Last week we started a new feature on under hood and under body markings for the Ford Aero cars. We will run these informative articles as long as we have content and good response from each of you. We need your photos of Ford Talladega, Mercury Cyclone Spoiler and Spoiler II factory markings. You can send us images with detailed explanations on where they are located and ask what they mean. You can also send us pictures of markings you have found and explain what they mean for others doing restorations. Once we start getting enough responses all the information and examples will be available in one location on this site for ease of future reference.
Here are some photos of a 1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II 351 automatic, PS Center Link Assembly (Drag Link). This is the part of the steering system that the power steering control valve mounts to.
Note the orange marking in the middle of the photo. This is the only marking that I could find but this particular car has nearly 96,000 original miles on it.
These next two photos clearly show that this is tape and not paint.
This is not a contest, it is a request for information to help us all do better restorations and better understand our cars.
What does this orange tape marking signify and/or tell the factory worker assembling the car?
Is this the only marking that should be on this part or should there be others as well?
