![]() More research is needed to determine if other manufacturers (DuPont, R-M, Sherwin-Williams, etc.) have similar codes for engine colors that carry cross references to Ford M-#'s.Įngine Black: Engine Block, Heads, Intake, Front Cover, Water Pump, Oil Panįord #: M1J-995, M1J-1611, M1J-1616, EP-1724 (Reconditioning Engine Black)įord listed M-2824 prior to 1985-1959 M1J-995 appears to have been brought out in 1958, and M4J-1611 and M1J-1616 in 1963 as a black for engines, but it's not confirmed if the numbers designated different formulation or gloss levels. For the Ditzler/PPG codes, DQE- is an enamel formula, DAL- is lacquer, DDE- is what I believe a code for engine enamel, and DE- is the code used circa 1971 for enamel. I have listed both enamel and lacquer numbers, but for durability purposes I would stay with enamels. At best I suggest you go to your local auto body paint jobber and ask them if they can load paint into aerosol cans for you (most places can do this). I know not know numbers for rattle can formulas. These numbers should help you to narrow down a cross-reference number for more-modern paint systems. Paint numbers from Ditzler/PPG, DuPont and Martin Senour are taken from 1950s-1960s paint chip charts and a listing of Ditzler/PPG engine paints from circa 1971: I have no idea what their current versions are. Note that numbers in italics are not confirmed formula numbers. Now, it just so happens that I've been working on compiling paint code numbers from various manufacturers and narrowing down engine-related paint colors as part of my on-going research for VTCI's Original Factory Specifications books. The 352-360 hp engines (not offered in T-birds) did use a gold color that was also used on '61-'63 390 hipo/406 engines (not to be confused with the Castillain Gold used on '63-'64 390-4v engines or the Gold used on 289 ci small-blocks or Gold Bronze on '65 390-4v's). It was carried forward for use on valve covers for the '60 352-300 hp engine. Goldenrod Yellow was the sales name used for the bright yellow first used on '55 Ford/T-bird exteriors. Author, "Thunderbird 1955-1966" & "Thunderbird 50 Years". Tast, AIA Technical Director/Past President, Vintage Thunderbird Club Int'l. The following information was provided to us by Alan H. Same goes with the plaid vs tweed-patterned trunk liner material.Thunderbird Engine Official Factory Paint Colors Those with original/unrestored red-interiored cars may want to post photos of a vinyl interior's red carpet and a leather interior's red carpet and provide the car's build date to help in determining if this is the reason between the two colors being used throughout the model year or if it was a running change that wasn't fully documented as to change-over date. Further research into period parts catalogs, Obsolete-Supersede-Interchange books from the '61 era and price lists from '61 may narrow down when the second red carpet color started showing up. I'm not sure if the difference is related to a changeover date or use of either leather or vinyl seat covers, as the catalog listing did not identify these. Then again, it also listed both the Gray Plaid trunk liner and the Gray/Tan tweed print version used mid-late '61 through '63. The '61 Soft Trim Catalog with revisions printed in early '62 showed some other '61 covers being superseded with '62-numbered ones, but for right now I haven't dug deep enough to tell if any changes in colors were part of this.įollow-up on the carpet: the '62 revised copy of the '61 Soft Trim Catalog did list a Light Red and Dark Red for carpets, but did not give a changeover date nor usage remarks. An oddity, though, is that for the vinyl front seat covers there was a change only for the red ones on Jan '13 '61 that from that point forward the '62 covers were used (C2SB- part # prefix). ![]() color changes, a quick look in my research material shows the color change limited to the carpets, but I didn't take time to find the date when this changed (I know it's out there, it's just that I'm slammed with my "real job" right now and don't have free time for researching this).
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