(Silver Smoke Gray : Ford : 1964 - 1990)
At PaintRef.com we have records of this paint for over 26 years of use, and with 5 unique promotional names.

This silver gray automotive paint color is most commonly known as Silver Smoke Gray. Other common color promotional names include Anniversary Silver, Gray, Pearl Gray, and Silversmoke Gray. The color formulation has been used between 1964 and 1990, primarily by Ford; but also by Mercury, Company Fleet Vehicles. We have records of this color appearing on the following models: Comet, Fairlane, Falcon, and Mustang. See the full detailed list below.

This is a special paint used for police and/or emergency vehicles (SSV = Special Service Vehicle, SEO = Special Equipment Order, PTV = Prisoner Transport Vehicle).

The one Company/Organization with Fleet Vehicles using this color is: State of Georgia.

Early dupont codes have a prefix followed by a dash and a 3, 4 or 5 digit number. Common prefixes are 244, 246-, 93-, 202-, and 210. For this report on Dupont code 181-96925, we have included variations with the prefix removed. The remaining digits are a good way to track paint usage between years.

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Usage list of Dupont paint code 181-96925 (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
1964	Ford		K	Silversmoke Gray
1964	Ford	Fairlane	K	Silversmoke Gray
1964	Ford	Falcon	K	Silversmoke Gray
1964	Ford	Galaxie	K	Silversmoke Gray
1964	Ford	Mustang	K	Silver Smoke Gray
1964	Mercury	Comet	K	Anniversary Silver
1964	Mercury	Mercury	K	Anniversary Silver
1965	Ford		K	Silver Smoke Gray
1965	Ford	Fairlane	K	Silver Smoke Gray
1965	Ford	Falcon	K	Silver Smoke Gray
1965	Ford	Galaxie	K	Silver Smoke Gray
1965	Ford	Mustang	K	Silver Smoke Gray
1965	Mercury	Comet	K	Pearl Gray
1965	Mercury	Mercury	K	Pearl Gray
1990	Fleet	Georgia State of		Gray	metallic, State Police

Paint Manufacturer Codes
Ford : M30J1621, M1621
Make/Year Code : K
PPG/Ditzler : 32377
Dupont : 191-96925, 4482L, 4482, 181-96925
Acme/Rogers : 9345
Martin Senour : 3399
Sherwin Williams : 2278
RM/BASF : 1632, E1632, A1632

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