1969-70 Wild Ford Color Names (photos)

1. 1970 Three Putt Green

This sweet Boss 302 may be commonly known as medium ivy green, but for certain Ford models the same paint was "Three Putt Green". That's not so much a color name as a dad joke that managed to make it all the way through the vetting process and into the history books.

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2. 1970 There She Blue

Is this color meant to be a little racy, or just a bit silly? No one will ever know. There She Blue was first offered in 1969, mostly on the Maverick, but is the same paint code as the yawn inducing medium blue poly seen on this Mach 1.

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3. 1970 Bring-em Back Olive

Most of these fun and funny color names were aimed squarely at the crowd watching "Laugh In", but Bring-em Back Olive sounds more like the color a John Wayne fan would order. This rare Mustang in what was also called dark ivy green, is one of a about 100 Mach 1 428 "R" code CJ to also have the white stripes, and one of just five with an automatic. You can see more picture and all the specs on the auction listing from Scottsdale 2009.

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4. 1970 Last Stand Custard

Some Ford brochures called this Grabber Yellow, and it certainly was on the Grabber cars like this Maverick, but it was also know as Last Stand Custard in 1969 and 70. Compared to the black, white, grey, and silver see of cars on the road today, the muscle car years were a rainbow of fruit flavors.

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5. 1969 Good Clean Fawn

This Champagne Gold 1969 Mach 1 with the rare 428 Cobra Jet could be described as good clean fun, but if it was a Maverick its official color would be Good Clean Fawn. According to Barret-Jackson, and their 2011 Orange County Auction, this is the only Mustang that year to have this unique combination of options and colors.

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6. 1970 Young Turquoise

What better color car for an up and coming young turk than a 1970 Ford in Young Turquoise? Officially on this 1970 Mustang Mach 1 it is dark bright aqua, and was one of quite a few blue shades offered that year. This example, with a 390 and a 4 speed, was listed by Mecum and sold in Kansas City last year.

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7. 1969 Original Cinnamon

This 1969 Ford Mustang reddish brown (don't call it rust) color is officially Indian fire, or burnt orange, depending on the year. When applied to a Maverick though it suddenly became the wild Original Cinnamon!

How many extra units did Ford move with these groovy names? No one can say, but they sure must have made things more fun on the sales floor. This list is just the first half, there were others too.

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