I’ve always been a bit confused about colours for these elements, and appreciate it’s hardly a deal breaker but I would like to get it correct as I have the opportunity to do so.
So mid 1968 +2 - any idea what the correct colours are for gearbox and bellhousing?
Cheers
Jon
The gearbox at least is a dark forest green. I’m not sure about the bell housing - I think my S4’s was black.
Jon,
The original paint on the gearbox of my 68 S4 was a dark (ish) green. There was very little paint left on the bell housing, but certainly no signs of any green colour, so I went with black when I repainted that part.
Ray.
Thanks for the comment chaps - do you have a source for the green paint?
Cheers
Jon
My 69 S4 had traces of green on the bellhousing and gearbox. I used POR15’s Ford Green.
Jon,
I made up a green that reasonably matched the original paint on the gearbox by mixing together a mid green enamel and a dark green enamel. Cant now remember exactly what make of paint it was, just decent quality enamel which has lasted well for thirty odd years, so I don’t think it needs to be anything too special.
Ray.
Cheers Ray - I have some BMC engine enamel which looks a bit too green, I will see what a few drops of black do to it!
This is what I used : amzn.eu/d/9YvgQ9l
The result was pretty good. I suppose it is a bit lighter than original but I don’t care that much. My car won’t be entering any concours events.
I used a hardened dark green from Eastwood that was left over from a friends Model T Ford. I think it was correct for the Model T engine and looks great. Gary
Used Duplicolor Exact Match Ford Green on my Sabra’s 204E Ford engine. I think that is what Eastwood sells. Also available on Amazon.
I am having my box rebuilt at the moment by ‘Promotor’ Al, and I did quite a bit of trawling through old threads on this subject before choosing the colour.
While its not completely relevant to the OP’s question, I am pretty sure my '71 Sprint would have come out of the factory with a green box and tailshaft, and with a black bellhousing.
I bought a new gearbox for an Elan in 1982, not old stock. If I remember rightly, it is an olive green colour. Unfortunately it is to far buried to take a picture, but I will see what I can do over the Christmas holidays. I still have the receipt.
Leslie
