Mopar Engine Colors



Color
Mopar PN
Years
Application
Comments
Black




P4120753




81-up

83-up


2.2L engines

318 and 360 engines

All production Jeep engines

Race Hemi Orange



P4120751



62-64


64-65 426 Race Hemis
Max Wedge engines
(413 and 426 Cross Ram)

426 Race Hemis
A bright orange color
Street Hemi Orange




P4349216




66-71

69-71

70-71
426 Street Hemis

High performance 383 and 440 engines

340 engines
A reddish orange color.
Commonly referred to
as "Hemi Orange."
Turquoise


P4120752


62-71

69
All B/RB big blocks.

LA 340's.
Medium blue-green color
Red










P4349218










64-69

Mid-60s

68-69

60s




All 273 engines.

Most 318 engines

340

A lot of Slant 6s




Bright red color. This "red" color is NOT THE SAME as the "red" that MP sells, nor does commercially available (Krylon, Plasti-Cote) "Chrysler Red" paint match the original Slant-6 red color.
You can find an EXACT match though NAPA. Farm equipment spray paint, International-Harvester red
Blue


P4349217


72-83

late 60s-72
All production engines except 2.2L.

Most 318 engines.
A medium blue color
Yellow
P4529144
early 60s
Many Slant 6s, including trucks.

Aluminum Silver






P4529148






late 40s-early 60s


24-59



Most of the early Hemis and 1950s engines were painted this colour.

All the flathead 6's except that the performance option in the 30's included a high compression head that was painted bright red.

Gold Metallic

P4529149

Late 50s-early 60s

"Golden Lion", "Golden Commando" and DeSoto "Adventurer" engines.