Using ford blue paint question?
Using ford blue paint question?
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Ford Blue, to the best of my knowledge, from reading original FoMoCo the Lit, w/ & w/o Pix, that I keep attempting to add to my collection from this time frame, was Not used during the '48-'60 era of trucks.
Blocks were painted Green, Black, Yellow, Red, Pewter (Argent), & I belive 1 or 2 other colours as well, I have yet to find a reference to Blue of any shade.
Trans were mostly Pewter (Argent), but also painted to match the block in some cases.
Valve Covers were, depending on the colour used on the block, Pewter (Argent), Black or Red.
Air Cleaner Cans were Black, Red or White.
Blocks were painted Green, Black, Yellow, Red, Pewter (Argent), & I belive 1 or 2 other colours as well, I have yet to find a reference to Blue of any shade.
Trans were mostly Pewter (Argent), but also painted to match the block in some cases.
Valve Covers were, depending on the colour used on the block, Pewter (Argent), Black or Red.
Air Cleaner Cans were Black, Red or White.
Last edited by Col Flashman; Jun 24, 2006 at 01:02 AM.
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I've never seen any automatic painted, and ol Henry didn't waste any money on two-tone engine schemes. Everything on the long block was blue -- air cleaners too -- I have a '72 302 air cleaner in my shed.
Paint it the way you want, no one is going to mistake a 302 for a Y-block!
Paint it the way you want, no one is going to mistake a 302 for a Y-block!
