Ford Colours....Wow.

PaulXR50 · 17-04-2020, 02:03 PM

There was also a Yellow called Frenzy (sure someone can confirm that).
Was a very nice yellow think on BA mk2s.

Am guessing the Envi Mica they talk of is the green on the BA's. was another nice colour.

Wonder how many other colours members know of that not listed.

Bossxr8 · 17-04-2020, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by PaulXR50

There was also a Yellow called Frenzy (sure someone can confirm that).
Was a very nice yellow think on BA mk2s.

Am guessing the Envi Mica they talk of is the green on the BA's. was another nice colour.

Wonder how many other colours members know of that not listed.

Don't recall one called Frenzy. The yellow on BA's was Rapid i'm pretty sure.

PaulXR50 · 17-04-2020, 03:34 PM

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Don't recall one called Frenzy. The yellow on BA's was Rapid i'm pretty sure.

They did rapid of course & acid rush, but Frenzy was like the blue aero as in very rare, saw it on ba mk2 gt if remember was few years ago now i saw it.

Surprised it was not more popular was like a fluro yellow (no not toxic).

Had a rapid yellow ba mk2 xr6 was very nice.

**DFB FGXR6** · 17-04-2020, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by PaulXR50

They did rapid of course & acid rush, but Frenzy was like the blue aero as in very rare, saw it on ba mk2 gt if remember was few years ago now i saw it.

Surprised it was not more popular was like a fluro yellow (no not toxic).

Had a rapid yellow ba mk2 xr6 was very nice.

I have a data base of every Falcon colour from AU through to FGX and Frenzy doesn't come up as a Falcon colour.

In terms of BA MK II yellows, as mentioned Rapid available on XR's, but there was also Blaze available across the range and on Territory. Blaze is hard to describe, being cross between yellow and gold. Some extremely late BA MK II were also painted in Toxic yellow.

http://www.fordforums.com.au/photos/...php?photo=1744

XC50077 · 17-04-2020, 02:22 PM

My XC 1977 paint code 7 Chalet Blue not listed ??. Maybe only Government vehicles. Saw a dried out 1 litre for sale in a genuine ford tin a few years ago.

ozpacman · 17-04-2020, 07:39 PM

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My XC 1977 paint code 7 Chalet Blue not listed ??. Maybe only Government vehicles. Saw a dried out 1 litre for sale in a genuine ford tin a few years ago.

Beautiful colour the Chalet Blue. I don't think it was available for all that long. I noticed that XY 'Spring Frost' (green) wasn't on the list either.

Sprintey · 17-04-2020, 08:41 PM

I'm going to miss all the bright colours the Australian cars had.

What was the light metallic green the SX Terry came in? (It's in the Wheels review from 2004) I liked that one.

And was Fantasy that dark greeny colour that changed hue depending on where you viewed it from? Could go bluey at times. Late FG timeframe.

Others I like depend on the way the car is fitted - extra chrome, GS stripes really set it off.

eg XW GT in silver with orange stripes, black vinyl roof & all chrome
eg XY GS in that Teal colour
XA GT hardtop in violet metallic with white trim, wow
XB GS Fairmont in Apollo Blue, white or chamois trim

Special mention to Diamond White, a cool bluey white pastel colour.

An XE in white with the S pack was always distinct, great visual pack that one.

ED XR6 in Cobalt blue
ED XR8 Sprint in Polynesian Green
In fact any of the Tickfords up to AU1 with the red striping (black on some colours) - really sets off the era

AU Fairmont Ghia in the deep red burgundy or the Gold, nice
BA XR6T in the dark purple (Phantom?)
BAII F6 Typhoon in Lightning strike, iconic
FG 335 GT in silhouette with big gold stripes, nice
FGX in Victory Gold

I'm also a fan of two tone combos: original Terry TX, late BF Fairlane with the subtle grey/gold lower in white or black or Ego.

**DFB FGXR6** · 17-04-2020, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Sprintey

I'm going to miss all the bright colours the Australian cars had.

What was the light metallic green the SX Terry came in? (It's in the Wheels review from 2004) I liked that one.

And was Fantasy that dark greeny colour that changed hue depending on where you viewed it from? Could go bluey at times. Late FG timeframe.

That FG colour you are thinking of is Mystic Blue.

Fantasy and Obsession were chromaflair paints available on B-Series Falcons.

roddy1960 · 17-04-2020, 10:16 PM

Speaking of oldies ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmMX7YLV_gU

Some nice colours mixed into these classic Falcons , Mustang and Fairlane

Always partial to wild violet for some reason .

and this rare True Blue ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmoJtMFUOAA

So many cool colours in those days ..

Sprintey · 18-04-2020, 01:21 AM

Chromaflair, that's it!

& Roddy, your BA might have been 'Ice Mint Silver' - it's a beaut colour.

roddy1960 · 17-04-2020, 08:50 PM

Thanks everyone for adding some great comments to the thread . Further question if I may for those much better versed in this than me .

With Ford being a worldwide company I suppose a lot of these colours be found in various nations too ?

I remember one of the most attractive AU's I spotted once in immaculate order had a colour that I found hard to dismiss . Was told it was Organza . Just suited it perfectly IMO ...

Trying to recall the colours of all my Falcons

XE GL was Autumn Gold (I think)

EF Futura was Gunmetal Grey

BA Fairmont Ghia was Mint Silver

AU is Liquid Silver

FG XR6 is Lightning Strike ..

Other Fords I had a gold Escort L but have no recollection of what shade of gold it was .It was a pretty deep gold though.. Also had a beaut blue Escort GL . Again can't recall the shade . She was a beaut little car too to drive . And the 2.0 litre Escort Ghia I had for a while was dark green with the cream vinyl roof ..

The TX 5 I had for 6 years was Emperor Red and the only red car I've ever owned .. My old XB ute I bought to cart my mowers round on was I'd call Geez Joseph as in the song Joseph and his coats of many colours .. Every time I looked at her she showed a different colour she'd been touched over with probably a few previous owners before me . Originally some shade of white to start with .

When you do look through there are a fair few early colours that you definitely recall like Vermilion Fire , Grecian Gold , Arctic White , apologies Polar White , Wild Violet etc ... I've found this too for the GT's to recall some of the really early colours and right through to the FG GTP etc..

https://www.falcongtclubaustralia.com/paint ..

Again it jogs the memory of some pretty lairy paint scematics ..Numbers and other info are there too..

Gee we do miss them as a few have rightly said ..

**98TLS** · 18-04-2020, 09:43 AM

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When you do look through there are a fair few early colours that you definitely recall like Vermilion Fire , Grecian Gold , Arctic White , apologies Polar White , Wild Violet etc ... I've found this too for the GT's to recall some of the really early colours and right through to the FG GTP etc..

https://www.falcongtclubaustralia.com/paint ..

Again it jogs the memory of some pretty lairy paint scematics ..Numbers and other info are there too..

Gee we do miss them as a few have rightly said ..

Ive seen the paperwork on this thing and it was my understanding it was 1 of 1 with whatever colour interior is in it but according to that its simply the only HO in Royal Umber.All finished now was up on a hoist when i last saw it and the attention to detail was quite staggering,just like new.

71cop · 20-04-2020, 10:14 AM

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Ive seen the paperwork on this thing and it was my understanding it was 1 of 1 with whatever colour interior is in it but according to that its simply the only HO in Royal Umber.All finished now was up on a hoist when i last saw it and the attention to detail was quite staggering,just like new.
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There was a couple of phase 3 's in Royal Umber too, interestingly Royal Umber was actually a colour available on EH Holdens.