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

1933 paint by DeSoto with a promotional name of Empire 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.

The short make/year code for this paint on a DeSoto in 1933, is 601-603. 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: 601-603. Please note that 1933 make paint codes are quite old and may not exist in many modern databases.

Example of 1933 DeSoto Empire Maroon See more information on "1933 DeSoto Empire Maroon"
or see paints with short model/year code of : 601-603
or See all paints named "Empire Maroon" or "Empire" or "Maroon"

Usage list 1933 DeSoto Empire 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 : 615, 357, 2173, 77, 2081, 2082, 89, 601, 100, 601-603, 606, 605-608, 605, 608, 2103
PPG/Ditzler : IM429
Dupont : 93-3388, 81-2192M, 246-31174, 246-50721
Acme/Rogers : 246-50721

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