DETROIT – Silver in hues ranging from chrome to charcoal gray extended its reign
as the most popular choice for car and truck paint across the globe this year,
according to annual data collected by a leading paint maker. Pittsburgh-based PPG Industries Inc. said silver has been the No. 1 color for nine straight years, accounting for 25 percent of vehicle paint choices in the U.S., 35 percent in Europe and 34 percent in the Asia-Pacific region. In the U.S., silver rose from 20 percent of the market a year ago. White finished second at 18 percent and black was third with 16 percent. Red was a distant fourth at 12 percent. PPG, which includes shades of charcoal and gray in its silver category, said in a statement that the color was popular because of new paint effects that make even dull shades of gray shine. "Silver tones work well with today's tinted metallic textural looks," Jane Harrington, the company's manager of automotive color styling, said in the statement. "The density of silver, from subtle hue shifts to dimensional metallic flake appearances, works with a variety of vehicle styles." Americans' tastes have changed dramatically in the past 15 years, PPG said. In 1994, green was the most popular color and only 8 percent of buyers chose silver. |
Silver comes in all shapes, sizes, and well...colors. While we may all have
a basic idea of what a silver Mustang means to us, there are many shades that
are included that we may not think about. Since the original production of
the Mustang there have been over 50 models available in silvers, grays, pewters,
frosts, blues, and even greens. Below you will find a little history
behind "silver" and what it means to the members of the Silver Mustang Registry. |
First generation (1964 - 1973) |
Second generation (1974 - 1978) |
Third generation (1979 - 1993) |
Fourth generation (1994 - 2004) |
Fifth generation (2005 - present) |
Color Swatch |
Silversmoke Gray |
|
Paint Code |
|
K |
Year |
1964 - 1965 |
Silver Blue |
Y |
1965 - 1966 |
Silver Frost |
4 |
1966 - 1967 |
Silver Jade |
4 |
1969 - 1970 |
Pastel Gray |
6 |
1969 - 1970 |
Light Pewter |
V, 5A |
1971 - 1973 |
Bright Silver Blue |
6 |
1971 |
Color Swatch |
Paint Code |
Year |
Silver |
1G |
1974 - 1978 |
Silver Blue Glow |
3M |
1975 - 1976 |
Color Swatch |
Paint Code |
Year |
Silver |
1G, 1T, 1E, 1Q, YN |
1979 - 1986 | 1993 |
Medium Gray |
1P |
1979 - 1980 | 1982 |
Medium Pewter |
17 |
1981 |
Medium Charcoal |
1B |
1983 , 1985 |
Dark Charcoal |
9W |
1984 |
Oxford Gray |
1U |
1985 |
Smoke |
1D |
1986 |
Light Gray (Smoke) |
1K |
1987 - 1989 |
Dark Gray |
9R |
1987 |
Dark Gray (Smoke Metallic) |
1D |
1988 - 1989 |
Light Titanium |
YF |
1990 |
Dark Titanium |
YU |
1990 |
Medium Titanium |
YG |
1991 - 1992 |
Titanium Frost |
YX |
1991 - 1992 |
Titanium |
YJ |
1993 |
* 1982 Silver (1G) only available for GT |
* 1977 Silver (1G) special order only |
* 1970 Pastel Gray (6) Shelby Mustang carry over color |
* 1993 Titanium (YJ) only on lower (two-tone) available on GT Paint Codes (EG, KF, LA, PD, and YN) |
Color Swatch |
Paint Code |
Year |
WJ |
1994 - 1996 |
YN |
1998 - 2001 | 2003 - 2004 |
Opal Frost |
Silver |
Mineral Gray |
TK |
2001 - 2003 |
Satin Silver |
TL |
2002 - 2003 |
Dark Shadow Gray |
CX |
2003 - 2004 |
* 2003 Mineral Gray (TK) only available for Cobra |
* 2003 Satin Silver (TL) only available for Cobra |
Color Swatch |
Paint Code |
Year |
Mineral Gray |
TK |
2005 |
Satin Silver |
TL |
2005 - 2007 |
Tungsten Gray |
T8 |
2006 - 2007 |
Alloy |
G5 |
2007 - 2009 |
YN |
Silver |
2008 |
Vapor |
ZY |
2008 - 2009 |
Brilliant Silver |
UI |
2009 - 2010 |
Sterling Gray |
UJ |
2010 - 2011 |
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Ingot Silver |
UX |
2011 - 2013 |
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