What colour should I paint my car?

1969Mach1 · 11-27-2001, 03:24 PM

I was wondering what colour I should paint my 1969 Mustang Mach 1. The paint on it was done very poorly, so I decided I'm going to do it right but I'm not sure to stick with the same colour. Help me out guys.

If you choose other then tell me what colour you think also give me any suggestions with stripes, flat black hood. I was thinking a darker colour cause it has a good amount of chrome so it will stand out. But lets hear what you think.

Here is a picture of what my car looks like. I'm going to get new door skins and fix the 1/4 panels cause they got some bondo in them.

Also forgot to mention the interior is now black with a red accent stripe across the top.

1969Mach1 · 11-27-2001, 03:37 PM

Sorry couldn't add the picture afterwords so I just added it on a seperate one. But this is what it looks like now.

Ain't she pretty? Who says you can't love cars.

6T9PONY · 11-27-2001, 04:13 PM

Hey man.....I'd be ticked if you painted it yellow! I had my '69 Coupe painted yellow and I plan on painting my '69 fastback yellow also. Bright canary yellow. If you want to see a pic of my coupe go the the thread "Stang Pics of All Years". I posted one on there.

I'm just playing about being ticked about you painting it yellow.

What do you have in that thing? A Cleveland right? Anything done to the engine or is it stock? How's it run?

6T9PONY · 11-27-2001, 04:15 PM

Oh...it says Windsor in your sig. My bad.

Is it stock? I thought when you first joined the site that it was a Cleveland and there was a large thread in "Classic" about it. Did you figure out it was a Windsor after that? Peace man.

silver_pilate · 11-27-2001, 04:26 PM

Personally, I've always loved silver on sports cars...too bad mine's red

--nathan

1969Mach1 · 11-27-2001, 05:09 PM

lol Well it's already yellow if I keep it yellow I will paint it with a flat black hood and make it look nice and sharp. It's a 351-4bbl. I had enough evidence from everyone that they didn't make Clevelands in 1969. So it's a Windsor. It goes and quickly. The engine has been done up but sad to say I don't know what has been changed or really how much power cause I just bought it alittle under 2 months ago. But I expect to get the carb. adjusted and the timing all setup nice and get it dyno'd in the spring/summer. But I love it and it goes so I can't complain.

About the silver, silver does look nice but I'm not thinking at the car cause I want the chrome to stick out. =) Maybe I'll get the whole car chromed. Now that'd be CRAZY! hehehe....

69fastback · 11-27-2001, 08:34 PM

Hey mine is yellow too. It is the orginaly paint though so it is very faded and very ugly. I need to get it painted one day. I just haven't ever decide on what color. OH WELL!

6T9PONY · 11-27-2001, 08:35 PM

Did you check your engine to see if it was a Cleveland or Windsor? Clevelands are pretty common in '69 Stangs, they just aren't original. My fastback had a Cleveland in it when I bought it, but I put my old Windsor in it.

Cleveland quick IDs: 8 valve cover bolts, bolts in fuel pump are at 12 and 6 o'clock

Windsor quick IDs: 6 valve cover bolts, bolts in fuel pump are at 9 and 3 o'clock

Check it out and let us know for sure dood.....

1969Mach1 · 11-27-2001, 10:05 PM

It is a Windsor I checked for the 6 bolts on the vavle cover. Someone gave me that tip and I went down at like 6:30 in the morning to check.

6T9PONY · 11-27-2001, 10:18 PM

Cool....glad to know you figured it out....They were rated at 290 Bhp stock. Do you know what gears you have in the rear of that bad boy?

1BAD89 · 11-28-2001, 12:17 AM

Silver.

90'5.0 Conv · 11-28-2001, 04:55 PM

If I was to paint a nice car like that, I wouldn't paint it yellow or red like everybody else does. Do something different, silver or black! Personally, I voted for the silver. I think it would look awesome

89LXFLEA · 11-28-2001, 05:13 PM

PAINT THAT THING BOSS ORANGE
THOSE THING LOOK KOOL

DONT NOW WHAT THEY CALLED THAT COLOR
ORANGE AND CHROME .....YEAH !!!YEAH!! YEAH!!!

1969Mach1 · 11-28-2001, 05:33 PM

Yeh, I'm really confused on which colour, pretty sure not silver though. Sorry guys, I believe the orange you are talking about 89LXFLEA is Grabber Oranage.
This colour here?

Now that I look at that picture I like it alot, thats sharp.
I want a nice car so if I show it off it looks really nice, but I also want a nice colour so when I fly by someone they know.

hehehe.....
I still got acouple months to choose but I'd like to figure it out and hear some suggestions.

