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Old Aug 11, 1999 | 08:56 PM
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what is the engine color on a 1955 f-100 6 cyl and where can i get it
 
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Old Aug 14, 1999 | 10:56 PM
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I believe the original paint is Ford Red, and you can get it almost major parts store, I got some at Pep Boys.
 
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1955 engines were yellow. 1954 engines were red.
 
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Old Dec 25, 2010 | 12:47 PM
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1955 engines were yellow. 1954 engines were red.
55 223 6cyl & 239 & 256 V8's were yellow.
279 & 318 V8's were red.

Duplicolor Daytona Yellow is a close match.
 
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You are correct mr. King. The bigger 55 engines were red! You must have the same dealer brochures I have. All 56 engines were yellow, though. There was a guy on here years ago that had a beatiful 55 f100. He went by the name effie. You can see his truck in the gallery. It was a dark blue. It had a yellow engine. The truck came with a special order bigger engine. He then had it painted the correct color red. I saw it at the carlisle truck show. It was one of the featured trucks in the show building. So if you have a 239 or a 6 cyl itshould be red.
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55 223 6cyl & 239 & 256 V8's were yellow.
279 & 318 V8's were red.

Duplicolor Daytona Yellow is a close match.
 
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Old Dec 25, 2010 | 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by abe
You are correct mr. King. The bigger 55 engines were red! You must have the same dealer brochures I have. All 56 engines were yellow, though. There was a guy on here years ago that had a beatiful 55 f100. He went by the name effie. You can see his truck in the gallery. It was a dark blue. It had a yellow engine. The truck came with a special order bigger engine. He then had it painted the correct color red. I saw it at the carlisle truck show. It was one of the featured trucks in the show building. So if you have a 239 or a 6 cyl itshould be red.

Whoops! Big mistake: it should read: if you have said "if you have a 55 239 or a 6 cyl it should be yellow."

Sorry about that, Chief!
 
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I highly recommend getting POR-15 engine enamel. it brushes on and lays flat. looks glossy, smooth and resistant to oils. basically like powdercoating your engine block. I did it to my 1950 buick super and man that thing turned out nice. they make it in all different stock engine colors. I still can't believe they had the correct 1950 buick turquoise engine color.
 
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