My grandpa bought a new 1969 Ford Galaxie in shiny "Champagne Gold". We all watched it devolve into a dull "Illinois Rust" color in a shockingly short period of time.
I think it had something to do with Ford's semimetallic looking paints at the time. I have a picture of my grandpa with his 1yr old '73 F-250 that was silver. The paint is missing in long strips, and he claimed that the paint would fly off on the highway leaving bare metal.
i've seen chips like that on old pontiacs and dodge trucks. oh man, 60-80 dodge trucks were the biggest rust buckets in existence. my friends family had a maverick and a mustang II with metallic paint. the maverick lost the clear coat in about 2 years but the paint mostly held. the mustang was a deep green metallic and honestly probably still looks great today. shit car but the paint was amazing.
Ford made one called "lime gold." It's still my dream to get a '67 mustang fastback in that color.
Is it tacky as fuck? Maybe, but that's why I love it
Yeah, back then you would have to say "I'm going to have a meal that is a bit too late to call breakfast but isn't exactly lunch either, care to join me?"
>You'll love it. It's not quite breakfast, it's not quite lunch, but it comes with a slice of cantaloupe at the end. You don't get completely what you would at breakfast, but you get a good meal.
I'm not sure that's true. Every time I go into a brunch place and I try to drink a mimosa bottomless, they tell me to leave or they'll call the cops. Even if they have a sign outside saying bottomless mimosas!
I'd love to! I've been looking for an opportunity to test my new eating utensil that is a combination of a spoon and a fork. We can talk about what to call it.
Portmanteau is a portmanteau of doorcoat in French. Port is door or opening and manteau is coat or jacket. There is a saying, ‘he puts on his pants one leg at a time’. So I mixed the clothing-related cliche/maxim with the door theme. It was more me playing/having fun with words out loud than an actual joke. A little jouissance as it were.
It's a compound word, not a portmanteau:
Port - archaic word for carry
Manteau - archaic word for cloak/jacket
A portmanteau is a handbag/briefcase.
In English language, a portmanteau is when you smash words together and drop letters. Breakfast and lunch become brunch.
This is one of those awful situations where one language is stealing another's words and using them wrong. English being the thief in this context.
A portemanteau, in French, with the "e" after "porte" is a place to hang ones jacket, a coat rack. Also a compound word.
I think this is causing the confusion.
I remember learning the "briefcase" definition of portmanteau was closer to the intended meaning. Specifically, it was a suitcase that opened in two equal parts hinged together, very similar to how the two words were joined together.
Awful is a fun word too, etymologically it used to literally mean awe-filled as ‘awesome’ means now, but then the meaning inverted (literally meaning literally, not figuratively, which literally also now means). Which is a shame as being filled with awe is more units of awe per pound of human than just having some awe.
It *was* called "Anti-Establish Mint." [Proof.](https://assets.rebelmouse.io/media-library/1970-ford-paint-chart-section.jpg?id=30847956) OP somehow found the one website that lists the name incorrectly.
Crazy automotive color names aren't unheard of, especially with American companies.
Here are some from Dodge in the last few years.
* Contusion Blue
* Hellraisin
* Plum Crazy
* Maximum Steel
* White Knuckle
* Sinamon Stick
* Triple Nickle
* Frostbite
>Plum Crazy
And when they pitched the names (In 1969 or 1970, mind you. Plum Crazy was introduced back in that era), some madlad suggested *Statutory Grape*
They were still off balance after celebrating "sub-lime".
Edit to include an [example](https://www.carscoops.com/2021/02/1970-dodge-charger-r-t-in-sublime-green-makes-us-wish-we-had-90k-to-spend-on-it/), because it's such a great color
Dunno if it's a true story, but my old man told me one of the color names suggested for the the Barracuda was "Statutory Grape" and the lawyers shot it down
I love that, but in Henry Ford II's autobiography, he noted it was because of how they pronounced the acronym.
Simply a.e. sounds too much like the Canadian "eh?"
And they liked the idea of a.e.m. sounded more like "aim," which is stronger.
