What colour/s should a Y block be painted?

My engine is a 1959 312.

I recently met a chap here in England with a 1954 Ford Club Coupe. The only other person I have met with a Y Block powered car. 

It had covered only 8000 miles from new.

His engine was cream with red/orange rocker covers. Is this correct?

  Picture taken in 1960. Funnily enough it still looks like this!

1959 Mercury Monterey 312 Y Block.   NORFOLK, ENGLAND, UK.

So according to that huge thread (thanks by the way) my engine should be either red or blue with black rocker covers.

Cheers !!!

  Picture taken in 1960. Funnily enough it still looks like this!

1959 Mercury Monterey 312 Y Block.   NORFOLK, ENGLAND, UK.

A further complication is that original 50s formula FoMoCo engine-red paint invariably turns quite orange, as heat oxidizes/fades the red pigment component with time.

6 VOLTS/POS. GRD. NW INDIANA

Bill hirsch in NJ has the proper color paint.



The 54's were cream in color with red rocker covers and air filter.

I believe the 55's started with the red and black.

54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

I wanted to touch up my 55 Fairlane's 272.  It was painted the proper 50s Ford Red so that's what I bought.  Well the stuff in the can was quite a bit different from what was on the engine.  It did indeed fade to more of a "Chevy Orange!"   

A.J.

South Jersey

SMSgt USAF Retired 
1955 Ford Ranch Wagon & a couple of old guitars...Life's Good!

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Is it just me or is the fuel pump upside down on this engine??

A.J.

South Jersey

SMSgt USAF Retired 
1955 Ford Ranch Wagon & a couple of old guitars...Life's Good!

Looks it - most of the YBlock fuel pumps I've seen had the glass (filter) on the bottom.

54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

I think the 239s had them upside down.


Lawrenceville, GA

sam

in australia in the sedans 55/56 had light green/turquoise blocks cant remember valve cover color

57 had red blocks black valve covers

58/59 dark blue block reddish/brown valve covers.

moz. geelong victoria australia.

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My (truck) 239 had an upside down pump also.

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