[Tigers] Engine paint

[Ron Fraser]

Larry
	Point well taken.  I personally prefer the darker shade of blue.

Biggest problem is that I have seen pictures that range from light blue to
dark blue.  Granted the color in pictures varies.  The shade of any color
can age, fade, fall off or get painted the wrong color.

Finding people with original untouched blue paint is the trick.  Getting
them together to compare paint is another.

Shelby 260 engines will be black; many of their 289 engines will be black.
The engines were painted blue for the 1966 model year.

Ron Fraser

-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Mayfield [mailto:drmayf at mayfco.com]
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 1:46 PM
To: rfraser at bluefrog.com; 'Alex Haugland'; tigers at autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Tigers] Engine paint


Next time I am over in Las Vegas with some time to kill, I will drop in at
Shelby American as see if they remember what color their original 260 cobra
engines were painted when received from ford if this will help to resolve
what seems to be an unanswerable question.

And failing that, why doesn't this body of Tiger owners get with the rest of
the clubs and so forth and make a best guess determination as to what can be
considered right and proper.  Especially since most of the true knowledge
has died off and left no real trace evidence establishing correct colors. Or
since there does not seem to be a universally accepted body that defines
such, then any color in the ranges should be accepted as definitive for
collection and restoration purposes, don't ya think?

Larry

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-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Ron Fraser
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 9:29 AM
To: 'Alex Haugland'; tigers at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Engine paint

Alex
	You are correct, mostly.  All 260 engine blocks were painted
Semi-Gloss Black according to Bob Mannel's Book.

	The problem is that the B19KC engine group spans into the 1966 Ford
Model year; Aug 1965.  Ford changed to blue for the 1966 Model year.  Ford
dropped the 260 engine for the 1965 Model year, Aug 1964, but kept building
260 engines for Rootes until the fall of 1965.

Ron Fraser




-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Alex Haugland
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 11:37 AM
To: tigers at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Engine paint


I seem to recall that all the Sunbeam Tiger 260 engines were black...
Am I wrong on this?

--Alex Haugland
Eugene, Oregon
USA
B9470334LRXFE


On 5/14/2014 5:10 AM, Andy Walker wrote:
> Hey, guys:
>
>
>
> I've got my 260 done and it's time to paint it.  Before I make a
> mistake, I'd like to get some info on the correct shade of Ford Blue.
> I've seen several different "Ford Blue" colors out there, but I think
> TBON indicates that the correct shade is "Ford Dark Blue."  I have
> used Dupli-Color paints with great results over the years and the one
> that I think is the correct shade is "DE 1606 Ford Dark Blue."  Can
> anyone out there confirm this for me?
>
>
>
> Thanks much,
>
> Andy Walker
>
> Edmond, OK
>
> B382001600LRXFE
>
> TAC #740