(Calypso Coral : Ford : 1941 - 1990)At
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This red orange automotive paint color is most commonly known as Calypso Coral. Other common color promotional names include Competition Orange, Competition Red, Coral, Medium Coral, Mexicalia Red, Orange, Poppy Red, Red, and Red Orange. The color formulation has been used between 1941 and 1990, primarily by Ford; but also by Case, Chrysler, Company Fleet Vehicles, Gravely, and Mercury. We have records of this color appearing on the following models: Chrysler Special Order / Fleet, Comet, Cougar, Falcon, and Mustang. See the full detailed list below.
The three Companies/Organizations with Fleet Vehicles using this color are: American Airlines, Phillips Petroleum Company, and Sports Coach of America.
60449 is a paint code for PPG (Pittsburgh Plate Glass) who has been providing automotive paints since 1924 (originally Ditzler Color Company subsidiary acquired in 1928). PPG/Ditzler codes from 10000 to 95000 were used on new paint formulations starting in the late 1930's and extending to around 1968. PPG/Ditzler codes in the 60000 to 69999 range are primarily shades of orange. These PPG codes serve as a great way to track the usage of paint between and within vehicle manufacturers.
Example of the color PPG 60449
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Usage list of PPG paint code 60449
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year | make | model | code | paint name | comment |
| Fleet | American Airlines | | Poppy Red | |
| Gravely | | | Red | close and not so close matches |
| Gravely | | | Red | close and not so close matches |
| Gravely | | | Red | close and not so close matches |
| Gravely | | | Red | close and not so close matches |
1941 | Case | | | Red | S model case |
1964 | Ford | Mustang | 3 | Poppy Red | |
1965 | Ford | Mustang | 3 | Poppy Red | |
1966 | Ford | Ford Truck | S | Poppy Red | |
1967 | Ford | Ford Truck | S | Poppy Red | |
1968 | Mercury | Comet | 3 | Calypso Coral | |
1969 | Ford | Ford Truck | 3 | Calypso Coral | |
1969 | Ford | Mustang | 3 | Calypso Coral | |
1969 | Mercury | Comet | 3 | Competition Orange | |
1969 | Mercury | Mercury | 3 | Competition Orange | Cougar and Montego |
1970 | Ford | | 1 | Calypso Coral | |
1970 | Ford | Falcon | 1 | Calypso Coral | |
1970 | Ford | Mustang | 1 | Calypso Coral | |
1970 | Mercury | Cougar | 1 | Competition Red | |
1970 | Mercury | Mercury | 1 | Competition Orange | |
1971 | Ford | Ford Truck | 1 | Calypso Coral | |
1971 | Mercury | Mercury | 1 | Competition Orange | |
1972 | Ford | | 2A | Medium Coral | |
1972 | Ford | Ford Truck | 1 | Calypso Coral | |
1974 | Ford | Ford Truck | | Coral | Linehaulers |
1975 | Ford | Ford Truck | | Coral | Linehaulers |
1975 | Ford | Ford Truck | 3 | Mexicalia Red | |
1976 | Ford | Ford Truck | | Coral | |
1977 | Ford | | 2A | Coral | |
1977 | Ford | Ford Truck | N | Coral | |
1978 | Ford | Ford Truck | 2A,F | Coral | Light Truck color only |
1979 | Ford | Ford Truck | F,P | Coral | |
1983 | Chrysler | Fleet | DT3338 | Red | |Dodge Truck Ditzler Offset List, Form 8302| |
1986 | | | 419-13 | Competition Orange | |PPG Nason Cross Reference Offset Listing| |
1990 | Fleet | American Airlines | | Orange | |
1990 | Fleet | Phillips Petroleum Company | | Red Orange | |
1990 | Fleet | Sports Coach of America | | Red | |
Paint Manufacturer Codes
Ford :
M1730A,
M32J1730,
M1730
Chrysler/Dodge :
DT3338
Make/Year Code : S, P, 2A, 1, 419-13, 3, F, N, DT3338
PPG/Ditzler :
60449
Dupont :
4602LH,
4602,
97249H,
93-97249H,
4602AH,
4602H
Acme/Rogers : 9604
Martin Senour : 1720
Sherwin Williams : 2366
Arco : L-4954R, AE-4026R, S-9132R, 4026R
RM/BASF :
E1774R,
A1774R
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