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

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Paint codes

1961 Chrysler

1961 Chrysler factory colors: 4 sourced across 1 model, with codes and per-color production where recorded.

4 colors · 5 sources

Close view of the grille, 300 medallion and slanted twin headlamps of a red 1961 Chrysler 300G on museum display
Front end of a red 1961 Chrysler 300G, with the inverted-trapezoid grille and canted headlamps Photo: Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Colors

Color Code Offered on Production
Alaskan White WW-1 Chrysler 300 letter series Unknown
Cinnamon metallic RR-1 Chrysler 300 letter series Unknown
Formal Black BB-1 Chrysler 300 letter series Unknown
Mardi Gras Red PP-1 Chrysler 300 letter series 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.