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Jun 5, 2000 | 03:25 AM

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Can anyone send me a color picture of the engine compartment of a 58 or 59 F-100 with 232( or tell me where to find one)? I am trying to get the original colors for everything. I have 2 trucks and each one is different!Are firewall and inner fenders supposed to match the body color or were they black? Air cleaner black or blue?

Jun 7, 2000 | 04:50 PM

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not sure as to the colors, you might try looking in one of the for trk books. good luck again.my e-mail is wabadman@uswest.net
larry

Jun 8, 2000 | 09:01 PM

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Hi, The firewall should match the body color, but the inner fenders are black, and the air cleaner is also black. Is that 232 a misprint? My 1957-67 ford pickups book says:
57-60 223 6cyl. (standard equipment)
engine paint: block=red, accents=black

1958 F series 272v8 or 292v8 (optional equipment)
engine paint: block=red, accents=black
* (272 was replaced by 292 halfway through production year. This caused supply problems and some 312's were installed in place of the 292)

1959 F series 292v8 (optional equipment)
engine paint: red,blue,black for block,black for accents.
My '59 F250 4X4 has a black block,red intake and side covers, and blue valve covers.
I hope this helps you some.

Kenny

Jun 8, 2000 | 09:54 PM

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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 08-Jun-00 AT 10:55 PM (EST)[/font][p]Kenny, I've been looking for info such as you gave for my 64 w/292- what book did you get the info from?
Thanks
BTW- I know my truck isn't covered by this forum, but I still keep an eye on it espec. for engine info- I appreciate all I've learned from ya'll.

Nate

1964 F-100 Custom Cab 292 V-8 3 spd
1964 F-100 292 V-8 3 spd
1990 F-150 5.8L

Jun 10, 2000 | 02:25 AM

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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 10-Jun-00 AT 03:26 AM (EST)[/font][p]Thanks for the help. It is a 223.If someone goes to a show and can get a picture of a 58-59 under the hood....a picture paints a thousand words!Thanks again.

Jun 12, 2000 | 07:01 PM

Kenny

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Hi Nate, The book I have is "Ford pickups 1957-67". It is a restoration guide published by Motorbooks international. I had ordered it from an ad in Hemmings Motor News. I looked up the engine specs for your '64. They listed everything but the engine colors for that year. It is a great book with pictures of each year,engine specs, production, etc. Sorry I wasn't able to help on the engine colors.
Ken

Jun 12, 2000 | 08:59 PM

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Hey, thanks for trying anyway. I think I'll go ahead and get the book. The info you mentioned is going to be helpful for me anyway.

Nate

1964 F-100 Custom Cab 292 V-8 3 spd
1964 F-100 292 V-8 3 spd
1990 F-150 5.8L