(Silvertone Gray : Ford : 1928 - 1990)
At PaintRef.com we have records of this paint for over 62 years of use, across 12 manufacturers/makes, and with 18 unique promotional names.

This blue automotive paint color is most commonly known as Silvertone Gray. Other common color promotional names include Balkan Blue, Berkshire Blue, Commodore Blue, Etoile Blue, Graham-Paige Blue, Gray, Japanese Blue, Limousine Blue, Marguise Blue, Marquise Blue, Packard Blue, Princess Blue, Royal Blue, Royal Blue Dark, Sen Yen Blue, Stygian Blue, and Superior Blue. The color formulation has been used between 1928 and 1990, primarily by Ford; but also by Buick, Company Fleet Vehicles, DeSoto, Dodge, Graham, Lincoln, Nash, Oldsmobile, Plymouth, Pontiac, Reo, and Studebaker. See the full detailed list below. The use of this paint is for main body and trim color.

The three Companies/Organizations with Fleet Vehicles using this color are: Dodge Truck, Butler Manufacturing Company, and State of Kansas.

Dupont codes starting with "244-" or "246-" and ending with a 4 or 5 digit number where used from 1920 through the 50's with a few "93-", "202-", and "210" prefixed codes thrown in early on. "93-" paint codes appear to be reserved for Truck/Fleet or very popular paints while the "202-" and "210" where metallic paints. As new paint types came out more prefixes were introduced. For this report on Dupont code 246-1001, we have included variations with the prefix removed. The remaining digits are a good way to track paint usage between years.

Be careful with Dupont 4 digit codes (i.e. 1001 or 01001 or 246-1001) before 1946. There may have been some reuse in later years.

Example of the color Dupont 246-1001 See more information on Dupont code "246-1001"

Usage list of Dupont paint code 246-1001 (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
1928	Dodge	Dodge		Japanese Blue
1928	Dodge	Dodge		Marquise Blue
1929	Dodge	Dodge		Japanese Blue
1929	Dodge	Dodge		Marquise Blue
1929	Graham			Graham-Paige Blue	lower color on some black 5-passenger sedans
1929	Nash			Princess Blue	upper body 433 470 models, lower body 420 464 models
1930	Buick	Buick		Etoile Blue	lower
1930	DeSoto			Packard Blue
1930	Dodge	Dodge		Packard Blue
1930	Dodge	Dodge		Marguise Blue
1930	Graham			Graham-Paige Blue
1930	Lincoln	Lincoln		Royal Blue	lower with Black upper
1930	Nash			Princess Blue	lower 494 model, 450 452 480 489 models
1930	Oldsmobile	Oldsmobile	202	Balkan Blue	upper/lower color, 4-door sedan
1930	Plymouth	Plymouth		Packard Blue
1930	Pontiac	Oakland	1022	Berkshire Blue	molding color, Oakland 8
1930	Pontiac	Pontiac	2034	Berkshire Blue	molding color
1930	Reo			Superior Blue	B-2 Coupe upper/lower with IM80 belt and cream stripe
1930	Studebaker			Limousine Blue	upper and lower, lower with Black upper
1931	Buick	Buick		Etoile Blue
1931	Buick	Buick		Commodore Blue
1931	DeSoto			Packard Blue	also molding named Winnebago Blue
1931	Lincoln	Lincoln		Royal Blue	lower with Black upper
1931	Nash			Princess Blue	660 880 987 990 models with black ledge molding, also lower body on 895 968 model with black upper and molding
1931	Plymouth	Plymouth		Packard Blue
1931	Studebaker			Limousine Blue	upper and lower, lower with Black upper
1932	Buick	Buick		Commodore Blue
1932	Lincoln	Lincoln		Royal Blue Dark	lower with Black upper
1932	Nash		2	Princess Blue	1070-1072R models
1932	Nash		4	Princess Blue	1060-1095 1096-1094 models with black upper body
1933	Buick	Buick	317,334	Royal Blue	317 lower body under black, 334 upper and lower
1933	Lincoln	Lincoln		Royal Blue Dark	lower with Black upper
1933	Nash		27	Sen Yen Blue
1933	Pontiac	Pontiac	2159	Stygian Blue	upper body
1934	Lincoln	Lincoln		Royal Blue Dark
1934	Pontiac	Pontiac	2100,2174	Stygian Blue
1935	Lincoln	Lincoln		Royal Blue Dark
1935	Pontiac	Pontiac	2106	Stygian Blue
1947	Ford	Ford Truck		Silvertone Gray
1948	Ford	Ford Truck		Silvertone Gray
1949	Ford	Ford Truck		Silvertone Gray
1950	Ford			Silvertone Gray
1950	Ford	Ford Truck		Silvertone Gray
1951	Ford			Silvertone Gray	also Ford M14197
1951	Ford	Ford Truck		Silvertone Gray
1954	Fleet	Dodge Truck		Gray	Standard Brands
1956	Fleet	Butler Manufacturing Company		Silvertone Gray	Butler Mfg Co
1990	Fleet	Kansas State of		Gray	Highway Patrol

Paint Manufacturer Codes
Make/Year Code : 2106, 235-238, 202, 317, 2100, 214-217, 27, 1022, 334, 4, 2174, 2159, 2, 2034
PPG/Ditzler : IM949
Dupont : 246-1001, 93-1503, 244-1001, 246-30295
Acme/Rogers : 244-1001
RM/BASF : 22383

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