Original Chassis Colour

[TiM3]

Hi, my 1972 M series chassis has been blasted and repaired. It's now ready for recoating and I've been searching for what the colour would have been originally. It was silver but that's from a 90's restoration.

Some kind of light grey?

[TiM3]

Thanks for the replies..

I'm not sure why I had grey in my head but sounds like black is the right colour. The car is undergoing a lot of modifications to be honest so I'm not after originality so much as a period 'look'.

In terms of coating it's with RT Racing in Sheffield for the bits of welding I couldn't get to and the coating. He does a 3 stage process of dip, zinc prime and topcoat.

Looks like it's black then!

Cheers Tim

[TiM3]

Galvanising is a great idea, probably overkill for my car which won't see much extreme conditions when it's finished (in about 10yrs...)

As you can see the chassis is in great condition for 46yrs old, albeit it's clearly had a previous recoat. Photo is an early test fit of engine swap which is part of the rebuild.

[TiM3]

Hi, it's a Ford small block V8 (302ci) which actually fits quite nicely all bar the front crossmember which is clashes with the water pump. This was just one of about endless trial fits to try and get the engine and box to sit right. I've since dog legged and braced that front crossmember.