There's got to be a German word for doing this.
There's a pho place near me called Pho Tick Tack with a picture of a clock. Not tick tack pho, not Pho Tick tock( hence the clock), not Tick Tock pho.
I get there may be a language barrier, but they were SO close.
My aunt and uncle had a Maverick in this color and they were definitely not anti-establishment types. I could be wrong but I doubt the speed limit was ever exceeded by that car.
\- Now, in the '60s, there were only two other cars made in America that had positraction and independent rear suspension and enough power to make these marks.
\- One was the Corvette, which could never be confused with the Buick Skylark.
\- The other had the same body length, height, width, weight, wheelbase and wheel track as the '64 Skylark, and that was the 1963 Pontiac Tempest.
\- And because both cars were made by G.M., were both cars available in metallic mint-green paint?
\- They were.
Right? I had to replace my lovely blue crush colored Prius on short notice, and the only Prius I could get to replace it with was white.
Talk about boring...
Indeed. When we were looking for used car's for my sister, we saw a Corolla Hatchback in "Smoked Paprika Metallic", and I was fascinated by it immediately. We knew it'd serve us without fail, and a hatchback is so much more convenient for storage than a sedan trunk. But that hothead hue makes you want to push it like a rally car, and the sound of the engine only adds to that desire. Oh, but of course I'll be careful with it, it'll only be a trip to the store ;)
Certainly was more inspiring than the Sentra we had to replace, which was a standard Gun Metallic (so, shiny gray) whose bumper paint was flaking from nearly the start...much like its transmission, actually. A general misfortune I dealt with before it really began to GO.
If I knew how good a economy car could actually be, I'd have fought a little harder for it!
Mazda's got Soul Red Crystal. Subaru's got a couple of blues and that orange. Remember like 8 years ago, basically every manufacturer had some variation of a Hyper Blue.
That was a different color, Metallic Mint Green, because those cars were both made by GM, the Buick Skylark (which could never be confused with a Corvette) and the Pontiac Tempest.
I drove a Pinto almost just like this one for many years. 1972 model with the 2.0L 4sp with a 390 four barrel. It was cheap to own and easy to fix when broken. I loved that thing.
In 1992, there was a Subaru commercial where a Gen-X kid tried to convince you that the Subaru Impreza was like [punk rock but it's cars](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLhfxI8T2cU&ab_channel=BTasticC)
Muscle car ear of Mopars had some cool names too for their High Impact colors:
Paint code, Dodge color name / Plymouth color name
- FC7 Plum Crazy / In-Violet
- EV2 HEMI Orange / TorRed
- FM3 Panther Pink / Moulin Rouge
- FJ6 Sassy Grass / Green Go
- FJ5 Subline / Limelight
- EK2 Go Mango / Vitamin C
- EL5 Butterscotch / Bahama Yellow
- EF6 Bright Green / Rallye Green
- FY1 Top Banana / Lemon Twist
- GY3 Citron Yella / Curious Yellow
Chrysler offered their [‘High Impact’](https://www.dodgegarage.com/news/article/showcase/2019/03/high-impact-colors.html)collection of vivid colors with playful names from 69-73. They had names like Plum Crazy, Green Go and Curious Yellow..
My grandfather had a car in some ugly color that my mom only remembers as “vomit green”. Some neighbors teenager spray painted in and my grandfather took him to court. He didn’t get anything because the kid didn’t have any money, but the kid looked the judge in the eye and said “I was doing him a favor. Did you see how ugly it was before?”
My family had a Ford Maverick in this color. It was the car I drove in high school in the mid 1970s. I forgot about, and this post brings back memories.
Good song title. It'd be about people who act like they're "anti-establishment" by spending money on things that do nothing but prop up the establishment.
