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Old May 25th, 2009, 03:42 PM
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Were all the '68 and '69 455s red?
I believe the Hurst cars had red 455s. Did the 88 and 98 cars have red 455s as well? Thanks. Tom
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Originally Posted by cts-v
I believe the Hurst cars had red 455s. Did the 88 and 98 cars have red 455s as well? Thanks. Tom
Yes. All RWD 455s for 68-69 were red.
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thats weird my 1968 455 is blue
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Old May 25th, 2009, 05:24 PM
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Sounds like you have had an engine change or somebody painted it the wrong color. Most of the 455's you see are blue.
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Originally Posted by chris83
thats weird my 1968 455 is blue
And is it the original paint? What did it come out of? Toro motors were pale blue. That's why I specified RWD 455s.
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Thanks for the info. Though not 'correct', I've decided to make my '72 455 Red as well. It does have pistons out of a '68 at least...

Was the 68 - 69 Toronado blue the same as the 70 and later metallic blue?
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I had an original 68 455 (from an 88) when I was a kid and it was red.
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No the Toro was a much lighter blue than the later 455 blue.

I think in 71 on all the 455's were the dark blue...
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Originally Posted by cts-v
Was the 68 - 69 Toronado blue the same as the 70 and later metallic blue?
No, it was a pale non-metallic grey-blue as used on the Toro 425s of prior years.
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