engine block color

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edited November -1 in HUDSON
i was told that the only year a hudson block was painted red was in 54, i was wondering what color my 52 was painted? thanks -john

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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    The engine in your 52 should be gold.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    THEGREENHORNET wrote:
    i was told that the only year a hudson block was painted red was in 54, i was wondering what color my 52 was painted? thanks -john

    John , All 51-53 Hornet engines were painted gold by the factory except for the 54 model year which was a chinese red. The exception was the crate or replacement motors which came in blue . These were to identify replacement motors VS. factory installed.
  • hornet53
    hornet53 Senior Contributor
    What color were the "Championship Sixes" in the Kenosha cars?
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Hudzilla wrote:
    The exception was the crate or replacement motors which came in blue . These were to identify replacement motors VS. factory installed.

    Does that mean that true 7X motors are blue, because they were dealer installed?
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    The "Championship 6" in my '55 Kenosha car is original and is red. I have another Hash engine which is blue so it must be a factory replacement as suggested or in '56 and '57 the sixes were blue.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    My '56 Super Wasp 202 single-carb engine was red.
  • 53jetman
    53jetman Senior Contributor
    I can remember that we installed only a few replacement engines in the '49 thru '54 period, but the blocks we received from the factory were kind of a faded maroon or red color. Can't say that I ever saw a blue Hudson engine shipped in from the factory.



    Jerry

    53superjet
  • Nevada Hudson
    Nevada Hudson Senior Contributor
    The Jet 202 engine is Red in 1953-1954; And the same engine is red in the 1955-1956 Wasp.
  • 53jetman
    53jetman Senior Contributor
    The '53 Jet engine was gold like the Hornet. In 1954 all engines were Red.

    I think the six cylinder engines in the AMC Hudsons were red, but that was after my dad sold out his dealership, so I can't be certain



    Jerry 53jetman
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    I have seen two crated engines from the factory both were a faded red color. I not seen a blue crated engine from Hudson. That color may have been an after 54 item or a JC Whitney color for the engines they sold.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    53jetman wrote:
    The '53 Jet engine was gold like the Hornet. In 1954 all engines were Red.
    I think the six cylinder engines in the AMC Hudsons were red, but that was after my dad sold out his dealership, so I can't be certain

    Jerry 53jetman

    My '53 Super Jet has a red block. I wonder if the color change happened mid year.
  • 53jetman
    53jetman Senior Contributor
    Does your engine number match the serial number of the car? One of the earliest '54 Jets came thru with a gold engine, but all after that all had the red color engine.



    Jerry

    53jetman
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    I'll check on that tonite when I get home. I never thought about it being a later block because I don't recall ever seeing a gold block 202, but then again - you don't see 202's everyday. That "frame-off restoration" '53 Jet that's on eBay right now has a red block, but it has lots of inaccurate things done to it, so the wrong engine color wouldn't be a surprise on that one.
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