engine paint colors
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A 65 f100 with a 352 will have a black oil bath air cleaner. I believe this carried forward to 66 as well and in 67 they switched to the more common big paper unit and were painted blue. I would also have to go with a few differences posted previously. The starter and dizzy should not be painted, rather what they were colored from the parts bin, and the oil filter adapter, I believe is natural aluminum. 65/66 had a few differences and I think engine color may have been one of them. The 65 was black with gold valve covers, the 66 may have been the transition to blue....
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From: Westfield, North Carolina
Hows about since none of use really seem to know or agree on any one thing, do it like you think would look the best, chances are no one is going to know what the factory color was as longas you keep it black ,gold or blue,.
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engine paint for a 65' 352 in a Galaxie 4dr
I found this thread after doing a search and was kinda hoping for a final answer after what seems lots of maybe's. I think my block and heads were black. The timing cover I have no idea, assuming it was black for now. The air cleaner and valve covers appear to be a faded gold, but wanted to double check. Lastly, the previous owners teenage son had recklessly sprayed baby blue all over the intake and carb. I had the intake dipped at the machine shop when they did the heads, but I have no idea if dark Ford blue or Ford baby blue should be sprayed. Looking to stay as true as possible, even if it means going with the baby blue. 
Thanks for any input you guys have.
Blair
Thanks for any input you guys have.
Blair
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Well this is what I ended up painting things. The majority is dark ford blue. The oil bath cleaner semi gloss black as well as the brackets, pulleys, balancer and exhaust manifolds. I left the starter natural as well as the dizzy,fuel pump,alternator and the oil filter adapter. I probably am forgetting about something but that is most of it. It ended up pretty nice and I won a couple of little trophies with it at the local "cruise-ins", this summer. From what I have been able to figure out, there is quite a lot of variation in how engines are painted. As long as your vehicle is not going to the Smithsonian or something, just get it as close as you think you can and the way you like it. After all, that's why we have these things! Enjoy!
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My gallery has some updated pics of my engine. It's Ford Dark Blue. The first time I painted the engine it was Baby Blue. Dark Blue looks alot better and it'll hide the oil leaks a little bit better.
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