'61 Engine Color
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'61 Engine Color
I believe that the consensus engine color on the '61's is a black block with a Ford red valve cover. Mike Mueller's book "Ford Pickup Trucks" ISBN 978-0-7603-3262-7 has what is identified as a '61 223 six on page 119. It is painted Ford red on the block with a black valve cover and air cleaner. The dipstick and the oil filler/breather are both painted yellow. It looks sharp. I think it is really a 1962 though by looking at the grill.
Is this a deviation in the restoration, or have I misunderstood what folks have said about the color?
Is this a deviation in the restoration, or have I misunderstood what folks have said about the color?
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Black block and oil pan, red Valve cover and black air cleaner. At least it was on the hundred or so i parted.
The restorer was creative. Yellow dip stick and tube did not show up till the 80s.
Garbz
The restorer was creative. Yellow dip stick and tube did not show up till the 80s.
Garbz
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ALL 1960/65 Ford car/truck engines were painted BLACK.
The valve cover(s) were painted specific colors, because that was the system Ford used back then to ID what size the engine was.
1966 was the first year all the engines were painted FORD CORPORATE BLUE.
The valve cover(s) were painted specific colors, because that was the system Ford used back then to ID what size the engine was.
1966 was the first year all the engines were painted FORD CORPORATE BLUE.
