CORVETTE COLORS
Ermine White Corvette: Every Year, Code and How Many Were Built
Ermine White on the Chevrolet Corvette, 1960–1967: what the color is, the GM paint code in every year, how many were built and what share of the year that was, the interiors it came with, a picture gallery for each year, the chart of its run and the colors that came before and after it.
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The Basics
The Color: Solid white, the C1 and C2 white (1960–1967)
GM Codes: 936, CC, 972
Years Offered: 1960–1967 (8 model years)
Generations: C1 (1953–62), C2 (1963–67)
Built: 16,563 with GM counts; no counts for 1962–1963
Best Year: 1964, 3,909 cars (17.6% of the year)
Color Family: White (every white Corvette color)
Also Called: Code 936 (1964), CC (1965), 972 (1966–67); replaced Snowcrest White
Paint Codes: 1960–1967: PPG DDL-8259 / DuPont 4024-L
Pictures: 7 picture posts on the site, one per model year
The Overview
Ermine White was offered on the Corvette in 1960–1967: 8 model years across the C1, C2 generations. GM’s color counts put 16,563 Ermine White Corvettes on the road, 3,909 of them in 1964 alone; no per-color records survive for 1962–1963.
Solid white, the C1 and C2 white (1960–1967). Its share of a year’s production ran from 6 to 36 percent, and it was the best-selling color of the year 2 times. It was a no-cost color. The interiors most often paired with it were Black, Blue. The chart below shows the run year by year; the generation sections carry every year’s code, count, share, interiors and picture.
This page has every year Ermine White was offered with its GM code, how many were built, its share of the year and the interiors it came with, the site’s picture gallery for each year, a chart of the run, the related colors, and the FAQs. It is one of 77 color pages on CorvSport; the White Corvettes page lists every white the factory ever sprayed, and Corvette Colors by Year has the full chart for each model year.
The Story of Ermine White
Ermine White is the most popular color of the C1 era and the white of the whole C2: 3,717 cars in 1960, 3,178 in 1961, 3,909 in 1964, and the site’s count of 6,895 for the C1 alone would be higher if GM had kept 1962 records. It was the white of the 1963 split-window coupe and of the 1967 435-horsepower cars.
Polar White replaced it for 1968. Ermine White cars with red interiors are the classic C1 and C2 combination, and a white 1963 coupe is the one most people picture.
The Ermine White Cars to Know
1963 Ermine White split-window coupes; 1964 Ermine White (3,909); 1967 Ermine White 427s.
MORE: THE MOST POPULAR COLORS BY GENERATION / 70 YEARS OF LEAST & MOST POPULAR COLORS / ALL WHITE CORVETTES
Ermine White by Generation
Ermine White across the 2 generations it was offered on: the years, the GM paint code each generation used, how many were built with GM’s counts, the biggest year and the interiors most often paired with it. Each generation has its own section below with every year.
MORE: THE C1 HUB / THE C2 HUB
| GENERATION | YEARS | CODE(S) | BUILT | BEST YEAR | INTERIORS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 Corvette | 1960–1962 | none on the early charts | 6,895 | 1960 (3,717) | Black, Blue |
| C2 Corvette | 1963–1967 | 936, CC, 972 | 9,668 | 1964 (3,909) | — |
Ermine White by Year: How Many Were Built
GM’s production counts for Ermine White in every year it was offered, with the years GM kept no color records marked n/a. The peak was 1964 at 3,909 cars; the full table for each year, with codes, shares and interiors, is in the generation sections below.
Ermine White on the C1 Corvette (1953–62)
Ermine White on the C1 (1953–62): offered 1960–1962. 6,895 cars by GM’s count, the best year 1960 with 3,717. No per-color counts survive for 1962. Every year links to its research page (the full color chart, options and prices for that year) and to the site’s picture post for the color.
