1971 Chevelle Prop Shaft Colors

All broadcast codes are taken from valid build sheets. Since all plants did not use the same broadcast codes, the plants are listed separately. The Arlington plant data is very limited and Flint is non-existent due to lack of build sheets so only Baltimore, Kansas City, and Van Nuys are listed. Chevrolet calls these a propeller shaft, you may know them better by their commonly called name, a "drive shaft."

Arlington

ENGINE	TRANSMISSION
ENGINE	M11	M20	M21	M22	M35	M38	M40
250 L6
307 V8 (L14)
350 V8 (L65)						BR-PI
350 V8 (L48)						PI-OR
402 V8 (LS3)							BL-BK
454 V8 (LS5)

Baltimore

ENGINE	TRANSMISSION
ENGINE	M11	M20	M21	M22	M35	M38	M40
250 L6
307 V8 (L14)					BR-PK OR-OR *	OR-PK
350 V8 (L65)						BR-PK
350 V8 (L48)		BR-PK				OR-YE
402 V8 (LS3)		BL-BL WT-GR **					BL-BK
454 V8 (LS5)				PK-BL			GR-OR

* Nomad wagon, Malibu 4-door sedan
** Malibu wagon

Kansas City

ENGINE	TRANSMISSION
ENGINE	M11	M20	M21	M22	M35	M38	M40
250 L6	OR-OR *
307 V8 (L14)						BR-PK OR-OR *
350 V8 (L65)		BR-PK				BR-PK OR-OR *
350 V8 (L48)		BR-PK				PK-OR OR-YE *
402 V8 (LS3)		BL-BL					BR-OR *
454 V8 (LS5)				PK-BL			GR-OR

* El Camino and/or Malibu 4-door sedan

Van Nuys

ENGINE	TRANSMISSION
ENGINE	M11	M20	M21	M22	M35	M38	M40
260 L6
307 V8 (L14)						BR-PK
350 V8 (L65)						BR-PK OR-OR *
350 V8 (L48)						OR-YE*
402 V8 (LS3)							BL-PK BR-OR *
454 V8 (LS5)				PK-BL			GR-OR

* El Camino/Malibu 4-Door Sedan

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