(Pearl Fawn : Oldsmobile : 1959 - 1963)
At PaintRef.com we have records of this paint across 5 manufacturers/makes, and with 5 unique promotional names.

This code is listed in our database as a cross-reference to PPG code 21722; therefore, the results below are from that code.

1960 paint by GM with short manufacturer/year paint code of P. This brown automotive paint color is most commonly known as Pearl Fawn. Other common color promotional names include Brown, Fawn, Golden Mist, and Shoreline Gold. The color formulation has been used between 1959 and 1963, primarily by Oldsmobile; but also by Buick, Cadillac, Company Fleet Vehicles, GM, and Pontiac. See the full detailed list below.

The two Companies/Organizations with Fleet Vehicles using this color are: Fender and Gibson Firebird.

The short make/year code for this paint on a 79679 in 1960, is P. The code P 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: "P 1960 GM". The longer GM paint manufacturing code, sometimes called the "Fisher paint code", is WA2553. This longer manufacturing code is useful for tracking paint usage.

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Usage list 1960 GM P paint (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
				Brown	|PPG/Dupont Cross-Ref 1990|
1959	Buick	Buick	P	Pearl Fawn	also interior color
1959	GM		P	Pearl Fawn
1959	Oldsmobile	Oldsmobile	P	Golden Mist
1959	Pontiac	Pontiac	P	Shoreline Gold
1960	Buick	Buick	P	Pearl Fawn	also interior color named Medium Fawn
1960	Cadillac	Cadillac	46	Fawn	also interior color named Medium Fawn
1960	Fleet	Fender		Shoreline Gold
1960	GM		P	Pearl Fawn
1960	Oldsmobile	Oldsmobile	P	Golden Mist
1960	Pontiac	Pontiac	P	Shoreline Gold
1963	Fleet	Gibson Firebird		Golden Mist	1963-69

Paint Manufacturer Codes
GM(Fisher code) : WA2553
Make/Year Code : 46, P
PPG/Ditzler : 21722
Dupont : 2935L, 882-92654L
Acme/Rogers : 8785
Sherwin Williams : 5376
RM/BASF : A1145

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