Copper Radiator?

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edited November -1 in HUDSON
After scratching some of the black paint off the top of my radiator around the cap area, I noticed a copper colored finish underneath... I may be still learning about this "tank of a car", but were some or all of the stepdown era radiators finished with copper or do they contain a copper core? Anyone have a picture of theirs that they could share?

Thanks.

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  • PAULARGETYPE
    PAULARGETYPE Senior Contributor
    The Core Is Copper And So Are The Tanks They Were Painted Black
  • HornetSpecial
    HornetSpecial Expert Adviser
    When I was a kid I would polish my dads. I am almost possitive they are brass.

    Paul
  • SuperDave
    SuperDave Senior Contributor
    Yes, brass tanks and copper cores. They last MORE than a life time. I have an original radiator in my 49 and it cools well with air conditioning! It's never had any work done to it other than a reverse flush..musta been 30 years ago.. Don't make them like that any more..

    Live in the past... It's cheaper.:)
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    OK - so I need to get the paint stripped off and reveal the brass.... why would anyone paint over brass except to keep from having to polish it???? Seems completely crazy to me....:confused:
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