Intake Manifold finish colors - 1949 Buicks

[Dan O]

What finish or color went on the intake manifolds for the 1949 Buick 320 motors?  I see many painted silver or gray and some painted the same as the engine color.

[Pete Phillips]

_{engine color is correct for the intake.}

_{PEte Phillips, BCA #7338}

[Dan O]

I figured you would know.  Mine are all rusted or burnt off. Thanks, Pete!

[Dan O]

I shot my intake manifold with paint I acquired from Cars, Inc. for my 1949 Buick engine today.  Take a look at the photos.  Is that the right color?  There is so little blue in it compared to what I have seen on the interweb and here. It just does not look right - way too green. What do you folks have to say?

 

Not sure what Buick was thinking back in those days but I always thought the engine colors had more in common with an industrial engine (read "tractor") than some thing called a Fireball!  Most boring engine color ever.  But I'm going with it.

 

I also attached a photo of what I thought would be in the can.

Edited March 27, 2016 by Dan O (see edit history)

[Beemon]

Looks like 50s Buick green. I did a quick google search and it looks like they were painted blue and green...

[Ben Bruce aka First Born]

The one from CARS i right on. When I did my '50, I had another one setting beside it  The second one still had some paint on the valve cover,. I could tell no difference when spraying a squirt beside the original paint.  I too like the blue, but it is not correct. May use it on thr 263 I am building for my '50. What is it for?

 

  Ben

[Dan O]

Ben - Really?  That greenish turqouise color is correct?  I am so tempted to hit it with something eye popping.  You open the hood of a '49 and it's so blah.  The cars themselves are hot but the engine bay has nada - two horns maybe.  Nothing else.  This is going on my 49 76s which is mechanically ok but has surface rust and dents from driving it as a ranch car in Texas.  Hit a few cedar trees and stumps in its day. 

 

Any other observations from members?  There was only one engine color in 1949, right?  Why do I see blue sometimes, as seen above, and why this turqouise?

Edited March 27, 2016 by Dan O (see edit history)