Greetings all,

I have finally cobbled together a pile of "Y" blocks that I believe contain enough parts to make a running truck-version 292.

On the first motor, it is a '55 or '56 239 and is painted primarily red or orange. This is a car motor.

On the second motor which is a '60s era 292, I see traces of ford blue on the pan and the oil pan. I believe that this was a car motor as well.

On the '61 292 block that came out of '59 truck that I am working on, I see no traces of paint or it was black. This motor was missing everything except 1 head north of the head gaskets. It may have traces of orange but the motor's history is so unknown, I can't tell if it is a trace of orange or a trace of rust. This motor has a dual timing chain so I believe that it is a truck motor.

What colors should a '59 292 Truck motor be?

Thanks,

Greg

 

I have a '59 F-100 with a 292. It is the original engine. It has traces of both orange and Ford blue. The orange was limited to the air cleaner. I am curious to see the responses to this question.

Steve G.

'59 F-100
'40 Coupe Deluxe

 

Are your valve covers and pan blue? Thats where I see the traces on one of my engines.

Greg

 

Hi,
the 1959 Ford truck 292 color schemes I've seen were....
Block = black
Valve covers = blue
Intake = red
Accents = black (air cleaner, oil filler cap, starter, etc.)

My 1959 F-250 4x4 has the original 292 (19,000 + original miles). My first 59 F-100 had the original 292 as well. My dad had purchased it back in 1965. Both air cleaners were black.
Hope this helps.

 

 

Hi Kenny,

Thanks for input. I was definitely going the wrong way on the block.

Any ideas on the Oil Pan?

As always,

Thanks a million,

Greg

 

Hi,
Both of my '59 oil pans were black.
Hope this helps.

 

Hey Steve--I am restoring a 1959 F100 4x4 and need to know the color scheme for the 292 engine. Have you had any luck getting the information? Thanks

 

Seems we've dug up a ten YO thread. Go here for a bit of information on Y block colors. And BTW, welcome to the forum.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/2...a-y-block.html

 

Thanks for the info--JM