[Bobcat]

Monster , blykins .... those engines look great ... better than mine . However, originality was the goal on mine as there are/were some seriously anal judges out there . The paint I used was as close to the original that came on the 427 back in 63/64 that I could find and I did a lot of research on that .
Mike , you mentioned that gloss black was the original color , but everything I found showed it was a semigloss almost satin black ...as did several Ford restorers ( Donald Allen and Greg Donahue for two ) . However , I`m always open to correction if I`m wrong .
Actually , my block still looks good after about 4 years , but the heads need work , which I hope to do next winter . The issue with most everything else I found was the gloss factor ... if that isn`t an issue , then there are a lot of better ways to go than what I did . However , custom mixing as cobra bill did is also an option .... I just couldn`t find anyone in this area willing to take the time to do that .
Anyway , you all have great looking engines !