CORVETTE COLORS
Cascade Green Corvette: Every Year, Code & How Many
Cascade Green on the Chevrolet Corvette, 1956–1957, 1960: 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: Medium green, 1956–57 and 1960
GM Codes: none on the early charts
Years Offered: 1956–1957, 1960 (3 model years)
Generations: C1 (1953–62)
Built: 690 with GM counts; no counts for 1956
Best Year: 1957, 550 cars (8.7% of the year)
Color Family: Green (every green Corvette color)
Also Called: No code on the C1 charts
Paint Codes: 1956–1957: PPG DAL-41973 / DuPont 2416
Pictures: 3 picture posts on the site, one per model year
By Generation: C1
The Overview
Cascade Green was offered on the Corvette in 1956–1957, 1960: 3 model years across the C1 generation. GM’s color counts put 690 Cascade Green Corvettes on the road, 550 of them in 1957 alone; no per-color records survive for 1956.
Medium green, 1956–57 and 1960. Its share of a year’s production ran from 1 to 9 percent. It was a no-cost color. The interiors most often paired with it were Beige, 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 Cascade 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 Cascade Green
Cascade Green was one of the six colors of the 1956 body (no counts survive), 550 cars in 1957 — usually with the beige cove — and it returned for 1960 only, 140 cars, the rarest regular 1960 color. It is one of only two greens on a C1, with 1965’s Glen Green the next.
No green followed until Glen Green in 1965 and Mosport Green in 1966.
The Cascade Green Cars to Know
1957 Cascade Green (550); 1960 Cascade Green (140); 1956 Cascade Green with beige cove.
MORE: THE MOST POPULAR COLORS BY GENERATION / 70 YEARS OF LEAST & MOST POPULAR COLORS / ALL GREEN CORVETTES
Cascade Green by Generation
Cascade 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 C1 HUB
| GENERATION | YEARS | CODE(S) | BUILT | BEST YEAR | INTERIORS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 Corvette | 1956–1957, 1960 | none on the early charts | 690 | 1957 (550) | Beige, Black |
Cascade Green on the C1 Corvette (1953–62)
Cascade Green on the C1 (1953–62): offered 1956–1957, 1960. 690 cars by GM’s count, the best year 1957 with 550. No per-color counts survive for 1956. 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 1957 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C1 COLOR POSTS / ALL C1 COLORS
Colors Related to Cascade Green
The colors that came before and after Cascade 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Green | 1965 | 3,782 | Green | On the Green Corvettes page |
| Mosport Green | 1966 | 2,311 | Green | On the Green Corvettes page |
| Dark Green | 1974, 1976, 1979–1980 | 5,308 | Green | See the Dark Green page |
| Polo Green | 1990–1996 | 15,976 | Green | See the Polo Green page |
Cascade Green Paint Codes: GM, WA, PPG and DuPont
The codes a body shop or a judge needs for Cascade 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956–1957 | 712 | — | DAL-41973 | 2416 | Light green metallic. (confidence: medium) |
FAQs
What years was the Corvette offered in Cascade Green?
1956–1957, 1960: 3 model years on the C1. Cascade Green was one of the six colors of the 1956 body (no counts survive), 550 cars in 1957 — usually with the beige cove — and it returned for 1960 only, 140 cars, the rarest regular 1960 color.
What is the GM paint code for Cascade Green?
Code none on the early charts. The paint-shop codes are 1956–1957: PPG DAL-41973 / DuPont 2416.
How many Cascade Green Corvettes were built?
690 by GM’s counts (550 in 1957, the biggest year); GM kept no color records for 1956, so the true figure is higher.
Which Corvette models and editions came in Cascade Green?
1957 Cascade Green (550); 1960 Cascade Green (140); 1956 Cascade Green with beige cove. 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 Cascade Green a metallic, a tintcoat or a solid color?
Medium green, 1956–57 and 1960. It was a no-cost color in every year it was offered.
What was the most popular year for Cascade Green?
1957, with 550 cars, 8.7% of that year’s production.
What colors are similar to Cascade Green?
Glen Green, Mosport Green, Dark Green, Polo 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 Cascade Green Corvettes?
The site has a picture post for each year Cascade 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 Cascade 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.
