Colour Scheme

bluecraig0776 · Post by **bluecraig0776** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:23 pm

Hey Guys, on my 1957 Major Diesel what colour should the front grilles be and the exhaust? I've seen models with blue grilles, silver grilles and orange grilles. As for exhaust should this be silver or blue?

Please Help

henk · Post by **henk** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:29 pm

Oh boy oh boy,

Here we go again

Everything was bleu. Including the grill and exhaust. Problem is the bleu exhaust will loose its paint rapidly.
I use heat resistance paint silver.

bluecraig0776 · Post by **bluecraig0776** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:31 pm

Thanks Henk, just wasn't 100% sure. The orange grilles look better but better stick with the original.

sandymac · Post by **sandymac** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:54 pm

so only from the power major was the grilles in silver??

sandy

Post by **Brian** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 11:40 pm

And Supers.

Dandy Dave · Post by **Dandy Dave** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 11:10 am

I wonder if some of the dealers didn't look at the ad with the orange grills, and go out and paint them orange to make them look like the ad, and make it stand out better. Anything to get something sold. The customer is always right. What do you fellows think? Or am I just spreading manure

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Dandy Dave!

essex pete · Post by **essex pete** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 6:16 pm

Here is a link to an ebay item. It would seem that no one was to sure back then.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fordson-Major-Tra ... 25592f9746

bluecraig0776 · Post by **bluecraig0776** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 9:43 pm

My Father-In-Law can remember his grandfather had a brand new Major D iesel in 1957 and the grilles and exhaust were blue and his uncle got either a power or super major which had orange grilles.

Looking through magazines etc, it would seem that many restorers paint grilles orange as it loos better but I'll be painting mine blue.

CraigScania · Post by **CraigScania** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 10:49 am

Hi Craig im not too far across the watter from you.

bluecraig0776 · Post by **bluecraig0776** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 7:40 pm

You certainly aren't

Whereabouts in Ayrshire are you?

CraigScania · Post by **CraigScania** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 6:00 pm

Live in Skelmorlie but from Gods Country(Rothesay) originally.

bluecraig0776 · Post by **bluecraig0776** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 9:25 pm

Never heard it called God's Country before

So who are you?

sandymac · Post by **sandymac** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 9:57 pm

orange grilles are wrong. simple as........

sandy

CraigScania · Post by **CraigScania** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 7:55 pm

I agree with Sandy orange grills are wrong....better silver or blue.Im Craig Douglas originally from Port Bannatyne many moons ago and im the proud owner of 2 6 cylinder Super Majors...1 of which is for sale.