Turbo Hydra-Matic on 1968 big block - painted blue? (pics)
10-30-2011, 12:38 PM
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Turbo Hydra-Matic on 1968 big block - painted blue? (pics)
Hi all,
There is one thing about my '68 427/400, which puzzles me a bit - as you can see in the pictures below, the automatic transmission has been painted blue. My understanding is that it has to be left unpainted, according to all books & illustrations, which I have seen. I am not sure, if this might have been done in the factory, or it is more likely that one of its previous owners did that during engine/transmission rebuild. Why should they do that? It has numbers matching engine block, heads, intake, carbs, etc.
Please let me know, what do you think about this. Thank you!
There is one thing about my '68 427/400, which puzzles me a bit - as you can see in the pictures below, the automatic transmission has been painted blue. My understanding is that it has to be left unpainted, according to all books & illustrations, which I have seen. I am not sure, if this might have been done in the factory, or it is more likely that one of its previous owners did that during engine/transmission rebuild. Why should they do that? It has numbers matching engine block, heads, intake, carbs, etc.
Please let me know, what do you think about this. Thank you!
Thanks!
10-31-2011, 10:36 AM
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When my TH400 was done over this summer, the rebuilder gave me the choice of 3 colors. I opted for "Aluminum."
Last edited by TWINRAY; 10-31-2011 at 10:38 AM.
10-31-2011, 05:06 PM
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It's been rebuilt by a local vendor most likely who uses that color to identify their work.
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