1964 Chevelle Paint Colors

 

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There are no known numbers for any particular color for a particular series or body style whether it be a solid color or two-tone. The numbers shown below are valid for all series and body style Chevelles except where noted for the Malibu SS. There are also no known numbers for the different colors of convertible tops. So just how many red (or any color) Malibu SS Chevelle sport coupes (or any other series) were built is not known and cannot even be calculated with any accuracy. There are a known number of Goldwood Yellow Malibu SSs that were built but not by body style.

 

PAINT CODE - FREMONT, CA	PAINT CODE - ALL OTHER ASSEMBLY PLANTS	SALES NAME	COLOR NAME	SALES QUANTITY
A	900	Tuxedo Black	Black	12,557
J	905	Meadow Green	Medium Green	7.984
E	908	Bahama Green	Dark Green	4,144
F	912	Silver Blue	Medium Blue	40,207
W	916	Daytona Blue	Dark Blue	31,040
P	918	Azure Aqua	Medium Aqua	38.385
Q	919	Lagoon Aqua	Dark Aqua	10,013
T	920	Almond Fawn	Medium Fawn	17.022
V	922	Ember Red	Medium Red	17.340
S	932	Saddle Tan	Light Saddle	10.583
C	936	Ermine White	White	69,006
R	938	Desert Beige	Beige	19,634
D	940	Satin Silver	Silver	8,142
K	943	Goldwood Yellow (1)	Yellow	6,803
L	948	Palomar Red	Maroon	19,409
Two-Tone Combinations
PAINT CODE - FREMONT, CA	PAINT CODE - ALL OTHER ASSEMBLY PLANTS	SALES NAMES (upper/lower)	COLOR NAMES	SALES QUANTITY
EJ	952	Bahama Green / Meadow Green	Dark Green/Medium Green	524
CJ	954	Ermine White / Meadow Green	White / Medium Green	1,709
CF	959	Ermine White / Silver Blue	White / Medium Blue	7,490
WF	960	Daytona Blue / Silver Blue	Dark Blue / Medium Blue	1,160
CQ	965	Ermine White / Lagoon Aqua	White / Dark Aqua	4,298
RS	971	Desert Beige / Saddle Tan	Beige / Light Saddle	3,977
RV	975	Desert Beige / Ember Red	Beige / Red	1,959
WD	982	Daytona Blue / Satin Silver	Dark Blue / Silver	1,010
CP	988	Ermine White / Azure Aqua Note: colors are reversed.	White / Light Aqua	4,066
RL	993	Desert Beige / Palomar Red	Beige / Maroon	1,387
DL	995	Satin Silver / Palomar Red	Silver / Maroon	890
Notes of Interest
Convertible top codes and colors are: 1 - White 2 - Black 3 - Beige
(1) Goldwood Yellow is a Malibu SS series color only. Naturally any Malibu SS could be ordered in any of the other colors but this one is only a choice with the Malibu S One could order any available color in 1964 via the Fleet & Special Order (F&SO) process. People often ask how many Malibu SS sport coupes (or Malibu SS convertibles) were done in Goldwood Yellow. There are no specific numbers of how many of either were done in Goldwood Yellow. But, if you like to play with numbers: By knowing how many Malibu SS sport coupes and Malibu SS convertibles were reported by GM (U.S. and exported to Canada) one can get a total of Malibu SS series - 79,860. Then calculate the percentage of each body style was of the total; 85.44% and 14.56%, then take the percentage times the number of Goldwood Yellow paint cars sold, one can come up with a equal distribution by percentage for each body style. Are these number factual? Probably not but they are a starting point for discussion.
The Fremont, CA. assembly plant used letters for their paint codes such as EE, all other U.S. assembly plants used numbers such as 908.
At the Fremont, CA assembly plant, in all two-tone paint combinations for 1964, the upper body color is listed first followed by the lower body color.
Convertibles built at the Kansas City, MO. assembly plant have a 4-digit paint code where the first 3-digits are the body color and the 4th digit is the convertible top color. For example a PAINT code of 9323 on the Fisher Body Number Plate is Saddle Tan (912) body color and a beige convertible top.
Convertibles built at the Van Nuys, CA. assembly plant have a -1 or -2 following the TRIM code to denote the convertible top color. For example a PAINT code of 943 and a TRIM code of 714-2 on the Fisher Body Number Plate is Goldwood Yellow (943) body color and a black convertible top.

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Color Rating by Sales

 

There is no known breakdown of color and specific series or body style. The figures here are for all 1964 Chevelles including convertibles where they would have a convertible top. Colors are listed total number of sales from most to least. Two-tone combinations are listed separately.

