Don:
I know many Mustang owners in my local club. And at shows people come out
of
the wood work to tell them this or that isn't correct. From my limited (3 years)
of show I think that the Mustang with V8's are the picked on people at most
shows.
I enjoy my Tiger because most people don't know anything about them. It's fun
explaining the story. Oh yes, I have a book of Norman, didn't know it was so
valuable. Glad I bought it years ago. TTFN Mark
dondaves@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu wrote:
> >Black on most 260s, but blue after about B382000600. There is some thought
> >that the black engines were from Ford's industrial engine production and
> >the blue engines were intended for automotive use.
>
> When I restored the engine compartment of our old 64 1/2 Mustang a decade ago
> (260 equipped), my research showed that the earliest Mustang V8 motors were
> painted black with the valve covers and air filter painted gold. It surprised
> me how many _experts_ would come by at the shows and point out that all ford
> engines were supposed to be blue. Anyway, as I remember it, the color changed
> to blue around the same time they started installing alternators in place of
> generators - mid to late summer of '64.
>
> Don Daves
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