(Beige : International Harvester : 1956 - 1992)
At PaintRef.com we have records of this paint for over 36 years of use.

This code is listed in our database as an offset listing to PPG code 21601; therefore, the results below are from that code.

1988 paint by Ford with a promotional name of Beige. This brown automotive paint color is most commonly known as Beige. Other common color promotional names include Tan, Brown, and Beige #1. The color formulation has been used between 1956 and 1992, primarily by International Harvester; but also by Company Fleet Vehicles, Ford and Chrysler. We have records of this color appearing on the model of International Harvester Truck and Chrysler Special Order / Fleet. See the full detailed list below. The use of this paint is for main body and special order color.

The nine Companies/Organizations with Fleet Vehicles using this color are: Bendix Automotive Corp, Chevron-Monahano, City of Austin TX, El Paso Electric Company, Ford Motor Company, Indiana Sheriff Assoc, Montgomery Ward and Company, Philadelphia Electric Company, and Sylvania Service.

The longer Ford paint manufacturing code is WT3028. Ford paint codes starting with WT are usually special order paints primarily used on commercial or fleet vehicles. This longer manufacturing code is useful for tracking paint usage.

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Usage list 1988 Ford Beige paint (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
				Brown	|PPG/Dupont Cross-Ref 1990|
1956	Ford	Fleet	WT3028	Beige	special order
1971	Ford	Fleet	WT3028	Brown	|Ditzler PPG Form7163|
1972	Ford	Fleet	WT3028	Tan	Ford Special Order Paint Selector Fleet Colors |Vol 72-GM-9LZ|
1983	Chrysler	Fleet	DT6052	Tan	|Dodge Truck Ditzler Offset List, Form 8302|
1984	Ford	Fleet	WT3028	Tan	|Ford book 84-SP-RMS|
1985	International Harvester	Truck	1686	Brown	Custom, |IH MT-90 Parts Merchandising Catalog|, ppg/name best guess
1985	International Harvester	Truck	189	Brown	Custom, |IH MT-90 Parts Merchandising Catalog|, ppg/name best guess
1988	Ford	Fleet	WT3028	Tan	special order
1988	Ford	Fleet	WT3028	Beige	North America
1990	Fleet	Austin TX City of		Beige	Elec Dist
1990	Fleet	Bendix Automotive Corp		Beige
1990	Fleet	Chevron-Monahano		Beige
1990	Fleet	El Paso Electric Company		Beige
1990	Fleet	Ford Motor Company		Beige
1990	Fleet	Indiana Sheriff Assoc		Beige	Ford color
1990	Fleet	Montgomery Ward and Company		Beige #1
1990	Fleet	Philadelphia Electric Company		Beige
1990	Fleet	Sylvania Service		Beige
1992	Ford	Fleet	W3028N	Tan	Aerostar, Econoline, Crown Victoria, Light Truck, Ranger, Taurus, |Ford Dealer Special Order Paint Chip Book 92-SP-JLT|

Paint Manufacturer Codes
Ford : MX701299, WT3028
Chrysler/Dodge : DT6052
Make/Year Code : DT6052, W3028N, 189, 1686, WT3028
PPG/Ditzler : 21601
Dupont : 27217, 7196, 07196
Acme/Rogers : 17255
Martin Senour : 10050
Sherwin Williams : 1743
RM/BASF : 3036, A3036
Autocolor ICI Nexa : 4TF9

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