(Tahoe Turquoise : Ford : 1959 - 1970)At
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This blue green automotive paint color is most commonly known as Tahoe Turquoise. Other common color promotional names include Aztec Turquoise, Caribbean Blue, Medium Aqua, Patrician Green, Regal Turquoise, Riviera Turquoise, Sapphire, Teal, Teal Green, Turquoise, and Turquoise Frost. The color formulation has been used between 1959 and 1970, primarily by Ford; but also by Lincoln, Mercury and Company Fleet Vehicles. We have records of this color appearing on the following models: Comet, Cougar, Fairlane, Falcon, Galaxie, and Mustang. See the full detailed list below. The use of this paint is for main body and special order color.
The one Company/Organization with Fleet Vehicles using this color is: Fender.
Ford paint manufacturing codes come in two forms, the short 1 to 3 digit model/year code which changes frequently and the longer 4 digit code which starts with the letters "M", "WT", or "MX". M are production paints, WT and MX are commercial or special order. These longer codes don't change over the years for a particular paint formulation; therefore, it is the best code to track the usage of Ford paint. Ford production paint codes starting with "M1" are some of the very early paints which also used an "M2J" or "M20J" or "M30J" with or without spaces or dashes. So this paint is also known as M2J-1070 or M20J-1070 or M30J-1070... Later Ford production paint codes starting with M are usually followed by a 4 digit number and the letter "A" indicating it is an exterior paint. The same code ending in the letter "G" is common for interior paints and "D" for under the hood or engine compartment. For Ford, this longer 4 digit paint code is often not found printed anywhere on the vehicle. Many times it is coded on the factory build sheet which may have stayed with the vehicle after production and is sometimes; for older vehicles, found under the interior carpet or rear seat. Factory repaint or special order paints may have the 4 digit paint code hand written on the radiator shroud with a wax pen.
Example of the color Ford M1070
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Usage list of Ford paint code M1070
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year | make | model | code | paint name | comment |
1959 | Lincoln | Lincoln | 97 | Sapphire | |
1960 | Ford | Thunderbird | D | Sapphire | special order paint |
1960 | Lincoln | Lincoln | D | Sapphire | |
1960 | Mercury | Mercury | D | Aztec Turquoise | |
1962 | Ford | Thunderbird | D | Patrician Green | |
1962 | Lincoln | Lincoln | D | Riviera Turquoise | |
1963 | Ford | Thunderbird | D | Turquoise | |
1963 | Lincoln | Lincoln | D | Riviera Turquoise | |
1964 | Ford | Thunderbird | U | Patrician Green | |
1964 | Lincoln | Lincoln | U | Regal Turquoise | |
1965 | Ford | Thunderbird | U | Patrician Green | |
1965 | Lincoln | Lincoln | U | Teal | |
1966 | Fleet | Fender | | Teal Green | |
1966 | Ford | | U | Tahoe Turquoise | |
1966 | Ford | Fairlane | U | Tahoe Turquoise | |
1966 | Ford | Falcon | U | Tahoe Turquoise | |
1966 | Ford | Galaxie | U | Tahoe Turquoise | |
1966 | Ford | Mustang | U | Tahoe Turquoise | |
1966 | Ford | Thunderbird | U | Tahoe Turquoise | |
1966 | Lincoln | Lincoln | U | Teal | |
1966 | Mercury | Comet | U | Turquoise Frost | |
1966 | Mercury | Mercury | U | Turquoise Frost | |
1967 | Ford | Thunderbird | U | Tahoe Turquoise | |
1967 | Lincoln | Lincoln | U | Teal | |
1968 | Ford | | U | Tahoe Turquoise | Tahoe Turquoise #2 |
1968 | Ford | Fairlane | U | Tahoe Turquoise | Tahoe Turquoise #2 |
1968 | Ford | Falcon | U | Tahoe Turquoise | Tahoe Turquoise #2 |
1968 | Ford | Galaxie | U | Tahoe Turquoise | Tahoe Turquoise #2 |
1968 | Ford | Mustang | U | Tahoe Turquoise | |
1968 | Ford | Thunderbird | U | Tahoe Turquoise | |
1968 | Lincoln | Lincoln | U | Teal | Teal #2 |
1968 | Mercury | Comet | U | Caribbean Blue | |
1968 | Mercury | Cougar | U | Caribbean Blue | |
1968 | Mercury | Mercury | U | Caribbean Blue | |
1969 | Ford | Thunderbird | U | Tahoe Turquoise | |
1969 | Lincoln | Lincoln | U | Medium Aqua | |
1970 | Lincoln | Lincoln | U | Medium Aqua | |
Paint Manufacturer Codes
Ford :
M1070A,
M1070,
M0030,
M32J1070
Make/Year Code : U
PPG/Ditzler :
12745
Dupont :
4876L,
4876,
4876D,
17008,
191-17008,
4297,
882-83482L,
4297L,
181-17008
Acme/Rogers : 8742
Martin Senour : 1375
Sherwin Williams : 1791
Arco : 6160G, 4004G, S-8849G, L-4671G, AE-4004G
RM/BASF :
1231,
A1231,
E1231
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