Independent · Source-led · American performance history Issue 01 · 1951–2023
American Muscle Car Facts

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Paint codes

1971 AMC

1971 AMC factory colors: 21 sourced across 1 model, with codes and per-color production where recorded.

21 colors · 2 sources

Red 1971 AMC Hornet SC/360 two-door sedan in a drag-strip staging lane, showing the SC 360 stripe and ram-air hood scoop
1971 AMC Hornet SC/360 in red with white side stripe and hood scoop Photo: Christopher Ziemnowicz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Colors

Color Code Offered on Production
Baja Bronze D3 AMC Hornet SC/360 Unknown
Black (a $56 extra-cost color on the SC/360 per the registry) P1 AMC Hornet SC/360 Unknown
Brilliant Green Metallic B7 AMC Hornet SC/360 Unknown
Burnish Brown Metallic B2 AMC Hornet SC/360 Unknown
Canary Yellow A2 AMC Hornet SC/360 Unknown
Charcoal Grey Metallic B4 AMC Hornet SC/360 Unknown
Deep Maroon Metallic B5 AMC Hornet SC/360 Unknown
Electric Blue Metallic B6 AMC Hornet SC/360 Unknown
Golden Lime Metallic C1 AMC Hornet SC/360 Unknown
Limelight Green Metallic A7 AMC Hornet SC/360 Unknown
Matador Red B9 AMC Hornet SC/360 Unknown
Meadow Green Metallic A8 AMC Hornet SC/360 Unknown
Midnight Blue Metallic A6 AMC Hornet SC/360 Unknown
Midway Blue Metallic A5 AMC Hornet SC/360 Unknown
Mustard Yellow B8 AMC Hornet SC/360 Unknown
Quicksilver Metallic B3 AMC Hornet SC/360 Unknown
Raven Green Metallic A9 AMC Hornet SC/360 Unknown
Skyline Blue A4 AMC Hornet SC/360 Unknown
Snow White A1 AMC Hornet SC/360 Unknown
Surfside Turquoise C6 AMC Hornet SC/360 Unknown
Wild Plum D9 AMC Hornet SC/360 Unknown

Each color links to the model year page(s) that recorded it. A color recorded on more than one model shared this year's corporate palette.