9/21/2023 0 Comments 1965 ford thunderbird paint colorsThe 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: There is another engine color that appears in Ford literature for Argent Silver, M1J-607, which first shows up in 1956 literature, which may be the color used for 1961-1962 T-bird air cleaners and valve covers.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 Coversĭitzler Enamel/Lacquer #: DQE-11297 / DAL-11297įor 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 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, DDE- is what I believe a code for engine enamel, and DE- is the code used circa 1971 for enamel. I have listed both enamel and lacquer numbers, but for durability purposes I would stay with enamels. At best I suggest you go to your local auto body paint jobber and ask them if they can load paint into aerosol cans for you (most places can do this). I know not know numbers for rattle can formulas. These numbers should help you to narrow down a cross-reference number for more-modern paint systems. Paint numbers from Ditzler/PPG, DuPont and Martin Senour are taken from 1950s-1960s paint chip charts and a listing of Ditzler/PPG engine paints from circa 1971: I have no idea what their current versions are. Note that numbers in italics are not confirmed formula numbers. Now, it just so happens that 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. The 352-360 hp engines (not offered in T-birds) did use a gold color that was also used on '61-'63 390 hipo/406 engines (not to be confused with the Castillain Gold used on '63-'64 390-4v engines or the Gold used on 289 ci small-blocks or Gold Bronze on '65 390-4v's). It was carried forward for use on valve covers for the '60 352-300 hp engine. Goldenrod Yellow was the sales name used for the bright yellow first used on '55 Ford/T-bird exteriors. Author, "Thunderbird 1955-1966" & "Thunderbird 50 Years". Tast, AIA Technical Director/Past President, Vintage Thunderbird Club Int'l. The following information was provided to us by Alan H. Thunderbird Engine Official Factory Paint Colors
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