(Satin Silver : Chevrolet : 1962 - 1990)
At PaintRef.com we have records of this paint for over 28 years of use, across 7 manufacturers/makes, and with 10 unique promotional names.

This code is listed in our database as a cross-reference to PPG code 32173; therefore, the results below are from that code.

1964 paint by GM with short manufacturer/year paint code of D. This silver gray automotive paint color is most commonly known as Satin Silver. Other common color promotional names include Buckskin, Gray, Light Camel, Nevada Silver, Sheffield Mist, Silver, Silver Cloud, Silver Gray, and Silvermist Gray. The color formulation has been used between 1962 and 1990, primarily by Chevrolet; but also by Buick, Cadillac, Company Fleet Vehicles, GM, International Harvester, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac. We have records of this color appearing on the following models: Chevelle, ChevyII, GTO, International Harvester Truck, Nova, and Tempest. See the full detailed list below. The use of this paint is for main body and special order color.

The two Companies/Organizations with Fleet Vehicles using this color are: Loffland Brothers Company and Hughes Tool Company.

The short make/year code for this paint on a 9081 in 1964, is D. The code D 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: "D 1964 Pontiac". The longer GM paint manufacturing code, sometimes called the "Fisher paint code", is WA2970. This longer manufacturing code is useful for tracking paint usage.

Example of 1964 GM D See more information on "1964 GM D"
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Usage list 1964 GM D paint (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
				Gray	|PPG/Dupont Cross-Ref 1990|
	GM		63	Buckskin	metallic, 77-79, |Autocolor Colour Register 1998-1999|
	GM		63	Light Camel	metallic, 77-79, |Autocolor Colour Register 1998-1999|
1962	Buick	Buick	D	Silver Cloud
1962	Cadillac	Cadillac	14	Nevada Silver
1962	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	940	Satin Silver
1962	Chevrolet	ChevyII	940	Satin Silver
1962	Chevrolet	Corvair	940	Satin Silver
1962	Chevrolet	Nova	940	Satin Silver
1962	GM		D	Silver Cloud
1962	Oldsmobile	Oldsmobile	D	Sheffield Mist
1962	Pontiac	Pontiac	D	Silvermist Gray
1962	Pontiac	Tempest	D	Silvermist Gray
1963	Buick	Buick	D	Silver Cloud
1963	Cadillac	Cadillac	14	Nevada Silver
1963	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	940	Satin Silver
1963	Chevrolet	ChevyII	940	Satin Silver
1963	Chevrolet	Corvair	940	Satin Silver
1963	Chevrolet	Nova	940,984	Satin Silver	984 Ermine top
1963	GM		D	Silver Cloud
1963	Oldsmobile	Oldsmobile	D	Sheffield Mist
1963	Pontiac	Pontiac	D	Silvermist Gray
1963	Pontiac	Tempest	D	Silvermist Gray
1964	Buick	Buick	D	Silver Cloud
1964	Cadillac	Cadillac	14	Nevada Silver
1964	Chevrolet	Chevelle	940	Satin Silver
1964	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	940	Satin Silver
1964	Chevrolet	ChevyII	940	Satin Silver
1964	Chevrolet	Corvair	940	Satin Silver
1964	Chevrolet	Nova	940	Satin Silver
1964	GM		D	Silver Cloud
1964	Oldsmobile	Oldsmobile	D	Sheffield Mist
1964	Pontiac	GTO	D	Silvermist Gray
1964	Pontiac	Pontiac	D	Silvermist Gray
1964	Pontiac	Tempest	D	Silvermist Gray
1965	Buick	Buick	Z	Silver Cloud
1965	GM		Z	Silver Cloud
1985	International Harvester	Truck	8535	Silver Gray	Custom, |IH MT-90 Parts Merchandising Catalog|, ppg/name best guess
1990	Fleet	Hughes Tool Company		Gray	metallic
1990	Fleet	Loffland Brothers Company		Silver	metallic

Paint Manufacturer Codes
GM(Fisher code) : WA2970, WA3076
Make/Year Code : Z, 14, 984, 940, D, 8535, 63
PPG/Ditzler : 32173
Dupont : 882-95176L, 4247L, 95176, 837-95176L, 181-95176, 883-95176L
Acme/Rogers : 9095
Sherwin Williams : 5846
RM/BASF : A1477, 3913, 1477
Autocolor ICI Nexa : 5853M

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