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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.

 

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS

 

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

 

 

 

WHITE Colours

 

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

 

 

YELLOW Colours

 

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

 

 

 

BLUE Colours

 

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

 

 

 

GREEN Colours

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

GREY & BEIGE Colours

 

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

 

 

 

RED Colours

 

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

 

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