1968 Chevelle Exterior Paint Codes - (Canada Chart)
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1968 COLORS |
PAINT CODE / SALES NAME Color |
LUCITE | RINSHED-MASON | DITZLER |
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A ~ Tuxedo Black -
El Camino Black |
88 | A-946 | 9300 | |
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C ~ Ermine White -
El Camino White |
4024-L | A-1199 | 8259 | |
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D ~ Grotto Blue -
El Camino Medium Blue |
4892-L | A-1985 | 13512 | |
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E ~ Fathom Blue -
El Camino Dark Blue |
4899-L | A-1992 | 13513 | |
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F ~ Island Teal -
El Camino Medium Teal |
4904-L | A-1994 | 610 13514 | |
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G ~ Ash Gold -
El Camino Ivory Gold |
4896-L | A-1988 | 22942 | |
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H ~ Grecian Green -
El Camino Medium Green |
4902-L | A-1995 | 43775 | |
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K ~ Tripoli Turquoise -
El Camino Turquoise |
4900-L | A-1993 | 13517 | |
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L ~ Teal Blue - El Camino Dark Teal |
4893-L | A-1986 | 13516 | |
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N ~ Cordovan Maroon -
El Camino Maroon |
4915-LH | A-1999M | 50775 | |
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P ~ Seafrost Green -
El Camino Silver Green |
4897-L | A-1989 | 43774 | |
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R ~ Matador Red -
El Camino Red |
4948-LH | A-1997R | 71634 | |
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T ~ Palomino Ivory - El Camino Ivory |
4895-L | A-1987 | 81617 | |
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V ~ Sequoia Green - El Camino Dark Green |
4898-L | A-1990 | 43773 | |
|
Y ~ Butternut Yellow -
El Camino Yellow |
4620-L | A-1715 | 81500 |
| Two-Tone | ||
| Lower | Upper | |
| DC ~ Grotto Blue / Ermine White | ||
| DE ~ Grotto Blue / Fathom Blue | ||
| ED ~ Fathom Blue / Grotto Blue |
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| (950) |
GT ~ Ash Gold / Palomino Ivory |
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| KC ~ Tripoli Turquoise / Ermine White |
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| LF ~ Teal Blue / Island Teal |
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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.
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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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4 ~ Blue * |
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COLOR |
VINYL TOP CODE ~ COLOR |
1 or 6 ~ White (Std. C08AA) |
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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.
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.
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.
