Exterior Paint Colors

There were at least three OEM producers of paint for the 1967 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 and white.

See Paint Process at the bottom of the page.

COLOR	PAINT CODE / NAME	LUCITE	RINSHED-MASON	DITZLER
	A ~ Tuxedo Black ~ 6,823 Black	88	A-946	9300
	C ~ Ermine White ~ 46,571 White	4024L	A-1199	8259
	D ~ Nantucket Blue ~ 36,289 Med. Blue	4815L	A-1899	13349
	E ~ Deepwater Blue ~ 10,953 Dk. Blue	4817L	A-1900	13346
	F ~ MARINA BLUE * ~ 53,669 Brt. Blue	4850L	A-1920	13364
	G ~ Granada Gold ~ 57,353 Gold	4825L	A-1919	22818
	H ~ Mountain Green ~ 21,347 Med. Green	4816L	A-1901	43651
	K ~ Emerald Turquoise ~ 28,329 Med. Turquoise	4818L	A-1903	43661
	L ~ Tahoe Turquoise ~ 14,625 Dk. Turquoise	4824L	A-1904G	43659
	M ~ Royal Plum ~ 7,987 Plum	4832L	A-1905	50717
	N ~ Madeira Maroon ~ 21,702 Maroon	4624LH	A-1711M	50700
	R ~ Bolero Red ~ 27,532 Red	4822LH	A-1907R	71583
	S ~ Sierra Fawn ~ 14,454 Fawn	4826L	A-1908	22813
	T ~ Capri Cream ~ 20,034 Cream	4819L	A-1909	81578
	Y ~ Butternut Yellow~ 30,206 Yellow	4620L	A-1715	81500
* Marina Blue not available on the Concours station wagon

Two-Tone - Not available on the Concours station wagon.
		CD ~ Ermine White / Nantucket Blue ~ 1,401 White / Med. Blue

		DC ~ NANTUCKET BLUE / ERMINE WHITE ~ 4,049 Med. Blue / White

		DE ~ Nantucket Blue / Deepwater Blue ~ 537 Med. Blue / Dk. Blue

		ED ~ DEEPWATER BLUE / NANTUCKET BLUE ~ 301 Dk. Blue / Med. Blue

		GT ~ Granada Gold / Capri Cream~ 4,137 Gold / Cream

		LC ~ Tahoe Turquoise / Ermine White ~ 1,758 Dk. Turquoise / White

		ST ~ Sierra Fawn / Capri Cream ~ 1,718 Fawn / Cream

GM literature states, "Convertible top: White (Regular Production), Black or Medium Blue (RPO C05) were available with any exterior color." The convertible top was available in both manual and power versions.

The numbers below appear on the Fisher Body Plate to identify color of convertible/vinyl top.

COLOR	CONVERTIBLE TOP COLORS
	1 ~ White (Std C05AA) - 10 ~ Oshawa
	2 ~ Black (RPO C05BB) - 02/2 ~ Oshawa
	4 ~ Medium Blue* - 12 ~ Oshawa

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

GM literature states, "Vinyl top option (RPO C08): Black or Lt. Fawn with any exterior color."

Note: Paint numbers for Lucite, Rinshed-Mason, and Ditzler are OEM numbers for lacquer paint.

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 387,874 units while two-tone paint accounts for 13,901 units and special at 2,183 units. This results in a total of 403,958 1967 Chevelles painted. Other GM reports indicate that 403,963 1967 Chevelles were produced. It would appear that the remaining 5 1967 Chevelles produced were never painted - and that is a bad assumption. Couple that with a total of 358,203 reported total interior color/seats would mean 45,755 1967 Chevelles left factories with no interior at all.

Paint color breakdown in matrix form.

* Correspondence with a fellow enthusiast in September of 2009 about the Medium Blue convertible top has revealed this interesting tidbit of information.
"I tracked down Kimmy at Eletrontop in New York, 800-221-4476. I sent her the photos that you sent me and she immediately said without any hesitation, “OH, that is GM medium blue.” She went on to say that this was discontinued 10 years ago. She said that the original Haartz material number was S71358ZDT. This number was replaced many years ago by Haartz #2750045A (this number was discontinued 10 years ago). She was very knowledgeable and quick to be helpful."

