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MG MG Y Type - Green Block

The block on YT4319 is green as seen in the picture. The engine number is original. The car has been stood for 50 years and not run. Has anyone else seen a green engine in 1950? The original colour scheme was black with beige seats and beige piping on them.

Bob Wood

Bob, what is the engine number? Does the block have a tag? cheers Stuart
Stuart Duncan

It would not surprise me if it is original - I had an original green engine in my MGB - these engines were made alongside those for other marques and it is probable that some got painted the "wrong" colour either by mistake or because they ran out of the "right" colour at some point.
Chris at Octarine Services

I have seen green blocks on early cars , I have the engine from Y 0974 which has a green block it is original having only done 70,000 miles.




Rob Snell

Hi Stuart ,The engine number is 14174.Under where the plate for the engine number is mounted is the number stamped in about 3/16 of a inch high numbers 14174 which matches the body plate.
Bob Wood

Bob,

The engine and firewall color on contemporary TC's (up to about TC5500) was a grey green. Not quite the olive color shown in your photo, but close. I suspect that it is entirely reasonable that all engines coming down the TC/Y assembly lines would have been the same color.

Rocky
Rodney C "Rocky" von Dullen

Bob Wood, can you post a photo of your body plate please ? - I can't seem to find the photos I took of your car before it came out of it's slumber.

Cheers

Tony
A L SLATTERY

Hello
i am just rebuilding my YA, today painted the chassis.
in some weeks i have to paint the engine,
number of chassis ist 1675
most engines are painted in red if you search in the web

someone needs clips for the fuel line?
Have made a dxf for the laser shop, want to make them in v2a steel will cost 2 Euro
FT Franz

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