(Sandalwood : Chevrolet : 1970 - 1985)
At PaintRef.com we have records of this paint for over 15 years of use, across 7 manufacturers/makes, and with 5 unique promotional names.

This code is listed in our database as an offset listing to PPG code 2181; therefore, the results below are from that code.

1971 paint by GM with short manufacturer/year paint code of 61. This brown automotive paint color is most commonly known as Sandalwood. Other common color promotional names include Brown, Light Sandalwood, Sandpiper Beige, and Tan. The color formulation has been used between 1970 and 1985, primarily by Chevrolet; but also by Buick, Chrysler, GM, GMC, International Harvester, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac. We have records of this color appearing on the following models: Camaro, Chevelle, ChevyII, Chrysler Special Order / Fleet, Firebird, GTO, International Harvester Truck, Nova, and Vega. 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 14332 in 1971, is 61. The code 61 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: "61 1971 Chevrolet". The longer GM paint manufacturing code, sometimes called the "Fisher paint code", is WA4059. The longer Chrysler paint manufacturing code, sometimes called the "Dodge Truck paint code" is DT6457. These longer manufacturing codes are useful for tracking paint usage.

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Usage list 1971 GM 61 paint (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
				Brown	|PPG/Dupont Cross-Ref 1990|
	GM		61	Sandpiper Beige	65-71, |Autocolor Colour Register 1998-1999|
	GM		61	Sandalwood	65-71, |Autocolor Colour Register 1998-1999|
1970	Buick	Buick	61	Sandpiper Beige
1970	GM		61	Sandpiper Beige
1970	Oldsmobile	Oldsmobile	61	Sandalwood
1971	Buick	Buick	61	Sandpiper Beige
1971	Chevrolet	Camaro	61	Sandalwood
1971	Chevrolet	Chevelle	61	Sandalwood
1971	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	61	Sandalwood
1971	Chevrolet	ChevyII	61	Sandalwood
1971	Chevrolet	Monte Carlo	61	Sandalwood
1971	Chevrolet	Nova	61	Sandalwood
1971	Chevrolet	Vega	61	Sandalwood
1971	GM		61	Sandpiper Beige
1971	GMC	GMC	61	Light Sandalwood	GMC Sprint
1971	Oldsmobile	Oldsmobile	61	Sandalwood
1971	Pontiac	Firebird	61	Sandalwood
1971	Pontiac	GTO	61	Sandalwood
1971	Pontiac	Pontiac	61	Sandalwood
1972	GM		61	Light Sandalwood	GMC Sprint
1972	GMC	GMC	61	Light Sandalwood	GMC Sprint
1983	Chrysler	Fleet	DT6457	Tan	|Dodge Truck Ditzler Offset List, Form 8302|
1985	International Harvester	Truck	1717	Brown	Custom, |IH MT-90 Parts Merchandising Catalog|, ppg/name best guess

Paint Manufacturer Codes
GM(Fisher code) : WA4059
Chrysler/Dodge : DT6457
Make/Year Code : 1717, DT6457, 61
PPG/Ditzler : 2181
Dupont : 5325, 5325L, 05325, 926-99944, 5325D, 5138, 5138L, 5138D
Martin Senour : 4514
Sherwin Williams : 3134
Autocolor ICI Nexa : 8303

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