Correct colour for engine ancillaries?
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Correct colour for engine ancillaries?
Should the ancillaries on the engine of a 1971 Traveller which has the block pained in black be the same?
Re: Correct colour for engine ancillaries?
A question to be put on the Concours Forum section for the " correct " answer. I've always understood that BMC Green was the colour for the engine block , much like a model T Ford was available in black or any colour so long as it was black. The usual suppliers opt for BMC Green.
As for ancillaries Radiator black , wiper motor black , air filter black , coil and dynamo ( if not with an Alternator ) coil either metal left unpainted or black , dynamo typically black.
I await the Concours experts to shoot me down on detail but then I'm in the " it's your car , paint it how you want it " school. Enjoy the car and safe motoring.
Bob
As for ancillaries Radiator black , wiper motor black , air filter black , coil and dynamo ( if not with an Alternator ) coil either metal left unpainted or black , dynamo typically black.
I await the Concours experts to shoot me down on detail but then I'm in the " it's your car , paint it how you want it " school. Enjoy the car and safe motoring.
Bob
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Re: Correct colour for engine ancillaries?
Thanks for the response Bob. I thought late Travellers like mine had their engines pained black rather than green.
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Re: Correct colour for engine ancillaries?
My 1969 Traveller engine is green with black ancillaries.
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Re: Correct colour for engine ancillaries?
1098 in the Mini was indeed painted black, so quite possibly was in the late travellers.
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Re: Correct colour for engine ancillaries?
That's really interesting and something that I never knew.
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Re: Correct colour for engine ancillaries?
That's really interesting and something that I never knew.
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Re: Correct colour for engine ancillaries?
The last Travellers, vans & pick-ups definitely had black painted engines.
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Re: Correct colour for engine ancillaries?
ManyMinors wrote: ↑Mon Jun 24, 2019 2:36 pm The last Travellers, vans & pick-ups definitely had black painted engines.
My Traveller was registered in August 1971 and what paint is left on the block is black as is the rocker cover and sump.
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Re: Correct colour for engine ancillaries?
Traveller production stopped in April 1971 from memory. The last cars produced had the black engines and quite a few late Travellers remained unsold so were registered later. They were of course a very old fashioned car by 1971 when compared with the Ford Escort and Vauxhall Viva Estate cars as well as Austin/Morrises own 1300 Estate. New car buyers tend to prefer something up to date . I bought my own first Traveller at around that time and there were lots for sale secondhand, very cheaply and in quite poor condition.