G`day George,
I might be able to shed some light on your engine colour , just a theory though.
I have seen a few Y blocks over the years and a lot of our `56 and `57 Mainlines have traces of that blue/green paint on them , underneath a dark grey. A Canadian part book that I have lists ASQ , ATQ and AVQ engine prefixes as Australian Export engines for `55 `56 and `57 ,all 272s .
The engines in `55 Canadian Meteors were painted that blue/green , and I am fairly sure that they had black valve covers , with no decals .I reckon that the engines got a coat of dark grey paint when they got here . I was talking to an old bloke that was an ex Ford Dealer mechanic once , and he had just finished restoring his `54 Aussie Customline with a dark grey flathead motor and he told me that was the colour they came out with , possibly kept on painting them grey for a few more years.
I did see an original `55 Mainline with traces of the U.S Ford `54 256
Ivory with Red valve covers.
Sorry if the info is all over the place , but we really did get a mix of parts down here.
You were correct with the tie-downs behind the seat , there was also one in the back of the cargo area , below the hooks for your tonneau cover.
I think you stowed the wooden braces for your tonneau with this strap , with the hooks placed in the bracket on the driver`s side .
Anyhow , have fun with your Ute.
Regards,
John.
I might be able to shed some light on your engine colour , just a theory though.
I have seen a few Y blocks over the years and a lot of our `56 and `57 Mainlines have traces of that blue/green paint on them , underneath a dark grey. A Canadian part book that I have lists ASQ , ATQ and AVQ engine prefixes as Australian Export engines for `55 `56 and `57 ,all 272s .
The engines in `55 Canadian Meteors were painted that blue/green , and I am fairly sure that they had black valve covers , with no decals .I reckon that the engines got a coat of dark grey paint when they got here . I was talking to an old bloke that was an ex Ford Dealer mechanic once , and he had just finished restoring his `54 Aussie Customline with a dark grey flathead motor and he told me that was the colour they came out with , possibly kept on painting them grey for a few more years.
I did see an original `55 Mainline with traces of the U.S Ford `54 256
Ivory with Red valve covers.
Sorry if the info is all over the place , but we really did get a mix of parts down here.
You were correct with the tie-downs behind the seat , there was also one in the back of the cargo area , below the hooks for your tonneau cover.
I think you stowed the wooden braces for your tonneau with this strap , with the hooks placed in the bracket on the driver`s side .
Anyhow , have fun with your Ute.
Regards,
John.
