Farmall M Decal Placement

iowa806

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Finishing up the restoration on my 1947 Farmall M, Can anyone walk me thru the best way to apply the decals. I have never done a letter series before and want to get them in the right place. I am using the vinyl decals,about $90 for the set so i don't want to make a mistake. Thanks
 
the farmall hood decal is to be centre'd from the front to the back of hood.
the round M decal follows the circumfirence of the round lip on hood about 1/2 to 3/4 " away. most people get this decal installed wrong. i see that lots of times ... fancy paint job and decals on wrong.
 
Oddly enough, for 1947 there are good black and white photographs from the time at:
https://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/search?query=international+harvester+tractor

Scroll through the photographs - fair number of examples there.

SadFarmall
 
For example:
First picture is from IH photographs
Second picture is of my 1947 Farmall M

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Get a copy of Guy Fay's Letter Series Restoration Guide book, he wrote it especially to help restorers. He describes what gets painted and what doesn't and where all the decals go. Book is a LOT cheaper than another set of decals.
 
The one that is most often misplaced is the Super MTA torque amplifier tailed model designation decal, you see more wrong placements than right ones it seems to me......sad thing.....a high buck tractor too.
 

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