Austin Eight engine colours

[Richard Farrant]

Originally posted by Rob van Meel
But what colour should such a small (900 cc) Austin four cylinder side valve engine be?
Any suggestions?

Hi Rob,
A lot depends on how you want to depict your car. From factory, Austins painted their engines in a mid green colour which was still used through to the sixties and is known as BMC engine green (Mini's, etc.). If it had been overhauled by the army, likely hood of it being done in Eau-de-Nil, or Sky Blue, in later years. Thorny subject this, but I would go for the factory colour.

Richard