ford engine color

[rons49]

Did Ford ever use red/orange paint on the valve covers and air cleaner circa 64-65. Had a 64 Fairlane w/260 and the engine was blue. Was the 6 or 289 orange- red?

[Guest windjamer]

I might be wrong, but I dont think Ford ever used red or orange.The v/8 engine might have been black (Small block ) in mid 60 early 70, but Im pretty sure valve covers and air cleaner where not red/orange.

[poci1957]

I think the 289 in 1964 (on a Galaxie) had red/orange valve covers and air cleaner (and a black engine). This is only from memory, I just remember it because it seemed unusual to me, others can verify please, Todd

[Oxnard Montalvo]

Ford Engine Colors.

I've got mad Google skills.

[Rick Hoover]

I saw a few colors in that chart that didn't seem correct to me.

However, Todd is correct. The 1964 289 engine did indeed have a black painted block with Red / Orange valve covers and air cleaner. As did the 170 -6 cylinder of that year. I'm not sure about the other 6 cylinders of 1964 without looking them up. And the 1964 Fairlane with the 260 V-8 and other mid-size models with that engine, did have a black block with Ford Light Blue covers and air cleaner. In 1966 they went to using the darker blue.

[Guest De Soto Frank]

Dad's '62 Galaxie with the 223 OHV Six had a red engine.

The '62 Galaxie 500 with the 292 V-8 had blue valve covers.

Mom's '62 Falcon with the 144 cid "economy" six had a blue valve cover.

My '62 Falcon with the 170 cid six had a red-orange valve cover.

[Guest windjamer]

I guess that chart proves the dullest pencil remembers better than the sharpest brain:D

[Guest De Soto Frank]

I question a few of the entries on the chart too... not sure all the air-cleaner colors are correct....

I think the reds on the Ford sixes are okay; don't remember red air cleaner on a '62 292 engine; ours was blue, and matched the valve-covers - original car.

[rons49]

Thanks, ron

[John Byrd]

And to throw another towel in this, the V-8 Falcons had gold air cleaners and valve covers in 63 1/2 and 64 and possibly 65 and one of my friends 64 Fairlane did too!! I also seem to remember some of the big-block cars from the early sixties having gold. All these also had black blocks and heads. There were actually advertisements in 1966 telling about Ford was going blue as their corporate color. John

Edited July 22, 2010 by John Byrd (see edit history)

[Seldenguy]

My '61 Ford Sunliner with a 292, completely original under the hood, has a red air cleaner and red valve covers. They also pretty much match the color of the windshield washer bag hanging on the inner fender shield.--Bob