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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 10:23 AM
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What color should a 1980 corvette engine be ?
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It was blue from the factory
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Thanks VRGSVET, Thats what I thought. Mine is blue but it's not the original engine.
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Is there a number code somewhere on the car or is it just the year of the car that you can tell if it was originally blue or orange? Mines orange but something I read somewhere, when I was trying to decode the VIN, said my 79s motor was originally blue...
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Started in '77 I believe. Called Corporate Blue...
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Started in '77 I believe. Called Corporate Blue...
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, but there was some very, very early '77s that still had the orange painted motors. I saw a '77 last year, very original car, VIN# was like #00486 and it was unrestored and had an orange painted engine.
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