Mid to late 50’s Mercury color identification

[geary]

Guys,

I will pose a question to all you Mercury Guru’s as to what the proper name for this color is for the 1956 – 1959 Mercury color combinations ?  The choices for the four different shades of blue are

1. Sarasota Blue
2. Marlin Blue
3. Bimini Blue
4. Golf Blue

The lower mid section is Creme

[dave-bernard]

#1 Sarasota blue.

[geary]

Thanks Dave,

According to Mercurys official color chart you are correct !  But if you do a search for the color Bimini Blue Paint, you will see most manufactures show a Sky Blue color or a variation of it ! The Question came about during a conversation with one of our members when I made the comment “I really liked the color combination of Bimini Blue and Creme of the late 50’s Mercury engines” ! My good friend said, “But that’s not Bimini Blue it’s Sarasota Blue ! And that’s what started the argument LOL !  Being you are the first to reply to my question, I still challenge other members what their thoughts are on the topic ?

So this poses the question, did Mercury miss name this color?  Or are all these other paint manufactures wrong in their name of the color ?

 

Gary

[Bob Wight]

It is Sarasota Blue, definitely not any of the other blue colors you noted.

Bob

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[dave-bernard]

The cream is Sand Tan. mercury name.

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