(Riverside Red : Chevrolet : 1960 - 1995)
At PaintRef.com we have records of this paint for over 35 years of use.

This red automotive paint color is most commonly known as Riverside Red. Other common color promotional names include Roman Red and Tampico Red. The color formulation has been used between 1960 and 1995, primarily by Chevrolet; but also by GM, Company Fleet Vehicles, and Buick. We have records of this color appearing on the model of Nova and Corvair. See the full detailed list below.

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

The GM manufacturing code of this paint is WA2622. The Chrysler manufacturing code of this paint is DT3280. It is not uncommon for the same paint to be used by more than one manufacturer. Popular paints offered by one could be special ordered by others. Also, the paint on imported cars were commonly shared.

Early dupont codes have a prefix followed by a dash and a 3, 4 or 5 digit number. Common prefixes are 244, 246-, 93-, 202-, and 210. For this report on Dupont code 886-93037, we have included variations with the prefix removed. The remaining digits are a good way to track paint usage between years.

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Usage list of Dupont paint code 886-93037 (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
1960	Buick	Buick	V	Tampico Red	also interior color named simply Red
1960	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	923	Roman Red
1960	Chevrolet	Corvair	923	Roman Red
1960	Fleet	Chevrolet		Roman Red	|Martin Senour Alphabetical Fleet Listing No. 1, 1964|
1960	GM		V	Tampico Red
1963	Chevrolet	Corvette	923	Riverside Red
1963	Chevrolet	Nova	923	Riverside Red
1963	GM		923	Riverside Red
1964	Chevrolet	Corvette	923	Riverside Red
1964	Chevrolet	Nova	923	Riverside Red
1964	GM		923	Riverside Red
1995	Fleet	Gibson Corvette		Riverside Red	1963 Corvette Sting Ray model

Paint Manufacturer Codes
GM(Fisher code) : WA2622
Chrysler/Dodge : DT3280
Make/Year Code : 506A, V, DT3280, 923, 50, L, 506, 223
PPG/Ditzler : 70961
Dupont : 93-93037H, 02931, 93-93037, 93037, 886-93037, 2931LH, 886-93037H, 2931, 886-93037LH
Acme/Rogers : 8795
Martin Senour : 98N-1286
Sherwin Williams : 5386
RM/BASF : A1138R, 1138
Autocolor ICI Nexa : 2721

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