Leyland Car Owners - Engine colours

: Anyway folks I have a question for the group......
: what was the colour of the V8 exhaust manifold on the a new

: p76...was it just cast iron unpainted or what?

: Mick Clarke


: Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 09:49:45 +0800

: Hi Mick,

: The exhaust manifold was unpainted and had the grey cast iron finish.

: I have a colour photo of a V8 engine bay at the release in Canberra in 73 which shows the colour of the manifolds perfectly, if you wish I can email it to you.
: It is also of use to anyone else restoring a P76 with regards to getting all the colours and detail right in the engine bay.

: I am almost certain the 6 cylinder motors were painted the same blue as the V8 rocker covers and air cleaner, according to Dulux this colour was called Jet Stream Blue.

: This colour is almost identical to the engine blue used on the XY GT's, if you go to someone like Grand Tourer in Melbourne ( in Broadmeadows I think ) or any other Falcon GT specialist they can sell it to you in a spray pack.

: Make sure you ask for the XY blue though, because the colour does vary between models and the XY is the closest.

: Regards,

: James Mentiplay

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