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1970 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. These color numbers are only valid up through March of 1970 and should NOT be taken as total for the year.

 

PAINT CODE - (RPO) SALES NAME COLOR NAME SALES QUANTITY
10 (930) Classic White White 19,898
14 (931) Cortez Silver Silver 12,959
17 (932) Shadow Gray Dark Taupe 11,692
19 (933) Tuxedo Black Black 7,327
25 (935) Astro Blue Medium Blue 28.849
28 (937) Fathom Blue Dark Blue 22,388
34 (938) Misty Turquoise Turquoise 12,180
45 (941) Green Mist Medium Green 44,631
48 (942) Forest Green Dark Green 37,073
50 (943) Gobi Beige Yellow 24,066
55 (946) Champagne Gold Medium Gold 24,567
58 (947) Autumn Gold Dark Gold 25,866
63 (949) Desert Sand Saddle 8,651
75 (952) Cranberry Red Red 26,515
78 (953) Black Cherry Maroon 13,350
(954) Hugger Orange (1) Orange n/a
(944) Daytona Yellow (1) Bright Yellow n/a
Special & Prime     1,916




       

Two-Tone Combinations

PAINT CODE - (RPO) SALES NAMES (lower/upper) COLOR NAMES SALES QUANTITY
25 / 10 Astro Blue / Classic White Medium Blue / White 2,667
25 / 28 Astro Blue / Fathom Blue Medium Blue / Dark Blue 628
28 / 25 Fathom Blue / Astro Blue Dark Blue / Medium Blue 545
34 / 10 Misty Turquoise / Classic White Turquoise  / White 2,404
63 / 10 Desert Sand / Classic White Saddle  / White 2,262
53 / 10 Champagne Gold / Classic White Medium Gold / White 995
58 / 10 Autumn Gold / Classic White Dark Gold / White 2,408




       

Notes of Interest

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

Vinyl top color letters:
A - White (std RPO C08AA) - (AB)
B - Black (RPO C08BB) - (AA)
C - Dark Blue (RPO C08CC) - (AC)
G - Dark Green (RPO C08GG) - (AD)
H - Dark Gold (RPO C08HH) - (AE)
 
(1) Although both are actually extra cost colors via the Fleet & Special Order (F&SO) process, Chevrolet chose to give them order codes of 954 & 944 respectively. While not SS specific colors in 1970 as they were in 1969, it is probably safe to assume more SS optioned Malibus were ordered with these two colors than non-SS optioned Chevelles in 1970.
 One could order any available color in 1970 via the Fleet & Special Order (F&SO) process regardless of manufacturer. While not exclusive to 1970, special order colors seem to be more common with this year. Some DuPont paint code formulas found on build sheets and/or trim tags are: 926-76248, 926-99568, 926-98371, 926-99616, 926-97249, 927-98457, and 927-99918. See my GM A-Body Special Paint Information page for more.
 
Chevrolet did away with letters designating paint codes, even on the invoice. All paint numbers in parenthesis were followed by 'AA'.
 
The lower body panel on El Camino for Argent Silver is DuPont 9296L or Ditzler (PPG) color number DQE-8568.
 
The charcoal gray on SS wheels can be duplicated with the following formula.
DCC DK Argent Metallic Flat NX
Match to DDL32961

DMC 900 38.0 38.0
DMC 908 10.0 48.0
DMC 983 110.0 158.0
DMC 902 153.0 311.0
DX 685 850.0 1161.0
DMC 981 790.0 1951.0

The formula states to mix 4 parts paint one part either DU 5 or maybe DV 5.
 
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Special Paint (RPO ZP3) was coded differently from different plants. As seen here, the Van Nuys example puts the DuPont mixing formula on the trim tag itself where Atlanta, Baltimore and Kansas City tended to simply put two dashes ( - - ) in the paint code position on the trim tag. If the car included a vinyl or convertible top then one dash or the DuPont mixing code would appear followed by the normal letter designation for the top such as "- A ." If you have a special paint ordered Chevelle, please let me know where the car was built and what the trim tag indicates and please include a photo of the trim tag if possible.
 
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Various OEM paint suppliers may have supplied additional colors for other GM division makes (Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac for example) and if a particular plant assembled that other make, a color not available on Chevelles would be readily available. A "Special Paint" optioned Chevelle trim tag may have a dash character, a blank space, the DuPont mixing formula, or even the paint code for the non-Chevelle make on the trim tag. It might depend on the standard operating procedure for a given plant on how the paint code on the trim tag was handled. For example, the Oldsmobile has a comparable Daytona Yellow (paint code 51 and Oldsmobile sales name of Sebring Yellow) and at least one Arlington Chevelle has this paint code on the trim tag. Note too that the paint code 51 only appears once.


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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 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 44,631 Green Mist
2 37,073 Forest Green
3 28,849 Astro Blue
4 26,515 Cranberry Red
5 25,866 Autumn Gold
6 24,567 Champagne Gold
7 24,066 Gobi Beige
8 22,388 Fathom Blue
9 19,898 Classic White
10 13,350 Black Cherry
11 12,959 Cortez Silver
12 12,180 Misty Turquoise
13 11,692 Shadow Gray
14 8,651 Desert Sand
15 7,327 Tuxedo Black
16 1,916 Special & Prime
17 n/a Hugger Orange
18 n/a Daytona Yellow
     
Sales Rating Two-Tone Colors - lower/upper
1 2,667 Astro Blue / Classic White
2 2,408 Autumn Gold / Classic White
3 2,404 Misty Turquoise / Classic White
4 2,262 Desert Sand / Classic White
5 955 Champagne Gold /
6 628 Astro Blue / Fathom Blue
7 545 Fathom Blue / Astro 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 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.