When I called Langs last spring, I was told that "anything that was bolted on" was black. That would include any interior pieces, such as the dash, door garnishing, the window trim/garnishing - even the long piece on the body that the door latches into, as it is also bolted on. The more I research, the more confused I become when it comes to the interior paint colors. It seems that some cars came with the dash the same color as the body and others were black. http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/179374/217546.html?1308028129

I realize that it is ultimately my choice, but I would like to make it as historically accurate as possible. My preference would be to paint interior maroon for the dash and windshield pillars and black trim around the rest of the windows. The black trim would match the black trim around the windshield and stand out against the grey interior. I think it would give it a more stunning appearance. Your thoughts?

The good news is that the body is just about ready for primer. I put what I hope is the final coat of bondo on the rear today and will sand it down after work tomorrow. All of the sides need to have the small pits filled in with body putty; otherwise, it will be done once the back side is finished.

So, is your car an early '26, late '27 or something in between?

I think Tom Carnegie has an interesting theory with a change in practice as Ford changed from enamel paint to pyroxilin, with the dash in body color on enamel cars and black on the later pyroxilin cars. The change in painting technique was sometime during 1926, maybe close to the start of the '27 model year in August?
http://www.mtfca.com/encyclo/1926-27H.htm

My car was manufactured in February of 1927 and it is a tudor.. That is a really good article - I am not quite through reading it yet.

I read through the article - most excellent, by the way - but I didn't see any mention of the color of the parts in the interior, unless that is classified as "hardware." Quoting: "Fenders, running boards and splash aprons, as well as most hardware (bumper brackets, for example) were painted black on all cars."

I read through the article - most excellent, by the way - but I didn't see any mention of the color of the parts in the interior, unless that is classified as "hardware." Quoting: "Fenders, running boards and splash aprons, as well as most hardware (bumper brackets, for example) were painted black on all cars."

I was referring to a post by Tom Carnegie in the thread linked by you, where he suggests later cars painted with pyroxilin may have had black dashes from factory, he had seen a very original '27 with a black dash. There is no question early '26 closed cars had the dash in body color. Your late '27 should in that case have a black dash.

I have a late 1927 coupe (May) and the dash was the color of the body. My dad was second owner and bought the car in 1950. The body had been brush painted a lighter gray over the original darker gray- green color by the original owner. As i sanded the dash I found color, not black. The window and door garnish were all black, not color.

Greg:

I appreciate your input. How about the garnish behind the windshield where the clamps bolt on? Was it the body color or black? Thanks.

Those were also black as were the top panel that the windshield hinges to and the windshield frame itself. The other thing with the dashboard is that the bracket below the steering wheel column was black, not the color of the dash.

Those were also black as were the top panel that the windshield hinges to and the windshield frame itself. The other thing with the dashboard is that the bracket below the steering wheel column was black, not the color of the dash.

Does any one have a picture of the original bracket that held up the trunk lid when open of a 26 roadster? And how war it attached to the lid? Not the repro. Thanks.