COOL CATS :: 1983-88 (Fox) Info : The 1983 Mercury Cougar

All information about your interior and exterior colors can be found on the vehicle certification label, located inside the driver's door jamb. For the exterior colors listed below, the paint code is also listed next to each color.

Exterior Colors NOTE: Colors are an approximate representation. Due to differences in monitors and settings, accurate color is not possible.
PAINT CODE	STANDARD COLORS
1C	Black
9D	Polar White
1M	Light Charcoal
24	Medium Red
38	Light Academy Blue
9P	Desert Tan
9Q	Light Desert Tan
6Z	Pastel French Vanilla
	NOTE: A proposed 1983 color called Loden Green (4Y) was discontinued before production of the 1983 Cougar. It is not believed that any production cars had that color.
PAINT CODE	CLEARCOAT COLORS
92	Dark Charcoal Metallic
1Q	Silver Metallic
2U	Medium Red Metallic
9Z	Midnight Academy Blue Metallic
9S	Walnut Metallic
PAINT CODE	TU-TONE COLORS
1Q / 92	Silver Metallic / Dark Charcoal Metallic
1C / 92	Black / Dark Charcoal Metallic

Interior Color and Trim Availability This is a two-character code on the vehicle certification label. The first character is the material and seat type; the second character is the color.
TRIM AND SEAT	INTERIOR TRIM/COLOR
	Charcoal	Medium Red	Academy Blue	Walnut	Desert Tan	Opal/ Charcoal	Opal/ Red	Opal/ Blue	Opal/ Tan
BASE (GS) MODEL
Cloth Contour Sport Seats	AA	AD	AB	AE	AH	-	-	-	-
Vinyl Contour Sport Seats	DA	DD	DB	DE	DH	DW	DN	DQ	D3
Cloth Functional Sport Seats	BA	BD	-	-	BH	-	-	-	-
Leather Functional Sport Seats	FA	FD	-	-	FH	-	-	-	-
LS MODEL
Cloth Contour Sport Seats	CA	CD	CB	CE	CH	-	-	-	-
Leather Contour Sport Seats	EA	ED	EB	EE	EH	-	-	-	-
Cloth Functional Sport Seats	BA	BD	-	-	BH	-	-	-	-
Leather Functional Sport Seats	FA	FD	-	-	FH	-	-	-	-

Interior Seating and Door Panels
DESCRIPTION AND MATERIAL SHOWN	ILLUSTRATION
BASE (GS) MODEL
Standard Contour Sport Seats in Charcoal Cloth
Optional Functional Sport Seats in Desert Tan Cloth
LS MODEL
Standard Contour Sport Seats in Walnut Cloth

Roof & Stripe Selector
Vinyl Roof (R) and Paint Stripe (S) Compatibility

INTERIOR COLORS

Charcoal

Medium Red

Academy Blue

Walnut

Desert Tan

Opal/
Charcoal

Opal/
Red

Opal/
Blue

Opal/
Tan

EXTERIOR COLORS

STANDARD COLORS

CODE

Black

A
-
-

D
P
D

A
-
-

D
D
-

A
-
-

B
B
-

A
-
-

U
U
-

A
-
-

P
P
-

Polar White

W
-
-

A
A
-

W
-
-

D
D
-

W
-
-

Q
Q
-

W
-
-

C
C
-

W
H
-

U
U
U

W
-
-

A
A
-

W
-
-

D
D
-

W
-
-

Q
Q
-

W
-
-

U
U
-

Light Charcoal

P
-

A
A

P
-

D
D

P
-

A
A

Medium Red

D
-

A
A

D
-

W
W

D
-

U
U

D
-

W
W

Light Academy Blue

-
-

W
Q

-
-

Q
W

Desert Tan

Light Desert Tan

H
-

C
C

H
-

C
C

H
-

C
C

Pastel French Vanilla

CLEARCOAT (GLAMOUR)
COLORS

CODE

Dark Charcoal Metallic

A
-
-

P
P
P

A
-
-

D
P
D

A
-
-

P
P
-

Silver Metallic

P
-
-

A
-
A

P
-
-

D
-
D

P
-
-

Q
Q
-

Medium Red Metallic

Midnight Academy Blue Metallic

R
-

D
D

R
-

B
B

R
-

U
U

R
-

P
P

Walnut Metallic

V
-

U
U

V
-

U
U

V
-

U
U

TU-TONE
COLORS

CODE

Silver Metallic / Dark Charcoal Metallic

1Q / 92

Black / Dark Charcoal Metallic

1C / 92

NOTE: X denotes available interior color. Tu-tone Cougars had their own unique striping and no vinyl roof was available for them in 1983.

VINYL ROOF (R)		ACCENT STRIPE (S)
COLOR	CODE	COLOR	CODE
Black	A	Black	A
White	W	White	W
Silver	P	Light Grey	P
Medium Red	D	Medium Red	D
Midnight Academy Blue	R	Light Blue	B
Lt. Desert Tan	H	Dark Blue	Q
Walnut	V	Tan	U
		Copper	C
		Brown	Z*
		NOTE: Bodyside and decklid accent paint stripes are standard. Hood stripe: Option 975 on base Standard on LS (603) or tu-tone (952) *Brown - Z - only available on LS (603) or tu-tone (952) as hood stripe