What Color do you Want?
V6 Member
Joined: September 25, 2011
Posts: 85
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From: Amsterdam NL
Screaming Yellow for me. With Grabber Orange as a good second. Loud unicolors that have suited Mustangs for decades. And save us from that extremely ugly Tri Blaze they came up with this year. If someone actually has the ***** to buy a yellow car they want real in your face yellow, not some fancy pants nail polish crap that is impossible to respray.
I am really disappointed with Ford holding back on cool bright colors for so many model years. The argument that "they don't sell" is total BS imo. If you don't offer it you don't sell it, it's as simple as that. And what if yellow makes for only 2 percent of total sales, so what? That is an average of 2000 very proud new owners every year who either would have been more satisfied with their car than now (because they couldn't get the color they wanted) or didn't become an owner in the first place because they ran off and bought a yellow Camaro or Hyundai. Your average coupe buyer is not as Mustang fanatical as us here, remember. They just want a sporty looking car.
I also fail to see why the color range needs to be limited to 10 or less. Cars are painted fully automated and colors are switched from car to car on the line anyway. There is no economical argument to not offer at least 25 colors. And even if there is, then just choose 10 general "safe" colors and offer 25 others at a premium.
I am really disappointed with Ford holding back on cool bright colors for so many model years. The argument that "they don't sell" is total BS imo. If you don't offer it you don't sell it, it's as simple as that. And what if yellow makes for only 2 percent of total sales, so what? That is an average of 2000 very proud new owners every year who either would have been more satisfied with their car than now (because they couldn't get the color they wanted) or didn't become an owner in the first place because they ran off and bought a yellow Camaro or Hyundai. Your average coupe buyer is not as Mustang fanatical as us here, remember. They just want a sporty looking car.
I also fail to see why the color range needs to be limited to 10 or less. Cars are painted fully automated and colors are switched from car to car on the line anyway. There is no economical argument to not offer at least 25 colors. And even if there is, then just choose 10 general "safe" colors and offer 25 others at a premium.
Legacy TMS Member
Joined: January 6, 2006
Posts: 14,053
Likes: 166
From: Bay Area, CA
Originally Posted by Ericc B
Screaming Yellow for me. With Grabber Orange as a good second. Loud unicolors that have suited Mustangs for decades. And save us from that extremely ugly Tri Blaze they came up with this year. If someone actually has the ***** to buy a yellow car they want real in your face yellow, not some fancy pants nail polish crap that is impossible to respray.
I am really disappointed with Ford holding back on cool bright colors for so many model years. The argument that "they don't sell" is total BS imo. If you don't offer it you don't sell it, it's as simple as that. And what if yellow makes for only 2 percent of total sales, so what? That is an average of 2000 very proud new owners every year who either would have been more satisfied with their car than now (because they couldn't get the color they wanted) or didn't become an owner in the first place because they ran off and bought a yellow Camaro or Hyundai. Your average coupe buyer is not as Mustang fanatical as us here, remember. They just want a sporty looking car.
I also fail to see why the color range needs to be limited to 10 or less. Cars are painted fully automated and colors are switched from car to car on the line anyway. There is no economical argument to not offer at least 25 colors. And even if there is, then just choose 10 general "safe" colors and offer 25 others at a premium.
I am really disappointed with Ford holding back on cool bright colors for so many model years. The argument that "they don't sell" is total BS imo. If you don't offer it you don't sell it, it's as simple as that. And what if yellow makes for only 2 percent of total sales, so what? That is an average of 2000 very proud new owners every year who either would have been more satisfied with their car than now (because they couldn't get the color they wanted) or didn't become an owner in the first place because they ran off and bought a yellow Camaro or Hyundai. Your average coupe buyer is not as Mustang fanatical as us here, remember. They just want a sporty looking car.
I also fail to see why the color range needs to be limited to 10 or less. Cars are painted fully automated and colors are switched from car to car on the line anyway. There is no economical argument to not offer at least 25 colors. And even if there is, then just choose 10 general "safe" colors and offer 25 others at a premium.
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Joined: August 15, 2005
Posts: 3,084
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From: Honolulu
Twilight Blue
Bright Atlantic Blue
Dark Shadow Grey
Ferrari Red (except can't call it that
)
Dark Highland Green - maybe with metal flakes/pearlescent twist to it.
Tungsten - Ford GT version
Phantom Blue/"smoked" Teal
Merlot - like the Miata M edition
Hyper Black
Gunmetal
Bright Atlantic Blue
Dark Shadow Grey
Ferrari Red (except can't call it that
)Dark Highland Green - maybe with metal flakes/pearlescent twist to it.
Tungsten - Ford GT version
Phantom Blue/"smoked" Teal
Merlot - like the Miata M edition
Hyper Black
Gunmetal
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Mach 1 Member
Joined: January 14, 2008
Posts: 581
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From: Maryland
cool-2 things cemented the mustang in my mind as the dream car when I was a kid...saw Bullitt at the drive in, and Christmas of 1970 I got a 'sizzlers' laguna wide oval racetrack- it came with a trans-am-dont recall the color that my brother or friends could play with, and a brown boss 302 that was 'my car'... thankyou for posting that picture- seriously hadnt thought about that in near 40 years! it looked just like the real car pictured 
Hey, I just tried my hand at mixing Medium Chestnut using the Messing with Perfection Web sight. What do you think.
Team Mustang Source
Joined: January 31, 2004
Posts: 3,045
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From: NYC
Ford...Please look at the colors BMW offers...
They are rich and deep in hue...no more mega flakes!
Subtle pigments...that "wet" look all the time...
Check out their Blue Water Metallic...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2011-...item45ff1b16e2
Also their Tasman Green...(Shades of Black Jade!)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/328i-...item3f0f1963e1
They are rich and deep in hue...no more mega flakes!
Subtle pigments...that "wet" look all the time...
Check out their Blue Water Metallic...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2011-...item45ff1b16e2
Also their Tasman Green...(Shades of Black Jade!)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/328i-...item3f0f1963e1
Cobra R Member
Joined: January 10, 2011
Posts: 1,752
Likes: 1
From: Ontario
Originally Posted by Topnotch
Ford...Please look at the colors BMW offers...
They are rich and deep in hue...no more mega flakes!
Subtle pigments...that "wet" look all the time...
Check out their Blue Water Metallic...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2011-...item45ff1b16e2
Also their Tasman Green...(Shades of Black Jade!)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/328i-...item3f0f1963e1
They are rich and deep in hue...no more mega flakes!
Subtle pigments...that "wet" look all the time...
Check out their Blue Water Metallic...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2011-...item45ff1b16e2
Also their Tasman Green...(Shades of Black Jade!)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/328i-...item3f0f1963e1
GT Member
Joined: May 25, 2011
Posts: 152
Likes: 4
From: Colorado
I'm all about bringing back that Acapulco Blue from the '69 Boss 302. I loved it then and would love it now. I also saw a nice dark red on a 1969 Boss 429 on Mecum that sold for $225K but didn't catch the color. It was sweet.
