CORVETTE COLORS
Mahogany Corvette: Every Year, Code and How Many Were Built
Mahogany Metallic on the Chevrolet Corvette, 1976, 1978, 1981: 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 reddish brown, 1976, 1978 and 1981
GM Codes: 37, 82, 06
Years Offered: 1976, 1978, 1981 (3 model years)
Generations: C3 (1968–82)
Built: 7,395 with GM counts
Best Year: 1976, 4,182 cars (9.0% of the year)
Color Family: Brown (every brown Corvette color)
Also Called: Code 37 (1976), Corvette Mahogany 82 (1978), Mahogany Metallic 06 at St. Louis (1981)
Paint Codes: 1976, 1978: WA4759
Pictures: 3 picture posts on the site, one per model year
By Generation: C3
The Overview
Mahogany Metallic was offered on the Corvette in 1976, 1978, 1981: 3 model years across the C3 generation. GM’s color counts put 7,395 Mahogany Corvettes on the road, 4,182 of them in 1976 alone.
Dark reddish brown, 1976, 1978 and 1981. Its share of a year’s production ran from 3 to 9 percent. It was a no-cost color. The interiors most often paired with it were Black, Camel. 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 Mahogany 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 Brown Corvettes page lists every brown the factory ever sprayed, and Corvette Colors by Year has the full chart for each model year.
The Story of Mahogany
Mahogany was a solid dark red-brown on the 1976 chart (4,182 cars, the fourth-best seller that year) and the 1978 chart (2,121), and a St. Louis-only Mahogany Metallic in 1981 (1,092). It is the brown that reads red, the color of many 25th Anniversary 1978 coupes with the Mahogany interior.
The site tags it red; it is on the Brown family page here with a note on the Red page.
The Mahogany Cars to Know
1976 Mahogany (4,182); 1978 Corvette Mahogany 25th Anniversary coupes; 1981 Mahogany Metallic (St. Louis, 1,092).
MORE: THE MOST POPULAR COLORS BY GENERATION / 70 YEARS OF LEAST & MOST POPULAR COLORS / ALL BROWN CORVETTES
Mahogany by Generation
Mahogany 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 | 1976, 1978, 1981 | 37, 82, 06 | 7,395 | 1976 (4,182) | Black, Camel |
Mahogany by Year: How Many Were Built
GM’s production counts for Mahogany in every year it was offered. The peak was 1976 at 4,182 cars; the full table for each year, with codes, shares and interiors, is in the generation sections below.
Mahogany on the C3 Corvette (1968–82)
Mahogany on the C3 (1968–82): offered 1976, 1978, 1981 as code 37, 82, 06. 7,395 cars by GM’s count, the best year 1976 with 4,182. 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 1976 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C3 COLOR POSTS / ALL C3 COLORS
Colors Related to Mahogany
The colors that came before and after Mahogany, 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 BROWN CORVETTE COLOR / ALL CORVETTE COLORS / COLORS BY YEAR
| COLOR | YEARS | BUILT | FAMILY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Brown | 1974, 1976, 1978–1980 | 12,791 | Brown | See the Dark Brown page |
| Dark Claret | 1980–1982 | 4,645 | Red | See the Dark Claret page |
| Dark Red | 1975, 1977, 1979, 1986–1995 | 31,728 | Red | See the Dark Red page |
| Dark Bronze | 1981, 1984–1985 | 2,833 | Brown | See the Dark Bronze page |
Mahogany Paint Codes: GM, WA, PPG and DuPont
The codes a body shop or a judge needs for Mahogany: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976, 1978 | 37 (1976) / 82 (1978) | WA4759 | — | — | Mahogany (dark brown-red) metallic. (confidence: medium) |
FAQs
What years was the Corvette offered in Mahogany?
1976, 1978, 1981: 3 model years on the C3. Mahogany was a solid dark red-brown on the 1976 chart (4,182 cars, the fourth-best seller that year) and the 1978 chart (2,121), and a St.
What is the GM paint code for Mahogany?
GM used 37, 82, 06 across the years; the code changed when GM changed its coding system, not the paint. The paint-shop codes are 1976, 1978: WA4759.
How many Mahogany Corvettes were built?
7,395 by GM’s counts (4,182 in 1976, the biggest year).
Which Corvette models and editions came in Mahogany?
1976 Mahogany (4,182); 1978 Corvette Mahogany 25th Anniversary coupes; 1981 Mahogany Metallic (St. Louis, 1,092). 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 Mahogany a metallic, a tintcoat or a solid color?
Dark reddish brown, 1976, 1978 and 1981. It was a no-cost color in every year it was offered.
What was the most popular year for Mahogany?
1976, with 4,182 cars, 9.0% of that year’s production.
What colors are similar to Mahogany?
Dark Brown, Dark Claret, Dark Red, Dark Bronze. The Brown Corvettes page has every brown the factory offered, with the years and counts side by side.
Where can I see pictures of Mahogany Corvettes?
The site has a picture post for each year Mahogany was offered — real cars photographed in the real color — linked from the year tables above and in the picture grids on this page; the Brown Corvettes page and the wallpaper collection have more.
How does the Mahogany 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.
