Ford Revives Brittany Blue Paint for Mustang’s 60th Birthday
Ford has decided to offer a historic paint hue for the 60th anniversary of the Mustang. However, the brand always seems to be celebrating some major milestone of the sports coupe and never fails to tie in some kind of limited edition sales item. In this case, it’s an extremely limited run of light-blue paint and some interior tweaks designed to appeal to collectors.
The specific name for the color is “Brittany Blue” and it’s part of the heritage hues the company has been offering of late. You’d probably need to be a first-generation Mustang aficionado to recognize the color by name. But one could easily imagine it spread across the surface of the original pony car once you’ve seen the photos.
Brittany Blue follows Wimbledon White, Race Red, and Vapor Blue — with the latest color being extremely limited. Ford only plans on taking the names of interested parties between August 16th and 19th. That’s not a lot of time to mull things over and you likewise have to purchase the Mustang 60th Anniversary package to get it.
Customers willing to pull the trigger will likewise get some special anniversary decals/badging, along with unique instrumentation. Rather than the standard display, the special edition cars are given a digital display that mimics the analog needles of the 1999-2001 Mustang SVT Cobra.
Considering my father owned one, the nostalgia here is incredibly thick for me. But I don’t believe that model ever played host to any non-dark blue paint. Regardless, it’s a fun inclusion that shows off the customization potential of digital displays. It is not exclusive to the special edition cars, however. The SVT display will be made available to all 2024 Ford Mustang owners who have their automatic updates switched on.
Ford has said that the anniversary package will be limited to 1,965 units, with the automaker setting a number that plays up the birth year of the car. Sadly, that means they could already be sold out by the time you’ve expressed an interest.
Based on the GT trim, Brittany Blue models have to be of the coupe body style and will be equipped with the 10-speed automatic transmission by default. All anniversary edition Mustangs likewise come with 20-inch five-spoke wheels that are a nod to both the racing wheels synonymous with 1960s (and often later) Mustangs and the red-capped units fitted to the very first cars.
Additional touches include a retro-inspired grille design and some silver accenting for the intake ports that help feed air into the 5.0-liter V8. Silver mirror caps are also included on all models that aren’t sold in Wimbledon White. Anniversary cars likewise come with the 401A package, meaning customers receive Ford’s Active-Valve Performance Exhaust, a set of Brembo brakes, 3.55 limited-slip rear axle, 12-speaker B&O sound system, and Space Gray upholstery.
The rest is a series of revamped badges and graphics that are a mix of throwbacks and reminders that this the 60th anniversary of the car. Although the most important of these will undoubtedly be the serialized plate that proves to your friends that you did indeed manage to snag one before supplies ran out.
The 2025 Mustang 60th Anniversary package in Brittany Blue costs $65,245 and is available to reserve from now until August 19th.
[Images: Ford Motor Co.]
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If Ford is reviving past colors, how about the original 1960s sea foam green? On my 1968 Mercury Montego MX (Brougham!) it actually looked mostly yellow with just a tinge of green - on all my tickets, the officer listed the color as yellow.
Like some of the other commenters I also recall seeing this shade of blue paint on quite a few first gen Mustangs back in the day when I was a kid. I also seem to recall that the blue metallic paint on these first gen Mustangs didn't hold up very well. It faded badly and flaked off revealing the matte-finished reddish-brown primer beneath the paint.