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1968 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 6,312
C Ermine White White 41,434
D Grotto Blue Medium Blue 46,218
E Fathom Blue Dark Blue 10,819
F Island Teal Medium Teal 21,682
G Ash Gold Ivory Gold 80,812
H Grecian Green Medium Green 35,436
K Tripoli Turquoise Turquoise 29,146
L Teal Blue Dark Teal 19,968
N Cordovan Maroon Maroon 16,811
P Seafrost Green Silver Green 22,419
R Matador Red Red 37,000
T Palomino Ivory Ivory 25,521
V Sequoia Green Dark Green 14,142
Y Butternut Yellow Yellow 33,167
       

Two-Tone Combinations
PAINT CODE - ALL U.S. ASSEMBLY PLANTS SALES NAMES (lower/upper) COLOR NAMES SALES QUANTITY + 1
DC Grotto Blue / Ermine White Medium Blue / White 5,186
DE Grotto Blue / Fathom Blue Medium Blue / Dark Blue 684
ED Fathom Blue / Nantucket Blue Dark Blue / Medium Blue 332
GT Ash Gold / Palomino Ivory Ivory Gold / Ivory 8,917
LF Teal Blue / Island Teal Dark Teal / Medium Teal 1,502
       

Notes of Interest
 
 One could order any available color in 1968 via the Fleet & Special Order (F&SO) process.
 
Convertible top color numbers:
1 - White (Std. C05AA)
2 - Black (RPO C05BB)
4 - Blue (RPO not listed)

Vinyl top color numbers:
1 or 6 - White (Std. C08AA)
2 - Black (RPO C08BB)
 

 

Color Rating by Sales

 

There is no known breakdown of color and specific series or body style, numbers are for all 1968 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 80,812 (G) - Ash Gold
2 46,218 (D) - Grotto Blue
3 41,434 (C) - Ermine White
4 37,000 (R) - Matador Red
5 35,436 (H) - Grecian Green
6 33,167 (Y) - Butternut Yellow
7 29,146 (K) - Tripoli Turquoise
8 25,251 (T) - Palomino Ivory
9 22,419 (P) - Seafrost Green
10 21,682 (F) - Island Teal
11 19,968 (L) - Teal Blue
12 16,811 (N) - Cordovan Maroon
13 16,142 (V) - Sequoia Green
14 10,819 (E) - Fathom Blue
15 6,312 (A) - Tuxedo Black
     
Sales Rating Two-Tone Colors - lower/upper
1 8,917 (GT) - Ash Gold / Palomino Ivory
2 5,186 (DC) - Grotto Blue / Ermine White
3 1,502 (LF) - Teal Blue / Fathom Blue
4 664 (DF) - Grotto Blue / Fathom Blue
5 332 (FD) - Fathom Blue / Grotto Blue
7 no sales reported (KC) - Tripoli Turquoise / Ermine White

 

 

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 1968 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.