(Commander Maroon : Studebaker : 1931 - 1934)This red automotive paint color is most commonly known as Commander Maroon. Other common color promotional names include Monarch Maroon and Maylene Maroon. The color formulation has been used between 1931 and 1934, primarily by Studebaker; but also by DeSoto, Pontiac and Oldsmobile. See the full detailed list below.
IM1230 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 starting with the letters "IM" indicate Ditz-Lac colored lacquers and polychromatics (fine aluminum powder added) and were used before 1940.
Example of the color PPG IM1230
See more information on PPG code "IM1230"Usage list of PPG paint code IM1230
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year | make | model | code | paint name | comment |
1931 | DeSoto | | | Monarch Maroon | also molding |
1932 | DeSoto | | | Monarch Maroon | |
1933 | Oldsmobile | Oldsmobile | 611 | Maylene Maroon | |
1933 | Pontiac | Pontiac | 2097,2162 | Maylene Maroon | |
1933 | Studebaker | | | Commander Maroon | |
1933 | Studebaker | Rockne | 1476 | Commander Maroon | |
1934 | Studebaker | | | Commander Maroon | |
Paint Manufacturer Codes
Make/Year Code : 2162, 2097, 611, 1476
PPG/Ditzler :
IM1230
Dupont :
246-30151,
246-50783
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