57 Engine Color

[Zoopie]

Recently purchased engine paint from one of the online T-bird parts shops. This is an orange paint, but all online engine pictures show red, what is the correct engine color?

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[fordrodsteven]

I've heard that "Ford engine red" is very orange(ish). If you got it from one of the T'bird suppliers it is probably the correct "shade" of red.

 

[CHUCKIE]

Attached is a picture of the correct color for s 57 Thunderbird, more red than orange hunderbird engine

 

[Zoopie]

Where and how much on those exhaust headers (very nice detailed motor!)?

 

[CHUCKIE]

Where and how much on those exhaust headers (very nice detailed motor!)?

I just had my 57 Thunderbird file folder out a few days ago and looked at the Invoice for the Headers. I will retrieve it from my Hobby Shop tomorrow and send you the contact information.
Charlie

 

[Tater Salad]

I just had my 57 Thunderbird file folder out a few days ago and looked at the Invoice for the Headers. I will retrieve it from my Hobby Shop tomorrow and send you the contact information.
Charlie

Chuckie, please send that x2

 

[CHUCKIE]

Chuckie, please send that x2

Tater,
Will do
Charlie

 

[CHUCKIE]

Where and how much on those exhaust headers (very nice detailed motor!)?

RE: Thunderbird Headers
Attached is my Invoice for Thunderbird Headers with contact information. I called Steve, the owner today and he is still making Headers for the Thunderbird..but not foe Ford sedans.
Semper Fi, Charlie

 

[CHUCKIE]

Chuckie, please send that x2

Tater see my reply to Zoopie I just posted
Semper Fi, Charlie

 

[Tater Salad]

Tater see my reply to Zoopie I just posted
Semper Fi, Charlie

Thank you much Charlie

 

[Tater Salad]

Tater see my reply to Zoopie I just posted
Semper Fi, Charlie

I called Stan back in October. Those headers look great

 

[Zoopie]

Thank you Charlie for looking into this!

 

[T-Bird Bobby]

Recently purchased engine paint from one of the online T-bird parts shops. This is an orange paint, but all online engine pictures show red, what is the correct engine color?

 

[T-Bird Bobby]

my experience as well Im working on my 55 T-bird that I recently acquired. Ordered the correct 55 paint from two different sources--cause the first paint looked different than most online photos of engines.. They are called Ford orange-red or Ford red-orange--both the same--and it is more orange than red.
I get the feeling that many/most engines over time we repainted a red color --closer to the torch-red body color for the T Bird. Do others agree? Thanks

 

[Zoopie]

Current engine is definitely red, new paint more orange, so I would tend to agree along with Chuckie's picture above.

 

[CHUCKIE]

Current engine is definitely red, new paint more orange, so I would tend to agree along with Chuckie's picture above.

I'm still a novice on attaching files. But if I have done it correctly, open these files to see an article sent to me by the moderator of So-Calgalaxies.com. It has Thunderbird engine colors begining with 1955 thru 1981 ?
Semper Fi, Charlie

 

[Zoopie]

What I see is only postage stamp size pictures of a Galaxy and an engine bay, too small to really see anything, no article however.
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