#19 — 1965-72 FoMoCo Mix Code #1730-A — The Paint Color with FIVE Names!

Hello, and welcome back to the “Yours in old FoMoCo iron” YouTube channel! My name is Adrian Clements, and today in video #19 we’re going to investigate and untangle the very confusing story of Ford Motor Company’s paint colour with mix code #1730-A as applied to passenger cars. We will see that this paint colour was marketed under FIVE different names during six model years between 1965 and 1972. We’ll begin by identifying the mix code in FoMoCo literature and reviewing a summary table of the eleven model year, vehicle line, Color Code, and paint colour marketing name combinations for this mix code. We’ll then see supporting FoMoCo literature for the Color Code and marketing name for each of these eleven combinations, and photos of a car painted this colour for most of the combinations. Let’s get started! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:01 Master Parts and Accessories Catalogs 4:23 Summary 8:13 1. 1965 Ford Mustang: Color Code “3” = “Poppy Red” 10:04 2. 1968 Mercury Montego (some): Color Code “3” = “Calypso Coral” 11:04 3. 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302: Color Code “3” = “Calypso Coral” 12:24 4. 1969 Mercury Montego (some): Color Code “3” = “Competition Orange” 13:59 5. 1969 Mercury Cougar Eliminator: Color Code “3” = “Competition Orange” 15:02 6. 1970 Ford Maverick (some) : Color Code “1” = “Vermilion” 17:12 7. 1970 Ford Mustang & Torino: Color Code “1” = “Vermilion” 19:16 8. 1970½ Ford Falcon: Color Code “1” = “Vermilion” 20:18 9. 1970 Mercury Cougar & Montego: Color Code “1” = “Competition Orange” 21:43 10. 1971 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler: Color Code “1” = “Competition Orange” 22:38 11. 1972 Ford Pinto: Color Code “2A” = “Medium Coral” 23:33 Close-Out