(Wild Plum : AMC : 1971 - 1994)
At PaintRef.com we have records of this paint for over 23 years of use.

This code is listed in our database as a cross-reference to PPG code 2402; therefore, the results below are from that code.

This purple automotive paint color is most commonly known as Wild Plum. Other common color promotional names include Orchid and Purple. The color formulation has been used between 1971 and 1994, primarily by AMC; but also by Freightliner, Kenworth, Peterbilt, and Rambler. We have records of this color appearing on the following models: Javelin, Peterbilt Truck, and Kenworth Truck. See the full detailed list below.

The Chrysler manufacturing code of this paint is DT3438.

79888 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 79888 See more information on RM-BASF code "79888"

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Usage list of RM-BASF paint code 79888 (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
				Purple	|PPG/Dupont Cross-Ref 1990|
	AMC		D9	Wild Plum	metallic, 1965-1972, |Autocolor Colour Register 1998-1999|
1971	AMC		D9	Wild Plum	spring 1971 color
1971	Rambler		D9	Wild Plum	spring 1971 color
1972	AMC		D9	Wild Plum
1972	AMC	Javelin	D9	Wild Plum
1994				Orchid	|2003 Autocolor Commercial Transport Color Register|
1994	Freightliner	Truck	N0418	Orchid
1994	Kenworth	Truck	L0418	Orchid
1994	Peterbilt	Truck	N0418	Orchid

Paint Manufacturer Codes
Chrysler/Dodge : DT3438
Make/Year Code : N0418, D9, L0418
PPG/Ditzler : 2402
Dupont : 5407D, 5407L, 5407A, 44465, N423, 5407
Sherwin Williams : 39527, 3316
RM/BASF : 2512, 79888
Autocolor ICI Nexa : 3922M, 8JW9B, 8JW9M

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