Most desirable factory color for 1968 GT/CS?

[classicsguy]

Which factory color do you think that the 1968 GT/CS looks the best?

 

[RedGTvert]

Which factory color do you think that the 1968 GT/CS looks the best?

LOL! Like opening up a can of worms, don't you?

That is like asking on the modern boards who makes the best supercharger.

 

[GT/CS S Code]

Just our humble opinion ....

Well .... Candy Apple Red seems like a nice colour .....!

:grin:

 

[di81977]

Well .... Candy Apple Red seems like a nice colour .....!

:grin:

I second that!

 

[Doug]

Red of course - as long as it's original.

 

[PFSlim]

No, no, no. We are all very sure that Acapulco Blue was the most desirable color to select. I am almost 15.5% sure about that fact.

Paul

 

[case12]

Well I can say that the most ordered color in 1968 was Candyapple Red, and Acapulco Blue was the third most ordered color. Bet you can't guess the second most ordered color..... :tongue: Casey

 

[Midnight Special]

...I guess I lean towards red, but don't think I'd turn down any of the colors. Black is certainly the most difficult to keep pristine IMO.

Any of them beat some of the "refrigerator" colors of the '50s ;-)

 

[Mustanglvr]

Black is a good GT/CS color, but Highland green is great!

 

[p51]

Is there any other color ?

Top three colors (priority order)...

(1) Red
(2) Red
(3) Red

It has been determined that red actually boosts your (perceived) speed by at least 10 mph. :wink:

 

[Midnight Special]

Top three colors (priority order)...

(1) Red
(2) Red
(3) Red

It has been determined that red actually boosts your (perceived) speed by at least 10 mph. :wink:

No... Only the speeding tickets!

;-)

 

[deestix]

I'm fairly certain that statistically, Lime Gold was the 2nd most popular color for all Mustangs in 1968.

 

[Perkchiro]

Red of course - as long as it's original.

Original or non-original. Red is Red either way, and it's my favorite!!!:smile:
(now who would have guessed that?)

 

[Nathan]

Primary Color

It's got to be Diamond Blue!

 

[Diesel Donna]

I'm fairly certain that statistically, Lime Gold was the 2nd most popular color for all Mustangs in 1968.

Yes indeedy!! I read it was the most popular color!! I have no idea why.

 

[case12]

Yes indeedy!! I read it was the most popular color!! I have no idea why.

Ding, Ding (the bell) - You win!

Candyapple red was number 1 in 1968, followed by Lime Gold, and then Acapulco Blue. Casey

 

[classicsguy]

I know most people are going to disagree but I am not a fan of RED....its too common at shows,if you had a lime green GT/CS it was probably changed to red,,so even if they did not come as a factory color(red) they were painted red.

One color that I believe looks good is ROYAL MAROON and if it comes with a parchment interior its an awesome combination!

 

[CougarCJ]

Donna's Right

Yes indeedy!! I read it was the most popular color!! I have no idea why.

Donna's right, according to Kevin Marti's book Mustang by the Numbers for 1968 Mustang coupes, color code I Lime Gold was the most popular color, about 14% of all 1968 Mustang coupes were painted that color. Followed by T - Red (about 10%)

1. I - Lime Gold
2. T - Candyapple Red
3. M - Wimbledon White
4. D - Acapulco Blue
5. Y - Sunlit Gold
6. R - Highland Green

*I don't have the numbers for GT/CS specific.

A little different story for Cougars that year (1968).

1. I - Lime Frost
2. R - Augusta Green
3. M - Polar White
4. Y - Grecian Gold
5. T - Cardinal Red
6. B - Black Cherry

Notice that F-L-M used a different name for the same color code on the Mercury car line?

 

[case12]

To clarify, the colors and numbers I was speaking to are for the GT/CS and HCS only. 1. Red, 2. Lime Gold, 3. Acapulco Blue. Casey