1966 Chevelle Exterior Paint Codes - (Canada Paint Chart)
[ 1964 ] | [ 1965 ] | [ 1966 ] | [ 1967 ] | [ 1968 ] | [ 1969 ] | [ 1970 ] | [ 1971 ] | [ 1972 ]
It should be noted up front that 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. There are also no known numbers for the different colors of convertible or vinyl tops. So just how many red (or any color) SS396 sport coupes (or any other series) were built is not known and cannot even be calculated. There were no special SS396 paint colors.
1966 COLORS |
PAINT CODE / SALES NAME |
LUCITE | RINSHED-MASON | DITZLER |
A ~ Tuxedo Black -
El Camino Black ~ 9,844 |
88-L | A-946 | DDL-9300 | |
C ~ Ermine White -
El Camino White ~ 62,900 |
4024-L | A-1199 | DDL-8259 | |
D ~ Mist Blue -
El Camino Medium Blue ~ 50,530 |
4630-L | A-1720 | DDL-13042 | |
E ~ Danube Blue -
El Camino Dark Blue ~ 16,889 |
4631-L | A-1721 | DDL-13002 | |
F ~ Marina Blue -
El Camino Bright Blue ~ 51,911 |
4704-L | A-1823 | DDL-13148 | |
H ~ Willow Green -
El Camino Medium Green ~ 14,269 |
4633-L | A-1716 | DDL-43391 | |
K ~ Artesian Turquoise -
El Camino Medium Turquoise ~ 33,328 |
4628-L | A-1718 | DDL-43364 | |
L ~ Tropic Turquoise -
El Camino Dark Turquoise ~ 15,235 |
4703-L | A-1816 | DDL-43496 | |
M ~ Aztec Bronze -
El Camino Bronze ~ 28,719 |
4707-L | A-1817R | DDL-71525 | |
N ~ Madeira Maroon -
El Camino Maroon ~ 25,383 |
4624-LH | A-1711M | DDL-50700 | |
R ~ Regal Red -
El Camino Red ~ 27,790 |
4625-LH | A-1712M | DDL-71472 | |
T ~ Sandalwood Tan -
El Camino Fawn ~ 20,229 |
4706-L | A-1821 | DDL-22660 | |
V ~ Cameo Beige -
El Camino Beige ~ 17,119 |
4401-L | A-1530 | DDL-22270 | |
W ~ Chateau Slate -
El Camino Slate ~ 10,592 |
4708-L | A-1819 | DDL-32525 | |
Y ~ Lemonwood Yellow -
El Camino Yellow ~ 26,268 |
4709-L | F-1824 | DDL-81528 |
Notes:
Any 1966 Chevelle could be ordered with any color available beyond those typically offered at the time. The means of showing a special paint order on the trim tag may vary from plant to plant. Kansas City used the number "0" to indicate special paint but other plants may have used a different means of depicting special paint. A vinyl or convertible top color would be noted with the appropriate number if applicable just as a normal color selection would be. Special order paint had to be approved by the Fleet & Special Order section of Chevrolet. Special order paint could be any color available by any automotive paint manufacturer except, supposedly, Corvette exclusive colors.
See my GM A-Body Special Paint Information page for more information on special paint colors.
TWO-TONE | ||
Lower | Upper | |
CK ~ Ermine White / Artesian Turquoise ~ 1,704 | ||
DC ~ Mist Blue / Ermine White ~ 6,279 | ||
|
DE ~ Mist Blue / Danube Blue ~ 771 | |
HC ~ Willow Green / Ermine White ~ none reported | ||
LC ~ Tropic Turquoise / Ermine White ~ 2,817 | ||
NA ~ Madeira Maroon / Tuxedo Black ~ 850 | ||
|
TV ~ Sandalwood Tan / Cameo Beige ~ 4,165 | |
WA ~ Chateau Slate / Tuxedo Black ~ 1,474 | ||
Some unique two-tone combinations have been reported on Oshawa, Canada-built Chevelles | ||
MV ~ Aztec Bronze / Cameo Beige |
COLOR |
CONVERTIBLE TOP CODE ~ COLOR |
1 ~ White (Std. C05AA) |
|
2 ~ Black (RPO C05BB) |
|
6 ~ Beige (RPO C05AB) |
COLOR |
VINYL TOP CODE ~ COLOR |
2 ~ Black (RPO C08AA) |
|
6 or 7 ~ Beige (RPO C08AB) |
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.
Sometime between December of 1965 and January of 1966, Fremont, CA. also changed the format of their trim tags to match other assembly plants.
Color Rating by Sales
It needs to be pointed out that 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 and sport coupes where they might have a vinyl top. Colors are listed total number of sales from most to least. Two-tone combinations are listed separately.
Popularity Number | Total Reported Sold | Color |
1 | 62,900 | Ermine White |
2 | 51,911 | Marina Blue |
3 | 50,530 | Mist Blue |
4 | 33,328 | Artesian Turquoise |
5 | 28,719 | Aztec Bronze |
6 | 27,790 | Regal Red |
7 | 26,268 | Lemonwood Yellow |
8 | 25,383 | Madeira Maroon |
9 | 20,229 | Sandalwood Tan |
10 | 17,119 | Cameo Beige |
11 | 16,889 | Danube Blue |
12 | 15,235 | Tropic Turquoise |
13 | 14,269 | Willow Green |
14 | 10,592 | Chateau Slate |
15 | 9,884 | Tuxedo Black |
Popularity Number | Two-tone | Colors - lower/upper |
1 | 6,279 | Mist Blue / Ermine White |
2 | 4,165 | Sandalwood Tan / Cameo Beige |
3 | 2,817 | Tropic Turquoise / Ermine White |
4 | 1,704 | Ermine White / Artesian Turquoise |
5 | 1,474 | Chateau Slate / Tuxedo Black |
6 | 850 | Madeira Maroon / Tuxedo Black |
7 | 771 | Mist Blue / Danube Blue |
none reported | Willow Green / 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 1966 Passenger Colors on the paint code charts, 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.
Example of 1966 Canadian Chevelle trim tag; note "M" for Aztec
Bronze Metallic in enamel.
Canada also offered some different two-tone paint combinations not
available in the U.S.
Code MV is one such combination found; Aztec Bronze lower with Cameo
Beige upper.
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.
Want more in-depth information on 1966/1967 Chevelles? Try my 1966/1967 Chevelle
Reference CD.