(Roman Red : Chevrolet : 1959 - 1996)
At PaintRef.com we have records of this paint for over 37 years of use, across 6 manufacturers/makes, and with 6 unique promotional names.

This red automotive paint color is most commonly known as Roman Red. Other common color promotional names include Cardinal Red, Mandalay Red, Red, Seminole Red, and Tampico Red. The color formulation has been used between 1959 and 1996, primarily by Chevrolet; but also by Buick, Cadillac, Company Fleet Vehicles, GM, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac. We have records of this color appearing on the following models: ChevyII, Corvair, Nova, and Tempest. See the full detailed list below.

The five Companies/Organizations with Fleet Vehicles using this color are: Black and White Cab Company, Gibson Corvette, Gibson Firebird, Red Cab Company Inc, and Taxi.

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 886-93037H, 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 886-93037H (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
1959	Buick	Buick	L	Tampico Red
1959	Cadillac	Cadillac	50	Seminole Red
1959	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	923	Roman Red
1959	Chevrolet	Corvette	506A	Roman Red
1959	GM		L	Tampico Red
1959	Oldsmobile	Oldsmobile	L	Cardinal Red
1960	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	923	Roman Red
1960	Chevrolet	Corvair	923	Roman Red
1960	Chevrolet	Corvette	506A	Roman Red
1961	Buick	Buick	V	Tampico Red	also interior color named simply Red
1961	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	923	Roman Red
1961	Chevrolet	Corvair	923	Roman Red
1961	Chevrolet	Corvette	506	Roman Red
1961	GM		V	Tampico Red
1962	Buick	Buick	V	Cardinal Red
1962	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	923	Roman Red
1962	Chevrolet	ChevyII	923	Roman Red
1962	Chevrolet	Corvair	923	Roman Red
1962	Chevrolet	Corvette	923	Roman Red
1962	Chevrolet	Nova	923	Roman Red
1962	GM		V	Cardinal Red
1962	Pontiac	Pontiac	V	Mandalay Red
1962	Pontiac	Tempest	V	Mandalay Red
1963	Fleet	Gibson Firebird		Cardinal Red	1963-69
1990	Fleet	Black and White Cab Company		Red	NKC Division
1990	Fleet	Red Cab Company Inc		Red
1990	Fleet	Taxi		Red	Red Cab Company Inc
1996	Fleet	Gibson Corvette		Roman Red	1960 Corvette model

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

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