Corporate Colours 4

There was one colour offered on the XT GT that can be considered a ‘corporate’ colour, that is F117, Brambles Red. There were four cars painted this colour, two were explicitly tagged as being F117, but a further two, although being painted Brambles Red, were not tagged on the compliance plate as such.

Unfortunately, we have no photos of a Brambles Red XT, but the colour carried through to the XW model so we will provide an illustration and explanation there.

However, at this point it may be interesting to illustrate that very few of Ford’s US colours actually transferred over to the Australian range of Fords. Comparison with the 1968 US Ford colour chart shows that only one colour crossed the Pacific: Candy Apple Red, option code ‘G’..

Candy Apple Red

XT GT



68 Ford Mustang



This was a popular colour for the XR GT, 331 being so painted.

More examples to follow.