AMC Engine Paint Colors

ENGINECOLORYEARPAINT CODES
196 L Head gray56-65
196 OHV (1)lancelot turquoise64-66
196 aluminum (1)silver 61-64
250 (2)gray56-60
287forum blue63-66
327 (3)red64
327rampart red64-66
199cape cod blue64-67
290copper66
232rampart red64-67
290gold67
343copper67
allcaravelle blue68
allblue poly (metallic)69-72
allAMC engine blue 73-83
V8s (4)rampart red71-73
151pontiac blue79-83 [sic] Ditzler(PPG) #15159
allblack84-up

NOTES:

  1. Valve covers are Rampart Red for some or all of these engines.
  2. The 250 V-8 is believed to be the same gray as used on the 196 L-head engines
  3. Different sources give different paint codes. Possibly used as dealer service paint of slightly different color
  4. All 1971 California V-8's and AMC engines used in International Harvester vehicles were red in color to distinguish them from other engines on the assembly line as California engines required different emission controls.