IIRC there has been some confusion in the past about the Y-block's Red engine color in the mid 50s. And also which paint company had it right.
In anycase, I previously used "plasti-kote" Red engine enamel, Ford Red #206, which is a fairly deep Red, with limited if any Orange tone. To the present, I purchased 2 cans of the same companies #206 engine paint..Guess what, it doesn't even come close to the previous color. It's at least 3 shades more on the orange side. When I enquired with the paint person at our local auto parts store, I was told that "plasti-cote" has changed hands twice in recent years.
Anyone else had a similar problem? And what is a good alternate Red engine paint?  Info appreciated, Thanks   


Paul

Rusty 85; Sorry, this is a late reply..That POR Red looks correct. Is there a specific mix # & is it somewhat heat resistant?


Paul

That's ok, I got mine from Amazon due to my free prime shipping didn't want to pay for the shipping from summit for just one quart can.

Part number for the POR 15 is 42098 and is called classic Ford red enamel.  I brushed painted mine with some cheap chip brushes I got from amazon.

Heat rating is up to 350*F and is guaranteed to not burn off.

Ive been running the car quite a bit and have to say it hasn't burned off on my heat cross over and I am running regular stock felpro intake gaskets with no restrictors on the cross over.  The driver side cross over is a tad dull looking but that happened as for some reason the holley 4000 on my 3rd running started pouring fuel out on the driverside.  Shut engine off pulled aircleaner and restarted to see where it was coming from and nothing didn't do it again.

Below are some fully assembled photos taken after a few heat cycles.


You can see the heat cross over is a tad dull looking just under the aircleaner.  That was caused by gas pouring out of the carb for some reason.

The water pump was painted years ago with duplicolor Ford/Chrysler engine red which I always felt was never right it didn't seem red enough then I came across the Por 15 when I was looking and saw it listed on Summit as Classic Ford Red.

This is before I got the heater valve replaced so this was before I ran the engine.


Im real happy with the paint though.  If I ever strip the engine down for a repaint or a rebuild what ever happens I will be using Por 15 but I wont brush it on I am going to thin it down like it states you can and spray it on for better coverage.

Just remember to follow the directions it says you have to wait 3 days for it to cure before you run the engine.  You can handle the part in a few hours it will be dry just wont be fully cured for 3 days.


1956 Ford Fairlane Town Sedan - 292 Y8 - Ford-O-Matic - 155,000 mi