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Exterior Paint Colors
There were at least three OEM producers of paint for the 1966 Chevelle, DuPont Lucite, Rinshed-Mason, and Ditzler. Numbers shown for each paint supplier is the OEM paint number. These are part numbers for the original lacquer-based paint and may not be available today as lacquer has gone out of favor.
Be aware that the color representation here is approximation at best. Lighting can cause colors to appear darker or lighter than they actually are and colors should not be taken literally - except for black.
| COLOR | PAINT CODE / NAME/QTY | LUCITE | RINSHED-MASON | DITZLER | |
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A ~ Tuxedo Black ~ 6,312 Black |
88-L | A-946 | DDL-9300 | |
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C ~ Ermine White ~ 62,900 White |
4024-L | A-1199 | DDL-8259 | |
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D ~ Mist Blue ~ 50,530 Med. Blue |
4630-L | A-1720 | DDL-13042 | |
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E ~ Danube Blue~ 16,889 Dk. Blue |
4631-L | A-1721 | DDL-13002 | |
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F ~ Marina Blue ~ 51,911 Bright Blue |
4704-L | A-1823 | DDL-13148 | |
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H ~ WILLOW GREEN ~ 14,269 Green |
4633-L | A-1716 | DDL-43391 | |
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K ~ Artesian Turquoise ~
33,328 Med Turquoise |
4628-L | A-1718 | DDL-43364 | |
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L ~ Tropic Turquoise ~
15,328 Dk. Turquoise |
4703-L | A-1816 | DDL-43496 | |
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M ~ Aztec Bronze ~ 28,719 Bronze |
4707-L | A-1817R | DDL-71525 | |
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N ~ Madeira Maroon ~ 25,383 Maroon |
4624-LH | A-1711M | DDL-50700 | |
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R ~ Regal Red ~ 27,790 Red |
4625-LH | A-1712M | DDL-71472 | |
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T ~ Sandalwood Tan ~ 20,229 Fawn |
4706-L | A-1821 | DDL-22660 | |
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V ~ Cameo Beige ~ 17,119 Beige |
4401-L | A-1530 | DDL-22270 | |
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W ~ Chateau Slate ~ 10,592 Slate |
4708-L | A-1819 | DDL-32525 | |
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Y ~ LEMONWOOD YELLOW ~ 26,568 Yellow |
4709-L | F-1824 | DDL-81528 |
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CK ~ Ermine White / Artesian Turquoise ~ 1,704 White / Med. Turquoise |
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DC ~ Mist Blue / Ermine White ~ 6,279 Med. Blue / White |
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| DE ~ Mist Blue / Danube Blue ~ 771 Med. Blue / Dk. Blue |
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LC ~ Tropic Turquoise / Ermine White ~ 2,817 Dk. Turquoise / White |
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NA ~ Madeira Maroon / Tuxedo Black ~ 850 Maroon / Black |
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TV ~ Sandalwood Tan / Cameo Beige~
4,165 Fawn / Beige |
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WA ~ Chateau Slate / Tuxedo Black ~ 1,474 Slate / Black |
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| Warning: Production numbers listed for
paint colors (and interior color/seat types) are presented
with a caveat. As usual, numbers from one GM source never
seems to match up with another. Single color paint total
411,306 units while two-tone paint accounts for 18,060
units. This results in a total of 429,366 1966 Chevelles
painted. Other GM reports indicate that 447,364 1966
Chevelles were produced. It would appear that the remaining
17,998 1966 Chevelles produced were never painted - and that
is a bad assumption. Couple that with a total of 380,118
reported total interior color/seats would mean 67,246 1966
Chevelles left factories with no interior at all. Paint color breakdown in matrix form. Note: Paint numbers for Lucite, Rinshed-Mason, and Ditzler are OEM numbers for lacquer paint. Some unique two-tone combinations have been reported on Oshawa, Canada-built Chevelles. If you can validate any others for 1966, please contact me with more information. |
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| MV ~ Aztec Bronze / Cameo Beige | ||
| YA ~ Lemonwood Yellow / Tuxedo Black |
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COLOR |
CONVERTIBLE TOP COLORS |
| 1 ~ White (standard) - 10 ~ Oshawa | |
| 2 ~ Black - 2/02 ~ Oshawa | |
| 6 ~ Beige | |
| Convertible Frame | |
| The colors listed here are relatively generic and the actual paint color numbers are not known. If anyone has more specific information on the color(s) of the convertible frame, please email me with your information. | |
| Top Color | Interior Color - Frame Color |
| Black | Any - Black |
| White | Any - Black |
| Beige | Fawn/Tan - Fawn/Tan |
| Beige | Any other - Black |
| Blue | Blue - Blue |
| Blue | Any color besides blue - Black |
| COLOR | VINYL TOP COLORS |
| 2 ~ Black - 27 ~ Oshawa | |
| 6 ~ Beige | |
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U.S. Paint Code Chart
GM of Canada Paint Code Chart General Motors of Canada LTD offered the same colors as their U.S. counterpart with three additional colors available, Blue Charcoal Metallic, Cypress Green Metallic and Plum Mist Metallic. Several other Canadian colors were identical to U.S. colors, only the names were a bit different. |
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| Color | Color Name | Paint Code | |
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| Tuxedo Black | A | 3A | |
| Blue Charcoal Metallic* | B | 3B | |
| Provincial White | C | 3C | |
| Mist Blue Metallic | D | 3D | |
| Royal Mist Metallic | E | 3E | |
| Marina Blue Metallic | F | 3F | |
| Laurel Mist Metallic | H | 3H | |
| Cypress Green Metallic* | J | 3J | |
| Artesian Turquoise Metallic | K | 3K | |
| Tropic Turquoise Metallic | L | 3L | |
| Aztec Bronze Metallic | M | 3M | |
| Madeira Maroon Metallic | N | 3N | |
| Plum Mist Metallic* | P | 3P | |
| Regal Red | R | 3R | |
| Sandalwood Tan Metallic | T | 3T | |
| Cameo Beige | V | 3V | |
| Chateau Slate Metallic | W | 3W | |
| Lemonwood Yellow | Y | 3Y | |
Canada also offered some different two-tone paint combinations not
available in the U.S.
Code MV is one such combination found; Aztec Bronze lower with Cameo
Beige upper shown above.
These are GM of Canada paint chip charts. Not all colors shown were available on U.S.-built Chevelles.
