engine colors

blondwookie

What are the acceptable colors to paint a 308, 7 engine, or does it matter on the engine color"

cheyenne7271

51-53 or 54 were gold. After that red was used if I remember correctly. 

Kdancy

48-50 were painted silver or aluminum
51-53 Hornet and 53 Jet were Gold
Duplicolor 500 degree engine paint, is close match. DE 1604 Universal Gold
Intakes were painted gold as well
51-53 non Hornet 232-262- 254 eight --- Silver
54 all were Red
'55-6 engines were Grey
Replacement engine blocks were not painted on the outside, and the 7X blocks also came thru in natural Chrome-Alloy
JC Whitney took all of the surplus factory engines and sold them through their catalog. These engines often shipped painted blue
The "brick red" inside most engine blocks is "glyptal"

308's Filler tubes were engine color
Twin H linkage and single carb linkage were engine color
Twin H air cleaners-
Dupli-Color Ford #1605
Hudson Twin H air cleaners were manufactured by FRAM. The color of these items is a red that is generally not found today. The color is Colonial Red provided by Rustoleum in their new spray can paint line.

blondwookie

Thanks for the input on the engine colors everyone.