(Grabber Blue : Ford : 1969 - 1990)
At PaintRef.com we have records of this paint for over 21 years of use, across 5 manufacturers/makes, and with 5 unique promotional names.

This code is listed in our database as an offset listing to PPG code 2230; therefore, the results below are from that code.

1972 paint by Ford with short manufacturer/year paint code of 3F. This blue automotive paint color is most commonly known as Grabber Blue. Other common color promotional names include Blue, Blue Lightning, Competition Blue, and Pinto Blue. The color formulation has been used between 1969 and 1990, primarily by Ford; but also by Company Fleet Vehicles, Diamond T, International Harvester, Mercury, and Reo. We have records of this color appearing on the following models: Diamond T Truck, Falcon, International Harvester Truck, Mustang, Pinto, and Reo Truck. See the full detailed list below. Grabber paint colors started in 1969 with the Mustang and featured bright hues primarily of yellow, blue, green and orange. The use of this paint is for main body, special order, and trim color.

The six Companies/Organizations with Fleet Vehicles using this color are: BF Goodrich, City of Denver Company, City of Scranton PA, County of Lackawanna, Detroit Edison, and Stapleton Airport.

The short make/year code for this paint on a 15414 in 1972, is 3F. The code 3F 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: "3F 1972 Mercury". The longer Ford paint manufacturing code is M3657 or M3657A. Ford production paint codes starting with M are usually followed by a 4 digit number and the letter "A" indicating its an exterior paint. For example, the same code ending in the letter "G" is common for accent paints. The longer Chrysler paint manufacturing code, sometimes called the "Dodge Truck paint code" is DT8441. These longer manufacturing codes are useful for tracking paint usage.

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Usage list 1972 Ford 3F paint (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
					|Mack Truck Dupont Imron PPG Durethane Offset Listing| June 1988
					|Mack Truck Dupont Imron PPG Durethane Offset Listing| June 1988
				Blue	|PPG/Dupont Cross-Ref 1990|
1969	Ford	Mustang	J	Grabber Blue	Shelby only
1970	Ford		J	Grabber Blue
1970	Ford	Falcon	J	Grabber Blue
1970	Ford	Ford Truck	J	Grabber Blue	heavy truck
1970	Ford	Mustang	J	Grabber Blue	also M3657
1970	Mercury	Mercury	J	Grabber Blue
1971	Ford		J	Grabber Blue
1971	Ford	Mustang	J	Grabber Blue
1971	Ford	Pinto	J	Pinto Blue
1971	Mercury	Mercury	J	Competition Blue
1972	Ford		3F	Grabber Blue
1972	Ford	Ford Truck	4	Grabber Blue
1972	Ford	Mustang	3F	Grabber Blue
1972	Mercury	Mercury	3F	Competition Blue
1973	Ford	Ford Truck	4	Grabber Blue	late color
1974	Diamond T	Truck	RMS-45-403	Blue Lightning	Dupont Cross Ref guide
1974	Ford	Ford Truck		Grabber Blue	Linehaulers
1974	Reo	Truck	RMS-45-403	Blue Lightning	Dupont Cross Ref guide
1975	Ford	Ford Truck		Grabber Blue	Linehaulers
1976	Ford	Ford Truck		Grabber Blue
1985	International Harvester	Truck	6768	Blue	Custom, |IH MT-90 Parts Merchandising Catalog|, ppg/name best guess
1988	Ford			Grabber Blue	stripe color
1989	Ford	Ford Truck		Grabber Blue	stripe color
1990	Fleet	BF Goodrich		Blue
1990	Fleet	Denver Company City of		Blue
1990	Fleet	Detroit Edison		Blue
1990	Fleet	Lackawanna County of		Blue	Transit District System
1990	Fleet	Scranton PA City of		Grabber Blue
1990	Fleet	Stapleton Airport		Blue	Denver Co

Paint Manufacturer Codes
Ford : M0470, M3657, M3657A
Chrysler/Dodge : DT8441
Make/Year Code : 6768, RMS-45-403, 3F, J, 4
PPG/Ditzler : 2230
Dupont : 5205, 5205A, 5205L, 05205, 826-AF087, 5205D, 02426, 2426
Acme/Rogers : 11089
Martin Senour : 1951
Sherwin Williams : 3320
RM/BASF : 2313
Glasurit : FDU-3657, FDU3657

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