Pink Mustangs at MustangAttitude.com

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The first production Pink Mustang was introduced in 1967 in two shades of special order pink: Dusk Rose and Playboy Pink. There were 9 offerings of Pink in 4 of the 48 production years of the Mustang. Follow this link to see photos of all Pink Mustangs on this site.

Dusk Rose 1967 Mustang
Playboy Pink 1967 Mustang

Most agree that the first special order Pink Mustang was the 1964 or 1965 convertible given to the 1964 Playboy playmate of the year. This was followed by groups of special order pink Mustangs in at least 3 shades of pink: a light pink (probably the original 1964/65 playmate Mustang and special order variants), Tussy Lip Stick (at least 3 Tussy Cosmetic contest winner 1967 Mustangs), and Dusk Rose (rumored to be added to the Ford special order color list in at least 1966). The color code on the door data tag will be blank and the two digit DSO will be followed by a 4 digit special order number. The paint color shades/codes are just now being investigated by their owners. There is a lot of confusion out there on what shade of pink was used on each promotion and even which are 1967 Dusk Rose since Ford started putting the code paint code of S on the door data tag for Dusk Rose (production code M0835) mid 1967 which differentiated it from 1967 Playboy pink (special order WT9036). Earlier 1967, and before, pink Mustangs all have blank paint codes; and therefore, the confusion begins.

1964/65 Playmate of the Year Mustang

1967 Tussy Cosmetic Mustang

In 1968, the Color of the Month national promotion featured special colors for the first 4 months of the year. Passionate Pink was offered in February to celebrate Valentine’s Day. It was also brought back by some dealers in an Easter Collection of Colors April promotion along with the April Color of the Month, Eastertime Coral, and standard 1968 Mustang pastel colors of Seafoam Green, Meadowlark Yellow, and Diamond Blue. Easterime Coral is a pink shade of red or orange.

Passionate Pink 1968 Mustang

Eastertime Coral 1968 Mustang

Late 1968 through 1969 saw the Rainbow of Colors West coast promotion which featured about 13 special paints including two pink shades: Hot Pink and Caribbean Coral. Hot Pink shared the same paint as Passionate Pink from the February Color of the Month featured color, while Caribbean Coral shared the same paint as Eastertime Coral from the March Color of the Month featured color. It is interesting to note that 1967 Playboy Pink, 1968 Passionate Pink, and 1968 Hot pink were all the same paint WT9036.

Hot Pink 1968-69 Mustang

Caribbean Coral 1968-69 Mustang

In 1972, Playboy Pink was again offered as a special order paint.

Playboy Pink 1972 Mustang

Historical Ford Pink Paints

There are four classic Ford Pink paints that have been used on Mustangs throughout the early years. They are special order pink WT9301, 1957 Thunderbird Dusk Rose (Ford production paint code M0835), special order pink WT9036, and special order coral WT9012.

Mustang Promotional Name	years offered	sample	Ford code	Ditzler PPG	Dupont
Playboy or Playmate Pink? Playboy Pink?	1964/65/66 1972		MX707939 WT9301	50885
Dusk Rose	1967		M0835	50470	90869
Playboy Pink Passionate Pink Hot Pink	1967 1968 1968-69		MX707908 WT9036	71617	6679,6781D
Eastertime Coral Caribbean Coral	1968 1968-69		WT9012	71667	6779DH