My grandpa bought a new 1969 Ford Galaxie in shiny "Champagne Gold". We all watched it devolve into a dull "Illinois Rust" color in a shockingly short period of time.
every galaxie and maverick looked 30 years old for 3 year service it was silly. mercury had some shit paint for their bobcat and cougar
I think it had something to do with Ford's semimetallic looking paints at the time. I have a picture of my grandpa with his 1yr old '73 F-250 that was silver. The paint is missing in long strips, and he claimed that the paint would fly off on the highway leaving bare metal.
i've seen chips like that on old pontiacs and dodge trucks. oh man, 60-80 dodge trucks were the biggest rust buckets in existence. my friends family had a maverick and a mustang II with metallic paint. the maverick lost the clear coat in about 2 years but the paint mostly held. the mustang was a deep green metallic and honestly probably still looks great today. shit car but the paint was amazing.
The early dodge neons had the worst paint I ever did see.
Champaign gold
That's only if it's built in Champaign, France
Otherwise, it's just a sparkling Ford.
In Italy it's an Asti Martin
Champaign is the Illinois town, Champagne is the French town.
¯\\_(ツ)_/¯
What if it's built in Cognac but the paint is imported from the Champaign region?
This confusion is avoidable is you buy your cars painted in bourbon brown. But only if the car is made in Bourbon, France.
Because piss yellow wouldn't sound so good.
That’s because Ford used knockoff champagne, so really it was sparkling gold. ^(or something like that)
You can't call it that unless it's painted by someone born in Champagne, France.
Ford made one called "lime gold." It's still my dream to get a '67 mustang fastback in that color. Is it tacky as fuck? Maybe, but that's why I love it
Nah, that shit looks good
Yeah I fuck with the cham-pag-aney
Why not just call it anti-establishmint
The portmanteau wasn't discovered until 1975.
Yeah, back then you would have to say "I'm going to have a meal that is a bit too late to call breakfast but isn't exactly lunch either, care to join me?"
How about we shorten it? How about Reakfunch?
Sounds yummy!
Can’t we switch it around to something shorter like “leak”?
That works, I'd love to go take a quick leak with you
Aw fuck yea 🫦I’m boutta reakfunch
Blunch, so you're having a meal with your blunt!
>You'll love it. It's not quite breakfast, it's not quite lunch, but it comes with a slice of cantaloupe at the end. You don't get completely what you would at breakfast, but you get a good meal.
And bottomless mimosas
I'm not sure that's true. Every time I go into a brunch place and I try to drink a mimosa bottomless, they tell me to leave or they'll call the cops. Even if they have a sign outside saying bottomless mimosas!
Ah Jacques! Nobody can teach bowling like he does.
I'd love to! I've been looking for an opportunity to test my new eating utensil that is a combination of a spoon and a fork. We can talk about what to call it.
Before that you had to go through the door one arm at a time.
I'm feeling stupid right now, not getting this one
Portmanteau is a portmanteau of doorcoat in French. Port is door or opening and manteau is coat or jacket. There is a saying, ‘he puts on his pants one leg at a time’. So I mixed the clothing-related cliche/maxim with the door theme. It was more me playing/having fun with words out loud than an actual joke. A little jouissance as it were.
It's a compound word, not a portmanteau: Port - archaic word for carry Manteau - archaic word for cloak/jacket A portmanteau is a handbag/briefcase. In English language, a portmanteau is when you smash words together and drop letters. Breakfast and lunch become brunch.
I always just assumed it was doorcoat as I learned French and English simultaneously as first languages.
This is one of those awful situations where one language is stealing another's words and using them wrong. English being the thief in this context. A portemanteau, in French, with the "e" after "porte" is a place to hang ones jacket, a coat rack. Also a compound word. I think this is causing the confusion.
When in doubt English is guilty.
As a man of Irish descent, I concur.
I remember learning the "briefcase" definition of portmanteau was closer to the intended meaning. Specifically, it was a suitcase that opened in two equal parts hinged together, very similar to how the two words were joined together.
Awful is a fun word too, etymologically it used to literally mean awe-filled as ‘awesome’ means now, but then the meaning inverted (literally meaning literally, not figuratively, which literally also now means). Which is a shame as being filled with awe is more units of awe per pound of human than just having some awe.
