The first Blue Mustang was introduced the first year of Mustang production in 1964.
Five shades of blue were introduced in 1964: Guardsman Blue, Caspian Blue, Skylight Blue, Tropical Turquoise, and Twilight Turquoise.
There were 146 offerings of Blue in all 47 production years of the Mustang. Follow this link to see photos of all Blue Mustangs on this site.
Starting in 1969 with the Shelby Mustang and then becoming available on the regular Mustang lineup in 1970, Grabber Blue paint was a popular sport model color. In 1974, the only Grabber paint option offered was a Light Grabber Blue, but this time on the new Mustang II body style. Grabber Blue comes back in 2010.
The first Blue Glow was offered in 1973, one year after other glow paint were offered as an option for extra charge. Silver Blue Glow was made available as the only glow color in 1975 and joined Tan Glow in 1976. The final blue glow color was offered in 1979, as Medium Blue Glow. Early glow paints faded easily in the sun due to the lack of good paint protectants. See our special Glow Paint page for more information on all glow Mustang paints available.
There were several blue featured Mustang special models. These models where exclusively blue or featured special blue paint.
Sapphire Blue 1966 Shelby GT350
Sapphire Blue was available in 1966 as a standard Mustang Shelby GT350 color although it could be ordered as a special color on the standard Mustang. Sapphire Blue was one of five colors available on the 1966 Shelby GT 350, the others were Raven Black, Wimbledon White, Ivy Green, and Candy Apple Red.
Columbine Blue 1966 and 1967 High Country Special
Columbine Blue was one of three special colors for the Colorado area High Country Special promotional Mustang for 1966 and 1967. The High Country Special had several sport options including a 6 cylinder or V8 engine, wire or regular wheels, and a special blue High Country Special fender badge. The other two special colors were Aspen Gold and Timberline Green.
Vail Blue and Winter Park Turquoise 1967 Ski Country Special
Vail Blue and Winter Park Turquoise were two of five special colors for the Denver area 1967 Ski Country Special which featured ski racks, snow tires, equalock rear axle, and a Ski Country Special decklid medallion. The 1967 Ski Country Special was a winter version of the Denver 1967 High Country Special. Other colors for the Ski Country Special included Aspen Red, Brechenridge Yellow, and Loveland Green. See our 1967 data explorer to see the all the Ski Country Special colors first compiled by MustangAttitude.com.
1967 Blue Bonnet Special
Bonnet Blue was used on a 1967 territorial promotional Mustang called the Blue Bonnet special for the Texas area. It could be ordered with several options but all came with a Lone Star Limited badge in the shape of Texas.
Dark Blue 1967 Shelby Mustang
Dark Blue was only available in 1967 as a standard Mustang Shelby GT350 or GT500 color. Dark Blue was one of 6 colors offered on 1967 Shelby Mustangs and one of the 3 unique colors, the other 1967 Shelby only colors were Bronze and Medium Gray.
Sierra Blue 1968 Rainbow of Colors Mustang
Sierra Blue was one of two special colors for the 1968 and 1969 Rainbow of Colors west coast Mustang promotion. The Rainbow of Colors promotion allowed new Mustang owners to order a car in one of 13 special factory of colors which represented the colors in the rainbow. Some of these colors were Madagascar Orange, Whipped Cream, Spanish Gold, Dandelion Yellow, Hot Pink, Caribbean Coral, Forest Green, Sierra Blue, and Moss Green. See our 1968 data explorer to see what we believe all 13 colors looked like.
Sapphire Blue 1995 Mustang GT
Sapphire Blue was one of two colors in 1995 reserved only for the Mustang GT coupe or convertible. There was only one other blue paint in 1995 called Teal Blue which was much lighter. In 1995, the other GT only color was Canary Yellow.
Diamond Blue 1967 Special Order Paint Mustang
Diamond Blue a common special order paint in 1967. Some say that 1967 was the year with the most colors available for a Mustang, possibility more than 40 colors. See our list of all 1967 colors in our 1967 Mustang Data Explorer.
Teal metallic 1993 SVT Cobra
In 1993, Teal metallic was reserved only for the introduction of the SVT Cobra. In 1994, Teal metallic was a standard exterior paint color for the new bodystyle of the Mustang. The 1993 SVT Cobra only came in three colors: Vibrant Red, Teal metallic blue, and Black; and had a modified body style, better handling, and 235 horsepower.
Azure Blue 2003 & 2004 Mach 1 Coupe
The 2003 Mach 1 didn't only come in blue, but Azure Blue was introduced in 2003 only for the comeback of the Mach 1. Azure Blue was also limited to only the Mach 1 in 2004, but it too came in other colors. This new Mach1 had a special 4.6L engine which used heads from the SVT and a DOHC cam from Ford's 5.4L Triton V8. This boosted horsepower from the stock 4.6L V8 in the GT from 260hp to 305hp and torque from 302ft-lb to 320ft-lb. The Mach-1 also had a distinct stripe and trim package.
One last blue special model Mustang we are working on is a Dark Blue 1968-1969 Rainbow of Colors West coast promotional Mustang. It may be the same as the 1967 Shelby Dark Blue, since Ford typically used previously used Ford colors in special models and Ford also tried to use popular new Shelby colors the following year.
Below is a list of all years and shades of blue Mustangs.
There were 146 offerings of Blue in all 47 production years of the Mustang.
Click on the text below any photo to see more cars of the year and color shown. Follow this link to see photos of all Blue Mustangs on this site.
To see other colors go to the color photo gallery index page.
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