(Light Sapphire Blue : Chevrolet : 1987 - 1991)
At PaintRef.com we have records of this paint across 5 manufacturers/makes.

This blue automotive paint color is most commonly known as Light Sapphire Blue. Another common paint color promotional name is Light Blue. The color formulation has been used between 1987 and 1991, primarily by Chevrolet; but also by Buick, Cadillac, GM, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac. We have records of this color appearing on the model of Caprice and Celebrity. See the full detailed list below.

17005 is a paint code for Rinshed-Mason Company who has been providing automotive paints since 1948. BASF bought the company in the 1960s. More modern RM-BASF paint codes are 5 digits in length and are sequentially assigned.

Example of the color RM-BASF 17005 See more information on RM-BASF code "17005"

Usage list of RM-BASF paint code 17005 (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
1987	Buick	Buick	26	Light Sapphire Blue
1987	Cadillac	Cadillac	26	Light Sapphire Blue
1987	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	26	Light Sapphire Blue
1987	GM		26	Light Sapphire Blue
1987	Oldsmobile	Oldsmobile	26	Light Sapphire Blue
1987	Pontiac	Pontiac	26	Light Sapphire Blue
1988	Buick	Buick	26	Light Sapphire Blue
1988	Cadillac	Cadillac	26	Light Sapphire Blue
1988	Chevrolet	Caprice	26	Light Blue
1988	Chevrolet	Cavalier	26	Light Blue
1988	Chevrolet	Celebrity	26	Light Blue
1988	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	26	Light Blue	Caprice Celebrity Cavalier
1988	GM		26	Light Sapphire Blue
1988	Oldsmobile	Oldsmobile	26	Light Sapphire Blue
1988	Pontiac	Pontiac	26	Light Sapphire Blue
1989	Buick	Buick	26	Light Sapphire Blue
1989	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	26	Light Sapphire Blue
1989	GM		26	Light Sapphire Blue
1989	Oldsmobile	Oldsmobile	26	Light Sapphire Blue
1989	Pontiac	Pontiac	26	Light Sapphire Blue
1990	Buick	Buick	26	Light Sapphire Blue
1990	Cadillac	Cadillac	26	Light Sapphire Blue
1990	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	26	Light Sapphire Blue
1990	GM		26	Light Sapphire Blue
1990	Oldsmobile	Oldsmobile	26	Light Sapphire Blue
1990	Pontiac	Pontiac	26	Light Sapphire Blue
1991	Buick	Buick	26	Light Sapphire Blue
1991	Chevrolet	Cavalier	26	Light Sapphire Blue
1991	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	26	Light Sapphire Blue
1991	GM		26	Light Sapphire Blue
1991	Pontiac	Pontiac	26	Light Sapphire Blue

Paint Manufacturer Codes
GM(Fisher code) : WA8964
Make/Year Code : 26, 22
PPG/Ditzler : 3966
Dupont : B8704
Spies Hecker : 93308
Sherwin Williams : 35865
RM/BASF : 17005
Glasurit : GM-8964, GM8964
Autocolor ICI Nexa : 8093M, 8093B

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