These are the PPG paint codes for the colors Ford used on the 1965 Mustangs.
A
Raven Black
9000,9300
C
Honey Gold
22581
D
Dynasty Green
12853
F
Arcadian Blue
12854
H
Caspian Blue
12547
I
Champagne Beige
22436
J
Rangoon Red
71243
K
Silversmoke Gray
32377
M
Wimbledon White
8378
O
Tropical Turquoise
12852
P
Prairie Bronze
22438
R
Ivy Green
43337
X
Vintage Burgundy
50657
Y
Skylight Blue (64 1/2 only)
12164
3
Poppy Red
60449
5
Twilight Turquoise
12893
7
Phoenician Yellow
81444
discontinued 2/65
8
Springtime Yellow
81510
new color 2/65
And, here are the PPG paint codes Ford used on the 1966 Mustangs.
A
Raven Black
9000,9300
F
Arcadian Blue
12854
H
Sahara Beige
22528
K
Nightmist Blue
13076
M
Wimbledon White
8378
P
Antique Bronze
22603
R
Ivy Green
43408
T
Candyapple Red
71528
U
Tahoe Turquoise
12745
V
Emberglo
22610
X
Vintage Burgundy
50669
Y
Silver Blue
13045
Z
Sauterne Gold
43433
4
Silver Frost
32520
5
Signal Flare Red
71529
8
Springtime Yellow
81510
G
Sapphire Blue
13075
When the time comes to paint your car and you want to go back to the original color, simply give the PPG guy this number and he can mix up the paint for you. Or, if you prefer some other brand, that guy will be able to cross this number over to their brand and give you the right color.
Hi, Thank you so much for the very helpful info. I have a quick question about this: I have recently purchased a 65, but the door tag very clearly says color code "T". Have you heard of these colors crossing over years to some degree?
ReplyDeleteIt is possible that your car came from the factory painted that color if it was built in mid to late July, but, a simpler explanation would be that your door tag has been replaced and the person that ordered the tag told them that the car was red when it was originally something else.
ReplyDeleteIt does say 27U, which seems to correlate to July 1965. The block is non-original, as well as the left fender, so difficult to corroborate it.
ReplyDeleteThanks again for the help!
I suppose it all comes down to how committed you are to finding out what color your car really was originally. Ford painted the car before they sprayed the black in the engine bay, put the front fenders on, and before they sprayed the undercoating in the wheel wells. Underneath the black paint that is below the cowl is the original color of your car. It will also be underneath the undercoating in the upper areas of the front wheel wells.
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