(Midnight Blue : Chevrolet : 1961 - 1964)
This code is listed in our database as a cross-reference to PPG code 12397; therefore, the results below are from that code.

1961 paint by GM with short manufacturer/year paint code of E. This blue automotive paint color is most commonly known as Midnight Blue. Other common color promotional names include Venice Blue, Bristol Blue, and Blue. The color formulation has been used between 1961 and 1964, primarily by Chevrolet; but also by Buick, Company Fleet Vehicles, GM, and Pontiac. See the full detailed list below.

The two Companies/Organizations with Fleet Vehicles using this color are: Chevrolet and Rupp Manufacturing Company.

The short make/year code for this paint on a 7673 in 1961, is E. The code E 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: "E 1961 Buick". The longer GM paint manufacturing code, sometimes called the "Fisher paint code", is WA2814. This longer manufacturing code is useful for tracking paint usage.

Example of 1961 GM E See more information on "1961 GM E"
or See all paints with a short model/year code of "E"

Usage list 1961 GM E paint (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
				Blue	|PPG/Dupont Cross-Ref 1990|
1961	Buick	Buick	E	Venice Blue
1961	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	914	Midnight Blue
1961	Chevrolet	Corvair	914	Midnight Blue
1961	Fleet	Chevrolet		Midnight Blue	metallic, |Martin Senour Alphabetical Fleet Listing No. 1, 1964|
1961	GM		E	Venice Blue
1961	Pontiac	Pontiac	E	Bristol Blue
1961	Pontiac	Tempest	E	Bristol Blue
1964	Fleet	Rupp Manufacturing Company		Midnight Blue	metallic, Columbus OH, |Martin Senour Alphabetical Fleet Listing No. 1, 1964|

Paint Manufacturer Codes
GM(Fisher code) : WA2814
Make/Year Code : E, 914
PPG/Ditzler : 12397
Dupont : 4147L, 882-94693L, 94693
Acme/Rogers : 9011
Martin Senour : 98L-1345

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