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1966 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. There are also no known numbers for the different colors of convertible or vinyl tops. So just how many red (or any color) SS 396 Chevelle sport coupes (or any other series) were built is not known and cannot even be calculated with any accuracy. All Chevelle assembly plants have the lower body color first followed by the upper body color (or convertible/vinyl top) color. There are no special colors for the SS 396 series.

 

PAINT CODE - ALL U.S. ASSEMBLY PLANTS SALES NAME COLOR NAME SALES QUANTITY
A Tuxedo Black Black 9,844
C Ermine White White 62,900
D Mist Blue Medium Blue 50,530
E Danube Blue Dark Blue 16,889
F Marina Blue Bright Blue 51,911
H Willow Green Medium Green 14,269
K Artesian Turquoise Medium Turquoise 33,328
L Tropic Turquoise Dark Turquoise 15,235
M Aztec Bronze Bronze 28,719
N Madeira Maroon Maroon 28,719
R Regal Red Red 27,790
T Sandalwood Tan Fawn 20,229
V Cameo Beige Beige 17,119
W Chateau Slate Slate 10,592
Y Lemonwood Yellow Yellow 26,268
       

Two-Tone Combinations
PAINT CODE - ALL U.S. ASSEMBLY PLANTS SALES NAMES (lower/upper) COLOR NAMES SALES QUANTITY + 1
CK Ermine White / Artesian Turquoise White / Medium Turquoise 1,704
DC Mist Blue / Ermine White Medium Blue / White 6,279
DE Mist Blue / Danube Blue Medium Blue / Dark Blue 771
HC Willow Green / Ermine White Medium Green / White no sales reported
LC Tropic Turquoise / Ermine White Dark Turquoise / White 2,817
NA Madeira Maroon / Tuxedo Black Maroon / Black 850
TV Sandalwood Tan / Cameo Beige Fawn / Beige 4,165
WA Chateau Slate / Tuxedo Black Slate / Black 1,474
MV (1) Aztec Bronze / Cameo Beige Bronze / Beige  
       

Notes of Interest
 
Convertible top color numbers:
1 - White (Std. C05AA)
2 - Black (RPO C05BB)
3 - Beige (RPO  C05AB)

Vinyl top color numbers:
2 - Black (RPO C08AA)
6 or 7 - Beige (RPO C08AB)
 One could order any available color in 1966 via the Fleet & Special Order (F&SO) process.
(1) Reported on GM of Canada Chevelle
Fremont, CA. continued to use a three letter combination (third letter being wheel color) off and on until late November 1965 when the wheel color code was dropped apparently on all model tags.
       

 

Color Rating by Sales

 

There is no known breakdown of color and specific series or body style, numbers are for all 1966 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 62,900 (C) - Ermine White
2 51,911 (F) - Marina Blue
3 50,530 (d) - Mist Blue
4 33,328 (k) - Artesian Turquoise
5 28,719 (M) - Aztec Bronze
6 27,790 (R) - Regal Red
7 26,268 (Y) - Lemonwood Yellow
8 25,383 (N) - Madeira Maroon
9 20,229 (T) - Sandalwood Tan
10 17,119 (V) - Cameo Beige
11 16,889 (E) - Danube Blue
12 15,235 (L) - Tropic Turquoise
13 14,269 (H) - Willow Green
14 10,592 (W) - Chateau Slate
15 9,884 (A) - Tuxedo Black
     
Sales Rating Two-Tone Colors - lower/upper
1 6,279  (DC) - Mist Blue / Ermine White
2 4,165 (TV) - Sandalwood Tan / Cameo Beige
3 2,817 (LC) - Tropic Turquoise / Ermine White
4 1,704 (CK) - Ermine White / Artesian Turquoise
5 1,474 (WA) - Chateau Slate / Tuxedo Black
6 850 (NA) - Madeira Maroon / Tuxedo Black
7 771 (DE) - Mist Blue / Danube Blue

 

 

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 1966 Passenger Colors 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.

 

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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.