Looking for a source for engine paint for a 1954 Mercury 256, Bill Hirsh is all I can find. Is there any thing else available ?

Iowa fords

tom in iowa

54 Merc wagon

54 sunvalley

Summit sells an Oldsmobile Gold engine paint, I think it's POR-15, not sure how close it is to the gold Merc Y-blocks of back then.

'54 Mercury block should be ivory?

http://www.y-block.info/enginecolor.html

 Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
www.hollowheads.net (just click the hole in the head to proceed)

Try Bill Hirsch in NJ. If its the ivory, I believe a Packard ivory is very close to the original color.

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

I just found in one of my paint books the original engine color codes for engines back to 41, these are the PPG Ditzler code numbers, I don't know if they can be translated into a paint these days as most of the old paint numbers I give the mixers these days they appear to have no clue as to their meaning, their new system of making paint doesn't go back that far.

If need be I can get you the number tomorrow when I am at my shop. Personally, I would just go with the Bill Hirsh paint if you can get it. and yes it would be the Ivory for 54 merc.

55 Vicky & customline

58 Rack Dump, 55 F350 yard truck, 57 F100

59 & 61 P 400's, 58 F100 custom cab, 69 F100, 79 F150, 82 F600 ramp truck, 90 mustang conv 7 up, 94 Mustang, Should I continue?

If you have the original Ditzler paint code, PPG maintains a paint archive and could match it to a modern formula.

I thought it was a 1956. My mistake.

Thanks for all your efforts, I am pretty sure the 54 Merc engine was a green color.  I will go thru Bill Hirsh, Thanks again TOM

tom in iowa

54 Merc wagon

54 sunvalley