Hi All! kind of new to the site, but have been a Mopar Man all my life. I Thought I would throw this topic out there to get any feed back and facts that the masses out there might have.
I (now) realize my 340, is the wrong color for my '68 barracuda(should be RED, right!), but at the time...(going way back), 1980...when K cars were all the rave...and all my buddies had Chebby's...I was looking for a 340 to replace my 318.
I swear I remember seeing 340 darts with Turquoise engines(or at least one!) so in my mind, That's what color ALL 340's were.
So, I actually find one for sale in the paper, $225.00...ahh, the good old days! So I go to the guy house...there it is....340! TURQUOISE! Just as I thought it should be...Original Paint...just yanked from a rear ended GT Dart.
So I rebuild...Paint it Turquoise...install...done deal...Fast forward....to 2017....
I'll be dame if i can find another Turquoise 340 at any of the local Mopar shows...All painted RED or what ever color the owner wanted...
MY QUESTION TO ANY ONE OUT THERE: Does anyone else have a (factory original) Turquoise 340 motor in their Dart, etc.? Or have see one?...If so What's the story on It?
-I'm Thinking maybe this was a California factory thing?....or maybe it just happened to end up in the line with 383's and got sprayed Turquoise?
Thanks for any light you can shed!
Dan