Ford 8n Paint Scheme

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Ford 8n paint scheme.

Paint scheme for 1951 ford 8n in reply to wayne 04 16 2003 09 35 58 the seat and spring were black. Finish painting if using an air compressor and spray gun one quart of primer and one quart of each color is enough to do the 8n red belly paint scheme with two coats of the finish colors. Step by step photos of repairs to my 1952 ford 8n tractor. The vermillion redbelly 8n has a medium grey with a slight brownish greenish tinge.

Colors of parts 9n 2n 8n tractors the following table has all the information i could find regarding original colors of various parts. High strength air dry enamel with alklyd resins to assure durability. My 8n is nicknamed bugs for all the gnats in the paint. The starter was red and i believe the generator was also red based on a review of seven ford tractor books here at my house.

Listed in the n ford mpc master parts catalog as p n m 13243 enamel medium grey. The most noticeable differences between the 8n ford tractor and 2n and 9n other then the new two color paint job was the inclusion of a 4 speed transmission instead of a 3 speed in the 2n and 9n and an increase in both power take off pto and drawbar horsepower some other noticeable differences from the 9n 2n was the change in lugs from six to eight in the rear wheels the scripted ford. Since cast iron tends to rust more quickly than sheet metal ford s designers decided to paint the body red. The ford n series tractors were a line of farm tractors produced by ford between 1939 and 1952 spanning the 9n 2n and 8n models.

The 2n introduced in 1942 was the 9n with some improved. Henry ford s 9n was painted a light battleship gray from 1939 until 1948 when ford s grandson henry ford ii came out with the ford 8n painted in what now is referred to as a red belly and a lighter gray hood fenders and wheels. Rear wheel centers lt gray dark gray running boards red dark gray or none seat spring black dark gray spark plug wire tube cadmium plated cadmium plated spark plug wires unpainted black unpainted black. It was released in october 1939.