Flathead engine color

[slusher]

in general what color is a ford flathead v8?    Putting one in a  Ford sedan dilivery..

[Dr Cobra]

dark green

 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Depends on the year and what it came in.

There's dark green-blue, probably two other greens (one quite light), dark red, dark blue, "tangerine", and bronze.

A '40 sedan delivery stock engine would most likely be "dark green", which was usually a bluish-grayish-green. The color would change over time, with heat, and a newly rebuilt engine could be a totally different color.

https://myflatheadford.com/little-help-engine-color-us/

 

Edited September 30, 2022 by Ace-Garageguy

[Dave G.]

They faded they rusted, weathered, oil and water stains. I have a Malachite green craft paint that after weathering is very convincing. It has a hint of metallic in it that doesn't really show but with the weathering I do brings in a touch of the greyish tone so many of these engines had,though mostly green at a glance. Mix some added colors into Hunter Green and you can get close too.

The 53's I believe were a dull red so you don't need to think on that color. Trucks too. The 40's were some form of green. You can look up internet photos, the colors will be all over the place from pale to dark green . I do the Model A 4 bangers in an actual machinery looking grey/green that I mix from craft paints. The 32 Ford V8 was a darker green.

But seriously look up photos on google or some other browser, you will see quite a lot of variation.

 

[Plowboy]

I paint mine with Tamiya TS 9 British Green. 

[slusher]

  On 9/30/2022 at 3:05 AM, Dr Cobra said:

dark green

 

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Thank you

  On 9/30/2022 at 3:11 AM, Ace-Garageguy said:

Depends on the year and what it came in.

There's dark green-blue, probably two other greens (one quite light), dark red, dark blue, "tangerine", and bronze.

A '40 sedan delivery stock engine would most likely be "dark green", which was usually a bluish-grayish-green. The color would change over time, with heat, and a newly rebuilt engine could be a totally different color.

https://myflatheadford.com/little-help-engine-color-us/

 

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Thank Bill

  On 9/30/2022 at 11:14 AM, Dave G. said:

They faded they rusted, weathered, oil and water stains. I have a Malachite green craft paint that after weathering is very convincing. It has a hint of metallic in it that doesn't really show but with the weathering I do brings in a touch of the greyish tone so many of these engines had,though mostly green at a glance. Mix some added colors into Hunter Green and you can get close too.

The 53's I believe were a dull red so you don't need to think on that color. Trucks too. The 40's were some form of green. You can look up internet photos, the colors will be all over the place from pale to dark green . I do the Model A 4 bangers in an actual machinery looking grey/green that I mix from craft paints. The 32 Ford V8 was a darker green.

But seriously look up photos on google or some other browser, you will see quite a lot of variation.

 

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Thank you

[slusher]

  On 9/30/2022 at 12:36 PM, Plowboy said:

I paint mine with Tamiya TS 9 British Green. 

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Sharp engine Roger, thanks!