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Original 427 FE side oiler block/head color

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05-15-2009, 12:55 PM

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Original 427 FE side oiler block/head color

What color were the block and heads painted on an original 427 FE side oiler out of an original Cobra?

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Black was the big block color up to 1965..
in 1966 they changed to the Ford blue.

If you are doing a Comp or S/C...then black is appropriate
...for a later street Cobra, use the blue.

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Thanks! It is a '65 and will be for a street S/C. I assume both the block and heads are to be painted black. Do you know the paint code?

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Thanks! It is a '65 and will be for a street S/C. I assume both the block and heads are to be painted black. Do you know the paint code?

I believe it was "Oil Leak Black."

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