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[h=1]The Top 10 Mustang Colors That Should Return[/h]
Ford offered 788 exterior color options on the Mustang over the last five decades of production, but ask any Blue Oval fan today what their favorite color on a Mustang is, and you’re likely to find it’s a color from the past.
Though we can’t say that’s totally the case for everyone, we’d wager to say it’s like this for most. When the Mustang debuted as a 1964 1/2 model, it was made available in more than 19 exterior color options from the factory. Fast forward to present day, and your choices are slightly just over half of that (not including the GT350/GT350R).
Today, we take a brief look at 10 of our favorite exterior color options from the past for the Mustang. It’s worth noting that the selections and the order are your author’s subjective choices…
10. Aztec Aqua
Image source: Barrett-Jackson
Allegedly, only 60 R-Code Mach 1 Mustangs were produced in Aztec Aqua for the 1969 model year–making this classic color one of the rarest for sure. Aztec Aqua was only offered for one year as described above, and quite possibly could have been replaced the following year (1970) with Pastel Blue, which we’ve detailed below.
9. Black Jade
Image source: Barrett-Jackson
Another color which dawned from the year 1969 was Black Jade. It’s an interesting color this one, as it was almost a mixture of black, silver, and gold–depending on what lighting the paint was in. In dark lighting situations, the car would like almost pure black–but in direct sunlight [as pictured above], it almost looks like a modern Alloy Metallic with a mixture of gold.
8. Bright Atlantic Blue
Former editor Don Creason’s BAB SN-95 GT with a modest Two-Valve PI swap.
Out of all the blue exterior hues offered on the Mustang over the years, Bright Atlantic Blue definitely has to be one of our favorites. There was always something electrifying about this blue paint job–which looked absolutely incredible in direct sunlight. While this color option looks great on any modern Mustang, a second runner-up would have been Sonic Blue.
7. Gotta Have It Green
Gotta Have It Green had a short lifespan, but a worthy one at that.
While not a color option with a cult-following by any means, Gotta Have It Green is still one of our favorite green color options for the Mustang. It’s a great modern-representation of Grabber Lime from the 1971 Mustang. According to Ford, less than 2,000 Gotta Have It Green Mustangs were produced in 2013–making this exterior color option quite the rarity indeed.
6. Grabber Green
Image source: Barrett-Jackson
When we think of Grabber Green, the first thing that comes to mind is a muscular ’70 Boss 302 or Boss 429 painted in that fresh minty green finish. Albeit this color debuted in 1970, it wasn’t specific to the Boss 429 alone [as pictured above]. Grabber Green was also seen on the ’70 Boss 302, as well as the ’69 Shelby GT500.
5. Gulfstream Aqua
Image source: Barrett-Jackson
In direct sunlight, Gulfstream Aqua has a bright hue reminiscent of a turquoise finish, and we absolutely love it. When it comes to modern color options for the Mustang, the only thing that comes even close to a loud color like this is Grabber Blue [coincidentally, another one of our favorite colors–although we’re sure that wasn’t hard to guess].
4. Mystic
Image Source: Barrett-Jackson
Less than 2,000 Mystic SVT Cobra Mustangs were produced back in 1996, and less than 9 of those Mustangs came with a cloth interior. It was the only year [apart from 2004] the Mustang had ever received a color-shifting paint job from the factory, and it’s the color craze that started it all [and later set the path for Mystichrome in 2004].
3. Pastel Blue
Pastel Blue is very similar to other Mustang colors, but with key differences.
Pastel Blue is another one of those extremely unique colors which isn’t easy to define at first sight. In low-level lighting, these Mustangs almost like pale white. But in the correct lighting, they glow a very light, yet warm pale blue. Pastel Blue is very similar to Arcadian Blue, though that color has more of a blue hue than a white one.
2. Silver Jade
Image source: Barrett-Jackson
Another unique color option which debuted in 1969 was Silver Jade. One of the reasons why we really enjoy this color is in the name itself. Just like the Grabber series of Mustang colors, the Jade series played an important role in Mustang history. Many of the ’60-’70 Mach 1 Mustangs were offered in both Grabber and Jade colors, and Silver Jade with its pale green hue, is no exception.