COLOR	VINYL TOP COLORS
	2 ~ Black (RPO C08BB) - 27 ~ Oshawa
	6 ~ Light Fawn (RPO C08AB) - 29 ~ Oshawa

U.S. Paint Code Chart

File Photo

Paint chart from dealer showroom album

GM of Canada Paint Code Chart

General Motors of Canada LTD offered many of the same colors as their U.S. counterpart with three additional colors available (noted with asterisk), Verde Green Metallic, Silver Glaze Metallic, and Antique Pewter Metallic. Several other Canadian colors were identical to U.S. colors, only the names were a bit different.

Color	Color Name	Paint Code
		Enamel	Lacquer
	Tuxedo Black	A	3A
	Provincial White	C	3C
	Nantucket Blue Metallic	D	3D
	Deepwater Blue Metallic	E	3E
	Marina Blue Metallic	F	3F
	Granada Gold Metallic	G	3G
	Mountain Green Metallic	H	3H
	Verde Green Metallic*	J	3J
	Emerald Turquoise Metallic	K	3K
	Tahoe Turquoise Metallic	L	3L
	Plum Mist Metallic	M	3M
	Madeira Maroon Metallic	N	3N
	Silver Glaze Metallic*	P	3P
	Bolero Red	R	3R
	Sierra Fawn Metallic	S	3S
	Capri Cream	T	3T
	Antique Pewter Metallic*	V	3V
	Butternut Yellow	Y	3Y

Paint Process

RUSTPROOFING: Assembled car bodies are chemically sprayed to clean and etch the metal surfaces for corrosion resistance and paint adhesion. Unassembled sheet metal parts follow the same process.
BODY AND SHEET METAL PRIMERS: Four corrosion resistant primers, especially formulated, are hand sprayed on the body in areas where rust might develop. Lower areas considered especially vulnerable are coated with another rust inhibiting compound.
PRIMER COAT is applied to all outside and inside surfaces of front fenders and hoods. The parts are mechanically dipped or flow-coated to insure coating in all seams and secluded areas and baked at 390 degrees F. for 30 minutes. A coat of sealer is then applied by hand spray to all surfaces requiring another coat of lacquer.
FLASH PRIMER AND PRIMER-SURFACER COATS: An air-dry flash primer coat is hand sprayed on surfaces below the body belt line. Then a gray primer-surface coat is hand sprayed on all outside surfaces of the body and oven baked for 45 minutes at 285 degrees F.
INITIAL SANDING: Power wet sanding, followed by hand sanding, is done on all body surfaces requiring lacquering. This ensures a smooth surface for the lacquer finish. to remove the water, the body is wiped and run through an infra-red oven.
LACQUERING: Three coats of acrylic lacquer are spread on the exterior surfaces of the body and sheet metal parts to build up a finish of the required thickness for each color.
INITIAL BAKING: To harden the paint for final sanding, the body and sheet metal parts are baked for approximately 10 minutes at 200 degrees F.
FINAL SANDING: To remove body surface defects, power and hand sanding is done with fine grit sandpaper and mineral spirits as a wetting agent. Sanded areas are wiped to insure a clean surface before final baking.
FINAL BAKING: To assure a durable, hard, high luster finish the lacquer is baked for 30 minutes at 275 degrees F. Reheating the lacquer after final sanding permits paint film to soften, allowing surface blemishes and sanding scratches to disappear during the thermo-reflow process.
UNDERCOATING: To block out road noise, an asbestos fiber sound deadener with asphalt base is sprayed inside the wheel housings and on the bottom of the underbody at designated areas.
PAINT REPAIR AND PROTECTION: Mars, nicks, or scratches that occur during final assembly are corrected at the factory before shipment. When required, light "slush" polishing brings painted surfaces to a high luster finish. Wax is applied to all horizontal surfaces of each vehicle and polished out for protection during shipment. The wax contains no silicones, thus eliminating any paint contamination problem.

Interior Paint

The paint 'break' between exterior and interior color is the weather-strip on the doors. The top of the dash and windshield pillar should be "0" gloss paint. The top of the doors and quarter should be 60% gloss paint along with the rest of the interior.

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Exterior Paint Colors

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