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Below you will find useful information about the color we love so much. The color silver has gone through a series of name changes and some years was not even produced. Below you will find the years broken out, the name of silver or close to the color silver for that year, and silver production numbers if information was made available.
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                                                                                   1971











Our Color Name of the Year: Light Pewter Metallic


Except for height, the '71 is dimensionally a different animal. Though the 1971 Mustang's wheelbase was only one inch longer than the 1970, every other dimension grew. Larger and heavier than before, the sheer heft of the latest Mustang encroaches on the traditionally larger Torino. Still, the ponycar maintains its essential design cues.

Mach 1 styling is a bit of a departure, however. With integrated color-keyed polyurethane front bumpers, NACA hood scoops, raked windshield and hidden wipers, Mach 1 styling is pure Shinoda. The Mach 1, available online in the fastback body style, was the designated recipient of the large 429 engine, although the base engine was the small-block 302. The Boss 302 and 429 was dropped in 1971 in favor of the Boss 351. Grandé Mustangs had a vinyl top and Grandé emblems behind the rear window.

The Mustang lineup manages only modest sales. Rising insurance premiums and the imminent oil crisis distract potential buyers. Muscle is on the wane, but not before a final stand of raw, unabashed power.

Bunkie Knudson vacates his post as president of Ford. His inspired muscle cars are nearing extinction.

The design of the hood scoops used on the Mach I is borrowed from NACA, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, which in 1958 became NASA. Designed to be flush with the hood, NACA ducts turn up again on the '87 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe.

Diamonds Are Forever, the 1971 James Bond movie, featured a car chase involving 007 driving a red Mach 1 through the streets of Las Vegas. The scene is infamous for an error in editing; the Mach enters a narrow alley on the passenger side wheels and exits on the drivers side.

Engines
250cid 1V 6-cyl 145 HP L Code
302cid 2V V8 210 HP F Code
351cid 2V V8 240 HP H Code
351cid 4V V8 280 HP Q Code Cobra Jet
351cid 4V V8 285 HP M Code
351cid 4V V8 330 HP R Code Boss
429cid 4V V8 370 HP C Code Cobra Jet
429cid 4V V8 375 HP J Code Cobra Jet-R

Production
Type Number Produced
Special, Boss 351 1,806
Fastback, Mach 1 36,499
Fastback 23,956
Coupe, Grandé 17,406
Coupe 65,696
Convertible 6,121
-Total- 151,484

Prices
Type Price
Coupe, standard $2,911
Fastback, standard $2,973
Coupe, Grandé, standard $3,117
Convertible, standard $3,227
Fastback, Mach 1, standard $3,268
Special, Boss 351 $4,124

Colors
Bright Red
Dark Ivy Green Metallic
Gold Glamour
Gold Metallic
Grabber Blue
Grabber Green Metallic
Grabber Lime
Grabber Yellow
Light Gold
Light Pewter Metal
Maroon Metallic
Medium Brown Metallic
Medium Green Metallic
Medium Yellow Gold
Pastel Blue
Raven Black
Silver Blue Metallic
Wimbledon White

Performance
Engine 0-60 1/4 mile Source
351ci V8 330HP (Boss) 5.8 sec 14.1 sec @ 100.6mph
351ci V8 330HP (Boss) 5.8 sec 13.8 sec
429ci V8 370 HP (Cobra Jet) 6.5 sec 14.61 sec @ 96.80 mph

1972















Our Color Name of the Year: Light Pewter Metallic


A standard hardtop is the top-seller, as the Mustang exterior is almost entirely a carryover. A unique design element for this generation of the hardtop is the sail panels, which sweep the length of the rear deck. While the 1971 Mustang had "MUSTANG" in block letters across the width of the decklid, the 1972 model had a small "Mustang" script on the right side of the decklid.

Government regulations required changes in the way engines were rated, and while the output remained the same from 1971, the horsepower ratings dropped damaging the image of the Mustang as a muscle car.

The engine lineup is pared to five. Notable is absence of the Boss 351. A detuned 351 cid V8 does little to allay the fact that a bigger, if ungainly, car works against the grain of the performance enthusiast. And, at this point, who else is there? Sales fall to 119,920 for the '72 model year.

Tighter emissions standards lessen the possibilities for performance while making a stronger argument for styling and luxury. Woodgrain trim and vinyl finished seats and one touch convertible roof controls become prime selling points.

Mustang celebrated the 1972 Olympics in Los Angeles with the Mustang Sprint. Sprints were white with blue rocker panel paint, hood stripes, and seat inserts and a USA shield on the rear quarter panel. All of the cars came with the standard "dog dish" hubcaps, but most owners have replaced them with Magnum 500 wheels. Ford made 800 Sprint fastbacks, and 50 convertibles were made for the Washington, D.C. Cherry Blossom Festival. It was recently learned that 6247 Sprint coupes were also offered.

Engines
250cid 1V 6-cyl 98 HP L Code
302cid 2V V8 140 HP F Code
351cid 2V V8 177 HP H Code
351cid 4V V8 266 HP Q Code Cobra Jet
351cid 4V V8 275 HP R Code High Output

Production
Type Number Produced
Fastback, Mach 1 27,675
Fastback 16,622
Coupe, Grandé 18,045
Coupe 57,350
Convertible 6,121
-Total- 125,813

Prices
Type Price
Coupe, standard $2,679
Fastback, standard $2,736
Coupe, Grandé, standard $2,865
Convertible, standard $2,965
Fastback, Mach 1, standard $3,003

Colors
Bright Blue Metallic
Bright Lime
Bright Red
Dark Green Metallic
Gold Glow
Grabber Blue
Ivy Glow
Light Blue
Light Pewter Metallic
Maroon
Medium Bright Yellow
Medium Brown Metallic
Medium Green Metallic
Medium Lime Metallic
Medium Yellow Gold
Wimbledon White

1973












No Silver Produced this Year
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