MORE: THE C1 HUB / THE 1960 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C1 COLOR POSTS / ALL C1 COLORS
Ermine White on the C2 Corvette (1963–67)
Ermine White on the C2 (1963–67): offered 1963–1967 as code 936, CC, 972. 9,668 cars by GM’s count, the best year 1964 with 3,909. No per-color counts survive for 1963. Every year links to its research page (the full color chart, options and prices for that year) and to the site’s picture post for the color.
MORE: THE C2 HUB / THE 1964 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C2 COLOR POSTS / ALL C2 COLORS
Colors Related to Ermine White
The colors that came before and after Ermine White, the ones it is confused with and the ones that shared its slot on the chart. Each has its own page or a line on its family page.
MORE: EVERY WHITE CORVETTE COLOR / ALL CORVETTE COLORS / COLORS BY YEAR
| COLOR | YEARS | BUILT | FAMILY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polo White | 1953–1957 | 5,128 | White | See the Polo White page |
| Classic White | 1970–1979, 1983 | 45,506 | White | See the Classic White page |
| Arctic White | 1993–2000, 2004–2027 | 104,561 | White | See the Arctic White page |
Ermine White Paint Codes: GM, WA, PPG and DuPont
The codes a body shop or a judge needs for Ermine White: the GM order code on the trim tag or service parts label, GM’s WA formula number and the PPG / Ditzler and DuPont mixing codes where they are documented. Where a code is blank the sources did not list one; the notes say where a source disagreed.
MORE: THE RPO CODES LIBRARY / THE VIN DECODER
| YEARS | GM CODE | WA | PPG / DITZLER | DUPONT | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960–1967 | 936 / 510A / CC (1965) / 972 (1966–67) | — | DDL-8259 | 4024-L | Solid white. |
White Corvette Wallpapers
Desktop and phone wallpapers of white Corvettes from the site’s wallpaper collections.
White Corvette Wallpapers — the color collection
All Corvette Wallpapers — by generation and by color
FAQs
What years was the Corvette offered in Ermine White?
1960–1967: 8 model years on the C1, C2. Ermine White is the most popular color of the C1 era and the white of the whole C2: 3,717 cars in 1960, 3,178 in 1961, 3,909 in 1964, and the site’s count of 6,895 for the C1 alone would be higher if GM had kept 1962 records.
What is the GM paint code for Ermine White?
GM used 936, CC, 972 across the years; the code changed when GM changed its coding system, not the paint. The paint-shop codes are 1960–1967: PPG DDL-8259 / DuPont 4024-L.
How many Ermine White Corvettes were built?
16,563 by GM’s counts (3,909 in 1964, the biggest year); GM kept no color records for 1962–1963, so the true figure is higher.
Which Corvette models and editions came in Ermine White?
1963 Ermine White split-window coupes; 1964 Ermine White (3,909); 1967 Ermine White 427s. In its years it was available on every body style and model unless the year’s note says otherwise; the year tables above say which.
Is Ermine White a metallic, a tintcoat or a solid color?
Solid white, the C1 and C2 white (1960–1967). It was a no-cost color in every year it was offered.
What was the most popular year for Ermine White?
1964, with 3,909 cars, 17.6% of that year’s production.
What colors are similar to Ermine White?
Polo White, Classic White, Arctic White. The White Corvettes page has every white the factory offered, with the years and counts side by side.
Where can I see pictures of Ermine White Corvettes?
The site has a picture post for each year Ermine White was offered — real cars photographed in the real color — linked from the year tables above and in the picture grids on this page; the White Corvettes page and the wallpaper collection have more.
How does the Ermine White page fit with the rest of the Corvette colors research?
Every model year has a research page with the full color chart (codes, counts, interiors and soft tops), the Colors by Year page indexes them, every color with three or more years has a page like this one, and the twelve family pages (Red, Blue, Black, White, Silver, Yellow, Gray, Green, Orange, Purple, Gold, Brown) list every shade ever offered.
