1966 Chevelle Paint Colors

 

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

1971

1972

 

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.

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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

 

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Interior Paint Codes

 

Disclaimer: Available information does not indicate which components are painted which gloss percentage.

Color Name	0 Gloss	Ditzler	Rinshed-Mason	DuPont
Black	X	DIA-9317	400-A-946	4428-L
Dark Blue	X	DIA-13216	66B27	9284-L
Dark Bright Blue	X	DIA-13217	66B28	9286-L
Dark Bronze	X	DIA-22692	66B61M	9290-L
Dark Fawn	X	DIA-22716	66B87	9288-L
Dark Green	X	DIA-43525	66B36	9292-L
Dark Turquoise	X	DIA-43532	66B35	9287-L
Dark Red	X	DIA-71486	65B55M	9201-L

According to paint chart page from Ditzler, the following are painted flat (0% gloss):
No details given for 1966.

Color Name	60 Gloss	Ditzler	Rinshed-Mason	DuPont
Black	X	DL-9248	400-A-946	88
Medium Blue	X	DL-13006	65V22	4630-L
Medium Bright Blue	X	DIA-13223	66B29	9271-L
Dark Bright Blue	X	DIA-13224	66B20	9272-L
Light Fawn	X	DL-22569	63C81	9170-L
Dark Fawn	X	DIA-22694	66B84	9275-L
Medium Fawn	X	DIA-22696	66B83	9274-L
Medium Bronze	X	DIA-22697	66B81	9276-L
Dark Bronze	X	DIA-22698	66B86	9277-L
Medium Saddle	X	DIA-22717	66B73	9278-L
Dark Saddle	X	DIA-22718	66B80	9279-L
Medium Green	X	DIA-43367	65V32	4633-L
Medium Turquoise	X	DL-43400	65B31	4628-L
Dark Turquoise	X	DIA-43533	66B31	9273-L
Medium Red	X	DL-71487	65B52R	4625-LH
Dark Red	X	DL-71488	65B56R	9181-LH

According to paint chart page from Ditzler, the following are painted in 60% gloss:
No details given for 1966.

 

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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 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.

 

 

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