 

Sales Rating	Total Reported Sold	Color
1	69,006	(C - 936) - Ermine White
2	40,207	(S - 932) - Silver Blue
3	38,385	(P - 918) - Azure Aqua
4	31,040	(W - 916) - Daytona Blue
5	19,634	(R - 938) - Desert Beige
6	19,469	(L - 948) - Palomar Red
7	17,340	(v - 922) - Ember Red
8	17,022	(T - 920) - Almond Fawn
9	12,557	(A - 900) - Tuxedo Black
10	10,583	(S - 932 ) - Saddle Tan
11	10,013	(Q - 919) - Lagoon Aqua
12	8,142	(D - 940) - Satin Silver
13	7,984	(J - 905) - Meadow Green
14	6,803	(K - 941) - Goldwood Yellow (1)
15	4,114	(E - 908) - Bahama Green
Sales Rating	Two-Tone	Colors - upper/lower
1	7,490	(CF - 959) - Ermine White / Silver Blue
2	4,298	(CQ - 965) - Ermine White / Lagoon Aqua
3	4,066	(CP - 988) - Ermine White / Azure Aqua
4	3,977	(RS - 971) - Desert Beige / Saddle Tan
5	1,959	(RV - 975) - Desert Beige / Ember Red
6	1,709	(CJ - 954) - Ermine White / Meadow Green
7	1,387	(RL - 993) - Desert Beige / Palomar Red
8	1,160	(WF - 960) - Daytona Blue / Silver Blue
9	1,010	(WD - 962) - Daytona Blue / Satin Silver
10	890	(DL - 995) - Satin Silver / Palomar Red
11	524	(EJ - 952) - Bahama Green / Meadow Green

 

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Interior Paint Codes

 

Disclaimer: Components painted the two gloss percentages taken from Ditzler paint catalog.

Color Name	0 Gloss	Ditzler	Rinshed-Mason	DuPont
Black	X	DIA-9317 *		4428-L
Dark Aqua	X	DIA-12753	63B23	4429-L
Dark Blue	X	DIA-12754	63B22	4430-L
Dark Saddle	X	DIA-22306	63B83	4436-L
Medium Fawn	X	DIA-22455	64083	4583-L
Dark Green	X	DIA-43295 *	64084	4584-L
Dark Red	X	DIA-71360	63B62	4438-L

According to paint chart page from Ditzler, the following are painted flat (0% gloss):
Instrument panel and steering column parts; windshield lower garnish molding; radio speaker grille.

Color Name	60 Gloss	Ditzler	Rinshed-Mason	DuPont
Black	X	DL-9248	400	88L
Ivory	X	DL-8259	62V91	4024-L
Medium Blue	X	DL-12531	62024	9006-L
Medium Aqua	X	DL-12533	62036	9005-L
Dark Blue	X	DL-12923		96221
Dark Aqua	X	DL-12534		9012-L
Medium Saddle	X	DL-22162	62C82	9015-L
Light Fawn	X	DL-22459	64081	4526-L
Medium Fawn	X	DL-22454	64082	4527-L
Medium Red	X	DL-71276	62T51	9016-L

According to paint chart page from Ditzler, the following are painted in 60% gloss:
Windshield, upper and side garnish moldings; windshield header molding and frame; door window inner frames; door inner panel (belt area); rear quarter window garnish moldings (front and upper); rear quarter inner panel (belt area); back window garnish moldings; tailgate window opening, upper and side garnish moldings; radio auxiliary speaker grille assembly; rear seat back radio speaker support assembly; folding top dust boot retainer; folding top parts; seat parts; spare tire well parts.

 

 

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GM of Canada Paint Code Chart

 

General Motors of Canada, LTD. offered many of the same colors as their U.S. counterpart. Although these colors are listed as 1964 Passenger Colours on the paint code chart. It's unknown if these additional colors were available on Chevelles as well. Several Canadian colors were identical to U.S. colors, only the sales names were a bit different and note the paint code is a letter.

 

 

 

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Color vs. Sales Name

Paint color names often differ from the advertised Sales Name. One example might be where the factory paint color is simply RED but the sales name may be BOLERO RED or CRANBERRY RED. Yes, the paint mixing formulas are different between BOLERO RED and CRANBERRY RED but to the factory it was still just red. In a case where their may be two or more hues of a color with sales names such as DEEPWATER BLUE, NANTUCKET BLUE, and MARINA BLUE, the factory colors are simply shown as MEDIUM BLUE, DARK BLUE, or BRIGHT BLUE. A given paint color for a year may have a different sales name for Chevrolet than it does for say Buick, Oldsmobile, or Pontiac. An example of this is the 1969 sales name for Chevrolet of HUGGER/MONACO ORANGE is the same color as the 1969/1970 Pontiac sales name of CAROUSEL RED. Same color, same OEM supplier mixing formula, just different sales names for the two GM divisions.

 

 

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