1968 Chevelle Exterior Paint Codes - (Canada Chart)

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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.

1968 COLORS	PAINT CODE / SALES NAME Color	LUCITE	RINSHED-MASON	DITZLER
	A ~ Tuxedo Black - El Camino Black ~ 6,312	88	A-946	9300
	C ~ Ermine White - El Camino White ~ 41,434	4024-L	A-1199	8259
	D ~ Grotto Blue - El Camino Medium Blue ~ 46,218	4892-L	A-1985	13512
	E ~ Fathom Blue - El Camino Dark Blue ~ 10,819	4899-L	A-1992	13513
	F ~ Island Teal - El Camino Medium Teal ~ 21,682	4904-L	A-1994	610 13514
	G ~ Ash Gold - El Camino Ivory Gold ~ 80,812	4896-L	A-1988	22942
	H ~ Grecian Green - El Camino Medium Green ~ 35,436	4902-L	A-1995	43775
	K ~ Tripoli Turquoise - El Camino Turquoise ~ 29,146	4900-L	A-1993	13517
	L ~ Teal Blue - El Camino Dark Teal ~ 19,968	4893-L	A-1986	13516
	N ~ Cordovan Maroon - El Camino Maroon ~ 16,811	4915-LH	A-1999M	50775
	P ~ Seafrost Green - El Camino Silver Green ~ 22,419	4897-L	A-1989	43774
	R ~ Matador Red - El Camino Red ~ 37,000	4948-LH	A-1997R	71634
	T ~ Palomino Ivory - El Camino Ivory ~ 25,521	4895-L	A-1987	81617
	V ~ Sequoia Green - El Camino Dark Green ~ 16,142	4898-L	A-1990	43773
	Y ~ Butternut Yellow - El Camino Yellow ~ 33,167	4620-L	A-1715	81500

Special paint trim tags show a the dash character or the letter "O" on Kansas City tags; Fremont used the dash character as well. Other plants are unknown at this time.

See my GM A-Body Special Paint Information page for more information on special paint colors.

Two-Tone
Lower	Upper
		DC ~ Grotto Blue / Ermine White 5,186 ~ Malibu, 131-132xx, and 133-134xx.
		DE ~ Grotto Blue / Fathom Blue 664 ~ Malibu,  131-132xx, and 133-134xx.
		ED ~ Fathom Blue / Grotto Blue 332 ~ Malibu,  131-132xx, and 133-134xx.
(950)		GT ~ Ash Gold / Palomino Ivory 8,917 ~ SS396, Malibu,  131-132xx, and 133-134xx.
		KC ~ Tripoli Turquoise / Ermine White none reported ~ SS396
		LF ~ Teal Blue / Island Teal 1,502 ~ SS396,  Malibu

It should be noted the double-letter codes below are ordering codes. Where applicable on the Fisher Body number plate a single number is used.

COLOR	CONVERTIBLE TOP CODE ~ COLOR
	1 ~ White (Std. C05AA)
	2 ~ Black (RPO C05BB)
	4 ~ Blue *

COLOR	VINYL TOP CODE ~ COLOR
	1 or 6 ~ White (Std. C08AA)
	2 ~ Black (RPO C08BB)

* Correspondence with a fellow enthusiast in September of 2009 about the Medium Blue convertible top has revealed this interesting tidbit of information.
 - I tracked down Kimmy at Eletrontop in New York, 800-221-4476. I sent her the photos that you sent me and she immediately said without any hesitation, “OH, that is GM medium blue.” She went on to say that this was discontinued 10 years ago. She said that the original Haartz material number was S71358ZDT. This number was replaced many years ago by Haartz #2750045A (this number was discontinued 10 years ago). She was very knowledgeable and quick to be helpful.

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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 1968 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	80,812	Ash Gold
2	46,218	Grotto Blue
3	41,434	Ermine White
4	37,000	Matador Red
5	35,436	Grecian Green
6	33,167	Butternut Yellow
7	29,146	Tripoli Turquoise
8	25,251	Palomino Ivory
9	22,419	Seafrost Green
10	21,682	Island Teal
11	19,968	Teal Blue
12	16,811	Cordovan Maroon
13	16,142	Sequoia Green
14	10,819	Fathom Blue
15	6,312	Tuxedo Black
Popularity Number	Two-tone	Colors - lower/upper
1	8,917	Ash Gold / Palomino Ivory
2	5,186	Grotto Blue / Ermine White
3	1,502	Teal Blue / Island Teal
4	664	Grotto Blue / Fathom Blue
5	332	Fathom Blue / Grotto Blue
6	none reported	Tripoli Turquoise / Ermine White

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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 1968 General Motors Passenger Colors - Canadian & U.S. Production 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. If there is a prefix #9 on the Fisher Body Number plate, the color is done in enamel instead of lacquer.

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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.