Green, Black or Grease Covered?

[Gary Schulz]

Are these originally engine (Bronze Green), black or left as raw metal? I don't see much evidence of the original color for my 64 S. On the diff side of these couplings they are green.

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[Fanfaniracing]

I am actually working on a 65 and they are some kind of Metall black. Not painted in my opinion

[timmy201]

At one particular frame it appears that the rubber joint is fitted and also painted green - 8:22 on the video below

https://youtu.be/o9g6FWriz-g

[AndyPen]

As far as I know, in the 64 era at least, they were black, but it didn't stay on for very long. The green was of course the stuff they painted the assembled unit with, which is why old dynamos, starters and such like are often green on one side and still black on the other.

I have some black NOS ones here with a date of Sept 64, but I am afraid to sneeze near them or the paint will fall off

[Fanfaniracing]

i always spray the Engines with everything on. like in the Pathé videos...

[Gary Schulz]

Appreciate the feedback. So the consensus is to paint them green, black or leave them bare!

Maybe the factory was not consistent on this either?

[Gary Schulz]

At one particular frame it appears that the rubber joint is fitted and also painted green - 8:22 on the video below

https://youtu.be/o9g6FWriz-g

Timmy, it does look like the complete joint is painted green including the rubber and in another shot , the exhaust manifold! I think I am going green...

EDIT: I have reviewed that film numerous times and I am unsure what part of the joint is shown, I wish there was a higher resolution version of this film available.

[Fanfaniracing]

On the Film you can see where they assemble the Subframes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9g6FWriz-g look at 8:24 The Engine drops in to the Subframe and the Shafts are complete with the Subframe and the Rubber Couplings are on the Gearbox painted green. I would say that your parts in the picture are black.
never seen them green...

[mk1]

In the factory these were on when the engines were painted, so they were painted when new.