If we had a M37 that had come right off the assembly line and the was sealed into a plastic bag to preserve it till now, what color would the frame and running gear be? Satin Black, Gloss Black, 24087 Semigloss green?
According to the historian at Chrysler Corp, they were silver. I think the light blue was a Plymouth/Desoto car engine color. (Baqck in the early '60s, I had a '52 Chrysler sedan and a '51 Desoto convertible with light blue engines, anyway.)
Can somone tell me what was silver and what color the other parts ( starter oil filter ect...) were painted. What paint best matches the semi semi gloss.
Thanks,
Yup! he starter, generator, distributor, oil filter housing, and air cleaner housing were all semi-gloss black. The oil filler tube was also black, but it had a red cap.
Originally, the exhaust manifolds were "probably" left bare, but I can't swear to it. During depot-level overhauls, however, the entire engine got repainted according to the military specs of the day. For Army vehicles, everything ended up OD. For USAF vehicles (up to 1965, anyway), all power train components got painted light gray.
Try your nearest boat dealer. I bought some a few years ago for an Evinrude outboard I was overhauling. It was a light silvery gray color, semi gloss if I recall correctly.