CORVETTE COLORS
Honduras Maroon Corvette: Every Year, Code & How Many
Honduras Maroon on the Chevrolet Corvette, 1960–1962: 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: Deep maroon, the late-C1 maroon (1960–1962)
GM Codes: none on the early charts
Years Offered: 1960–1962 (3 model years)
Generations: C1 (1953–62)
Built: 2,847 with GM counts; no counts for 1962
Best Year: 1961, 1,645 cars (15.0% of the year)
Color Family: Red (every red Corvette color)
Also Called: No code on the C1 charts
Pictures: 3 picture posts on the site, one per model year
By Generation: C1
The Overview
Honduras Maroon was offered on the Corvette in 1960–1962: 3 model years across the C1 generation. GM’s color counts put 2,847 Honduras Maroon Corvettes on the road, 1,645 of them in 1961 alone; no per-color records survive for 1962.
Deep maroon, the late-C1 maroon (1960–1962). Its share of a year’s production ran from 12 to 15 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 Honduras Maroon 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 Honduras Maroon
Honduras Maroon was the C1’s maroon for its last three years: 1,202 cars in 1960, 1,645 in 1961 and an unknown number in 1962. It was offered with the black or red interior and the white cove, and it is the darkest C1 color apart from black.
No maroon followed until Marlboro Maroon in 1967.
The Honduras Maroon Cars to Know
1961 Honduras Maroon (1,645); 1960 Honduras Maroon (1,202); 1962 Honduras Maroon 327s.
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Honduras Maroon by Generation
Honduras Maroon 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 | 1960–1962 | none on the early charts | 2,847 | 1961 (1,645) | Black |
Honduras Maroon on the C1 Corvette (1953–62)
Honduras Maroon on the C1 (1953–62): offered 1960–1962. 2,847 cars by GM’s count, the best year 1961 with 1,645. 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 1961 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C1 COLOR POSTS / ALL C1 COLORS
Colors Related to Honduras Maroon
The colors that came before and after Honduras Maroon, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Red | 1959–1962 | 4,865 | Red | See the Roman Red page |
| Marlboro Maroon | 1967, 1970 | 3,464 | Red | On the Red Corvettes page |
| Milano Maroon | 1965–1966 | 6,630 | Red | On the Red Corvettes page |
| Dark Claret | 1980–1982 | 4,645 | Red | See the Dark Claret page |
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 Honduras Maroon?
1960–1962: 3 model years on the C1. Honduras Maroon was the C1’s maroon for its last three years: 1,202 cars in 1960, 1,645 in 1961 and an unknown number in 1962.
What is the GM paint code for Honduras Maroon?
Code none on the early charts. The GM order code is on the trim tag or service parts label; the paint-shop (WA, PPG, DuPont) codes are listed by year in the RPO Codes library.
How many Honduras Maroon Corvettes were built?
2,847 by GM’s counts (1,645 in 1961, the biggest year); GM kept no color records for 1962, so the true figure is higher.
Which Corvette models and editions came in Honduras Maroon?
1961 Honduras Maroon (1,645); 1960 Honduras Maroon (1,202); 1962 Honduras Maroon 327s. 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 Honduras Maroon a metallic, a tintcoat or a solid color?
Deep maroon, the late-C1 maroon (1960–1962). It was a no-cost color in every year it was offered.
What was the most popular year for Honduras Maroon?
1961, with 1,645 cars, 15.0% of that year’s production.
What colors are similar to Honduras Maroon?
Roman Red, Marlboro Maroon, Milano Maroon, Dark Claret. The Red Corvettes page has every red the factory offered, with the years and counts side by side.
Where can I see pictures of Honduras Maroon Corvettes?
The site has a picture post for each year Honduras Maroon 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 Honduras Maroon 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.