Fox Body · 11-28-2001, 06:06 PM

Man, that orange photo looks real good. If not orange, go with black or red. Sorry I can't be of more help, but they're all good colours. But I wouldn't go with silver with that car. You want something that will highlight the chrome (usually a darker color).

6T9PONY · 11-29-2001, 01:40 AM

I don't really like red....EVERYONE paints their old Stangs red. I was going to paint mine laser red when I was first looking for colors. But then looking around I found TOO MANY red Stangs....so I was thinking an orange, like that...then I saw a yellow 5.0 Mustang (it was Ford chrome yellow color)....It looked awesome so I found my color and loved it right away....The fastback will be painted the same color.....wait....i think i said that in an earlier post....sorry for being.....uhh........what's that word for repetitive?

......uhh.......oh well....you all know what i mean......

89LXFLEA · 11-29-2001, 01:07 PM

WHAT ABOUT EMERALD GREEN METALLIC
WITH THE BLACK BOSS STRIPES

OR HOW ABOUT GRABBER GREEN FROM
THE 70'S MAVERICK GRABBER
NOT SHORE ABOUT THE NAME THOUGH
WOULD LIKE TO SEE PICS OF YOUR
CAR WITH THOSE COLORS
JUST AN IDEA!!!!!!

90'5.0 Conv · 11-29-2001, 04:38 PM

Yeh, I'm really confused on which colour, pretty sure not silver though. Sorry guys

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Why did you put silver in your poll if you weren't keeping it open as an option?

1969Mach1 · 11-30-2001, 10:49 AM

Well the silver I put in the poll is really Silver Jade, I'm not sure if they want me to paint it Silver or Silver Jade. Silver Jade is more of a champain kind of colour. I'm at work (co-op) right now so I will try to post a picture if it when I go home at lunch and if not when I get back to school. lol

Well gotta get back to work for the 10 minutes I have left.

Take it easy,

11-27-2001, 03:24 PM	#1
1969Mach1 HEY I CAN SET A NAME NOW! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,556	What colour should I paint my car? I was wondering what colour I should paint my 1969 Mustang Mach 1. The paint on it was done very poorly, so I decided I'm going to do it right but I'm not sure to stick with the same colour. Help me out guys. If you choose other then tell me what colour you think also give me any suggestions with stripes, flat black hood. I was thinking a darker colour cause it has a good amount of chrome so it will stand out. But lets hear what you think. Here is a picture of what my car looks like. I'm going to get new door skins and fix the 1/4 panels cause they got some bondo in them. Also forgot to mention the interior is now black with a red accent stripe across the top. __________________ 1969 Mustang Mach 1Sold 351-4V Windsor, 4 Speed MACH 1 - Moving At The Speed Of Sound. 1979 Mustang Indianapolis 500 Pace Car For Sale - Email me for Info 302-2V, 3-Speed Auto One of 2,106 made One of 405 sent to Canada. Yes those are caution lights, and No you can't pass me when there on. Ricer Hater's Club - Member #4 Last edited by 1969Mach1; 11-27-2001 at 03:39 PM..

11-27-2001, 04:26 PM	#5
silver_pilate DURKA DURKA!! Join Date: Sep 1997 Location: Lubbock, TX...(TX panhandle) Posts: 1,418	Personally, I've always loved silver on sports cars...too bad mine's red --nathan __________________ '91 GT, Coast 347, 9.5:1 compression, full intake, Wolverine 1087 cam, exhaust, Keith Craft ported Windsor Jr. Irons (235 cfm intake, 195 cfm exhaust), AOD, PI 3500 converter, Lentech valve body, 3.73's (4.10's in the works), and Yokohama ES100's out back. Daily Car: '04 Infiniti G35 Sedan 6MT

11-27-2001, 05:09 PM	#6
1969Mach1 HEY I CAN SET A NAME NOW! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,556	lol Well it's already yellow if I keep it yellow I will paint it with a flat black hood and make it look nice and sharp. It's a 351-4bbl. I had enough evidence from everyone that they didn't make Clevelands in 1969. So it's a Windsor. It goes and quickly. The engine has been done up but sad to say I don't know what has been changed or really how much power cause I just bought it alittle under 2 months ago. But I expect to get the carb. adjusted and the timing all setup nice and get it dyno'd in the spring/summer. But I love it and it goes so I can't complain. About the silver, silver does look nice but I'm not thinking at the car cause I want the chrome to stick out. =) Maybe I'll get the whole car chromed. Now that'd be CRAZY! hehehe.... __________________ 1969 Mustang Mach 1Sold 351-4V Windsor, 4 Speed MACH 1 - Moving At The Speed Of Sound. 1979 Mustang Indianapolis 500 Pace Car For Sale - Email me for Info 302-2V, 3-Speed Auto One of 2,106 made One of 405 sent to Canada. Yes those are caution lights, and No you can't pass me when there on. Ricer Hater's Club - Member #4

