Independent · Source-led · American performance history Issue 01 · 1951–2023
American Muscle Car Facts

Showroom arguments.
Race-bred answers.

Paint codes

Ford

56 model years with a sourced color list, 1955–2019.

Red 1955 Ford Thunderbird two-seat convertible with the top down, rear three-quarter view on an airfield apron, showing the small round taillights
1955 Ford Thunderbird convertible in red Ford Motor Company Archives
1955

5 colors

1 model
1956

8 colors

1 model
1957

18 colors

1 model
1958

16 colors

1 model
1959

18 colors

1 model
1960

19 colors

1 model
1961

25 colors

2 models
1962

33 colors

2 models
1963

43 colors

3 models
1964

43 colors

2 models
1965

55 colors

3 models
1966

49 colors

3 models
1967

48 colors

3 models
1968

32 colors

2 models
1969

63 colors

3 models
1970

86 colors

5 models
1971

58 colors

4 models
1972

57 colors

4 models
1973

61 colors

4 models
1974

59 colors

4 models
1975

49 colors

4 models
1976

42 colors

4 models
1977

49 colors

3 models
1978

53 colors

2 models
1979

32 colors

2 models
1981

7 colors

1 model
1982

14 colors

1 model
1983

7 colors

1 model
1984

14 colors

1 model
1986

8 colors

1 model
1988

7 colors

1 model
1989

9 colors

2 models
1990

15 colors

2 models
1991

16 colors

2 models
1992

11 colors

2 models
1993

17 colors

2 models
1994

17 colors

2 models
1995

11 colors

2 models
1996

17 colors

2 models
1997

13 colors

2 models
1998

5 colors

1 model
1999

5 colors

1 model
2002

5 colors

1 model
2003

6 colors

1 model
2004

7 colors

1 model
2005

7 colors

1 model
2010

7 colors

1 model
2011

6 colors

1 model
2012

6 colors

1 model
2013

7 colors

1 model
2014

7 colors

1 model
2015

8 colors

1 model
2016

8 colors

1 model
2017

7 colors

1 model
2018

7 colors

1 model
2019

7 colors

1 model