Engine Colour or color
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correct me if i'm wrong, but wasn't it a darker red? after '51 was a "medium" greenish color? (no u in color.. 
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EDIT: as far as exact color, i'm not sure... i'll do some digging around
)EDIT: as far as exact color, i'm not sure... i'll do some digging around
Last edited by wrobo23; May 4, 2007 at 03:53 PM.
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Engine Colors:
Ford engines were generally dark blue in 1949 and changed to bronze in late '49 production through 1951. For 1952 and 1953 the Ford engine was either tangerine red or green. The Ford truck engines were red from 1948 through 1951, and then changed to green for 1952-53.
Mercury engines were green in color from 1949 through 1951. From 1952 to 1953 they were either green or tangerine.
(http://www.vanpeltsales.com/FH_web/flathead_specs-90to125late.htm)
and
***Flatheads were painted a light blue (different from the Ford blue of today) during the early production of 1948. They subsequently were changed to a dark red color which remained the color of choice through the 1951 model. Some late model 51's may have been painted a medium green.
(http://www.48f-1.com/flathead_page.htm)
This was what I came up with doing a search for a little while. You may need to check some old manuals or books to get the exact color, but from what I can tell, if you have a '51 it should be red. It seems that in late 40's they were blue, not green (green showing up maybe late '51 but mostly in '52).
Hope this helps
-Scott
Ford engines were generally dark blue in 1949 and changed to bronze in late '49 production through 1951. For 1952 and 1953 the Ford engine was either tangerine red or green. The Ford truck engines were red from 1948 through 1951, and then changed to green for 1952-53.
Mercury engines were green in color from 1949 through 1951. From 1952 to 1953 they were either green or tangerine.
(http://www.vanpeltsales.com/FH_web/flathead_specs-90to125late.htm)
and
***Flatheads were painted a light blue (different from the Ford blue of today) during the early production of 1948. They subsequently were changed to a dark red color which remained the color of choice through the 1951 model. Some late model 51's may have been painted a medium green.
(http://www.48f-1.com/flathead_page.htm)
This was what I came up with doing a search for a little while. You may need to check some old manuals or books to get the exact color, but from what I can tell, if you have a '51 it should be red. It seems that in late 40's they were blue, not green (green showing up maybe late '51 but mostly in '52).
Hope this helps
-Scott
Last edited by wrobo23; May 4, 2007 at 07:22 PM.
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