Escort 1300e Ford Purple velvet paint code needed

[Mr Day]

As above,has to be Ford's paint code,not halfords or other!

 

Also any pics of where the back panel is painted black to would be good!

 

Any help would be appreciated,cheers,Andy

[In The Pit]

The Ford code I have listed for Purple Velvet is F

[Mr Day]

Yeah my bro's says that on his vin plate or tags,he needs to know the proper code though so he can order the paint as the bodyshop need to know!cheers anyway

[MR "S"]

i have just ordered my "purple velvet" paint from my local paint shop-its F4. if stuck i can phone them & ask them...

[Mr Day]

Cheers mate

Is your paint as ford would have had it or just the bodyshops "purple velvet"?My bro's going completely standard so wants the colour to be right!

[In The Pit]

Yeah my bro's says that on his vin plate or tags,he needs to know the proper code though so he can order the paint as the bodyshop need to know!cheers anyway

 

F is the proper Ford code, their codes were usually only 1, 2 or sometimes 3 digits of either numbers or letters or both. As Gary Stevens says above his code is F4 which is correct but the 4 means the car was built in 1974 if it was a 1975 car in Purple Velvet it would be F5. I think what you may want is the xsc code and not the Ford code this is used to mix the paint and i've managed to find it for Purple Velvet for you (most of my lists didnt list Purple Velvet but did most other Ford colours from the same era) its XSC 828

 

Take the xsc code along with Ford code F to the oldest motor factors who mix paint that you can find and get them to check the old books for a formula.

 

Ford had trouble getting Purple Velvet right when the 1300E came out so you may find some variation between paint and indeed cars.

 

Hope this helps.

[Mr Day]

Yeah my bro's says that on his vin plate or tags,he needs to know the proper code though so he can order the paint as the bodyshop need to know!cheers anyway

 

F is the proper Ford code, their codes were usually only 1, 2 or sometimes 3 digits of either numbers or letters or both. As Gary Stevens says above his code is F4 which is correct but the 4 means the car was built in 1974 if it was a 1975 car in Purple Velvet it would be F5. I think what you may want is the xsc code and not the Ford code this is used to mix the paint and i've managed to find it for Purple Velvet for you (most of my lists didnt list Purple Velvet but did most other Ford colours from the same era) its XSC 828

 

Take the xsc code along with Ford code F to the oldest motor factors who mix paint that you can find and get them to check the old books for a formula.

 

Ford had trouble getting Purple Velvet right when the 1300E came out so you may find some variation between paint and indeed cars.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Thanks for taking the time to find/work that out for me,will pass it on to my bro,thanks again

[In The Pit]

 

Thanks for taking the time to find/work that out for me,will pass it on to my bro,thanks again

 

No problem glad to help, I know Ford paint codes can be a nightmare.