CORVETTE COLORS
Rally Red Corvette: Every Year, Code and How Many Were Built
Rally Red on the Chevrolet Corvette, 1965–1968: 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 bright red, the mid-year Sting Ray red (1965–1968)
GM Codes: UU, 974
Years Offered: 1965–1968 (4 model years)
Generations: C2 (1963–67), C3 (1968–82)
Built: 12,313 with GM counts
Best Year: 1965, 3,688 cars (15.7% of the year)
Color Family: Red (every red Corvette color)
Also Called: Code UU (1965), 974 (1966–68); replaced Riverside Red, replaced by Monza Red
Paint Codes: 1965–1968: WA3395 / PPG DDL-71491 / DuPont 4688LH
Pictures: 4 picture posts on the site, one per model year
The Overview
Rally Red was offered on the Corvette in 1965–1968: 4 model years across the C2, C3 generations. GM’s color counts put 12,313 Rally Red Corvettes on the road, 3,688 of them in 1965 alone.
Solid bright red, the mid-year Sting Ray red (1965–1968). Its share of a year’s production ran from 10 to 16 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 Rally Red 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 Red Corvettes page lists every red the factory ever sprayed, and Corvette Colors by Year has the full chart for each model year.
The Story of Rally Red
Rally Red was the C2’s red from 1965 through the first C3 year of 1968 — 3,688 cars in 1965, 3,366 in 1966, 2,341 in 1967 and 2,918 in 1968 — the red of the big-block Sting Rays and of the 1967 427 Tri-Power cars. It followed Riverside Red and gave way to Monza Red for 1969.
A Rally Red 1967 convertible with the stinger hood is one of the defining Corvette images; the most expensive production Corvette ever sold, the 1967 L88 coupe that brought $3.85 million, is red over red.
The Rally Red Cars to Know
1967 427/435 Tri-Power cars in Rally Red; 1965 Rally Red (3,688); 1968 Rally Red (2,918).
MORE: THE MOST POPULAR COLORS BY GENERATION / 70 YEARS OF LEAST & MOST POPULAR COLORS / ALL RED CORVETTES
Rally Red by Generation
Rally Red 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 C2 HUB / THE C3 HUB
| GENERATION | YEARS | CODE(S) | BUILT | BEST YEAR | INTERIORS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C2 Corvette | 1965–1967 | UU, 974 | 9,395 | 1965 (3,688) | — |
| C3 Corvette | 1968 | 974 | 2,918 | 1968 (2,918) | Black |
Rally Red by Year: How Many Were Built
GM’s production counts for Rally Red in every year it was offered. The peak was 1965 at 3,688 cars; the full table for each year, with codes, shares and interiors, is in the generation sections below.
Rally Red on the C2 Corvette (1963–67)
Rally Red on the C2 (1963–67): offered 1965–1967 as code UU, 974. 9,395 cars by GM’s count, the best year 1965 with 3,688. 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 1965 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C2 COLOR POSTS / ALL C2 COLORS
Rally Red on the C3 Corvette (1968–82)
Rally Red on the C3 (1968–82): offered 1968 as code 974. 2,918 cars by GM’s count. 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 1968 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C3 COLOR POSTS / ALL C3 COLORS
Rally Red C3 Corvettes: The Pictures
The site’s picture post for each year Rally Red was offered on the C3: real cars in the real color, which no swatch shows properly.
Colors Related to Rally Red
The colors that came before and after Rally Red, 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 RED CORVETTE COLOR / ALL CORVETTE COLORS / COLORS BY YEAR
| COLOR | YEARS | BUILT | FAMILY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Red | 1963–1964 | 5,274 | Red | On the Red Corvettes page |
| Monza Red | 1969–1970 | no counts | Red | On the Red Corvettes page |
| Roman Red | 1959–1962 | 4,865 | Red | See the Roman Red page |
| Mille Miglia Red | 1971–1975 | 8,013 | Red | See the Mille Miglia Red page |
Rally Red Paint Codes: GM, WA, PPG and DuPont
The codes a body shop or a judge needs for Rally Red: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965–1968 | UU (1965) / 974 (1966–68) | WA3395 | DDL-71491 | 4688LH | Bright solid red. (confidence: medium) |
Red Corvette Wallpapers
Desktop and phone wallpapers of red Corvettes from the site’s wallpaper collections.
Red Corvette Wallpapers — the color collection
All Corvette Wallpapers — by generation and by color
FAQs
What years was the Corvette offered in Rally Red?
1965–1968: 4 model years on the C2, C3. Rally Red was the C2’s red from 1965 through the first C3 year of 1968 — 3,688 cars in 1965, 3,366 in 1966, 2,341 in 1967 and 2,918 in 1968 — the red of the big-block Sting Rays and of the 1967 427 Tri-Power cars.
What is the GM paint code for Rally Red?
GM used UU, 974 across the years; the code changed when GM changed its coding system, not the paint. The paint-shop codes are 1965–1968: WA3395 / PPG DDL-71491 / DuPont 4688LH.
How many Rally Red Corvettes were built?
12,313 by GM’s counts (3,688 in 1965, the biggest year).
Which Corvette models and editions came in Rally Red?
1967 427/435 Tri-Power cars in Rally Red; 1965 Rally Red (3,688); 1968 Rally Red (2,918). 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 Rally Red a metallic, a tintcoat or a solid color?
Solid bright red, the mid-year Sting Ray red (1965–1968). It was a no-cost color in every year it was offered.
What was the most popular year for Rally Red?
1965, with 3,688 cars, 15.7% of that year’s production.
What colors are similar to Rally Red?
Riverside Red, Monza Red, Roman Red, Mille Miglia Red. The Red Corvettes page has every red the factory offered, with the years and counts side by side.
Where can I see pictures of Rally Red Corvettes?
The site has a picture post for each year Rally Red was offered — real cars photographed in the real color — linked from the year tables above and in the picture grids on this page; the Red Corvettes page and the wallpaper collection have more.
How does the Rally Red 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.
