1970 Chevelle Exterior Paint Codes - (Canada Paint Chart)
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1970 COLORS |
PAINT CODE (RPO) / SALES NAME * Color |
LUCITE | RINSHED-MASON | DITZLER |
| (930) |
10 ~ Classic White -
El Camino - Monte Carlo White |
5040L | A-1802 | 8631 |
| (931) |
14 ~ Cortez Silver -
El Camino -
Monte Carlo Silver |
5032L | A-2108 | 2059 |
| (932) |
17 ~ Shadow Gray -
El Camino -
Monte Carlo Gray |
5113L | A-1910 | 32604 |
| (933) |
19 ~ Tuxedo Black -
El Camino - Monte Carlo Black |
88L | A-946 | 9300 |
| (935) |
25 ~ Astro Blue -
El Camino - Monte Carlo Medium Blue |
5123L | A-2261 | 2165 |
| (937) |
28 ~ Fathom Blue - El Camino -
Monte Carlo Dark Blue |
5124L | A-2264 | 2166 |
| (938) |
34 ~ Misty Turquoise - El Camino - Monte Carlo Turquoise |
5119L | A-2265 | 2168 |
| (941) |
45 ~ Green Mist -
El Camino -
Monte Carlo Medium Green |
5122L | A-2268 | 2171 |
| (942) |
48 ~ Forest Green -
El Camino -
Monte Carlo Dark Green |
5116L | A-2269 | 2173 |
| (943) |
50 ~ Gobi Beige -
El Camino - Monte Carlo Yellow |
5121L | A-2270D | 2175 |
| (946) |
55 ~ Champagne Gold -
El Camino - Monte Carlo Medium Gold |
5120L | A-2271D | 2178 |
| (947) |
58 ~ Autumn Gold -
El Camino -
Monte Carlo Dark Gold |
5117L | A-2272 | 2179 |
| (949) |
63 ~ Desert Sand - El Camino - Monte Carlo Saddle |
5125L | A-2275 | 2183 |
| (952) |
75 ~ Cranberry Red -
El Camino -
Monte Carlo Red |
5118LH | A-2278F | 2189 |
| (953) |
78 ~ Black Cherry -
El Camino - Monte Carlo Maroon |
5063LH | A-2107M | 50700 |
Notes:
1. While not exclusive to 1970, special order colors seem to be more
common with this year. Some DuPont paint code formulas found on buildsheets
and trim tags are: 926-76248, 926-99568, 926-98371, 926-99616, 926-97249,
and 927-98457.
The first 3 digits denote non-metallic (926) or metallic (927) paint.
The last 5 digits are the mixing formula for DuPont. Colors found
so far:
926-97249 is Red
926-96881 is Light Blue (Carolina Blue)
926-99539 is Orange (similar to Pontiac Carousel Red)
926-99568 is Yellow (similar to 1969 code 76, Daytona Yellow)
926-99616 is Orange (similar to 1969 code 72, Monaco/Hugger Orange)
927-98457 is Tricentenial Gold
927-99846 is Citrus Green (1970 code 43, Citrus Green)
927-99593 is Metallic Blue (similar to 1969 code 71, Le Mans Blue)
Buildsheet would annotate a ZP3 special paint code and show the particular
DuPont mixing formula codes.
Matching wheels could also be ordered painted with the first 3 digits being 766 and 767 for non-metallic/metallic followed by the same 5 digit number for the body. As more colors are discovered, they'll be posted here.
Depending on the assembly plant a special order paint would show the DuPont mixing formula as above, some plants would show two dash characters or the paint code area simply left blank. The mixing formula would be designated on the buildsheet. 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 Cadillac Firemist colors due to the coarseness of the metallic in the paint and, supposedly, Corvette exclusive colors.
2. 1970 appears to have done away with letters designating paint codes, even on the invoices. All numbers in parenthesis were followed simply by 'AA'.
The lower body panel on El Camino for Argent Silver is DuPont 9296L or Ditzler (PPG) color number DQE-8568.
The charcoal gray on SS wheels can be duplicated with the following
formula.
DCC DK Argent Metallic Flat NX
Match to DDL32961
DMC 900 38.0 38.0
DMC 908 10.0 48.0
DMC 983 110.0 158.0
DMC 902 153.0 311.0
DX 685 850.0 1161.0
DMC 981 790.0 1951.0
The formula states to mix 4 parts paint one part either DU 5 or maybe
DV 5.
Special Paint (RPO ZP3) was coded differently from different plants. As seen here, the Van Nuys example puts the DuPont mixing formula on the trim tag itself where Atlanta, Baltimore and Kansas City tended to simply put two dashes ( - - ) in the paint code position on the trim tag. If the car included a vinyl or convertible top then one dash or the DuPont mixing code would appear followed by the normal letter designation for the top. If you have a special paint ordered Chevelle, please let me know where the car was built and what the trim tag indicates and please include a photo of the trim tag if possible.
| Two-Tone (9xx RPO) |
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| Lower | Upper | |
| (961) | |
25/10 ~ Astro Blue / Classic White |
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25/28 ~ Astro Blue / Fathom Blue | |
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(963)
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28/25 ~ Fathom Blue / Astro Blue |
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34/10 ~ Misty Turquoise / Classic White | |
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55/10 ~ Champagne Gold / Classic White | |
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58/10 ~ Autumn Gold / Classic White | |
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63/10 ~ Desert Sand / Classic White | |
It should be noted the double-letter codes below are ordering codes. Where applicable on the Fisher Body number plate a single letter is used.
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COLOR |
CONVERTIBLE TOP CODE ~ COLOR |
A ~ White (Std. C05AA) |
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B ~ Black (RPO C05BB) |
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COLOR |
VINYL TOP COLOR ~ RPO CODE - (ECL Code) |
A ~ White (Std. RPO C08AA) - (AB) |
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B ~ Black (RPO C08BB) - (AA) |
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C ~ Dark Blue (RPO C08CC) - (AC) |
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G ~ Dark Green (RPO C08GG) - (AD) |
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H ~ Dark Gold (RPO C08HH) - (AE) |
General Motors of Canada, LTD. offered many of the same colors as their U.S. counterpart. Although these colors are listed as 1970 General Motors Buick-Chev-Olds-Pontiac - 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.
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.
* I'm looking for 3-digit paint code number typically found on the window sticker for 1970 Chevelles. Depending on the final assembly plant it may be coded something like 6 931 14-14 Cortez Silver or maybe something like 931 Cortez Silver; it's the "931" number I'm looking for like shown for Cortez Silver above. If you have information on these paint color codes, see this page for more details.