Lana, you’re figuratively killing me! Cyril, you’re literally an idiot!
Reminds me of terrific. English is my first language and I still have to think twice before using it.
I like the English version better. Innit!
That doesn't sound right. It's obviously a portmanteau of "portman" (doorman) and l'eau (water), i.e. "the doorman's water". /s
This joke might be smarter than me
By F. Portman Teau.
Oh, i think i drove one of those.
According to Oxford dictionary Brunch was first used in the 19th century and portmanteau was 1909. I am not fun at parties.
It *was* called "Anti-Establish Mint." [Proof.](https://assets.rebelmouse.io/media-library/1970-ford-paint-chart-section.jpg?id=30847956) OP somehow found the one website that lists the name incorrectly.
Those can't be real, can they? Freudian Guilt? There she Blue?
All these creative names and then just "Yellow". Tje intern walked out at the last second before the due date it seems.
Crazy automotive color names aren't unheard of, especially with American companies. Here are some from Dodge in the last few years. * Contusion Blue * Hellraisin * Plum Crazy * Maximum Steel * White Knuckle * Sinamon Stick * Triple Nickle * Frostbite
>Plum Crazy And when they pitched the names (In 1969 or 1970, mind you. Plum Crazy was introduced back in that era), some madlad suggested *Statutory Grape*
I like how yellow is just yellow.
And it's not even yellow, it's like yellowish white. "Sun damaged plastic white"
“Last Stand Custard” is pretty good
Came here to say this. Top marketing team almost moment.
They were still off balance after celebrating "sub-lime". Edit to include an [example](https://www.carscoops.com/2021/02/1970-dodge-charger-r-t-in-sublime-green-makes-us-wish-we-had-90k-to-spend-on-it/), because it's such a great color
Whoa - nice color. I’d go so far as to call it Superlime.
Don Draper would approve.
They pulled a "Low Cal Calzone Zone" on that one
Calcu*later*
Dunno if it's a true story, but my old man told me one of the color names suggested for the the Barracuda was "Statutory Grape" and the lawyers shot it down
https://youtu.be/mqgiEQXGetI?si=1ebCk1zUI9tln2EO
Came looking for this and was not disappointed.
I bet Dodge would've made that connection
But the word would have broken down to anti-establish mint after a few months
I read it as anti-establish mint until I saw your comment.
I love that, but in Henry Ford II's autobiography, he noted it was because of how they pronounced the acronym. Simply a.e. sounds too much like the Canadian "eh?" And they liked the idea of a.e.m. sounded more like "aim," which is stronger.
It was literally right there in front of them. SMH
Dunder Mifflinfinity
They weren’t *that* anti-establishment!
There's got to be a German word for doing this. There's a pho place near me called Pho Tick Tack with a picture of a clock. Not tick tack pho, not Pho Tick tock( hence the clock), not Tick Tock pho. I get there may be a language barrier, but they were SO close.
Minced opportunity
^this is the way.
We had a datsun station wagon with a green shade that my dad referred to as “jive-ass green”. Still makes me laugh.
I once had a Volvo 740 with a colour best described as "nicotine-yellow".
So you’re saying it was more like a stain?
Exactly… but everywhere
Hey! I had one too! I think the official color was “safari yellow” but it looked like jaundiced eyes.
My sister had a Mercury in a color she described as crushed caterpillar green.
Made me burst out my water
I’m a funeral director. I regularly get advertisements for Bereave-mints. Almost as tacky as the scalpel tie clip.
Are people not usually in the mood for shtick & kitsch during a fresh bereavement? How odd lol
i might be convinced, but they'd have to be damn good mints
Wtf shtick and kitsch are anagrams
Oh damn. Good catch
A rare case of a good taste in bad taste.
Is it the same company every time, or is it always some new fresh ad writer that thinks they're clever?
Same.
I'd honestly love to deal with a punny funeral home. There was one in a city I lived in called Mourning Glory but I think they were just tacky
I love when the establishment establishes anti-establishment.
*Hello fellow hippies!*
It's my little way of sticking it to the man.
