What your seeing on the rearend there is IHC's re oxide primer. all parts were primered prior to assembly. Once assembled, then the entire machine was painted. No regulars were red
Keep in mind that we are talking about 20's technology and what they called 'paint' back then is not what we know it today. The grey they used to cover the trtactors was basically no more than colored varnish. Sometimes if a unit sat on the dealers lot, or at the plant for a long enough period of time, they would have to repaint it before it was sold since that varnish would wear off and discolor so quickly. Dad has told me stories about how his uncle (who owned a dealership) would have to do that to machines that didnt sell and sat out over the winter months.
In the mid to late 30's, they also had a program where you could 'freshen up' your tractor in the winter with a basic overhaul and a paint job. most everything that was repainted then, was red even if it was a pre '37 model. by the time they started painting things red in the late 30's, the paint technology was waaaaaay better and it actually held up fairly well.
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