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Nov 24, 2007 | 02:39 AM

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From: Tempe AZ

Noob color question.

Where can I find a list of the factory colors for 1974 260Z's, and what was the factory color for the engine block? I seem to find orange and blue a lot.

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Nov 24, 2007 | 09:07 AM

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Carl Beck's site has the list.

http://zhome.com/History/colors.html

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Nov 24, 2007 | 09:48 AM

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blue is factory color for the block. never seen or heard of orange.

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Nov 24, 2007 | 10:02 AM

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NismoPick

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Indeed... all the L blocks were painted blue at the factory. Orange means someone yanked the motor and painted it.

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Nov 24, 2007 | 12:57 PM

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Cool.My block is black. I just saw a bunch of them painted orange online.

Thanks for clearing that up.

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