(Crown Sapphire : Chevrolet : 1959)
This blue green automotive paint color is most commonly known as Crown Sapphire. Other common color promotional names include Turquoise, Aqua Mist, and Gulfstream Blue. The color formulation has been used only in 1959, primarily by Chevrolet; but also by Buick, GM, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac. See the full detailed list below.

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 181-92945, 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 181-92945 (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
1959	Buick	Buick	K	Turquoise
1959	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	914	Crown Sapphire
1959	Chevrolet	Corvette	504A	Crown Sapphire
1959	GM		504A	Crown Sapphire
1959	GM		K	Turquoise
1959	Oldsmobile	Oldsmobile	K	Aqua Mist
1959	Pontiac	Pontiac	K	Gulfstream Blue

Paint Manufacturer Codes
Make/Year Code : 504A, K, 914, 29
PPG/Ditzler : 12001
Dupont : 2930L, 2939, 882-93008L, 93008, 181-92945
Acme/Rogers : 8791

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