I have my engine and tranny out for a rebuild and wanted to paint them the correct color. Most of what I found on-line state that the engine and bell housing were assembled and installed as a unit. Therefore they were painted the same color which was silver. However, I did find this really cool video of the production of a 1939 Plymouth:
https://youtu.be/t2meFtVHIOQ
At 5:32 minutes into the video you can see the assembled engines, the heads look silver but the blocks and bell housings look a different shade (the video is black and white). At 5:46 the engine is installed and it looks to be entirely silver. The car in the video is a 4 door sedan and not a convertible, but I would figure all engines would be the same color. Can anyone out there confirm the color of the engine and bell housing for me?
Thanks in advance - Jerry
Some of that film has been spliced from earlier takes.
Incidentally, welcome to the forums!