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

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Paint codes

1965 Oldsmobile

1965 Oldsmobile factory colors: 24 sourced across 2 models, with codes and per-color production where recorded.

24 colors · 1 source

Brochure spread: illustration of a red 1965 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 hardtop with the 4-4-2 emblem and engine insets
1965 Oldsmobile 4-4-2, from the 1965 Oldsmobile Sports Models brochure

Colors

Color Code Offered on Production
Almond Beige V Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds, Oldsmobile Starfire Unknown
Black convertible top (all colors) 2 Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds Unknown
Black convertible top (recommended with all colors) 2 Oldsmobile Starfire Unknown
Blue convertible top (recommended with A, B, C, D, E, W) 3 Oldsmobile Starfire Unknown
Blue convertible top (with A, B, C, D, E, W) 3 Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds Unknown
Burgundy Mist N Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds, Oldsmobile Starfire Unknown
Ebony Black A Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds, Oldsmobile Starfire Unknown
Fawn convertible top (recommended with C, T, V, Y) 4 Oldsmobile Starfire Unknown
Fawn convertible top (with C, T, V, Y) 4 Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds Unknown
Forest Mist J Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds, Oldsmobile Starfire Unknown
Laurel Mist H Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds, Oldsmobile Starfire Unknown
Lucerne Mist D Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds, Oldsmobile Starfire Unknown
Mojave Mist T Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds, Oldsmobile Starfire Unknown
Nocturne Mist B Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds, Oldsmobile Starfire Unknown
Ocean Mist K Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds, Oldsmobile Starfire Unknown
Provincial White C Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds, Oldsmobile Starfire Unknown
Royal Blue E Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds Unknown
Royal Mist E Oldsmobile Starfire Unknown
Saffron Yellow Y Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds, Oldsmobile Starfire Unknown
Sterling Mist W Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds, Oldsmobile Starfire Unknown
Target Red R Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds, Oldsmobile Starfire Unknown
Turquoise Mist L Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds, Oldsmobile Starfire Unknown
White convertible top (all colors) 1 Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds Unknown
White convertible top (recommended with all colors) 1 Oldsmobile Starfire 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.