CORVETTE COLORS
Dark Green Corvette: Every Year, Code and How Many Were Built
Dark Green Metallic on the Chevrolet Corvette, 1974, 1976, 1979–1980: 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: Dark green, solid on the C3 and metallic in 1980
GM Codes: 948, 33, 58
Years Offered: 1974, 1976, 1979–1980 (4 model years)
Generations: C3 (1968–82)
Built: 5,308 with GM counts; no counts for 1974
Best Year: 1979, 2,426 cars (4.5% of the year)
Color Family: Green (every green Corvette color)
Also Called: Code 948 (1974), 33 (1976), Corvette Dark Green 58 (1979), Dark Green Metallic 58 (1980)
Paint Codes: 1974: WA4548; 1976: WA4888; 1979–1980: WA8175
Pictures: 4 picture posts on the site, one per model year
By Generation: C3
The Overview
Dark Green Metallic was offered on the Corvette in 1974, 1976, 1979–1980: 4 model years across the C3 generation. GM’s color counts put 5,308 Dark Green Corvettes on the road, 2,426 of them in 1979 alone; no per-color records survive for 1974.
Dark green, solid on the C3 and metallic in 1980. Its share of a year’s production ran from 2 to 4 percent. It was a no-cost color. The interiors most often paired with it were Black. 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 Dark Green 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 Green Corvettes page lists every green the factory ever sprayed, and Corvette Colors by Year has the full chart for each model year.
The Story of Dark Green
Dark Green came and went through the late C3: 1974 (no counts), 1976 (2,038 cars), 1979 as Corvette Dark Green (2,426) and 1980 as Dark Green Metallic (844). It is a deep bottle green, the color of a good many L82 coupes, and the last green Corvette until Polo Green in 1990.
The 1982 Silver Green Metallic and the C4 Polo Green are its neighbors.
The Dark Green Cars to Know
1979 Corvette Dark Green (2,426); 1976 Dark Green (2,038); 1980 Dark Green Metallic (844).
MORE: THE MOST POPULAR COLORS BY GENERATION / 70 YEARS OF LEAST & MOST POPULAR COLORS / ALL GREEN CORVETTES
Dark Green by Generation
Dark Green across the 1 generation 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 C3 HUB
| GENERATION | YEARS | CODE(S) | BUILT | BEST YEAR | INTERIORS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C3 Corvette | 1974, 1976, 1979–1980 | 948, 33, 58 | 5,308 | 1979 (2,426) | Black |
Dark Green by Year: How Many Were Built
GM’s production counts for Dark Green in every year it was offered, with the years GM kept no color records marked n/a. The peak was 1979 at 2,426 cars; the full table for each year, with codes, shares and interiors, is in the generation sections below.
Dark Green on the C3 Corvette (1968–82)
Dark Green on the C3 (1968–82): offered 1974, 1976, 1979–1980 as code 948, 33, 58. 5,308 cars by GM’s count, the best year 1979 with 2,426. No per-color counts survive for 1974. 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 C3 HUB / THE 1979 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C3 COLOR POSTS / ALL C3 COLORS
| YEAR | CODE | BUILT | SHARE | INTERIORS | PICTURES | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 948 | no record | — | Black, Neutral, Saddle, Silver | Pictures | — |
| 1976 | 33 | 2,038 | 4.4%, #10 of 10 | Black, Blue-Green, Buckskin, Smoked Gray, White | Pictures | — |
| 1979 | 58 | 2,426 | 4.5%, #9 of 10 | Black, Dark Green, Light Beige, Oyster | Pictures | — |
| 1980 | 58 | 844 | 2.1%, #10 of 10 | Black, Doeskin, Oyster | Pictures | — |
Colors Related to Dark Green
The colors that came before and after Dark Green, 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 GREEN CORVETTE COLOR / ALL CORVETTE COLORS / COLORS BY YEAR
| COLOR | YEARS | BUILT | FAMILY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polo Green | 1990–1996 | 15,976 | Green | See the Polo Green page |
| Cascade Green | 1956–1957, 1960 | 690 | Green | See the Cascade Green page |
| Bright Green | 1975 | 1,664 | Green | On the Green Corvettes page |
| Elkhart Green | 1972–1973 | 4,200 | Green | On the Green Corvettes page |
Dark Green Paint Codes: GM, WA, PPG and DuPont
The codes a body shop or a judge needs for Dark Green: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 48 | WA4548 | — | — | Dark green metallic. (confidence: medium) |
| 1976 | 52 | WA4888 | — | — | Dark green metallic. automotivetouchup lists the 1976 code as 33; CAC/Vette Vues give 52. (confidence: medium) |
| 1979–1980 | 58 | WA8175 | — | — | Dark green metallic. (confidence: medium) |
FAQs
What years was the Corvette offered in Dark Green?
1974, 1976, 1979–1980: 4 model years on the C3. Dark Green came and went through the late C3: 1974 (no counts), 1976 (2,038 cars), 1979 as Corvette Dark Green (2,426) and 1980 as Dark Green Metallic (844).
What is the GM paint code for Dark Green?
GM used 948, 33, 58 across the years; the code changed when GM changed its coding system, not the paint. The paint-shop codes are 1974: WA4548; 1976: WA4888; 1979–1980: WA8175.
How many Dark Green Corvettes were built?
5,308 by GM’s counts (2,426 in 1979, the biggest year); GM kept no color records for 1974, so the true figure is higher.
Which Corvette models and editions came in Dark Green?
1979 Corvette Dark Green (2,426); 1976 Dark Green (2,038); 1980 Dark Green Metallic (844). 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 Dark Green a metallic, a tintcoat or a solid color?
Dark green, solid on the C3 and metallic in 1980. It was a no-cost color in every year it was offered.
What was the most popular year for Dark Green?
1979, with 2,426 cars, 4.5% of that year’s production.
What colors are similar to Dark Green?
Polo Green, Cascade Green, Bright Green, Elkhart Green. The Green Corvettes page has every green the factory offered, with the years and counts side by side.
Where can I see pictures of Dark Green Corvettes?
The site has a picture post for each year Dark Green was offered — real cars photographed in the real color — linked from the year tables above and in the picture grids on this page; the Green Corvettes page and the wallpaper collection have more.
How does the Dark Green 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.
