This is the old girl Gentlemen.

Regards Rod

Thanks Gents, nice to know what the colours are called. Of all the numbers that are hard to read I think the body wasnt too bad. Just looked again could be FC 225-35040-S the 3 could be an 8 I guess.

Thanks so much for making me feel welcome and I look forward to being an active member of the forum. Though I may well have a number of dumb questions 

Hi Jim, here are the cars details

BODY: FC-225-56040-S   it could be 226-35040-S (So hard to tell with the plate all covered in Bitumen paint)
TRIM: 314-844
PAINT: 256-7770
INSERT: 256-7699

CHASSIS NUMBER: FC26197B
ENGINE NUMBER L627147

I was told the car spent all its life in Toowoomba QLD hence the Brisbane chassis number

Wow just read the link Dave, complicated or what? Mine is a Sydney car, built in Brisbane. From what I got from that thread black engine bay including firewall.


Thanks again

Rod
Canberra ACT.

Thanks guys, Mine is an October 1959 with the fin extenders. Ive only had it for 2 weeks. Its white bonnet, roof and boot with a sort of brown/tan colour for the inserts and door surrounds. Completely original looks a lot rougher up close than it does in pictures. The hood lining in mine is a bit funny too, its like a tortoise shell design. Its probably going to be hard to find too LOL The internal body moulding trim is like a checkered brown. The guy I purchased it from said something about being a business car what ever that means.

I'll go with the black engine bay I think.

If anyone knows how to post a pic on here Ill post one of the old girl.


Thanks again.

Rod.

Hi all, I'm brand new to the forum. Just wanted to know if the engine bay in my FC should be black or painted the same colour as the car? Mine is currently bitumen painted black. Also has anyone got a good way of removing the bitumen paint?

Regards

Rod