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toby · 02-20-2013, 02:34 PM

What paint color are people using for the Factory Red for the F1 Pickup engines? Either brush-on or rattle can.

Vic Piano · 02-20-2013, 03:20 PM

Kanter Auto Products has the "correct" orange/red paint. There are different opinions as to what color(s) were/are "correct" for the F-1's from '48 to '52. The photo is actually a '51 8RT that we installed in our '53 F-100 Panel Truck, it has the "correct" orange/red paint on it.

mike42 · 02-20-2013, 04:23 PM

Toby....my 49 F-1 was just as shown in Vic's Pic. I sold it or I would send you a photo of it.

Mike

Shadetree · 02-20-2013, 04:49 PM

Bought mine from NAPA in a rattle can marked Ford Red.

Ken Crans · 02-20-2013, 06:16 PM

Toby, Bill Hirsch products. Good stuff Ken

Vic Piano · 02-20-2013, 06:27 PM

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Ken, I checked the can of paint that I have and it actually is from Bill Hirsch... Earlier today I was looking for something in a Kanter catalog... CRS...

Dave72dt · 02-20-2013, 07:26 PM

I did a '51 F-3 several yeasrs ago that had the light blueish -green color on the bellhousing, very close to the color Detroit Diesel used on their engines. so that's what I used. The red from what research was available at the time indicated it was for some other Ford product, I believe the cars of those years and the Mercs had a different color. The red may match up with the color being used on tractors of the same year. Apparently the debate for the correct color goes on.

TStiles · 02-20-2013, 07:54 PM

Just rec'd engine paint for a '51 F-1 (bronze) from Bill Hirsch. Excellent quality going on. His paints have a great reputation, used in a number of points-correct cars.

02-20-2013, 02:34 PM	#1
toby Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 472	Red color for the F1 What paint color are people using for the Factory Red for the F1 Pickup engines? Either brush-on or rattle can.

02-20-2013, 03:20 PM	#2
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: Red color for the F1 Kanter Auto Products has the "correct" orange/red paint. There are different opinions as to what color(s) were/are "correct" for the F-1's from '48 to '52. The photo is actually a '51 8RT that we installed in our '53 F-100 Panel Truck, it has the "correct" orange/red paint on it. __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

02-20-2013, 04:23 PM	#3
mike42 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Gaylord, Michigan Posts: 1,599	Re: Red color for the F1 Toby....my 49 F-1 was just as shown in Vic's Pic. I sold it or I would send you a photo of it. Mike

02-20-2013, 04:49 PM	#4
Shadetree Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cottageville, WV Posts: 1,535	Re: Red color for the F1 Bought mine from NAPA in a rattle can marked Ford Red. __________________ Son, you will never blow an engine up in high gear.

02-20-2013, 06:16 PM	#5
Ken Crans Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Highland,MI Posts: 1,196	Re: Red color for the F1 Toby, Bill Hirsch products. Good stuff Ken

02-20-2013, 06:27 PM	#6
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: Red color for the F1 Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Ken, I checked the can of paint that I have and it actually is from *Bill* *Hirsch...* Earlier today I was looking for something in a Kanter catalog... CRS... __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

02-20-2013, 07:26 PM	#7
Dave72dt Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: SW WI Posts: 359	Re: Red color for the F1 I did a '51 F-3 several yeasrs ago that had the light blueish -green color on the bellhousing, very close to the color Detroit Diesel used on their engines. so that's what I used. The red from what research was available at the time indicated it was for some other Ford product, I believe the cars of those years and the Mercs had a different color. The red may match up with the color being used on tractors of the same year. Apparently the debate for the correct color goes on.

02-20-2013, 07:54 PM	#8
TStiles Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Kitsap Peninsula, Western WA Posts: 276	Re: Red color for the F1 Just rec'd engine paint for a '51 F-1 (bronze) from Bill Hirsch. Excellent quality going on. His paints have a great reputation, used in a number of points-correct cars.

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