3/17/2024 0 Comments 1961 ford thunderbird colors![]() Gold (Engine, HiPo): Valve Covers, Air Cleanerġ960 352-360 hp HiPo, 1961-1962 390 HiPo, 1962-1963 406 HiPoĭitzler Enamel/Lacquer #: DQE-21903 / DAL-21903ĭitzler/PPG also listed a few more standard/utility colors that may have the following applications needing verification:īlack DE-9003 (Noted above, appears to be the black used on engine long blocks 1959-1963)īlue Gray DE-30113 (May be for 1965-late '60s Ford/Thompson PS Pump? Need verification: the Ford/Thompson pumps used a bluish-green color) The Ditzler listings also had a few more yellows for Ford engine colors as follows:īright Yellow: Valve Covers, Air Cleaner (?)ġ964-1965 Comet (need engine application)ġ963 Comet Valve Covers, Air Cleaner (?) (need engine application) ġ964-1965 Ford Trucks w/Cummins Diesels Engine Long Block, Valve Coversįor comparison, this is for the '60-'63 HiPo engines (NOT for T-bird 390-4v '63-'64) and '65 Ford/T-bird 390-4v: This is the color used for 1963-1965 Canadian-built Ford engine long blocks.ĭitzler Enamel/Lacquer #: DQE-8103 / DAL-8103īright Blue (Engine): (Not to be confused with Ford Corporate Blue used '66-'71)ġ958 - Ford/T-bird 352-300 hp Engine Block, Heads, Intake, Front Cover, Water Pump, Oil Panġ959 - Ford/T-bird 352-300 hp Valve Coversįor comparison, the blue used starting in 1966 has a different number:įord Corporate Blue: Engine, Valve Covers, Air Cleanerįord #: EP-2075 (Reconditioning Engine Blue)ġ958 - Ford 332//T-bird 332- Export Engine Block, Heads, Intake, Front Cover, Water Pump, Oil Panġ959-1960 - Ford 352-2v Valve Covers (Need to verify if also used on T-bird Low Compression/Export engines)ĭitzler Enamel/Lacquer #: DQE-80653 / DAL-80653 There is another engine color that appears in Ford literature for Argent Silver which is also called 'Aluminum,' M1J-607, which first shows up in 1956 literature. This # appears to be from the late 1940s-early 1950's. This is Ford's standard/utility color used through the '50s and into the '70s/beyond on everything from 1950s full-size front bumper splash pans to '60s trim inserts. The Ford M-#'s that coincide with DQE-9003 and DQE-9123 need to be determined.Īrgent Silver/Aluminum: Engine Accessories, i.e. It appears to me that Ditzler's number for the paint used on brackets and other underhood items may be DQE-9123, and that the black used on engines and valve covers for the T-bird and Lincoln 430 may be DQE-9003/M4J-995. DQE-9000/9003 appear to be engine gloss/semi-gloss black in comparison to DQE-9123 (see next paragraph).ĭitzler/PPG noted that Ditzler Enamel# DQE-9123 was a flat black used for Lincoln Continental 430 valve covers 1963-prior (which I think is more of a semi-gloss finish) and as a standard/utility color the period, and that DQE-9000, which was a gloss black, was used on 1964-1965 Lincoln Continentals. Ditzler/PPG listed DQE-9000 as being used 1964-1965, while DQE-9003 was listed as a Ford standard/utility color used 1963 and prior. More research is needed to determine if other manufacturers (duPont, R-M, Sherwin-Williams, etc.) have similar codes for engine colors that carry cross references to Ford M-#'s.Įngine Black: Engine Block, Heads, Intake, Front Cover, Water Pump, Oil Panįord #: M1J-995, M1J-1611, M1J-1616, EP-1724 (Reconditioning Engine Black)įord listed M-2824 prior to 1985-1959 M1J-995 appears to have been brought out in 1958, and M4J-1611 and M1J-1616 in 1963 as a black for engines, but it's not confirmed if the numbers designated different formulation or gloss levels. For the Ditzler/PPG codes, DQE- is an enamel formula, DAL- is lacquer, and DDE- is what I believe a code for engine enamel. ![]() I have listed both enamel and lacquer numbers, but for durability purposes I would stay with enamels. ![]() ![]() ![]() I have no idea what their curent versions are. Paint numbers from Ditzler/PPG, duPont and Martin Senour are taken from 1950s-1960s paint chip charts, with Ditzler/PPG numbers taken from a listing printed in 1971. Note that numbers in italics are not confirmed formula numbers. I've been working on compiling paint code numbers from various manufacturers and narrowing down engine-related paint colors as part of my on-going research for VTCI's Original Factory Specifications books. ![]()
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