* Light Blue: This is perhaps the most commonly associated color with GM small-block engines of that period.
* Dark Blue: A darker shade of blue was also used.
* Dark Green: Another possibility.
* Black: Some engines, particularly those for some applications or later in the model year, might have been black.
In short, you can't definitively say what color a 1975 Chevy 350 engine *should* be. Its current color is likely the result of repainting or simply the effects of age and weathering.