(Polar Gray : GMC : 1951 - 1998)
At PaintRef.com we have records of this paint for over 47 years of use, and with 5 unique promotional names.

This code is listed in our database as an offset listing to PPG code 30118; therefore, the results below are from that code.

1953 paint by GMC with a promotional name of Polar Gray. This gray automotive paint color is most commonly known as Polar Gray. Other common color promotional names include Gray, Interior Gray, Light Gray, and Polar Grey. The color formulation has been used between 1951 and 1998, primarily by GMC; but also by Company Fleet Vehicles, Checker. See the full detailed list below.

The five Companies/Organizations with Fleet Vehicles using this color are: Eau Claire Transportation Company, GMC Truck, Howard Johnson, and Otis Engineering Company.

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Usage list 1953 GMC Polar Gray paint (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
			90T-494	Polar Gray	Dupont, |Martin Senour Alphabetical Fleet Listing No. 1, 1964|
1951	Fleet	GMC Truck		Polar Gray
1951	GMC	GMC		Polar Gray
1952	Fleet	GMC Truck		Polar Gray
1952	GMC	GMC		Polar Gray
1953	Fleet	GMC Truck		Polar Gray
1953	GMC	GMC		Polar Gray
1954	GMC	GMC		Polar Gray
1956	Fleet	Eau Claire Transportation Company		Gray	Eau Claire Transportation Co Eau Claire WI
1964	Fleet	Otis Engineering Company		Interior Gray	|Martin Senour Alphabetical Fleet Listing No. 1, 1964|
1969	Fleet			Light Gray	|Dupont Fleet Book|
1979	Checker		71537	Gray	|Checker Motors Corporation Offset List|
1996				Polar Grey	|2003 Autocolor Commercial Transport Color Register|, ppg best guess
1998	Fleet	Howard Johnson		Polar Grey	|Autocolor Commercial Transport Color Register 2003-2004|

Paint Manufacturer Codes
Make/Year Code : 71537, 90T-494
PPG/Ditzler : 30118 (possible alternative codes: best)
Dupont : 93-71537, 71537
Martin Senour : 90T-494, 98L-1047, 494
Autocolor ICI Nexa : HHK7
AkzoNobel Sikkens : FLNA7209

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