(Empire Maroon : Dodge : 1929 - 1935)
At PaintRef.com we have records of this paint across 9 manufacturers/makes, and with 8 unique promotional names.

1932 paint by GM/1454 with a promotional name of Afghan Maroon. This red automotive paint color is most commonly known as Empire Maroon. Other common color promotional names include Afghan Maroon, Ambassador Maroon, James Munroe Maroon, Mulberry Maroon, Pierce Arrow Maroon Light, Regent Maroon, and Verona Maroon. The color formulation has been used between 1929 and 1935, primarily by Dodge; but also by Buick, Chrysler, DeSoto, Ford, Hupmobile, Lincoln, Pierce-Arrow, Plymouth, and Pontiac. See the full detailed list below. The use of this paint is for main body and special order color.

There are multiple short manufacturer/year codes for this paint on a 1454 in 1932, they are 2081 and 2082. Careful when using these paint codes along with the make and year to specify this paint since they are may not be unique. You can check each paint code here: 2081 and 2082. Please note that 1932 make paint codes are quite old and may not exist in many modern databases.

Example of 1932 GM Afghan Maroon See more information on "1932 GM Afghan Maroon"
or see paints with short model/year code of : 2081 or 2082
or See all paints named "Afghan Maroon" or "Afghan" or "Maroon"

Usage list 1932 GM Afghan Maroon paint (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
1929	Dodge	Dodge		Mulberry Maroon	Dodge Senior 6
1929	Hupmobile			Mulberry Maroon
1929	Lincoln	Lincoln		Mulberry Maroon
1930	Hupmobile			Mulberry Maroon
1931	Hupmobile			Mulberry Maroon
1932	Chrysler		605-608	Empire Maroon	starting Nov 1932
1932	Pontiac	Pontiac	2081,2082	Afghan Maroon
1933	Chrysler		605-608	Empire Maroon
1933	DeSoto		601-603	Empire Maroon
1933	Dodge	Dodge		Empire Maroon	code 601, 602, 603, 604, 604
1933	Pierce-Arrow		77	James Munroe Maroon	James Monroe Maroon
1933	Plymouth	Plymouth		Empire Maroon	4-door sedan, rumble seat coupe
1933	Plymouth	Plymouth		Verona Maroon	2 & 4-door sedan, rumble seat coupe, business coupe, conv coupe
1934	Buick	Buick	357	Ambassador Maroon	also 40 series
1934	Dodge	Dodge		Empire Maroon	code 601 to 622
1934	Pierce-Arrow		89,100	Pierce Arrow Maroon Light
1934	Plymouth	Plymouth	601,608,615	Empire Maroon	all codes 601,608,615,619,623,624,625,626
1934	Pontiac	Pontiac	2103,2173	Regent Maroon
1935	Dodge	Dodge	605,606	Empire Maroon
1935	Ford			Verona Maroon	Special Order Color

Paint Manufacturer Codes
Make/Year Code : 77, 605-608, 100, 2173, 2081, 606, 601-603, 2103, 615, 89, 608, 357, 605, 601, 2082
PPG/Ditzler : IM429
Dupont : 246-50721, 81-2192M, 93-3388, 246-31174
Acme/Rogers : 246-50721

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