Zephyr
Paint Codes 1950-1960
The following paint codes were
supplied by Ford, but compiled by Mr George Mather of the E83W register.
Ford Body Colours 1950 to 1960 and
are based on Valentines Paints mixing schedule.
YO = Yellow
Oxide
MC = Mid Chrome
SB = Super Black
DB = Deep Blue
SG = Special
Green
OC = Orange
Chrome
LR = Light Red
CL = Crimson Lake
DM = Deep
Maroon
MW = Mixing
White
MB = Mixing
Black
RO = Red Oxide
BL = Blue Lake
GL = Green Lake
LC = Lemon Chrome
PB = Prussian Blue
Colour
Code Year Mixing formula in %
Cirrus White 24693 1959 MW-100; MB trace; YO trace; RO-trace
Emine White 25450 1960
MW-99; YO-1; RO-0.25; MB-0.25
Dover White 22766 1958
MW-98; YO-2; MB trace; BL trace
Ivory 20636 1956 MW-97; YO-3; MB
trace; RO trace
Ivory 16920 1954 MW-92;
YO-8; RO trace
Durham Beige 22762 1958 MW-87; YO-10; MB-20;
RO-1
Brecon/Cargo Grey 22495 1957 MW-96;
YO-1; MB-3; BL trace
Arudel Lilac/Grey 22764 1958 MW-96; RO-2; MB-1; DB
RS - 1
Chateau Grey 25451 1960 MW-89; YO-8; MB-3; RO
trace
Colour Code Year Mixing formula in %
Sunburst Yellow 24827 1959 MW-90;
SG-10; MB-1/4; GL trace
Ming Yellow 25454
1960 MW-94; SG-6; RO-3/4;
MB trace
Highway Yellow 22493 1957 MW-73; SG-23; YO-4; MB trace
Conway Yellow 22770 1958 MW-89; SG-10; YO-1; MB trace
Waltham Yellow 20800 1960 MW-57; YO-42; MW-1; RO + GL trace
Colour Code
Year Mixing formula in %
Carlisle Blue 20545 1956 MW-96;
YO-4; MB-trace; BL-trace
Westminster/Coronation 20545 1956 MW-91;
BL-4; RO-4; YO-4
Winchester Blue 14028 1952 MW-54; MB-29; BL-10; YO-7
Express Blue 22494 1957 PB-54; YO-18; MB-16; MW-10; BL-2
Essex Blue 11240 1950 PB-93; MB-4; MW-3; RO trace
Holden Blue 18915 1955 DB RS-59; PB-33; SB-5; MW-3
Sarum Blue 20541 1956 MW-65; BL-15; YO-11; MB-9
Ambassador Blue 25534 1960 PB-58; YO-18; MB-16; MW-8
Norwich Ambassador Blue 20540 1956 PB-63; YO-16; MB-14; MW-7
Caribbean Blue 25452 1960 MW-96; GL-4; BL-3/4; MB-1/2
Guildford Blue 22769 1958 MW-51; MB-24; DB RS-17; RO-8
Kenilworth Blue 22768 1958 MW-94; MB-3; DB RS-2; BL-1
Kenilworth Amended Blue 23260 1960 MW-94; BL-3; MB-2; RO-1
Pompadour Blue 24557 1959 MW-96; MB-2; YO-1; BL-1
Richmond Blue 22763 1958 MW-42; MB-33; DB RS-21; BL-4
Saphire Blue 22455 1960 MW-75; MB-13; BL-8; YO-4
Shark Blue 24696 1954 MW-54; MB-20; YO-2; BL-8
Colour Code Year Mixing formula in %
Channel Green 11039 1950 YO-49;
MW-38; MB-11; BL-2; RO trace
Canterbury Green 14313 1952 YO-80;
MB-14; BL-6
Warwick Green 20543 1956 YO-67; BL-21; MW-12
Lichfield Green 18202 1954 YO-51;
MW-32; MB-12; BL-5
Ludlow Green 22767 1958 YO-67;
MW-27; MB-3; BL-3
Linden Green 25456 1960 YO-50;
MW-41; MB-4; BL-5
Lime Green 25453
1960 MW-83; YO-17;
BL-0.75;MB trace: ROtrace
Light Canterbury Green 21960 1957
YO-84;
MB-11; BL-5; MW-trace
Harlech Green 22765 1958 MW-34;
YO-33; GL-31; LC-2
Lichen Green 24695 1959 YO-50;
MW-42; BL-6; MB-2
Galleon Green 22492 1957 PB
GS-62; MC-38; MM-trace
Colour Code Year Mixing
formula in %
Honey Beige 11096 1950 MW-49; YO-35; MB-9;
RO-7
Dorchester Grey 14336 1952
MW-76; YO-15; MB-7; RO-2
Bristol Fawn 14308 1952
MW-40; YO-36; MB-21; RO-3
Light Dorchester Grey 20641 1956 MW-83;
YO-10; MB-6; RO-1
Light Bristol Fawn 21663 1957
MW-83; YO-33; MB-19; RO-3
Wells Fawn 20542 1956
MW-62; YO-32; MB-6; RO trace
Burton Grey 18916 1955
MW-65; YO-23; MB-10; RO-2
Vulcan Grey 24692 1959
MB-37; MW-30; YO-23; RO-10
Regency Grey 20087 1960
MB-47; MW-26; YO-17; BL-4
Smoke Grey 24694 1959
MW-87; MB-8; YO-5; RO-trace
Newark Grey 22760 1958
MW-61; MB-24; YO-9; RO-6
Morocco Beige 24573 1959
MW-75; MB-4; YO-20; RO-1
Merchant Trader Fawn 23177 1958 MW-79;
MB-1; YO-18; RO-2
Colour Code
Year Mixing formula in %
Pembroke Coral 22761 1958 MW-56;
RO-32; MC-8; OC-4
Rougemont Red 24289 1959 YO-50;
LO-35; CL-13; MW-2 MB-trace
Rochester/Rialto Red 22496 1957
LR-45; YO-38; CL-12; MW-5
Worcester Red 21440 1957 YO-51;
LR-29; MW-9; CL -11
Imperial Maroon 24691 1959/60 DM-72; CL-22; LR-4; MW -2 MB-0.5
If anybody has more colour Charts or Paint Codes. It would be appreciated if you emailed the info or a scanned copy of the chart to avocalea@clear.net.nz