RayT Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 1950s engine rebuild colour is apparently a green called eau de nil. Well mine is green, but eau de nil it isn't 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REME 245 Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 Eau de nil was introduced very late war and was later replaced by sky blue which is still in use. It will be one of these colours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayT Posted October 5, 2023 Author Share Posted October 5, 2023 18 minutes ago, REME 245 said: Eau de nil was introduced very late war and was later replaced by sky blue which is still in use. It will be one of these colours. The cylinder head is (as far as i know) original, the freshly painted part is eau de nil. The rebuild date on the engine is 1956. The two colours are a mile apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 where some engines were reconditioned by the original manufacturers they were painted in the original colour the morris comercial in the national army museum has a recon engine and is painted in the green used by them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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