By the way, Tom, what paint do you use? I think Ford red and
International Harvester red are too light. MGA/MGB (engine) red is too
dark.
Lew
-----Original Message-----
From: tom metcalf [mailto:mgtom@bright.net]
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 10:50 PM
To: Lew Palmer; MMM List
Subject: Re: Engine # 1528A135P
> 5) There were traces of green paint found on the block and
PA1260
> is listed a 4-seater. I know 4-seater engines were painted green, but
do
> we know the color of engines destined for Airline Coupes?
BMC painted their rebuilt engines green in the 1950s. This is why many
of
the engines (not only OHC) were green by the time we got ahold of them.
My
PB engine was green, too, even though it's a 2 seater. The racing dept
spent
days on the racing engines and they were blue (brushed) to differenciate
from standard production engines - which were red. Under several layers
of
different colors I got down to dark red in the crevices on my F-type
6-cyl
block and nose piece. But who knows if even THIS is the original? I
don't.
tommm
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