(Purple : US Government : 1989 - 2017)
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1989 paint by Military with a promotional name of Purple. This purple automotive paint color is most commonly known as simply 'Purple'. Another common paint color promotional name is AMS-STD 17100. The color formulation has been used between 1989 and 2017, primarily by US Government. See the full detailed list below.

This is one of the paint colors used in US government procurement. Today these colors are specified by Federal Standard 595 documents. FED-STD-595 came out in 1956 with 358 colors; FED-STD-595A, in 1968 with 437 colors; FED-STD-595B, in 1994 with 611 colors; FED-STD-595C, in 2008 with 650 colors; and AMS-STD-595 in 2017 with 692 colors.

The short make/year code for this paint on a 42998 in 1989, is 17100. 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: 17100.

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Usage list 1989 Military Purple paint (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
1989	Military		17100	Purple	|Federal Standard 595B|
2008	Military		17100	Purple
2017	Military		17100	AMS-STD 17100

Paint Manufacturer Codes
Make/Year Code : 17100
PPG/Ditzler : 51229

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