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

Showroom arguments.
Race-bred answers.

Paint codes

1953 Oldsmobile

1953 Oldsmobile factory colors: 20 sourced across 1 model, with codes and per-color production where recorded.

20 colors · 1 source

Brochure spread: red Super 88 four-door sedan and yellow Super 88 two-door sedan of 1953, with an interior inset
1953 Oldsmobile Super 88 sedans, from the 1953 Oldsmobile brochure

Colors

Color Code Offered on Production
Acacia Blue 40 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Agate Red 20 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Alpine White 64 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Baltic Blue 42 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Black 10 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Burma Brown 60 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Cadet Blue 41 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Cove Green 31 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Etna Maroon 21 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Fern Green 30 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Glade Green 32 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Lotus Cream 61 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Mist Gray 50 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Monica Tan 62 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Pearl Gray 51 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Polar White 60 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Raven Red 22 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Regal Turquoise 71 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Royal Marine 70 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Unknown
Turquoise 72 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.