1965 Chevelle Exterior Paint Codes - (Canada Paint Chart)
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1965 COLORS |
PAINT CODE / SALES NAME Color |
LUCITE | RINSHED-MASON | DITZLER |
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A ~ Tuxedo Black -
El Camino Black |
88-L | A-946 | DDL-9300 | |
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C ~ Ermine White -
El Camino White |
4024-L | A-1199 | DDL-8259 | |
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D ~ Mist Blue -
El Camino Medium Blue |
4630-L | A-1720 | DDL-3301 | |
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E ~ Danube Blue - El Camino Dark Blue |
4631-L | A-1721 | DDL-3302 | |
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H ~ Willow Green -
El Camino Medium Green |
4633-L | A-1716 | DDL-3303 | |
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J ~ Cypress Green - El Camino Dark Green |
4364-L | A-1717 | DDL-3304 | |
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K ~ Artesian Turquoise -
El Camino Medium Aqua |
4628-L | A-1718 | DDL-3305 | |
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L ~ Tahitian Turquoise -
El Camino Dark Aqua |
4629-L | A-1719 | DDL-3306 | |
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N ~ Madeira Maroon -
El Camino Maroon |
4624-LH | A-1711M | DDL-3307 | |
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P ~ Evening Orchid - n/a * Orchid |
4632-L | A-1722 | DDL-3308 | |
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R ~ Regal Red -
El Camino Red |
4625-LH | A-1712M | DDL-3309 | |
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S ~ Sierra Tan -
El Camino Saddle |
4626-L | A-1713 | DDL-3310 | |
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V ~ Cameo Beige -
El Camino Beige |
4401-L | A-1530 | DDL-3136 | |
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W ~ Glacier Gray - n/a * Slate |
4623-L | A-1710 | DDL-3312 | |
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Y ~ Crocus Yellow - n/a * Yellow |
4620-L | A-1715 | DDL-3313 |
Notes:
* Denotes Malibu SS colors only; not available on El Camino
1. Fremont, CA. included the paint color for the wheels at least through
the end of May, 1965 (5D) then stopped adding the code as of the first
week of June (6A).
2. RPO Z16 optioned Chevelles is reported to be 201 cars, and were available only in Tuxedo Black, Regal Red and Crocus Yellow. An unknown number had black vinyl tops. One convertible is purported to have been produced and was purported to be triple Gold but has never been documented as a 'production' car. Another convertible is purported to have been built for Semon 'Bunkie' Knudsen for his use, although to date this Z16 convertible has NOT turned up.
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CK ~ White / Artesian Turquoise |
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DC ~ Mist Blue / Ermine White |
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HC ~ Willow Green / Ermine White |
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JV ~ Cypress Green / Cameo Beige |
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LK ~ Tahitian Turquoise / Artesian Turquoise |
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SV ~ Sierra Tan / Cameo Beige |
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VN ~ Cameo Beige / Madeira Maroon |
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WA ~ Glacier Gray / Tuxedo Black |
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YC ~ Crocus Yellow / Ermine White |
Other "Not Available" combinations/series include:
131-13200, 133-13400, El Camino - DC, HC, WA & YC (note also it states no two-tone available on 13480 El Camino)
135-13600 & Deluxe El Camino- HC, WA & YC
137-138 Malibu SS - Only HC
Oddly, the HC two-tone combination apparently was not available on any series according to the table. So the question arises, why is it listed if it was not available on any series?
It should be noted the double-letter codes in parenthesis below are ordering codes. Where applicable on the Fisher Body number plate a single number is used.
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COLOR |
CONVERTIBLE TOP CODE ~ COLOR |
1 ~ White (Std. C05AA) |
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2 ~ Black (RPO C05BB) |
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3 ~ Beige (RPO C05AB) |
Vinyl top available in Black only ~ coded "6" on trim tag
General Motors of Canada, LTD. offered many of the same colors as their U.S. counterpart. Although these colors are listed as 1965 Passenger 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.
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.
