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

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Paint codes

1981 Chevrolet

1981 Chevrolet factory colors: 14 sourced across 1 model, with codes and per-color production where recorded.

14 colors · 0 sources

Brochure spread with a black 1978 El Camino Super Sport with red accent paint and Super Sport lettering on the lower body, in the desert with two dirt-bike riders behind it, and text describing the Super Sport equipment
Shown: 1978 Chevrolet El Camino Super Sport in the 1978 El Camino sales brochure

Colors

Color Code Offered on Production
Beige 63 Chevrolet El Camino SS Unknown
Black 19 Chevrolet El Camino SS Unknown
Blue, Dark (Metallic) 29 Chevrolet El Camino SS Unknown
Blue, Light (Metallic) 21 Chevrolet El Camino SS Unknown
Brown, Light (Metallic) 68 Chevrolet El Camino SS Unknown
Brown, Medium (Metallic) 69 Chevrolet El Camino SS Unknown
Champagne (Metallic) 36 Chevrolet El Camino SS Unknown
Cream 35 Chevrolet El Camino SS Unknown
Green, Jade (Metallic) 47 Chevrolet El Camino SS Unknown
Green, Light Jade (Metallic) 45 Chevrolet El Camino SS Unknown
Maroon (Metallic) 77 Chevrolet El Camino SS Unknown
Maroon, Light (Metallic) 72 Chevrolet El Camino SS Unknown
Silver (Metallic) 16 Chevrolet El Camino SS Unknown
White 11 Chevrolet El Camino SS 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.