Ford paint code 1
Solar Gold I Metallic, also listed as Solar Gold II Metallic, Tibetan Gold Metallic, Venus Gold Metallic.
- Code
1(also seen as1463C,1499C,2644,F,L4,M4,P4,XSC1499)- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Orange
- Code in use
- 1979–1988 across Ford
- Models
- 16
- Screen colour
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Check before you buy. Codes are compiled from public data and can contain errors: check the label on your vehicle or ask a dealer before buying paint. How we verify
Our sources disagree about code 1: it is mostly listed as Brisbane Brown Metallic. This page covers the other colours listed under the same code. Check the label on your car before ordering.
Ford models with paint code 1
Years are the overlap of the code's years with each model's production years. ≈ production years of the model line, not the exact variant; ? production years not confirmed yet.
| Model | Years | Colour name |
|---|---|---|
| Ford Cortina | 1979–1984 | Solar Gold I Metallic |
| Ford Courier | 1979–1984 | Solar Gold I Metallic |
| Ford Escort | 1979–1984 | Solar Gold I Metallic |
| Ford Escort Cabrio | 1979–1984 | Solar Gold I Metallic |
| Ford Escort Van / Express | 1979–1984 ? | Solar Gold I Metallic |
| Ford Fiesta | 1979–1984 | Solar Gold I Metallic |
| Ford Fiesta St | 1979–1984 ≈ | Solar Gold I Metallic |
| Ford Fiesta Van | 1979–1984 | Solar Gold I Metallic |
| Ford Granada | 1979–1984 | Solar Gold I Metallic |
| Ford Ka Two-Tone | 1979–1984 ? | Solar Gold I Metallic |
| Ford Orion | 1983–1984 | Solar Gold I Metallic |
| Ford Scorpio/granada | 1979–1984 ≈ | Solar Gold I Metallic |
| Ford Sierra | 1982–1984 | Solar Gold I Metallic |
| Ford Taunus | 1979–1984 | Solar Gold I Metallic |
| Ford Tourneo | 1979–1984 ? | Solar Gold I Metallic |
| Ford Transit | 1979–1984 | Solar Gold I Metallic |
17 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- Ford B-Max (built 2012–2017)
- Ford C-Max (built 2003–2019)
- Ford Explorer (built 1990–present)
- Ford Focus (built 1998–2025)
- Ford Focus Bev (built 2011–2018)
- Ford Focus C-Max (built 2003–2019)
- Ford Fusion (built 2005–2020)
- Ford Galaxy (built 1995–2023)
- Ford Ka (built 1996–2021)
- Ford Ka+ (built 1996–2021)
- Ford Kuga (built 2008–present)
- Ford Mondeo (built 1992–present)
- Ford Puma (built 1997–2001)
- Ford S-Max (built 2006–2023)
- Ford Tourneo Connect (built 2002–present)
- Ford Tourneo Courier (built 2014–present)
- Ford Transit Connect (built 2002–present)
Where to find code 1 on your Ford
Vehicle identification plate on the B-pillar. A short code on the plate's paint line; the same colour may also have a longer factory code in paint catalogues.
Touch-up paint for Solar Gold I Metallic
Ask for Ford 1 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 1463C, 1499C, 2644).
This is a metallic colour: it needs a basecoat and a clear coat. Pens and aerosols for metallics usually come with a separate clear.
Read the touch-up paint guide before you start.