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1969 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-optioned 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 two special colors for the SS 396-optioned 300 Deluxe and Malibu series, Hugger Orange and Daytona Yellow. Even though they are 'unique' to the SS396-optioned Chevelles, each was still a $125.00 option. Caveat: Some Yenko COPO Chevelles in 1969 were painted either Hugger Orange or Daytona Yellow; 16 are widely accepted as being delivered in Hugger Orange and 12 in Daytona Yellow. Whether these are reflected in the total number reported for each color isn't known. If you have any proof one way or the other, please contact me and I'll update this information.

 

The 1969 model year changed the format for paint and convertible/vinyl top codes. Paint codes changed from a letter to a 2-digit number and convertible/vinyl top codes changed from number to a letter.

 

PAINT CODE - (RPO) SALES NAME COLOR NAME SALES QUANTITY
10 (910AA) Tuxedo Black Black 7,441
40 (916YY) Butternut Yellow Yellow 27,028
50 (911CC) Dover White White 33,152
51 (923EE) Dusk Blue Dark Blue 19,230
52 (913RR) Garnet Red Red 29,449
53 (922DD) Glacier Blue Blue 36,377
55 (921KK) Azure Turquoise Turquoise 22,980
57 (920VV) Fathom Green Dark Green 41,226
59 (919WW) Frost Lime (1) Lime 81,883
61 (918SS) Burnished Brown Dark Brown 17,774
63 (917MM) Champagne Champagne 23,610
65 (915GG) Olympic Gold Gold 44,118
67 (914nn) Burgundy Maroon 14,415
69 (912BB) Cortez Silver Silver 20,419
71 (924FF) LeMans Blue Bright Blue  51,060
72 (927QQ) Hugger Orange (2) Orange 5,194
76 (926PP) Daytona Yellow (2) Bright Yellow 2,841
Special & Prime     3,465




       

Two-Tone Combinations

PAINT CODE - (RPO) SALES NAMES (lower/upper) COLOR NAMES SALES QUANTITY
53 / 50 (954DC) Glacier Blue / Dover White Blue / White 4,590
53 / 51 (955DE) Glacier Blue / Dusk Blue Blue / Dark Blue 798
51 / 53 (956ED) Dusk Blue / Glacier Dark Blue / Blue 833
65 / 50 (957GC) Olympic Gold / Dover White Gold / White 5,057
55 / 50 (958KC) Azure Turquoise / Dover White Turquoise / White 4,754
61 / 63 (959SM) Burnished Brown / Champagne Dark Brown / Champagne 5,658




       

Notes of Interest

 
Convertible top color letters:
A - White (Std. C05AA)
B - Black (RPO C05BB)

Vinyl top color letters:
B - Black (RPO C08BB)
E - Parchment (RPO C08EE)
C - Dark Blue (RPO C08CC)
F - Dark Brown (RPO C08FF)
G or S - Midnight Green (RPO C08GG)
 
(1) The sales name of Frost Lime is also referred to in GM documentation as Frost Green.
(2) SS 396 and COPO colors only and available at an additional $42.15. The sales name "Hugger Orange" is also referred to in GM documentation as "Monaco Orange."
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 One could order any available color in 1969 via the Fleet & Special Order (F&SO) process.

 

Color Rating by Sales

 

There is no known breakdown of color and specific series or body style, numbers are for all 1969 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 81,833 (59) - Frost Lime (1)
2 51,060 (59) - LeMans Blue
3 44,118 (65) - Olympic Gold
4 41,226 (57) - Fathom Green
5 36,377 (53) - Glacier Blue
6 33,152 (50) - Dover White
7 29,449 (52 ) - Garnet Red
8 27,028 (40) - Butternut Yellow
9 23,610 (63) - Champagne
10 22,980 (55) - Azure Turquoise
11 20,419 (69) - Cortez Silver
12 19,230 (51) - Dusk Blue
13 17,724 (61) - Burnished Brown
14 14,415 (67) - Burgundy
15 7,441 (10) - Tuxedo Black
16 5,194 (76) - Hugger Orange (2)
17 3,465 Special & Prime
18 2,841 (72) - Daytona Yellow (2)
     
Sales Rating Two-Tone Colors - lower/upper
1 5,658 (61/63 - 959SM) - Burnished Brown / Champagne
2 5,057 (65/50 - 957GC) - Olympic Gold / Dover White
3 4,754 (55/50 - 958KC) - Azure Turquoise / Dover White
4 4,590 (53/50 - 954DC) - Glacier Blue / Dover White
5 833 (51/53 - 956ED) - Dusk Blue / Glacier Blue
7 798 (53/51 - 956ED) - Glacier Blue / Dusk Blue

 


 

Interior Paint Codes

 

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

Color Name 0
Gloss
Ditzler Rinshed-Mason DuPont
Flat Black X 9317 168C41 4428L
Dark Blue X 13767 169V22 9578LH
Dark Turquoise X 13768 169V32 9579LH
Dark Saddle X 22974 168B82 9458L
Dark Gold X 23153 168B77 9583L
Midnight Green X 43993 169V36 9582LH
Dark Green X 43994 169V34 9581LH
Dark Red X 71643 167C53R 9580LM

According to paint chart page from Ditzler, the following convertible parts are painted in 0% gloss in black, Ditzler Code #DIA-9266 regardless of material color:
Folding top front and side roof rail assembly; folding top side roof rail lock assembly; folding top front center and rear bow assembly; folding roof rail linkage.

Color Name 30
Gloss
Ditzler Rinshed-Mason DuPont
Black X 9266 A-946 88
Dark Blue X 13789 169B29 9586LH
Dark Turquoise X 13792 169V20 9588LH
Medium Blue X 13786 169V21 9585LH
Medium Turquoise X 13787 169V23 9587LH
Medium Saddle X 22968 168B85 9475L
Dark Saddle X 22994 168B81 9488L
Medium Gold X 23160 169C75 9549L
Dark Gold X 23161 169C76 9590L
Midnight Green X 44010 169V35 9593LH
Dark Green X 44013 169V31 9592LH
Medium Green X 44008 169B32 9591L
Dark Red X 71750 166C56R 9429LM
Red X 71591 168C51R 9528LH

According to paint chart page from Ditzler, the following are painted in 30% gloss:
Lower instrument panel; a/c kick panel cover; ash tray face plate; glove box door and hinge; stereo speaker and auxiliary speaker grille; instrument panel trim plate; glove box garnish moldings; seat separator compartment; instrument panel compartment door and hinge; stop arm and nose cover; inner panel of door and quarter panel; side rear roof rail; upper corner & lower center back window pin lace escutcheon; folding seat back pin molding and escutcheon; rear seat folding back panel extension; rear seat back support assembly; folding seat mounting support and linkage assembly; side air outlet control bushing shroud; rear window defogger grille assembly; inner door window frames; central pillar upper cover; front seat back from outer bar; rear seat folding back panel assembly; compartment front foundation retainer; front seat bottom frame; hinge pin inner support; front seat arm rest; lower trim cover; windshield upper garnish molding.

 

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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 1969 Buick-Chev-Olds-Pontiac 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.