Ford offered 788 exterior color options on the Mustang over the last five decades of production, but ask any Blue Oval fan today what their favorite color on a Mustang is, and you’re likely to find it’s a color from the past.
Though we can’t say that’s totally the case for everyone, we’d wager to say it’s like this for most. When the Mustang debuted as a 1964 1/2 model, it was made available in more than 19 exterior color options from the factory. Fast forward to present day, and your choices are slightly just over half of that (not including the GT350/GT350R).
Today, we take a brief look at 10 of our favorite exterior color options from the past for the Mustang. It’s worth noting that the selections and the order are your author’s subjective choices…
10. Aztec Aqua
Image source: Barrett-JacksonAllegedly, only 60 R-Code Mach 1 Mustangs were produced in Aztec Aqua for the 1969 model year–making this classic color one of the rarest for sure. Aztec Aqua was only offered for one year as described above, and quite possibly could have been replaced the following year (1970) with Pastel Blue, which we’ve detailed below.
9. Black Jade
Image source: Barrett-JacksonAnother color which dawned from the year 1969 was Black Jade. It’s an interesting color this one, as it was almost a mixture of black, silver, and gold–depending on what lighting the paint was in. In dark lighting situations, the car would like almost pure black–but in direct sunlight [as pictured above], it almost looks like a modern Alloy Metallic with a mixture of gold.
8. Bright Atlantic Blue
Former editor Don Creason’s BAB SN-95 GT with a modest Two-Valve PI swap.Out of all the blue exterior hues offered on the Mustang over the years, Bright Atlantic Blue definitely has to be one of our favorites. There was always something electrifying about this blue paint job–which looked absolutely incredible in direct sunlight. While this color option looks great on any modern Mustang, a second runner-up would have been Sonic Blue.
7. Gotta Have It Green
Gotta Have It Green had a short lifespan, but a worthy one at that.While not a color option with a cult-following by any means, Gotta Have It Green is still one of our favorite green color options for the Mustang. It’s a great modern-representation of Grabber Lime from the 1971 Mustang. According to Ford, less than 2,000 Gotta Have It Green Mustangs were produced in 2013–making this exterior color option quite the rarity indeed.
6. Grabber Green
Image source: Barrett-JacksonWhen we think of Grabber Green, the first thing that comes to mind is a muscular ’70 Boss 302 or Boss 429 painted in that fresh minty green finish. Albeit this color debuted in 1970, it wasn’t specific to the Boss 429 alone [as pictured above]. Grabber Green was also seen on the ’70 Boss 302, as well as the ’69 Shelby GT500.
5. Gulfstream Aqua
Image source: Barrett-JacksonIn direct sunlight, Gulfstream Aqua has a bright hue reminiscent of a turquoise finish, and we absolutely love it. When it comes to modern color options for the Mustang, the only thing that comes even close to a loud color like this is Grabber Blue [coincidentally, another one of our favorite colors–although we’re sure that wasn’t hard to guess].
4. Mystic
Image Source: Barrett-JacksonLess than 2,000 Mystic SVT Cobra Mustangs were produced back in 1996, and less than 9 of those Mustangs came with a cloth interior. It was the only year [apart from 2004] the Mustang had ever received a color-shifting paint job from the factory, and it’s the color craze that started it all [and later set the path for Mystichrome in 2004].
3. Pastel Blue
Pastel Blue is very similar to other Mustang colors, but with key differences.Pastel Blue is another one of those extremely unique colors which isn’t easy to define at first sight. In low-level lighting, these Mustangs almost like pale white. But in the correct lighting, they glow a very light, yet warm pale blue. Pastel Blue is very similar to Arcadian Blue, though that color has more of a blue hue than a white one.
2. Silver Jade
Image source: Barrett-JacksonAnother unique color option which debuted in 1969 was Silver Jade. One of the reasons why we really enjoy this color is in the name itself. Just like the Grabber series of Mustang colors, the Jade series played an important role in Mustang history. Many of the ’60-’70 Mach 1 Mustangs were offered in both Grabber and Jade colors, and Silver Jade with its pale green hue, is no exception.
