Posted by CoopertownBob on November 01, 2009 at 20:17:52 from (74.51.5.8):
I've been restoring a 1940 model H and while cleaning off the paint on the belly of the transmission, (the only place there was paint still on the entire tractor) I made an interesting discovery. As I sanded off the first layer of paint, an obvious respray probably from the bomb, as it was very thin, I found what should have been the original paint, I thought, as it was the correct old number 50 tint, and was nice and thick, but when I went through it, I got a real shock. The next layer was a layer of WHITE paint! It was nice and thick too, just like factory paint, then when I went through that layer, there was another layer of number 50 tint, again nice and thick. Anyone ever heard of this on a 1940 model IH anything? I know about the mid-century demo models, but that was a full decade after this old work-horse left the plant, and assuming it sat on a dealer's lot for an unreasonable amount of time before selling, I just cannot believe it would still be there ten full years later, and getting a white paint job, then a repaint in the old 50 tint, instead of the (then) newer 2150. That would just call for way too many coincidences. I mean, first there would have to be a '40 model left on a dealer's yard, unsold for a decade, then that same dealer would have to make the decision to actually use the older tractor in the mid-century promotion and have it painted white, then have enough of the old 50 tint paint left over somewhere in the dealership to repaint the tractor back to red with when the promo was over! Like I said, way to many variables in my book. I have heard RUMORS of white tractors from the early '40s but never seen any, nor met anyone else that has seen any. I posted a photo of the thing as found, and as you can see, not much left in the way of visible paint on the top or sides. Anyone have any ideas what may have been going on here? I for one am stumped.
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