(Vargueno Brown : Pontiac : 1928 - 1985)
At PaintRef.com we have records of this paint for over 57 years of use, and with 8 unique promotional names.

1931 paint by GM/1318 with short manufacturer/year paint code of 2040. This brown automotive paint color is most commonly known as Vargueno Brown. Other common color promotional names include Brown, Chocolate Brown, Coronado Brown, Derby Brown, Golden West Brown, Remick Brown, and Yuma Brown. The color formulation has been used between 1928 and 1985, primarily by Pontiac; but also by Buick, Dodge, Graham, and International Harvester. See the full detailed list below. The use of this paint is for trim, main body, and special order color.

The short make/year code for this paint on a 1318 in 1931, is 2040. The code 2040 is unique to this paint color formulation for this year; therefore, the code can be used along with the manufacturer and year to specify the paint. For example: "2040 1931 Pontiac". Please note that 1931 make paint codes are quite old and may not exist in many modern databases.

Example of 1931 GM 2040 See more information on "1931 GM 2040"
or See all paints with a short model/year code of "2040"

Usage list 1931 GM 2040 paint (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
1928	Dodge	Dodge		Vargueno Brown	molding
1929	Dodge	Dodge		Vargueno Brown	molding
1929	Pontiac	Oakland		Golden West Brown	Convertible Sedan, Sea Shore Tan IM552 moulding
1929	Pontiac	Pontiac	2005	Yuma Brown	molding color
1930	Buick	Buick		Coronado Brown
1930	Dodge	Dodge		Vargueno Brown	molding
1930	Graham			Chocolate Brown
1930	Graham			Derby Brown
1930	Pontiac	Pontiac	2027	Remick Brown	molding color
1931	Buick	Buick		Coronado Brown
1931	Dodge	Dodge		Derby Brown
1931	Pontiac	Pontiac	2040	Remick Brown	molding color
1985	International Harvester	Truck	828	Brown	Custom, |IH MT-90 Parts Merchandising Catalog|, ppg/name best guess

Paint Manufacturer Codes
Make/Year Code : 2040, 2005, 2027, 828
PPG/Ditzler : IM901
Dupont : 246-1745, 1745

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