All: The engine and bell housing were painted together at the engine plant, as Don has stated. The transmission would meet up with the engine at the Jefferson Assy. Plant. I respectfully disagree that the Steve Albu car looks like the tranny was black. I think there would be a lot more black paint around the pan bolts if that were the case. The bell housing does look like it originally was largely covered with the engine paint in that particular car. Most I have seen had more of an overspray on the third or so of the bell housing next to the engine, with the remainder still bare aluminum. That is the way I did my car. 300ly, Gil Cunningham In a message dated 11/18/2011 3:37:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, dan300f@xxxxxxx writes: Hi to all: Based upon the photos John Hertog (Yes, Bob Jasinski, he's still very much with us.) took of Steve Albu's totally original 300F, the tranny was black. Much of the paint has worn off the bottom but still there is evidence it was originally black. Dan Reitz 300F 1966 300 vert. In a message dated 11/18/2011 12:21:37 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, d.verity@xxxxxxx writes: It seems to vary quite a lot. Some are all black, and some are partial. I guess it depended on who was painting and on what shift. It was painted with the bellhousing bolted to the engine. 300ly, Don Verity ----- Original Message ----- From: jean-yves chouinard To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 2:02 PM Subject: [Chrysler300] 300F bellhousing Is the transmission bell housing painted black, like the engine, on a 300F? Or is it supposed to be aluminum color... Engine and trans were out of the car when I bought it, but the bell housing, upon cleaning, has some black paint on it, but not all over it...is this maybe just overspray assuming it was bolted in place when the engine got painted at the factory? Thank you! Jean-Yves [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or go to http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join and select the "Leave Group" button For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/search.htm#querylangYahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or go to http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join and select the "Leave Group" button For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/search.htm#querylangYahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or go to http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join and select the "Leave Group" button For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/search.htm#querylangYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: Chrysler300-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Chrysler300-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/