Hey guys I have a Red (ORIGINAL PAINT) MK2 Escort Coupe, build date 9/80. The paint code on the plate is L. In all my research I cannot find a code 'L' in any model except for the 76-77 MK2's and it's listed as mushroom blaze. To me this does not sound like a red (can't find a pic on the net of it either) and it's not the correct year of the vehicle. Can anyone offer an insight as to what colour 'L' refers to.? I have a rallypack coupe painted Red Flame and that code is 'H'. The 2 colours are clearly different. The flame red is a brighter blood red, the 80 coupe is a bit darker. Any help would be great

Might have been a special paint colour chosen when ordering the new car.
Try checking with an automotive paint supplier. They will have all the documentation on the colour you will need.

Unfortunately I was at the paint shop getting colour for another job and queried it with them. They only came up with mushroom blaze aswell. I will go to ford and try to get a history printout. Hopefully they can shed some light on it

Just from what ive read online you where still able to choose the colour even though it wasnt available? Like what you can do these days it just costs you more? Maybe wrong though

Yes that's possible, however I wonder why they would stamp the plate with a code that is non-existent in that year. Even if from an older model, mushroom blaze doesn't sound like a red (I believe). Unless 'L' stood for customer order. Who knows lol

Could it be mushroom beige like the xb colour? When you search that it comes up with a few escorts but when you search blaze nothin comes up

If you go here   and scroll down to 76-77 colour codes it shows mushroom blaze. Found it on 2 different sites so couldn't be a typo. But your right I haven't found anything for blaze either

rsmotorsport (dot) com (dot) au/ford_technical/escortmkii.html

Yeh thats where I looked first just funny nothing comes up in searches I eouldnt think itd be a red

Think I'll have to stick to plan B and hope ford can help me out. I found a post on another forum of a mushroom escort but needed to sign up to view the pics. Just waiting on approval but I think it will be the sandy tan colour like the XB's