Flathead Colour

[Aidan]

5,000 T16's were Built at the Ford Somerville plant in Massachusetts, USA. I live about 16 miles away from that ole factory(now a Shopping Mall). I know of 2 T16's that have been restored in my sticks. I belive Ford Flathead 100Hp Motors were painted the same Colour as a for truck motor, Black, Green, Gray, take your pick I suppose. Aidan

[andrew honychurch]

well there you go! Black Green and Grey seem to be the colours that mostly come up so I will have a think and chose what I think will look best. I rather like the Grey but there again, Hanno's point about heat dissipation with black is a good one. I know my father wants it black as that is what he recalls V8s being in the Universals that he made so maybe he gets his way! thx

[RichardT10829]

although technically not correct i want to paint my lump in battleship ish grey, just love the colour

[andrew honychurch]

just when I thought i had it sorted...black......i just found this. Went to buy some T16 parts today and picked this up. Brand new and in dark grey/blue! so it seems blue, green and black are definitely the choices!

[tankbarrell]

That was the colour I suggested at the start of the thread.... I don't think anybody believed me!

Just glad I wasn't imagining it!

[andrew honychurch]

er humm.....it could be a primer? anyway, I quite like it and would like to match it. Anyone in the Uk where I can get colours suitable for brushing?

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by andrew honychurch

er humm.....it could be a primer? anyway, I quite like it and would like to match it. Anyone in the Uk where I can get colours suitable for brushing?

Nope AH..Not a primer but an original colour..I remember it well on the Old flat head ford engines..parts of which my mom use as teething devices for us..
Mr Barrel,know-er of all things military,greasy,rusty,green,sometimes blue,is right,again.