56 Hornet Special

griffin
griffin Member
in HUDSON
Im about to get the 250 back from the machine shop after a fresh rebuild, I'm wondering what the original color for the block and valve colors would be. 

Any info would be greatly appreciated. 


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  • griffin
    griffin Member
    No guesses out there? I've seen light and dark blue and red.
  • Ric West IN
    Ric West IN Senior Contributor
    For the 250 cu.  The valve covers are Blue, quite close to Ford blue used in 60's.
    The rest of the engine is Industrial gray used on the blocks of most AMC's in the 50's
  • Ric West IN
    Ric West IN Senior Contributor
    The Red is used on the 327 cu in.
  • griffin
    griffin Member
    Ric, thanks for the reply. I was wondering if my post was even being seen. Do you know of any photos of the grey/blue combo online for reference?
  • Ric West IN
    Ric West IN Senior Contributor
    eastwood.com/engine/paint  shows the blue. They call it old ford blue.

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