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

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Paint codes

1952 Oldsmobile

1952 Oldsmobile factory colors: 17 sourced across 1 model, with codes and per-color production where recorded.

17 colors · 1 source

Brochure spread: maroon 1952 Super 88 four-door sedan, headed "New Oldsmobile Super 88", with a rocket illustration
1952 Oldsmobile Super 88 4-door sedan, from the 1952 Oldsmobile full-line brochure

Colors

Color Code Offered on Production
Aqua Marine 70 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Arctic Blue 40 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Black 10 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Canto Cream 60 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Cascade Green 30 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Chariot Red 20 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Dove Gray 50 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Empire Maroon 21A Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Glade Green 33 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Palm Green 32 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Pearl Gray 51 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Regent Maroon 21 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Royal Turquoise 71 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Sand Beige 61 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Serge Blue 41 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Shoal Green 31 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Swan White 31W Oldsmobile Rocket 88 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.