Autumn Orange = Best
Autumn Orange is by far the best looking combination of base coat and orange metallic that I have ever seen. The Autumn Orange Mustang, produced by Ford, was the second rarest paint color introduced for the 1997 year. Aztec Gold was the absolute most rare, but when you compare the two, the only thing I can ask myself is, ‘What the hell were they thinking by making Aztec Gold the rarest color on the 97 Mustang GTs…?’
The Aztec Gold paint looks decent, I’ll give them that, but it’s a solid color. A solid, metallic Gold color. It’s a pretty basic, albeit, lame color, no offense. On the other hand, the Autumn Orange color ranges from a deep burgundy, flat red to an almost candy like orange metallic burst when exposed to light. Autumn Orange (BG) is by far the best color ever produced outside of maybe (that’s right ‘maybe’) the Mystic Cobra color (only available on the 1996 Cobra model). My buddy Willis Cook has a Mystic Cobra and it’s a beautiful color, but we always go back to the Autumn Orange on my car because it’s just so perfect.
There were 1,519 Autumn Orange Mustang GTs sprayed in 1997, and I’m the proud owner of one. One of the 1,519 of which only 41 were made with every upgrade option exactly like mine. Lots of research! Autumn Orange paint, full leather interior, upgraded Anthracite and Machined Faced 17″ wheels, Mach 460 sound system, wood-grain interior accents (not a fan), straight drive (not an upgrade, but would never own a Mustang GT in an automatic), ABS, Anti-theft keyless entry, and all those other wonderful options that came with my car. Just wish the color wasn’t faded so much so you could get the true Autumn Orange goose bumps.
Update!
As of the last week in November 2013, my Autumn Orange Mustang GT now has the following:
- UPR Tubular K-member (powder-coated Silver)
- UPR Front A-arms
- UPR Front Coil-Over Kit
- UPR Rear Upper Control Arms
- UPR Rear Lower Control Arms
- UPR Rear Coil-Over Kit
- Strange 10-way Adjustable Struts up front
- Strange 10-way Adjustable Shocks for the rear
- Viking 10-150 Springs up front (highly recommended)
- Viking 10-250 Springs for the rear (highly recommended)
- UPR Caster / Camber Plates
- New Polyurethane Bushings front and rear
- Copper Exhaust Gaskets (highly recommended)
- Flowmaster Single Chambered Mufflers (added on January 17th, 2014. Had dual-chambered Flowmasters)
- Custom Off-Road X-pipe that meets directly under my transmission
- JEGS Cross-drilled Rotors on the Front and Rear
- K&N Cold Air Intake
- A few more add-ons for the interior and engine dress-up, plus a few more performance that I won’t list…
All installation work done with the help and professionalism of my boy from North Carolina, J.R. Brown at Custom Exhaust Solutions and with the help of my buddy Willis Cook. I highly recommend this guy for all your exhaust / random Mustang needs. He gets the job done and gets it done right. (WARNING! Sign into your Facebook account before accessing these links)
Autumn Orange Stands As Most Rare
Stephen Tyler Lemmons 