Ian L Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Hi Guys What colour should the engine be for a WW2 Bedford QL ? it is currently in a blue/green colour but is this post war ? Also should the gearbox etc be in the same colour ? Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy66 Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Hello, My Ql engine is still in the original colour and what i see under a enormous layer of filth is black. A will have a lock what colour I will find on the gearbox . Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny152 Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Hello mate Glad you like the new toy. The colour should be a green more of a dark green than a drab. Same as the gearbox. The bluey colour we still use today. Will ring on Sunday if okay? Cheers Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 The factory colour was black, on subsequent rebuilds up to about 1950, the colour was Eau-de-nil ( standard BS shade). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted November 20, 2011 Author Share Posted November 20, 2011 The factory colour was black, on subsequent rebuilds up to about 1950, the colour was Eau-de-nil ( standard BS shade). Hi Richard What is 'Eau-de-nil' ? when did it go to that green/blue colour ? Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Hi RichardWhat is 'Eau-de-nil' ? when did it go to that green/blue colour ? Cheers Ian Ian, http://www.e-paint.co.uk/BS381%20Colourchart.asp , Eau-de-nil is no.216 on top row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David B. Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Ian, http://www.e-paint.co.uk/BS381 Colourchart.asp , Eau-de-nil is no.216 on top row. Richard, Presumably Bedford,Austin and all the other manufacturers would have furnished replacement engines and boxes in their original factory colour during the war but at what point then did the REME rebuilds system adopt Eau-de -nil ? The idea was to make oil leaks more visible was it not ? David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58 BE 88 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Richard, Presumably Bedford,Austin and all the other manufacturers would have furnished replacement engines and boxes in their original factory colour during the war but at what point then did the REME rebuilds system adopt Eau-de -nil ? The idea was to make oil leaks more visible was it not ? David. The standard post-war engine colour is BS381c shade 101 - Sky Blue. Eau-de-nil was used for the interior of ambulances and wireless cabins etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 The standard post-war engine colour is BS381c shade 101 - Sky Blue.Eau-de-nil was used for the interior of ambulances and wireless cabins etc. Sorry, but Eau-de-nil was used on engines in the 1940's, Sky Blue was not introduced until 1950 on. I have seen much evidence of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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