Was finally able to dig out a spare pair of T-16 engine heads that I've had in storage down at our ranch in South Texas so that I could shoot photos of them to show the original color. These were NOS but show a little North American shade of rust on areas where the head bolts and water hose go.
I didn't know what I could put beside them to show standard green and blue for comparison. But the postal boxes they are on do have some blue printing which is in the shade range of Ford/Mercury blue. To me the color is almost the same shade as the rifle green used by the Rifle Regiment if that helps.
Either way, it is the same color as the NOS WWII Ford V8 water pump pulley I'd posted closer to the top of the message thread.
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David Gordon - MVPA # 15292
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