slusher Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 What color is a 1929 flat head V8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 If you want a flathead V8 in a '29 (to represent a hot rodded AV8), you are free to choose whichever early flathead color you like. The flathead V8 made its debut in '32 and it would have been an inline 4 installed in the Model A originally by ol' Henry Ford. Early flathead V8s were various shades of green, with later ones red. https://www.enginelabs.com/engine-tech/engine/historic-engines-the-fabulous-ford-flathead/ I'd probably narrow down which generation your chosen flathead represents and paint it a color appropriate to its approximate model year...or go custom on the engine paint. Flatheads can be identified by the type of distributor, shape of the heads and location of the water inlets as these varied over the different generations between 1932 and 1953 model years. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/flathead-ford-v8-engine-colors.392087/ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Just to help clarify...the Ford flathead V8 wasn't made until 1932 The '28-'31 Ford car engines were flathead 4-cylinders. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 The flathead 4 was either black or dark green depending on year. Here is a list of paint colors of Flathead Engines 1932 to 1953: Year Ford Mercury Truck Commercial 1932 Dark Green N/A Dark Green Dark Green 1933 Dark Green N/A Dark Green Dark Green 1934 Dark Green N/A Dark Green Dark Green 1935 Dark Green N/A Dark Green Dark Green 1936 Dark Green N/A Dark Green Dark Green 1937 Dark Green N/A Dark Green Dark Green 1938 Dark Green N/A Dark Green Dark Green 1939 Dark Green Dark Green Dark Green Dark Green 1940 Dark Green Dark Green Dark Green Dark Green 1941 Dark Green or Dark Blue Dark Blue Dark Green Dark Blue 1942 Dark Green Dark Blue Dark Green or Dark Blue Dark Blue 1943 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown 1944 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown 1945 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown 1946 Dark Blue Dark Blue Dark Blue Dark Blue 1947 Dark Blue Dark Blue Dark Blue Dark Blue 1948 Dark Blue Dark Blue Dark Blue Deep Red 1949 Dark Blue Green Dark Blue or Green Deep Red 1949½ Bronze Green Bronze or Green Deep Red 1950 Bronze Green Bronze or Green Deep Red 1951 Bronze Green Bronze or Green Deep Red 1952 Tangerine or Green Tangerine or Green Green Green 1953 Tangerine or Green Tangerine or Green Green Green 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 Thank you everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaddyDaddy Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 What year V8 flathead heads had the water neck in the middle verses the front of the head? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 1 hour ago, CaddyDaddy said: What year V8 flathead heads had the water neck in the middle verses the front of the head? In general, the 24-stud "59" series engines built from '46-'48 had the water outlets in the center of the heads. Later 24-stud "8BA" engines built between '49 and '53 had them at the front. The heads can be interchanged however, though water passages have to be modified. Earlier 21-stud heads also had the water necks at the front of the heads, and can not be used on a later 24-stud block. The 8BA is by far the most desirable, as it lacks the cast-on bellhousing of earlier engines, making it much easier to adapt a variety of transmissions. It also has internal improvements. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaddyDaddy Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Sorry that I’m getting off topic here, but would Ardun heads fit any 24-stud block? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) Yes as far as I know. Edited December 31, 2023 by Force 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew McD Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 MCW paints sells a "Ford Engine Green" Part #2830 that is meant to be representative of paint used on 1928-1950 Ford engines. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave G. Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 A transplanted flathead 8 could arguably be about any color. Many hot rodders use what color paint they desire. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 The "proper" term with Pre-War, early Hot Roders was "A V-8" a short form of Model A with a V-8 stuffed between the frame rails for more power. I've read articles and passages from early Hot Roding books which refer to a body year A V-8, i.e. '28 A V-8... With the resurgence of early and traditional Hot Rods the term A V-8 is still bandied about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzy63 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 (edited) My flathead V-8 collection from various AMT Trophy '32-40 Ford kits from over the years. The green I chose was Testors 1164 Mat O.D. Green. Edited January 2 by blizzy63 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 I bought a very close light green from MR Hobby for my 53 Ford build.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave G. Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 (edited) I make my own green from craft paints. Really though, there are a few that are close enough from the bottle, especially if you add weathering. And unless you're building something off the showroom floor, it's going to be weathered. Not to mention the factory colors even varied some. As far as the red goes, weathered red flatheads were pretty faded. I doubt most hot rodders kept that. Pictures I've seen of hot rod flatheads in red are pretty much fire engine red. Testors bright red is fine in that case. Edited January 2 by Dave G. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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