(Sand : US Government : 1956 - 2017)
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1956 paint by Military with short manufacturer/year paint code of 33617. This brown automotive paint color is most commonly known as Sand. Another common paint color promotional name is AMS-STD 33617. The color formulation has been used between 1956 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 253107 in 1956, is 33617. The code 33617 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: "33617 1956 Military".

Example of 1956 Military 33617 See more information on "1956 Military 33617"
or See all paints with a short model/year code of "33617"

Usage list 1956 Military 33617 paint (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
1956	Military		33617	Sand	|1956 Federal Standard 595|
1989	Military		33617	Sand	|Federal Standard 595B|
2008	Military		33617	Sand
2017	Military		33617	AMS-STD 33617

Paint Manufacturer Codes
Make/Year Code : 33617
PPG/Ditzler : 25697

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