this color,or any engine paint thaty is similar.

[oldmopar]

all that information and a lot more is on the main page to this web site. at the link below scroll down a bit for the paint info

http://www40.addr.com/~merc583/mopar/framesets/referenceframeset.html

[BobT-47P15]

I used this POR 15 high heat aluminum applied with a 2 inch brush. It has held up better than any spray paints used previously. About $15 a can, and it goes a long way. Others say they have used different products successfully.

It seems that all the old Plymouth (and other) flatheads were silver.