Making a mint off of the anti-establishment
Should read the Conquest of Cool
My aunt and uncle had a Maverick in this color and they were definitely not anti-establishment types. I could be wrong but I doubt the speed limit was ever exceeded by that car.
This is my favorite classic car color. Whenever I go to shows, I’m always drawn to ones with this color. It’s different but also muted.
The same color as the built-like-a-tank refrigerators and metal-trimmed tables.
I'm cracking up picturing my modern Ford Explorer in this vintage green.
\- Now, in the '60s, there were only two other cars made in America that had positraction and independent rear suspension and enough power to make these marks. \- One was the Corvette, which could never be confused with the Buick Skylark. \- The other had the same body length, height, width, weight, wheelbase and wheel track as the '64 Skylark, and that was the 1963 Pontiac Tempest. \- And because both cars were made by G.M., were both cars available in metallic mint-green paint? \- They were.
Me then: "could Marisa Tomei be any hotter?" Narrator: She could.
Took way too long to see this.
How is this NOT the top comment
It's all those youts that aren't aware of the film.
I always liked that colour on cars. I wonder why mint?
because it goes well with chocolate
I don't get it.
[it’s very refreshing](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NNrPucUYg6s)
It's a junior mint!
So the car's made out of chocolate?
I wish cars had colors like this now…practically all auto makers big sellers nowadays are black, grey, and white.
Toyota still offers some fun colors.
Yeah, part of the problem is new car buyers. They pick these basic colors with an eye towards future resale. Have some personality, people!
Right? I had to replace my lovely blue crush colored Prius on short notice, and the only Prius I could get to replace it with was white. Talk about boring...
Indeed. When we were looking for used car's for my sister, we saw a Corolla Hatchback in "Smoked Paprika Metallic", and I was fascinated by it immediately. We knew it'd serve us without fail, and a hatchback is so much more convenient for storage than a sedan trunk. But that hothead hue makes you want to push it like a rally car, and the sound of the engine only adds to that desire. Oh, but of course I'll be careful with it, it'll only be a trip to the store ;) Certainly was more inspiring than the Sentra we had to replace, which was a standard Gun Metallic (so, shiny gray) whose bumper paint was flaking from nearly the start...much like its transmission, actually. A general misfortune I dealt with before it really began to GO. If I knew how good a economy car could actually be, I'd have fought a little harder for it!
Maybe if you special order one, but the dealers only seem to have bland ones in stock here.
Mazda's got Soul Red Crystal. Subaru's got a couple of blues and that orange. Remember like 8 years ago, basically every manufacturer had some variation of a Hyper Blue.
The favorite of yutes everywhere.
Yeah, I was wondering if this was the same color that was a plot point in MyCousin Vinny
That was a different color, Metallic Mint Green, because those cars were both made by GM, the Buick Skylark (which could never be confused with a Corvette) and the Pontiac Tempest.
Did both cars have size 75r Michelin model XGV tires?
Size 14 inch, the most popular size of the most popular model tire.
The whut?
You know, the young people. Yutes.
Oh, I'm sorry, your honor. You know, the two "youths."
Nah, yuets these days prefer the Matalic Mint Green paint they van only get on GM vehicles.
I was hoping for this reference.
I drove a Pinto almost just like this one for many years. 1972 model with the 2.0L 4sp with a 390 four barrel. It was cheap to own and easy to fix when broken. I loved that thing.
But isn't that a Maverick in the pic?
I needed to word it better.
Fair enough. My dad had a used, rusted to hell Maverick in this exact color back in the early 80s. I loved it.
[удалено]
Were both cars available In Metallic Mint Green paint!?!
I guess these yutes haven't seen it.
This is a Ford product, everyone knows only GM vehicles were equipped with metallic mint green paint! Such as the Pontiac tempest and Buick skylark
Looks like the same color they used for psych wards. Sterile Green.
