CORVETTE COLORS
Mille Miglia Red Corvette: Every Year, Code and How Many Were Built
Mille Miglia Red on the Chevrolet Corvette, 1971–1975: 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 medium red, named for the Italian road race (1971–1975)
GM Codes: 973, 976, 76
Years Offered: 1971–1975 (5 model years)
Generations: C3 (1968–82)
Built: 8,013 with GM counts; no counts for 1973–1974
Best Year: 1975, 3,355 cars (8.7% of the year)
Color Family: Red (every red Corvette color)
Also Called: Code 973 (1971–72), 976 (1973–74), 76 (1975)
Paint Codes: 1971–1975: WA4147
Pictures: 5 picture posts on the site, one per model year
By Generation: C3
The Overview
Mille Miglia Red was offered on the Corvette in 1971–1975: 5 model years across the C3 generation. GM’s color counts put 8,013 Mille Miglia Red Corvettes on the road, 3,355 of them in 1975 alone; no per-color records survive for 1973–1974.
Solid medium red, named for the Italian road race (1971–1975). Its share of a year’s production ran from 9 to 10 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 Mille Miglia 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 Mille Miglia Red
Mille Miglia Red was the C3’s red for five years, from 1971 to 1975, named for the thousand-mile Italian road race in the fashion of the Monza Red and Monaco Orange before it. It sold 2,180 cars in 1971, 2,478 in 1972 and 3,355 in 1975; GM kept no color records for 1973 and 1974.
It is the red of the LS5 and LS6 big-block cars and of the last 1975 convertibles, and it gave way to plain Red in 1976.
The Mille Miglia Red Cars to Know
1971 LS6 454s in Mille Miglia Red; 1972 Mille Miglia Red (2,478); 1975 convertibles (the last for eleven years).
MORE: THE MOST POPULAR COLORS BY GENERATION / 70 YEARS OF LEAST & MOST POPULAR COLORS / ALL RED CORVETTES
Mille Miglia Red by Generation
Mille Miglia Red 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 | 1971–1975 | 973, 976, 76 | 8,013 | 1975 (3,355) | Black |
Mille Miglia Red by Year: How Many Were Built
GM’s production counts for Mille Miglia Red in every year it was offered, with the years GM kept no color records marked n/a. The peak was 1975 at 3,355 cars; the full table for each year, with codes, shares and interiors, is in the generation sections below.
Mille Miglia Red on the C3 Corvette (1968–82)
Mille Miglia Red on the C3 (1968–82): offered 1971–1975 as code 973, 976, 76. 8,013 cars by GM’s count, the best year 1975 with 3,355. No per-color counts survive for 1973–1974. 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 1975 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C3 COLOR POSTS / ALL C3 COLORS
| YEAR | CODE | BUILT | SHARE | INTERIORS | PICTURES | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 973 | 2,180 | 10.0%, #5 of 10 | Black, Red | Pictures | — |
| 1972 | 973 | 2,478 | 9.2%, #6 of 10 | Black, Red, Saddle | Pictures | — |
| 1973 | 976 | no record | — | Black, Midnight Blue, Medium Saddle, Dark Saddle, Dark Red | Pictures | — |
| 1974 | 976 | no record | — | Black, Dark Red, Neutral, Saddle, Silver | Pictures | — |
| 1975 | 76 | 3,355 | 8.7%, #4 of 10 | Black, Dark Red, Medium Saddle, Neutral, Silver | Pictures | — |
Colors Related to Mille Miglia Red
The colors that came before and after Mille Miglia 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 1976, 1978–1982 | 25,550 | Red | See the Red page |
| Medium Red | 1974, 1977 | 4,057 | Red | See the Medium Red page |
| Monza Red | 1969–1970 | no counts | Red | On the Red Corvettes page |
| Rally Red | 1965–1968 | 12,313 | Red | See the Rally Red page |
Mille Miglia Red Paint Codes: GM, WA, PPG and DuPont
The codes a body shop or a judge needs for Mille Miglia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971–1975 | 973 (1971–72) / 976 (1973) / 76 (1974–75) | WA4147 | — | — | Bright red (solid). (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 Mille Miglia Red?
1971–1975: 5 model years on the C3. Mille Miglia Red was the C3’s red for five years, from 1971 to 1975, named for the thousand-mile Italian road race in the fashion of the Monza Red and Monaco Orange before it.
What is the GM paint code for Mille Miglia Red?
GM used 973, 976, 76 across the years; the code changed when GM changed its coding system, not the paint. The paint-shop codes are 1971–1975: WA4147.
How many Mille Miglia Red Corvettes were built?
8,013 by GM’s counts (3,355 in 1975, the biggest year); GM kept no color records for 1973–1974, so the true figure is higher.
Which Corvette models and editions came in Mille Miglia Red?
1971 LS6 454s in Mille Miglia Red; 1972 Mille Miglia Red (2,478); 1975 convertibles (the last for eleven years). 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 Mille Miglia Red a metallic, a tintcoat or a solid color?
Solid medium red, named for the Italian road race (1971–1975). It was a no-cost color in every year it was offered.
What was the most popular year for Mille Miglia Red?
1975, with 3,355 cars, 8.7% of that year’s production.
What colors are similar to Mille Miglia Red?
Red, Medium Red, Monza Red, Rally 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 Mille Miglia Red Corvettes?
The site has a picture post for each year Mille Miglia 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 Mille Miglia 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.
