1966 Chevelle Exterior Paint Codes - (Canada Paint 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.

1966 COLORS	PAINT CODE / SALES NAME Color	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.

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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 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

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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 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.

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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.

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