(Candy Apple Red : Ford : 1980 - 1998)At
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This code is listed in our database as an offset listing to PPG code
3279; therefore, the results below are from that code.
1980 paint by Ford with a promotional name of Candy Apple Red. This red automotive paint color is most commonly known as Candy Apple Red. Other common color promotional names include Candyapple Red and Red. The color formulation has been used between 1980 and 1998, primarily by Ford; but also by Company Fleet Vehicles, International Harvester, Lincoln, and Mercury. We have records of this color appearing on the following models: Bronco, International Harvester Truck, MarkV, Ranger, and Thunderbird. See the full detailed list below. The use of this paint is for main body and special order color.
The two Companies/Organizations with Fleet Vehicles using this color are: Smeal Fire Apparatus and National Foam.
The short make/year code for this paint on a 19666 in 1980, is 2K. Careful when using this paint code along with the make and year to specify this paint since it is may not be unique. You can check the paint code here:
2K. The longer Ford paint manufacturing code is
M5681 or M5681A. Ford production paint codes starting with M are usually followed by a 4 digit number and the letter "A" indicating its an exterior paint. For example, the same code ending in the letter "G" is common for accent paints. These longer manufacturing codes are useful for tracking paint usage.
Example of 1980 Ford Candy Apple Red
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Usage list 1980 Ford Candy Apple Red paint
(more information)
year | make | model | code | paint name | comment |
| | | | Red | |PPG/Dupont Cross-Ref 1990| |
| | | | | |Mack Truck Dupont Imron PPG Durethane Offset Listing| June 1988 |
1980 | Ford | | 2K | Candy Apple Red | |
1980 | Ford | Bronco | 2K | Candy Apple Red | |
1980 | Ford | Ford Truck | 2K | Candy Apple Red | |
1980 | Ford | Thunderbird | 2K | Candy Apple Red | |
1980 | Lincoln | MarkV | 2K | Candy Apple Red | |
1980 | Mercury | Mercury | 2K | Candy Apple Red | |
1981 | Ford | | 2K | Candy Apple Red | |
1981 | Ford | Bronco | 2K | Candyapple Red | |
1981 | Ford | Ford Truck | 2K | Candy Apple Red | |
1981 | Ford | Ranger | 2K | Candyapple Red | |
1981 | Mercury | Mercury | 2K | Candy Apple Red | |
1982 | Ford | | 2K | Candy Apple Red | |
1982 | Ford | Ford Truck | 2K | Candy Apple Red | |
1982 | Ford | Ranger | 2K | Candyapple Red | |
1982 | Lincoln | Lincoln | 2K | Candy Apple Red | |
1982 | Lincoln | MarkV | 2K | Candy Apple Red | |
1983 | Ford | Ford Truck | 2K | Candy Apple Red | |
1983 | Ford | Ranger | 2K | Candyapple Red | |
1984 | Ford | Ford Truck | 2K | Candy Apple Red | |
1985 | International Harvester | Truck | 2304 | Red | Custom, |IH MT-90 Parts Merchandising Catalog|, ppg/name best guess |
1987 | Ford | Ford Truck | 2K | Candy Apple Red | |
1988 | Ford | Ford Truck | 2K | Candy Apple Red | |
1989 | Ford | Ford Truck | 2K | Candy Apple Red | |
1990 | Fleet | National Foam | | Candy Apple Red | |
1990 | Fleet | Smeal Fire Apparatus | | Candy Apple Red | |
1990 | Ford | Ford Truck | EU | Candy Apple Red | medium heavy duty truck |
1991 | Ford | Ford Truck | EU | Candy Apple Red | medium heavy duty truck |
1992 | Ford | Ford Truck | EU | Candy Apple Red | medium heavy duty truck |
1993 | Ford | Ford Truck | EU | Candy Apple Red | medium heavy duty truck |
1994 | Ford | Ford Truck | EU,2K | Candy Apple Red | |
1995 | Ford | Ford Truck | EU | Candy Apple Red | Medium/Heavy Duty Truck |
1997 | Ford | Ford Truck | EU,2K | Candy Apple Red | |
1998 | Ford | | EU,2K | Candy Apple Red | |
Paint Manufacturer Codes
Ford :
MDMAXXA,
M5681,
M5681A
Make/Year Code : EU, 2304, 2K
PPG/Ditzler :
3279
Dupont :
C8053
Sherwin Williams : 30538
RM/BASF :
11443
Glasurit : FDU-5681, FDU5681
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