Engine Paint
 

I have my 1967 289 tore down. It's time to reassemble and paint. Seems as if everyone I talk to regarding the proper engine color is an authority with a different opinion. The auto store has a Ford blue " new" or a ford blue. I assume the latter is the one. Am I right?
Can anyone supply the actual name of the original blue needed to restore my engine color to original?

Thanks in advance.

Jake

there are 2 blues out there. i'm almost positive the correct color for 67-72 is a dark blue , the earlier engines are a lighter blue.
i have a large collection of mustang magazines and they are quite usefull in trying to get the correct info on a rebuild
good luck

Thanks, this is also useful info to for me aswell. My engine is going to be taken out in the spring paint the block, and change the inner fender walls and clean everything up.

Thank you,
§am

i recently replaced my forward inner fender wells , both sides, and radiator support, i went through 3 different types of black, gloss black is too shiny, flat is too flat, i even tried high temp bbq paint, it had a tint of brown to it under florecent lights, the perfect paint i found was mar-hyde 2501 semi-gloss black.
i see you are in canada, i used to live near montreal but now i'm down in good ol texas on the red neck riviera, corpus christi.
let me know how your project is goin , i have basically done almost everything to my 66 coupe and i'm just having a little trouble getting it started. once i get it started i'll be installing the fenders and hood, trunk, racing r model valance.:cool:

engine paint
 

i painted my engine in the new ford blue color it`s a nice dark blue as for the inner firewalll i painted that in por-15 i gotta say it looks great you can also paint the block with pro-15 it comes in many colors you might be able to find it in a blue you like