Blue-painted cast-iron V8 cylinder head with assembled valve spr…

A cast-iron V8 cylinder head sitting on a concrete floor, painted Ford blue on the intake face with the machined valve deck and combustion chambers left bare. Eight assembled valve springs with retainers and keepers stand on the spring seats, and colored paint marks on two springs suggest a matched or coded set.

AI caption July 2006 · Photo 16 of 23