Marcos Maniacs

Thanks Garry,
It looks like black is correct. At least I have a few cans of 
Mercruiser black engine paint sitting around......
Hampton
3M5463 In MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com, "Garry Diver" 
<garrydiver@m...> wrote:
> Mine was a factory installed engine and was black.
> as Don says , since most people used donor cars there was no 
specified 
> color.
> I remember however that at that time the only colors available 
were black or 
> that horrible BMC green. I have  to talk to Rory in the morning so 
In will 
> ask.
> 
> Garry
>   3M5543
> 
> >From: "Don Lattimer" <donlattimer@p...>
> >Reply-To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
> >To: <MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com>
> >Subject: Re: [MarcosManiacs] V6 engine paint color
> >Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 07:53:13 -0700
> >
> >Mine is Ford blue but it has been rebuilt so I don't know what 
the original 
> >color was.  Some of the cars were kits so the donor engine could 
have been 
> >any color.  Check with Rory at MHS to get the history on your car.
> >
> >Don
> >#3M5759
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: marcos5463
> >   To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
> >   Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 2:34 PM
> >   Subject: [MarcosManiacs] V6 engine paint color
> >
> >
> >   I just pulled the engine (Ford Essex V6) and transmission from 
my car
> >   3M 5463.  Although someone painted the top of the engine Ford 
blue,
> >   the rest of the block (and under the "new" blue) is black. Can 
anyone
> >   tell me if the V6 engines left Marcos all black? Or, because 
of the
> >   history of this car, is it black based on the fact that this 
was a
> >   replacement engine from Ford of England immediately after it 
was
> >   delivered to the U.S.?
> >   Thanks,
> >   Hampton Peterson
> >
> >
> >
> >
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