(April Green : Ford : 1959 - 1985)
At PaintRef.com we have records of this paint for over 26 years of use.

This code is listed in our database as an offset listing to PPG code 42329; therefore, the results below are from that code.

1959 paint by Ford with short manufacturer/year paint code of G. This green automotive paint color is most commonly known as April Green. Another common paint color promotional name is Green. The color formulation has been used between 1959 and 1985, primarily by Ford; but also by International Harvester, Chrysler. We have records of this color appearing on the following models: Chrysler Special Order / Fleet, Fairlane, Ford Special Order / Fleet, Ford Truck, and Galaxie. See the full detailed list below. The use of this paint is for main body and special order color.

The short make/year code for this paint on a 6584 in 1959, is G. The code G is unique to this paint color formulation for this year; therefore, the code can be used along with the manufacturer and year to specify the paint. For example: "G 1959 Ford". The longer Ford paint manufacturing code is M1014 or M1014A. Ford production paint codes starting with M are usually followed by a 4 digit number and the letter "A" indicating its an exterior paint. For example, the same code ending in the letter "G" is common for accent paints. The longer Chrysler paint manufacturing code, sometimes called the "Dodge Truck paint code" is DT7211. These longer manufacturing codes are useful for tracking paint usage.

Example of 1959 Ford G See more information on "1959 Ford G"
or See all paints with a short model/year code of "G"

Usage list 1959 Ford G paint (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
				Green	|PPG/Dupont Cross-Ref 1990|
1959	Ford		G	April Green
1959	Ford	Fairlane	G	April Green
1959	Ford	Fleet	M1014	April Green	1959-1961
1959	Ford	Ford Truck	G	April Green
1959	Ford	Galaxie	G	April Green
1964	Ford	Fleet	MX7041065	Green	|Dupont form A-33538-20M-12-63|
1983	Chrysler	Fleet	DT7211	Green	|Dodge Truck Ditzler Offset List, Form 8302|
1985	International Harvester	Truck	5331	Green	Custom, |IH MT-90 Parts Merchandising Catalog|, ppg/name best guess
1985	International Harvester	Truck	5590	Green	Custom, |IH MT-90 Parts Merchandising Catalog|, ppg/name best guess

Paint Manufacturer Codes
Ford : M20J1014, MX7041065, M1014
Chrysler/Dodge : DT7211
Make/Year Code : 5331, DT7211, M1014, G, 5590, MX7041065
PPG/Ditzler : 42329
Dupont : 02981, 2981, 246-83346, 93-83346
Acme/Rogers : 8711

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