Anybody know what the correct engine color is for my 61 292 v8.. valve colors are orange.... intake manifold looks like it was red or orange... not sure what color the block should be painted.. I'm guessing probably orange.

What do u think....I'm changing the valve covers to chrome..

let me know your thoughts

 

IIRC some of the blocks weren't painted at
all, but you'd need to verify that with
some of the older members...who may, or may not
remember such stuff...

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I believe the block = black, and accents = orange-red for a 1961 292. F-series blocks were painted black from the late '50's thru the early '60's.

 

Kenny is right, they were a redish orange color. Not bright red.

 

Thanks very much

 

Yes dear,that model used all!!!"Ford Red"for the block and valve covers,now on the 64's they used black on the block and red on valve covers.Before 1960,most all had ford red block with black valve covers.Ford Red engine paint is sold at auto zone,it's a deeper darker red than chevy orange red...Janet

 

Car, Ranchero, and courier Y-blocks, used different color schemes than trucks.

Ford truck Y-blocks..........
1957-58 272 Block was red
1958-64 292 Block was black

This info is also documented in the book "Ford Trucks 1957-67" by Paul G. McLaughlin.

Hope this helps.

 

Not so fast, Janet The '64 OE engine colors for the 292 Y were black block and blue valve covers. That said, I can't be sure that Ford did not use other colors, but I have a literature verification for what I've just said (can I recall the specific reference as this is written? No, but it's in a post that I responded to on this very site a little over a year ago).