Ford Flathead information

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Originally Posted by cletrac

When they were new they were the Ford green but after a rebuild they were khaki, brown, etc. depending on where they were.
Externally the Merc engines were the same as the Fords.

I can confirm that, I am rebuilding a 1941 24 stud 221ci flathead that spent most of it's post war life in a factory backup gen and then in a shed. It is olive drab, but when I dismantled the water pumps, behind the pulleys where the spray hadn't reached was original Ford Dark Green! A local vintage car museum has a 1939 flathead powered station wagon, in it's original unrestored condition it has a 21 stud dagenham manufactured engine which is painted grey, I have now seen three original 21 stud dagenham units that have been grey.

One of my 81A heads was cracked but I managed to get a pair of 81T heads, cast into the top is C81T... Thus I presume they are Canadian production, however 'Ford USA' is also cast into the head, just to confuse matters.