(Silver : Ford : 1979 - 1994)
At PaintRef.com we have records of this paint for over 15 years of use.

This silver gray automotive paint color is most commonly known as simply 'Silver'. Other common color promotional names include Light Smoke and Argent. The color formulation has been used between 1979 and 1994, primarily by Ford; but also by Mercury, Company Fleet Vehicles. We have records of this color appearing on the following models: Bronco, LTD, Mustang, Pinto, Ranger, and Thunderbird. See the full detailed list below. The use of this paint is for main body and trim color.

The two Companies/Organizations with Fleet Vehicles using this color are: Texaco Inc and State of Ohio.

Example of the color Dupont 5580 See more information on Dupont code "5580"

Examples of Dupont code 5580 (click on image for larger/detailed view)


Usage list of Dupont paint code 5580 (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
1979	Ford	Ford Truck	J	Silver
1980	Ford		1G	Silver
1980	Ford	Bronco	1G	Silver	metallic
1980	Ford	Ford Truck	1G	Silver
1980	Ford	LTD	1G	Silver
1980	Ford	Mustang	1G	Silver
1980	Ford	Pinto	1G	Silver
1980	Ford	Thunderbird	1G	Silver
1980	Mercury	Mercury	1G	Silver
1981	Ford		1G	Silver
1981	Ford	Bronco	1G	Silver	metallic
1981	Ford	Ford Truck	1G	Silver
1981	Ford	Ranger	1G	Silver	metallic
1981	Ford	Thunderbird	1G	Silver
1981	Mercury	Mercury	1G	Silver
1982	Ford			Argent	stripe color
1982	Ford		1G	Silver
1982	Ford	Ford Truck	1G	Silver
1982	Ford	Mustang	1G	Silver
1982	Ford	Ranger	1G	Silver	metallic
1982	Mercury	Mercury	1G	Silver
1983	Ford		1G	Silver
1983	Ford	Ford Truck	1G	Silver
1983	Ford	Mustang	1G	Silver
1983	Ford	Ranger	1G	Silver	metallic
1983	Mercury	Mercury	1G	Silver
1987	Ford	Ford Truck	1G	Light Smoke
1988	Ford	Ford Truck	1G	Light Smoke
1990	Fleet	Ohio State of		Silver	State Police-Chrysler
1990	Fleet	Texaco Inc		Silver	Canada Ltd
1994	Ford		A	Silver	wheel color

Paint Manufacturer Codes
Ford : M5299, M5299A
Make/Year Code : 1G, J, A
PPG/Ditzler : 2593
Dupont : 5580L, 5580, 5580A, 5580D
Martin Senour : 2249
Sherwin Williams : 5974
RM/BASF : 2729, 2727
Glasurit : FDU-5299, FDU5299

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