I believe that would be the dark gray. The paint sold by The Filling Station is generally considered by the VCCA to be the correct gray. Since Chevy had the paint mixed by different makers in many batches, there were differing hues but all were similar.

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The Retailers are pretty good at specifying the colors of different engines. The dark grey is correct for my 1954 235. A year ago, I bought a rattle can of this from one of the Retailers. However, now they are ALL OUT OF STOCK!! Apparently, it's not available in rattle can anymore. However, Jim Cramer has it in quarts, so to match what I've already painted, I bought a quart. I have not tried it yet. My research concluded buying the specifically mixed color for these 216s and 235s is only available from the specialty vintage Retailers we use. 

@wilfred-lemon I am assuming you meant to say Jim Carter, instead of Jim Cramer.

Mike

The Thriftmaster 235 is blue. The Jobmaster 261 is green.

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The Thriftmaster 235 is blue. The Jobmaster 261 is green.

Car 235's were blue, trucks were gray. The 261 was green. Attached is a photo of the 235 in my 1956 Chevy truck I'm in the process of restoring, I used the dark gray from The Filling Station. https://store.fillingstation.com/detail/FS-359/Chevrolet_ENGINE_GRAY_ENAMEL_AEROSOL_CAN.html