australian 52 flathead engine colour

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Sep 23, 2010 | 08:51 PM

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australian 52 flathead engine colour

he y guys, does anyone know what clour combo the aussie v8's were, i have what appears to b a light grey on the block/bellhousing and silver on the heads, but the rust marking is heavy so may have changed the appearance, any thoughts or pics?, i have searched for any articles on line for other restored trucks down here but none showed up.
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Sep 24, 2010 | 12:47 AM

Julies Cool F1

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Wow, that's a good question. Especially since the documentation is so conflicting on the US and Canadian engines! 52 US 239s both Ford and Merc were Tangerine or most probably Green.

Sep 24, 2010 | 07:21 AM

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Aussie stuff frequently followed Canadian practice, but I'm not sure what that was.

Sep 24, 2010 | 09:09 AM

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I've heard - going from memory here - later Canadian engines (which were shipped to AU and NZ also) were painted ivory - which could look like light gray from staining over the years.

Sep 27, 2010 | 08:18 AM

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ivory does sound very close, u would'nt have a source that would allow me to check the colour of the heads and acc's ? i did actually think it was off white till i saw the bellhousing cleaned, it's got a light grey on a good portion of it, with a very dark grey splashed over it and the gearbox aswell.
any OLD canucks frequent this chat site who use to work for ford?
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Sep 27, 2010 | 08:54 AM

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Gary, the guys you want to talk to hang out on this flathead forum. Several AU guys there as well.

Ford Flathead V8 .. 1932 thru 1953 • Index page

Also, Yahoo groups has one called flatheadfordv8 Bill Boogaart is the admin. Bill is in Canada and might have the info. If you have trouble connecting with any of these, email me at mtflat @ hotmail dot com

If I had to guess I'd say Ford kept to the same color scheme they used with all the other flatheads. Block, intake, heads, oil pan and trans all the same color. Bolt on accessories in black..... but that's just a guess - I've never seen one in factory detail.