The 1967 Shelby Mustang Color Chart

The 1967 Shelby Color Chart

The 1967 Shelby Mustang had the color of the exterior in the VIN number assigned to it at Shelby American. Seven numbers from the left was a numeral that indicated the color code. Just right of this numeral was a letter indicating the interior color. However, the first 89 cars did not have a color code indicated.

Color Number	Mustang Color Code	Color Name	DuPont Number	Ditzler Number	R-M Number
1	V	Bronze Metallic	4793	22749
2	K	Dark Blue	4780	13076	A-1780
3	A	Raven Black	88	9000
4	M	Wimbledon White	4480	8378	A-1633
5	Y	Dark Moss Green	4788	43567	A-1879
6	4**	Metallic Gray	4733	32520
7	I	Lime Gold	4790	43576	A-1882
8	Q	Brittany Blue	4813	13619	A-1643
9	T	Candyapple Red	4737	71528	A-1782R
0	D	Acapulco Blue	4857	13357	A-1935

The interior options were A for black vinyl and U for the White or Parchment vinyl. Either interior color was available with any exterior color. For the September production only the first five colors were scheduled. Starting with car 0099 Red, Gray and Lime Gold were offered. Car 0288 was the beginning of Brittany Blue. Acapulco Blue was not offered until the final third of the production.

The R-M number was the brand of paint used on the Mustangs destined to be Shelby Mustangs at the San Jose Ford plant. Later model Shelby Mustangs were painted with Ditzler paints. The R-M stands for Rinished-Mason paints.

**Metallic Gray was not a Mustang color, it was Gray # 1900, a 1967 Thunderbird color. This is the only color that was unique to Shelby Mustangs. "Special Dark Metallic Gray" was also called Dark Gray Metallic and Medium Gray Metallic.