(Baronial Maroon : Dodge : 1928 - 1932)
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This red automotive paint color is most commonly known as Baronial Maroon. Other common color promotional names include Light Fast Maroon, Waverly Maroon, and Orriford Lake Maroon. The color formulation has been used between 1928 and 1932, primarily by Dodge; but also by Chrysler, Nash, Pierce-Arrow, Pontiac, and Studebaker. See the full detailed list below. The use of this paint is for main body and trim color.

IM718 is a paint code for PPG (Pittsburgh Plate Glass) who has been providing automotive paints since 1924 (originally Ditzler Color Company subsidiary acquired in 1928). PPG/Ditzler codes starting with the letters "IM" indicate Ditz-Lac colored lacquers and polychromatics (fine aluminum powder added) and were used before 1940.

Example of the color Ditzler IM718 See more information on Ditzler code "IM718"

Usage list of Ditzler paint code IM718 (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
1928	Dodge	Dodge		Light Fast Maroon	#5
1929	Dodge	Dodge		Light Fast Maroon	#5
1929	Pierce-Arrow		1	Baronial Maroon	upper with Dune Brown lower
1930	Chrysler			Light Fast Maroon	#5, beads and molding
1930	Nash			Baronial Maroon	481 model
1930	Pontiac	Pontiac	2022	Waverly Maroon
1931	Nash			Baronial Maroon	lower 887 model
1932	Studebaker		1282,1294,1295	Orriford Lake Maroon

Paint Manufacturer Codes
Make/Year Code : 2022, 1294, 1295, 1, 1282
PPG/Ditzler : IM718

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