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JPMOSE

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Red Painted Engine Block -250SL
« on: February 26, 2008, 08:57:22 »
My 250 engine is original and never rebuilt.  The cast iron block is a red color...is this normal?

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J. P. Mose
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1987 560SL
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J. P. Mose
1968 250SL
1970 280SE 3.5 Cabriolet
1987 560SL

Naj ✝︎

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Re: Red Painted Engine Block -250SL
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2008, 11:35:59 »
quote:
Originally posted by JPMOSE

My 250 engine is original and never rebuilt.  The cast iron block is a red color...is this normal?

Best Regards,

J. P. Mose
1968 250SL
1987 560SL


Interior is certainly red:



But I believe exterior too before its repainted black:



naj

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JPMOSE

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Re: Red Painted Engine Block -250SL
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2008, 04:22:35 »
OK...so paint has worn off.  Well painting it black will have to wait until the engine is pulled some day (if ever).

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J. P. Mose
1968 250SL
1987 560SL
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J. P. Mose
1968 250SL
1970 280SE 3.5 Cabriolet
1987 560SL

john.mancini

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Re: Red Painted Engine Block -250SL
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2008, 09:14:55 »
I have a 42K mile 69 280SL and its engine block is red. I know it has never been out of the car and is completely original.
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Re: Red Painted Engine Block -250SL
« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2008, 14:05:09 »
Just to add another voice to this: my 65 230SL engine is original too and shows traces of red under fading oil stains and remnants of black paint.
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Tom Colitt

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Re: Red Painted Engine Block -250SL
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2008, 12:19:15 »
I agree that the Red was the original color of the primer, followed by a satin Black top coat.
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