1960 Ford Station Wagon in Novel- Accuracy

My novel has been accepted for publication. The setting is Ohio in 1969 and the family drives a stick-shift Ford Station Wagon. I have described the color as purple (the color of the one my family had growing up in WA) however, I need confirmation whether this color was actually made sometime between 1958 and 1965. (The car could be a model any of those years. The Dad is a minister, modest income -- so nothing extravagant or new. What might be a realistic model, color? Must be STICK SHIFT. Any help with accuracy would be appreciated.

 

had a few 59's, 3 on the tree all were light blue

 

'58 Ford brochure - while there's no 'color chart', a lot of different colors are shown on the vehicles pictured.
Click on the individual thumbnails to see full-size.
http://www.lov2xlr8.no/brochures/ford/58fair/58fair.html

Same situation for 1959:
http://www.lov2xlr8.no/brochures/ford/59ford/59ford.html

And 1960 - Good news! There is a color they called 'Orchid Grey' (?), and it's shown on a Starliner hardtop....
http://www.lov2xlr8.no/brochures/ford/60fod/60fod.html

As to the wagon in your story, if it's a 1960 (full-size?), I would speculate it would either be a Ranch Wagon or the nicer Country Sedan....

Ranch Wagon (2-door pictured, also available as a 4-door):


Country Sedan:


And here's an actual 1960 Ford in the actual Orchid Grey color:



I'm not sure I've ever seen a Ford STATION WAGON in that color, though. Maybe your book's character special-ordered it.

 

The colors in brochures and even on titles can fool a person. I never pictured Orchid Grey as being the color it shows on the above car. But if I were a kid back in those days I'd called it purple! Perhaps this is one of those 50-shades of grey.
Since many people in Ohio see the world thru rose colored glasses this would be close!

 

Patiently waiting for 'Writerann' to return for the information........

 

Maybe she's turning it into a movie.