(Silver : Lincoln : 1975 - 1994)
At PaintRef.com we have records of this paint for over 19 years of use, and across 6 manufacturers/makes.

This code is listed in our database as an offset listing to PPG code 2715; therefore, the results below are from that code.

This silver gray automotive paint color is most commonly known as simply 'Silver'. Other common color promotional names include Silver Diamond Fire, Gray, and Silver Starfire. The color formulation has been used between 1975 and 1994, primarily by Lincoln; but also by Ford, Freightliner, International Harvester, Kenworth, Peterbilt, and Western Star. We have records of this color appearing on the following models: Freightliner Truck, International Harvester Truck, Peterbilt Truck, Thunderbird, and Western Star Truck. See the full detailed list below. The use of this paint is for main body and special order color.

Truck and International Harvester used this paint as a special order color.

The Ford manufacturing code of this paint is M5411 and M5411A. Ford paint manufacturing codes starting with M are paints offered on standard models where the last 4 digits are unique.

79770 is a paint code for Rinshed-Mason Company who has been providing automotive paints since 1948. BASF bought the company in the 1960s. More modern RM-BASF paint codes are 5 digits in length and are sequentially assigned.

Example of the color RM-BASF 79770 See more information on RM-BASF code "79770"

Usage list of RM-BASF paint code 79770 (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
				Gray	|PPG/Dupont Cross-Ref 1990|
					|Mack Truck Dupont Imron PPG Durethane Offset Listing| June 1988
1975	Lincoln	Lincoln	1J	Silver Diamond Fire
1976	Ford	Thunderbird	1J	Silver Starfire
1976	Lincoln	Lincoln	1J	Silver Diamond Fire
1977	Lincoln	Lincoln	1J	Silver Diamond Fire
1985	International Harvester	Truck	8585	Gray	Custom, |IH MT-90 Parts Merchandising Catalog|, ppg/name best guess
1994				Silver	|2003 Autocolor Commercial Transport Color Register|
1994	Freightliner	Truck	N0217	Silver
1994	Kenworth	Truck	N0217	Silver
1994	Peterbilt	Truck	N0217	Silver
1994	Western Star	Truck	L0217	Silver

Paint Manufacturer Codes
Ford : M5411A, M5411
Make/Year Code : 1J, N0217, 8585, L0217
PPG/Ditzler : 2715
Dupont : 43523LK, 43523LT, 43523D, 43523, 43523A
RM/BASF : 79770, 2825
Autocolor ICI Nexa : 8JV2M, 8JV2B
AkzoNobel Sikkens : FLNA9151

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