11-27-2001, 08:34 PM	#7
69fastback IRAQ VET Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: high desert California Posts: 1,480	Hey mine is yellow too. It is the orginaly paint though so it is very faded and very ugly. I need to get it painted one day. I just haven't ever decide on what color. OH WELL! __________________ 428 Cobra Jet SOHC 5.4 3V F-150 96 mystic cobra 91 GT

11-27-2001, 10:05 PM	#9
1969Mach1 HEY I CAN SET A NAME NOW! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,556	It is a Windsor I checked for the 6 bolts on the vavle cover. Someone gave me that tip and I went down at like 6:30 in the morning to check. __________________ 1969 Mustang Mach 1Sold 351-4V Windsor, 4 Speed MACH 1 - Moving At The Speed Of Sound. 1979 Mustang Indianapolis 500 Pace Car For Sale - Email me for Info 302-2V, 3-Speed Auto One of 2,106 made One of 405 sent to Canada. Yes those are caution lights, and No you can't pass me when there on. Ricer Hater's Club - Member #4

11-27-2001, 04:13 PM	#3
6T9PONY All about the Windsor. Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 2,052	Hey man.....I'd be ticked if you painted it yellow! I had my '69 Coupe painted yellow and I plan on painting my '69 fastback yellow also. Bright canary yellow. If you want to see a pic of my coupe go the the thread "Stang Pics of All Years". I posted one on there. I'm just playing about being ticked about you painting it yellow. What do you have in that thing? A Cleveland right? Anything done to the engine or is it stock? How's it run?

11-27-2001, 04:15 PM	#4
6T9PONY All about the Windsor. Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 2,052	Oh...it says Windsor in your sig. My bad. Is it stock? I thought when you first joined the site that it was a Cleveland and there was a large thread in "Classic" about it. Did you figure out it was a Windsor after that? Peace man.

11-27-2001, 08:35 PM	#8
6T9PONY All about the Windsor. Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 2,052	Did you check your engine to see if it was a Cleveland or Windsor? Clevelands are pretty common in '69 Stangs, they just aren't original. My fastback had a Cleveland in it when I bought it, but I put my old Windsor in it. Cleveland quick IDs: 8 valve cover bolts, bolts in fuel pump are at 12 and 6 o'clock Windsor quick IDs: 6 valve cover bolts, bolts in fuel pump are at 9 and 3 o'clock Check it out and let us know for sure dood.....

11-27-2001, 10:18 PM	#10
6T9PONY All about the Windsor. Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 2,052	Cool....glad to know you figured it out....They were rated at 290 Bhp stock. Do you know what gears you have in the rear of that bad boy?

11-28-2001, 12:17 AM	#11
1BAD89 Tubbed and Juiced Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 1,861	Silver.

11-28-2001, 04:55 PM	#12
90'5.0 Conv Long time member in and out Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Albany, Ga Posts: 343	If I was to paint a nice car like that, I wouldn't paint it yellow or red like everybody else does. Do something different, silver or black! Personally, I voted for the silver. I think it would look awesome __________________ 90' Mustang GT Convertible- C4 w/ manual body 4.10's soon to be 3.27's 2 Ch Flowmasters 1/8th ET 9.04

11-28-2001, 05:13 PM	#13
89LXFLEA Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: KENNER,LA Posts: 200	PAINT THAT THING BOSS ORANGE THOSE THING LOOK KOOL DONT NOW WHAT THEY CALLED THAT COLOR ORANGE AND CHROME .....YEAH !!!YEAH!! YEAH!!! __________________ 89LX 302 C4 4:10GEAR X CAM,GT40 IRON HEADS,PERFORMER RPM 650 HOLLEY NO STALL YET, GRIFFEN RADIATOR,MAC EQUAL LENGTH SHORTIES,H-PIPE,PRO DUMPS NOW IT IS A LITTLE FASTER AT 12.94@106.38 RICE HATERS CLUB MEMBER # 47

