1940 Ford Deluxe Emblem

[1934clint]

Did the 1940 Ford Deluxe Emblem come from the factory outline in red?

 

[petehoovie]

Did the 1940 Ford Deluxe Emblem come from the factory outline in red?

Yes, the 1940 Ford Deluxe emblem featured a red outline as part of its original design.

The 1940 Ford Deluxe emblem featured a distinctive design.
It included a red outline, which was part of the original factory specifications.

 

[19Fordy]

I think the color was vermillion red.

 

[mcgarrett]

Did Ford have a special process for bonding the red paint to the edges of the emblem? I haven't had much luck with getting the paint to bond to chrome. Must be some special preparation to get the paint to stick.