COOL CATS :: 1983-88 (Fox) Info : The 1985 Mercury Cougar

1985 Cougar LS

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*
9L	Oxford White
3U	Midnight Regatta Blue
2E	Light Canyon Red
8L	Sand Beige
81	Dark Clove Brown
4E	Dark Sage
	*There have been verified instances of code 1R, which is Black Clearcoat normally reserved for Lincolns. There is currently no published evidence that 1R was officially offered for the Cougar during this model year, even though examples do exist.
PAINT CODE	CLEARCOAT COLORS
1Z	Medium Charcoal Metallic
1Q	Silver Metallic
2M	Medium Canyon Red
3S	Pastel Regatta Blue
8U	Medium Sand Beige
3Y	Medium Regatta Blue
4B	Light Sage Metallic
PAINT CODE	TU-TONE PAINT OPTION (952)
1C / 1Z	Black / Medium Charcoal Metallic
1Q / 1Z	Silver / Medium Charcoal Metallic



PAINT CODE	XR7 TWO-TONE COLORS
9L / 7Y	Oxford White / Argent
1Z / 7Y	Medium Charcoal Metallic / Argent
2M / 7Z	Medium Canyon Red / Dark Charcoal
1C / 7Z	Black / Dark Charcoal
1Q / 7Z	Silver / 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	Canyon Red	Regatta Blue	Sand Beige	Oxford Grey
BASE (GS) MODEL
Cloth Contour Individual Seats	AA	AD	AB	AY	-
Vinyl Contour Individual Seats	CA	CD	CB	CY	-
Cloth & Vinyl Twin Comfort Seats (Std.)	HA	HD	HB	HY	-
Vinyl Twin Comfort Seats	JA	JD	JB	JY	-
LS MODEL
Cloth & Vinyl Twin Comfort Seats (Std.)	KA	KD	KB	KY	KJ
Leather Twin Comfort Seats	LA	LD	-	LY	-
XR7 MODEL
Cloth & Vinyl Functional Sport Seats (Std.)	-	-	-	-	MJ
Leather Functional Sport Seats (Opt.)	-	-	-	-	FJ

Interior Seating and Door Panels
DESCRIPTION AND MATERIAL SHOWN	ILLUSTRATION
BASE (GS) MODEL
Standard Twin Comfort Lounge Seats in Regatta Blue Cloth
Optional Contour Sport Seats in Canyon Red Cloth
Optional Twin Comfort Lounge Seats in Charcoal Vinyl
LS MODEL
Standard Twin Comfort Lounge Seats in Desert Tan Cloth
XR7 MODEL
Standard Functional Sports Seats in Oxford Grey Cloth

Roof & Stripe Selector Vinyl Roof (R) and Paint Stripe (S) Compatibility
		INTERIOR COLORS
		Charcoal		Canyon Red		Regatta Blue		Sand Beige		Oxford Grey
EXTERIOR COLORS		R	S	R	S	R	S	R	S	R	S
STANDARD COLORS	CODE
Black	1C	A -	E E	A -	E E	A -	Q Q	A -	T T	A -	P P
Oxford White	9L	W -	A A	W -	E E	W -	Q Q	W -	E E	W -	A A
Midnight Regatta Blue	3U	-	Q			-	Q			-	P
Light Canyon Red	2E	-	A	-	A			-	Y	-	P
Sand Beige	8L	J -	A A			J -	A A	J -	A A
Dark Clove Brown	81							-	Y/T*
Dark Sage	4E							-	Y/T*
CLEARCOAT (GLAMOUR) COLORS	CODE
Med. Charcoal Metallic	1Z	-	E	-	E					-	E
Silver Metallic	1Q	5 -	A A	5 -	E E	5 -	Q Q	5 -	E E	5 -	A A
Medium Canyon Red	2M	-	A	-	A			-	Y	-	P
Pastel Regatta Blue	3S	E -	Q Q			E -	Q Q
Med. Sand Beige	8U	J -	Y/T* Y/T*					J -	Y/T* Y/T*
Med. Regatta Blue	3Y	-	P			-	B			-	P
Light Sage Metallic	4B	-	Y/T*					-	Y/T*
	* These stripes are optional.
TU-TONE PAINT OPTION	CODE
Black / Med. Charcoal Metallic	1C / 1Z	A	X	A	X					A	X
Silver Metallic / Med. Charcoal Metallic	1Q / 1Z	5	X	5	X					5	X
	NOTE: X denotes available interior color. Tu-tone Cougars had their own unique striping.

VINYL ROOF (R)		ACCENT STRIPE (S)
COLOR	CODE	COLOR	CODE
Black	A	Charcoal	A
Oxford White	W	Light Blue	B
Light Charcoal	5	Light Canyon Red	E
Pastel Regatta Blue	E	Light Grey	P
Med. Sand Beige	J	Med. Regatta Blue	Q
		Copper	T
		Beige	Y
		NOTE: Bodyside accent paint stripes are standard. Hood stripe: Option 975 on base Standard on LS (603)