factory stock part paint list

[4x4steve]

i am looking for a factory stock part paint list. i came across it recently while looking for something else, but now i have a question and cannot find the list (at least, not easily, so far). i am not sure it was on this forum or a different forum. but perhaps someone here knows the location of it anyway. this list presuming it is accurate would help my restoration in progress greatly.

the list looked something like this in form:

list of factory stock external color painted parts

list of factory stock interior color painted parts

list of factory stock black painted parts

list of factory stock neutral (unpainted) parts

and perhaps so on.

any assistance appreciated!

 

[Skytrooper15]

I had good luck with this site for my 70 Bronco and on the back side of the color chart it had all of the interior colors.You should be able to find what year you need.http://www.autocolorlibrary.com/aclchip.aspx?image=1970-Fordtruck-pg01.jpg

 

[4x4steve]

skytrooper15, that is not it (iirc it is just message text, no photos), but thanks anyways

 

[Skytrooper15]

4x4steve it shows a factory color sheet and the back when I click on it.Try doing a search on Auto Color Library it is located in San Diego and they were the only place I could find that can mix up Light parchment for the dash color.Sorry if I gave you a bad link.Added: click on the link and scroll down to the bottom of the page where it shows the color sheet.I just now tried it and the link worked for me.

 

[Skytrooper15]

What year and model do you want to find?I know how to use their website and will send you a link.This is for a 1974 Bronco,exterior and interior colors http://www.autocolorlibrary.com/aclchip.aspx?image=1974-Ford-pg01.jpg

 

[4x4steve]

What year and model do you want to find?I know how to use their website and will send you a link.This is for a 1974 Bronco,exterior and interior colors http://www.autocolorlibrary.com/aclchip.aspx?image=1974-Ford-pg01.jpg

1966 bronco roadster, rangoon red exterior (J).

thanks.

 

[Skytrooper15]

They only had 10 colors in 66 and no code J.1967 has a code J rangoon red but doesn't show the back of the sheet so I will drop this 67 link on you and look for a backside sheet showing all of the interior colors http://www.autocolorlibrary.com/aclchip.aspx?image=1967-Fordtruck-pg01.jpg

 

[Skytrooper15]

I had to go to 1968 to find interior colors and they have no code J for that year but on the back side of the 68 color chart this is the link http://www.autocolorlibrary.com/aclchip.aspx?image=1968-Fordtruck-pg01.jpg That website is really hard to navigate and I also found code J in 1972.If I can help just let me know but the main interior colors are light parchment on the dash and metal door covers which is a lacquer and wimbeldon white is the color for the top and bumpers and all of the black on the inside is flat black enamel I think.

 

[rmk57]

My 66 Bronco has J for the paint code and it is Rangoon red.

 

[Skytrooper15]

rmk57 yes you do and so does 4x4steve but can you find a ford color sheet that has that info on it and on the back of the sheet it shows interior colors showing what each individual part is what color.I found a color sheet with 9 colors for 1966 but no code J rangoon red.If you know where a color sheet is can you please post a link to help him and me also?

 

[4x4steve]

guys, the item was a typed response to a thread like this, not a link to a ford site or something like that.

iirc it was very specific to early broncos and paint colors. iirc it was not specific to a year (though my brain could have hiccupped on this since i do imagine there are or could be year to year differences).

it was like

color c01

part c01p01, c01p02, c01p03,...

color c02

part c02p01, c02p02, c02p03,...

color c03...

...

 

[C_Man69EB]

4x4 steve, did you ever find what you were looking for?

I've been searching the Bronco forum for a few hours trying to find a master build thread where the Builder was focused on originality, or answers to the same question you had at the beginning of this thread. I want to understand what color of black the hardware was on the chassis. What color was the transfer case? And I want to know the difference on a given component between glossy black, semi-gloss black, flat black, and primer, or raw steel, or iron. I'd like to know what Hardware was bright finish, cadmium plate, stainless... originally. what components were red iron oxide besides the pumpkin? etc etc.

Half of people reading this right now are rolling their eyes at the purist question. Truth is, I'm not... But I like to know what rules on breaking when I break them.

I am restoring a 71 Baja, and I'm compelled to reuse my original Hardware. I may do some custom touches but I want to know the difference when I do them. So I can document it. If I'm going to paint a bracket, I'd like to know what color, exactly...it was when it left ford.

Steve, what did you come up with that age you in restoring a roadster? I wish there was a spreadsheet that itemized every component based off of surviving documentation and originality.

Somebody out there is restoring a Bronco to original conditions. I wish this info could be shared.

 

[4x4steve]

C_Man69EB

I am still looking for that thread, on and off. I know it is out there, so it is just a matter of getting enough time to dedicate to finding it. Hopefully a pointer to it will turn up sooner or later or we can find it through searching diligently.

 

[DirtDonk]

This may or may not help on the '71 Baja, as some things may have been added/changed/swapped by Stroppe. But my '71's original transmission and transfer case were bare raw metal. The differentials has splashes of paint on the housings, but not the ends at the knuckles. Most front diffs back then arrived at the dealership pre-rusted in fact. I assume some got painted, but none of the ones I saw.
Luckily the "cast iron" paints look really nice.

The rear end had some paint on the main housing, but was also mostly covered in surface rust here and there. The 3rd member was bare and surface rusted too, with none of the Rustoleum Red stuff (Glyptol? or whatever it was called?) on it that some had.
The u-bolts were bare and rusted solid. They literally broke in '78 or '79 when I tried to remove them.

Springs had a smattering of black and were not totally rusty, but not much coating between mother nature and the metal.

Most of that stuff I covered in several spray can's worth of rubberized undercoating. As it would fade or flake, I would simply re-coat it. Over the years that kept things in really good shape. Including the backsides of both the white (original) and chrome (originally from a '72 Explorer) bumpers. They were mostly looking pretty bare on the backside, but many years later were still pretty pristine from the undercoating.

Paul

 

[DirtDonk]

...Half of people reading this right now are rolling their eyes at the purist question. Truth is, I'm not... But I like to know what rules on breaking when I break them.

Not really I don't think. Probably only about 33% or so!%);D

I'm not likely to ever do a religious restoration of any vehicle. But I completely understand, and very much appreciate the desire to do so.

I think many of us here are like that.

Paul

 

[bamabaja]

I agree with Paul, most of us like both full restorations and mods, both street and off road. I will say there appears to be increasing interest in original Bronco restoration. Coming from the Mustang hobby, for numerous reasons Pony folks have much more information for restoration than Bronco folks. As example for my ‘66 U13 restoration I diligently searched for driveline finishes and colors, even contacting the Henry Ford Museum, without a consensus winner. Seems early Bronco parts were grabbed from many bins, inspectors varied, without even mentioning dealer options. Whereas it seems to me early Mustangs were more spec built. IMHO is would be very difficult, if not impossible, to standardize Bronco judging standards. So do your research, ask the experts on this forum, and build what you like. Then drive it !

 

[C_Man69EB]

Thank you Steve, and Paul so much. This does help answer some of the questions. I have recently read and I'm learning that many of the components we're unfinished at the factory, like you're saying Paul about the transfer case. I guess if a person was doing a perfect purest restoration they would leave it bare metal again, so it could age and oxidize naturally. I will probably do as you mentioned, and paint it those items cast iron gray in an attempt to preserve their natural look for long-term. It's almost unfathomable for me to let something rust intentionally after putting this much work into it. But I did ask the question! LOL.

 

[C_Man69EB]

So do your research, ask the experts on this forum, and build what you like. Then drive it !

Timeless advice, perfect reply for any application. Thanks Bama.. that's exactly what I'll do.