Independent · Source-led · American performance history Issue 01 · 1951–2023
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Paint codes

1978 Oldsmobile

1978 Oldsmobile factory colors: 14 sourced across 1 model, with codes and per-color production where recorded.

14 colors · 0 sources

Brochure spread headed "Cutlass 4-4-2": black-and-gold 1978 4-4-2 fastback at a beach snack stand, with interior and chassis photos
1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass 4-4-2, from the 1978 Oldsmobile mid-size brochure

Colors

Color Code Offered on Production
Black (line colour, all models; no code printed) — Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds Unknown
Carmine Red Metallic (line colour, all models; no code printed) — Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds Unknown
Dark Blue Metallic (line colour, all models except Starfire and Omega; no code printed) — Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds Unknown
Dark Camel Metallic (line colour, all models; no code printed) — Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds Unknown
Dark Carmine Red Metallic (line colour, all models except Starfire and Omega; no code printed) — Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds Unknown
Light Blue Metallic (line colour, all models; no code printed) — Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds Unknown
Light Camel Beige (line colour, all models; no code printed) — Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds Unknown
Light Green Metallic (line colour, all models; no code printed) — Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds Unknown
Medium Camel Metallic (line colour, all models; no code printed) — Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds Unknown
Medium Green Metallic (line colour, all models except Starfire and Omega; no code printed) — Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds Unknown
Pastel Blue (line colour, all models except Starfire and Omega; no code printed) — Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds Unknown
Russet Metallic (line colour, all models; no code printed) — Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds Unknown
Silver Metallic (line colour, all models; no code printed) — Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds Unknown
White (line colour, all models; no code printed) — Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds 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.