[nuch_ss396]

Mike,

Good question! The pictures I have of BBC engines going
down the painting line don't appear to show dip stick tubes
in place. However, these pictures are of low quality. Due
to the fact that the dip stick tube used one of the exhaust
manifold mounting bolts for attachemnt, one would expact to
see some overspray on the tube itself. I would have to
believe though that the dip stick itself was natural in
color. I suspect that was added at a later time anyway.

I will go back to these pictures and repost if I find
anything to the contrary.

Nuch