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Year & Engine Type
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Color
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Photo
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Comments
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1982-up All
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Black
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Classic
Industries Black
62060
Available at most local parts stores.
Aluminum engines are generally unpainted.
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1977-1982 All
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GM Corporate Blue
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Ames FN411
Classic Industries GM
Corporate Blue 62030
Duplicolor
General Motors Blue DE 1608
Plasti-Kote GM Corporate Blue 221
PPG/ Ditzler Blue 15159
VHT Paints GM Blue SP-135
Available at most local parts stores.
Note that aftermarket GM blue usually varies from original GM blue. This has
been confirmed by owners of original GM paint.
It has been speculated that Pontiac L78 and W72 engines were painted a
different blue, but checking these engines against genuine GM engine paint
samples indicates GM corporate blue is correct.
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1975-early 1977
Pontiac V8
Oldsmobile V8
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Metallic Blue
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Classic Industries Strato Blue 62040
PPG/ Ditzler Blue
Poly 14817* for Pontiac engine paint.
PPG/ Ditzler Blue
Poly 2083* for Oldsmobile engine paint.
*Not known why the two above are listed as different paints.
Bill Hirsch Auto 'Oldsmobile
Metallic Blue 1966-On 455 CI' is reported to be a good match.
At least one original looking February 1975 example has been found where the
engine paint is a lighter non-metallic blue. If anyone has any information on
an alternate 1975 Pontiac engine color, please
contact me.
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March 15, 1973 starting at
approx. engine number
532727
through 1974
Pontiac V8
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Dark Blue
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Used for
all mid-73 thru 74 Pontiac engines including the 73-74 SD-455. Contrary to
rumors and some magazine articles, the SD-455 did not have a unique color.
SD-455 engines were not released to production until April 1973. Any SD-455
engines built before March 15th would have been repainted in this darker blue
(see below).
Color has been matched from low mileage engine parts, but is not available
commercially. Any paint shop can custom mix it. Formula is at:
www.angelfire.com/mi/jamos1/sdtriviacont.html
Classic Industries Slate
Blue 62220 is supposed to be very close.
Ames and Hirsch list an incorrect color for this year!
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Around March 15, 1973
Engine numbers approx.
532027 thru approx.
532727 and any SD-455
engines before 532727
Pontiac V8
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Dark Blue painted
over
Light Blue
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No Picture
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Per
factory service bulletin number 73-T-21A: "Engines built after March 15,
1973 starting with engine number 532727 had a revised emissions system (two
thermal valves near the front of the intake manifold and no EGR solenoid) and
were painted this color. In addition about 700 engines before this number
were retrofitted and repainted."
Engines that were already assembled when repainted will show signs of the
lighter blue in certain area and touched up black brackets to cover up
over-spray. Some engines after # 532727 appear to have also been repainted
according to one owner.
The batch of SD-455 engines manufactured in Jan-Feb 1973 were most likely
painted the color below and then repainted the above color when emissions
equipment was revised. One early example indicates that the engine was
partially repainted the darker blue while in the car.
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1971
until March 15, 1973
approx engine number
532027
Pontiac V8
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Light Blue
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Ames FN410H
Classic Industries Teal 62210
Performance Years RPE482A
(to be discontinued)
VHT Paints Pontiac Blue SP-122
Hirsch lists incorrect color for these years!
PPG/Ditzler 14580
from paint charts at autocolorlibrary.com
Click Here
for the mix formula from a GTOAA article.
The batch of SD-455 engines manufactured in Jan-Feb 1973 were most likely
painted this color and then repainted the above color when emissions
equipment was revised. One early example indicates that the engine was
partially repainted the darker blue while in the car.
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1966-1970
Pontiac 6 & V8
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Light Blue Metallic
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This color
is well documented and listed in Pontiac master parts catalogs.
Ames PN431 or N182
Bill Hirsch Auto
Reported to be high quality paint.
Hirsch lists this is being used through 1972 which is incorrect!
Classic Industries Blue Poly 62200
DuPont 181-97219
HI-TECH Engine Coating
EN-57
Krylon/Dupli-Color Pontiac
Blue Metallic DE 1616
Martin Senour Pontiac
Blue No. 636
Performance Years RPE482
Plasti-Kote 227
PPG/Ditzler
13255
POR-15 Pontiac Metallic Blue
They recommend a silver base coat first. Paint is reportedly difficult to
apply, takes a long time to dry and does not look exactly like the factory
color. This color is no longer listed on their website.
Rinshed-Mason 266T21
VHT Paints VHT-SP142 Pontiac
Blue Metallic
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1959-1965
Pontiac V8
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Light Blue
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This color
is well documented.
Ames PN430, N181
Classic Industries 59-60
Sky Blue 62180*
Classic Industries 61-65
Turquoise 62190*
*Not known why the two above are listed as different paints.
DuPont 76981-D
DuPont 93-76981
Krylon/Dupli-Color DE-1610
Performance Years RPE480
Plasti-Kote 208
PPG/Ditzler 11561
Rinshed-Mason 62-015
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1957 Bonneville
all 1958
Pontiac V8
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Turquoise Blue
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Bill Hirsch Auto Reported to be high quality paint.
Pontiac originally purchased this paint from a company called "Pontiac
Paint and Glass", which no longer exists.
Very close to DuPont
4795-D
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1956-early 1977
Canadian Pontiac
with Chevrolet V8*
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Chevy Orange
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Between
August 23 and September 7, 1976, the Flint, Michigan Engine Assembly Plant
changed the paint colors used on Chevrolet engines from orange to blue. Some
early production 1977 Chevrolets were built with the orange painted engines.
Available at most local parts stores
Duplicolor DE
1607 Chevrolet Orange-Red
PPG/ Ditzler
60339
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1955-1957
Pontiac V8
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Dark Green
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Years,
engines and color not yet verified.
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1940-1954*
Pontiac L6 & L8*
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Green
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Years,
engines and color not yet verified.
Color may have changed after WWII.
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1930*-1939*
Pontiac L6 & L8*
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Aqua Green
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Years and
engines not yet verified.
Bill Hirsch Auto
Reported to be high quality paint.
Have a picture of a 1935 L8 engine which looks more like the 1940-up color
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1926*-1929*
Pontiac L6 & L8
1917?-1931
Oakland
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Light Green
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Years,
engines and color not yet verified.
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1930*-1932*
Oakland V8*
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Gray
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1907-1908
2 cyl.
1909-1917 4 cyl.
1913-1917 6 cyl.
1916-1917 V-8
Oakland
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Years,
engines and color not yet verified.
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