11-28-2001, 05:33 PM	#14
1969Mach1 HEY I CAN SET A NAME NOW! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,556	Yeh, I'm really confused on which colour, pretty sure not silver though. Sorry guys, I believe the orange you are talking about 89LXFLEA is Grabber Oranage. This colour here? Now that I look at that picture I like it alot, thats sharp. I want a nice car so if I show it off it looks really nice, but I also want a nice colour so when I fly by someone they know. hehehe..... I still got acouple months to choose but I'd like to figure it out and hear some suggestions. __________________ 1969 Mustang Mach 1Sold 351-4V Windsor, 4 Speed MACH 1 - Moving At The Speed Of Sound. 1979 Mustang Indianapolis 500 Pace Car For Sale - Email me for Info 302-2V, 3-Speed Auto One of 2,106 made One of 405 sent to Canada. Yes those are caution lights, and No you can't pass me when there on. Ricer Hater's Club - Member #4

11-28-2001, 06:06 PM	#15
Fox Body Mustang Maniac Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: GA, U.S.A Posts: 2,266	Man, that orange photo looks real good. If not orange, go with black or red. Sorry I can't be of more help, but they're all good colours. But I wouldn't go with silver with that car. You want something that will highlight the chrome (usually a darker color). __________________ 351W-powered 1979 Ford Mustang Ghia notchback '79 Video @ Idle Stock 5.8L under 4" cowl 'glass hood, C4 w/ Transgo shift kit, Holley 750 cfm, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake; Fluidyne Al radiator, Flexalite 175 electric fan, 1 5/8" MAC shorty headers, FRPP Al driveshaft; S&W 6-point cage; 2.5" Off road H-pipe, 2-chamber Flowmasters, 8.8" Rear w/ 3.55s; Weld wheels (15x6;15x8), Front: 225/60/15, Rear: 275/50/15 Nitto NT 555R Drag Radials; 14 x 4” K&N X-stream air filter. '92 GT (5-speed) Small In Car Video Stock 5.0L, 2-chamber Flowmasters, MAC CAI, Tri-Ax, Al pedals... "Red, thou art my companion. Hasten now your quickened metamorphosis to Green that I may conquer all who dare abide there beside me. May they be left thither behind burnt black." ---Fox Body

11-29-2001, 01:40 AM	#16
6T9PONY All about the Windsor. Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 2,052	I don't really like red....EVERYONE paints their old Stangs red. I was going to paint mine laser red when I was first looking for colors. But then looking around I found TOO MANY red Stangs....so I was thinking an orange, like that...then I saw a yellow 5.0 Mustang (it was Ford chrome yellow color)....It looked awesome so I found my color and loved it right away....The fastback will be painted the same color.....wait....i think i said that in an earlier post....sorry for being.....uhh........what's that word for repetitive?......uhh.......oh well....you all know what i mean......

11-29-2001, 01:07 PM	#17
89LXFLEA Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: KENNER,LA Posts: 200	WHAT ABOUT EMERALD GREEN METALLIC WITH THE BLACK BOSS STRIPES OR HOW ABOUT GRABBER GREEN FROM THE 70'S MAVERICK GRABBER NOT SHORE ABOUT THE NAME THOUGH WOULD LIKE TO SEE PICS OF YOUR CAR WITH THOSE COLORS JUST AN IDEA!!!!!! __________________ 89LX 302 C4 4:10GEAR X CAM,GT40 IRON HEADS,PERFORMER RPM 650 HOLLEY NO STALL YET, GRIFFEN RADIATOR,MAC EQUAL LENGTH SHORTIES,H-PIPE,PRO DUMPS NOW IT IS A LITTLE FASTER AT 12.94@106.38 RICE HATERS CLUB MEMBER # 47

11-29-2001, 04:38 PM	#18
90'5.0 Conv Long time member in and out Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Albany, Ga Posts: 343	Yeh, I'm really confused on which colour, pretty sure not silver though. Sorry guys ---------------------------------------- Why did you put silver in your poll if you weren't keeping it open as an option? __________________ 90' Mustang GT Convertible- C4 w/ manual body 4.10's soon to be 3.27's 2 Ch Flowmasters 1/8th ET 9.04

11-30-2001, 10:49 AM	#19
1969Mach1 HEY I CAN SET A NAME NOW! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,556	Well the silver I put in the poll is really Silver Jade, I'm not sure if they want me to paint it Silver or Silver Jade. Silver Jade is more of a champain kind of colour. I'm at work (co-op) right now so I will try to post a picture if it when I go home at lunch and if not when I get back to school. lol Well gotta get back to work for the 10 minutes I have left. Take it easy, __________________ 1969 Mustang Mach 1Sold 351-4V Windsor, 4 Speed MACH 1 - Moving At The Speed Of Sound. 1979 Mustang Indianapolis 500 Pace Car For Sale - Email me for Info 302-2V, 3-Speed Auto One of 2,106 made One of 405 sent to Canada. Yes those are caution lights, and No you can't pass me when there on. Ricer Hater's Club - Member #4

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