1949 ES2 tank paintjob

... but remember that the coach lines were hand painted so probably varied depending on who was on line duty on the day......

I did mine so that they didn't meet at either end but that was partly to make it easier!

Hi Vito -

I am not sure if this will help. This is my 1950 ES2 - it is a restoration but I made patterns from what I believe to have been original paint  on the tank . I don't know if there were changes from 1949 to 1950.

If you like I can post side panels , line widths etc. l can also make tracings for you if needed.

Vito

Attached is before and after of a 1953 ES2 tank.

Before is original from 1953.

To be honest I can't say I've ever seen two exactly the same so I wouldn't get overly hung up on it.

Hi Vito,

            I've owned my 1949 Model 18 ( Identical tank ), since 1966 and am the 2nd owner,

since my uncle bought it new. I took these photos, in original condition, before I had it restored,

so I know, without doubt, that it has never been " messed " with !

  The pinstripes don't come to a point, at the seat end and although a bit difficult to see, it will get easier, as your eyes get used to it .

 This is as close to a factory job as you'll get.

               Hope that this will be of help to you,

                                                                   Best regards,

                                                                                      Mal Corfield.

If you've not done so, I'd recommend going to YouTube and search 'painting Royal Enfield fuel tank' Inspirational!. That must be how Norton used to do it.

... but I wouldn't stand a chance.

The positioning on Malcolm's pic is more or less what I've done with mine.

Vito:

Can you take a look at some old time advertisments from the year in question that would show how the lines were painted?

I would think that Ian's comments will probably apply.

Mike 

I don't think you will do any better than what Malcom Corfield has offered in his post - looks like exactly what the original post has asked for.

Hi Vito,

           I made stencil copies of the original paint positioning and sent them off with the tank, 35 years ago, for restoration.

  This is  what it looks like now and I'm happy with it !

                                                                                      Mal.

Attachment shows dealer catalogue for 1948. Did the tank style change much for 1949?

Hi Vito, et al,

   The SV and OHV models were modernised in the last quarter of 1949, essentially the 1950 season. The most obvious change was the lay-down gearbox, but the petrol and oil tanks were changed with the petrol tank being a bigger capacity and a more rounded shape with the top lining following the new shape. The earlier tank (up-right gearbox) was much the same lining as the immediate pre-war models with the front of top lines coming from each side of the headstock cut-out and the rear end of the lines meeting at the saddle nose cut-out.