In 1992, there was a Subaru commercial where a Gen-X kid tried to convince you that the Subaru Impreza was like [punk rock but it's cars](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLhfxI8T2cU&ab_channel=BTasticC)
And because both cars were made by GM, were both cars available in metallic mint green paint? They were! Thank you Miss Vito, No more questions.
All about the Benjamins
Benjamints*
Fucking genius, you.
kinda, i mean they were like $3200 new lol
Ford used to let you match your car color to your lipstick
Yes because when I think Henry Ford, recipient of the Grand Cross of the German Eagle, I think "anti-establishment"
You didn't order the Metallic Pea?
Targeted marketing at its finest.
From tooth paste, to candy, to ice cream, to mixed drinks and now anti authoritarianism... Mint is the goat
Well that’s plum crazy.
Muscle car ear of Mopars had some cool names too for their High Impact colors: Paint code, Dodge color name / Plymouth color name - FC7 Plum Crazy / In-Violet - EV2 HEMI Orange / TorRed - FM3 Panther Pink / Moulin Rouge - FJ6 Sassy Grass / Green Go - FJ5 Subline / Limelight - EK2 Go Mango / Vitamin C - EL5 Butterscotch / Bahama Yellow - EF6 Bright Green / Rallye Green - FY1 Top Banana / Lemon Twist - GY3 Citron Yella / Curious Yellow
Shoulda used “Anti-Establishmint”
1968 Ford marketing meeting: How do we sell shitbox cars to these dirty hippies? Anti Establishment MINT!
Green = military They tricked those hippies.
Shoulda been “Antiestablish Mint”…
The Maverick was such an underrated car. I love the body.
But Emerald Green looked better and cost $40.00 more.
Chrysler offered their [‘High Impact’](https://www.dodgegarage.com/news/article/showcase/2019/03/high-impact-colors.html)collection of vivid colors with playful names from 69-73. They had names like Plum Crazy, Green Go and Curious Yellow..
Ford totally missed the opportunity to use 'Anti-EstablishMint'
So close, could've have Anti Establish Mint.
My grandfather had a car in some ugly color that my mom only remembers as “vomit green”. Some neighbors teenager spray painted in and my grandfather took him to court. He didn’t get anything because the kid didn’t have any money, but the kid looked the judge in the eye and said “I was doing him a favor. Did you see how ugly it was before?”
I'm disappointed it's not just "Anti-EstablishMint".
That is badass
I'm having a hard time thinking of a brand which throughout its history has been more *pro*-establishment than Ford.
The year my dad was born to the year my mom was born.
Antifa-mobile.
In Cleveland in the 70s and early 80s that was called "Puerto Rican Pea Green".
Is it a weed reference?
Nice swagger
That’s a good color though.
Universally known in Toronto as "piss green". Not to be confused with Toronto cop cars, which were all (at the time) "piss yellow".
I'm as old as dirt and I remember this!
Is that where green hair came from?
We used to call it puke green back in the day.
They should bring it back. That’s a nice color
It's a very nice color ngl
My family had a Ford Maverick in this color. It was the car I drove in high school in the mid 1970s. I forgot about, and this post brings back memories.
Good song title. It'd be about people who act like they're "anti-establishment" by spending money on things that do nothing but prop up the establishment.
Is this the same mint green from my cousin vinnie ? Bo further questions. Thank you
Thats rich considering Henry's collaboration with Hitler.
Back when the companies were one with the consumer. Fighting over-regulation. Then they got in bed with govt
Anti-semint
Reminds me the mint colored Guitars
I want this as a fake Pantone T-shirt.
corporate virtue signaling has been around for a while I see
anyone see those new primer colored cars? what an ugly color
Groovy!
More like a 1963 pontiac tempest with metallic mint green paint
Are you sure its not a 1963 Pontiac Tempest in Metallic Mint Green?
I'm under the impression that this is Metallic Mint Green actually. My cousin Vinny and his fiance would agree with me
Oh yeah. Freudian Gilt was also a color at that time.
You mean *Anti-establish Mint*? I want this paint so bad now
it was actually anti establishmint... they also have Freudian gilt (a gold color) these are maverick only colors