Hi all. 3/1975 4 Door MK1 Escort with pain code: 3. It is a cream/white sort of colour. Does anybody know this colour or have the scales I can access please? Thanks. Ken

Paint Codes 1973 Escort (from 1973 onwards)

Colour Code Description
A Polar White - note ID plate reads "3"
R Copper Bronze Metallic
7 Walnut Glow Metallic
X Red Pepper
A Yellow Sand
9 Sandstone Beige Met (to 5/74)
E Sandstone Beige Met (from 5/74)
C Skyview Blue
U Burnt Orange
M Yellow Blaze
H Tropic Gold Metallic
L Mushroom Beige
P Emerald Fire Metallic
F Frosted Lime Metallic
2 Tropicana Green Metallic
V Apollo Blue Metallic
5 Deep Aqua
6 Mulberry
K Tango (from 1/75)
G Bananna Blush (from 1/75)
W Russet (from 1/75)

You are red hot Fordsy. Many thanks. Ken

Interestingly enough: Polar White does not match the original colour. I guess there are so many variables in this such as age of paint, clear coating over the top, duco or enamal original paint versus 2 pack, etc. I guess I will have to get it matched for a true colour.[xx(]

Did you buy one of those little test spray cans? or get some paint made up?

yes I did but the colour was no where near what it should have been. Looks like I will need to do a match job...

Those little test cans are fairly useless in my experience. Get the paint place that you'll buy the final coat from to make up a sample. That way you'll get the exact colour that you'll end up with.