CORVETTE COLORS

Quicksilver Corvette: Every Year, Code and How Many Were Built

Quicksilver Metallic on the Chevrolet Corvette, 2001–2003: 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: Bright silver metallic, the late-C5 silver (2001–2003)

  • GM Codes: 12

  • Years Offered: 2001–2003 (3 model years)

  • Generations: C5 (1997–2004)

  • Built: 11,827 with GM counts

  • Best Year: 2001, 4,822 cars (13.5% of the year)

  • Color Family: Silver (every silver Corvette color)

  • Also Called: Code 12

  • Paint Codes: 2001–2003: WA519F / PPG 5451 / DuPont B9900

  • Pictures: 3 picture posts on the site, one per model year

  • By Generation: C5

The Overview

Quicksilver Metallic was offered on the Corvette in 2001–2003: 3 model years across the C5 generation. GM’s color counts put 11,827 Quicksilver Corvettes on the road, 4,822 of them in 2001 alone.

Bright silver metallic, the late-C5 silver (2001–2003). Its share of a year’s production ran from 7 to 14 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 Quicksilver 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 Silver Corvettes page lists every silver the factory ever sprayed, and Corvette Colors by Year has the full chart for each model year.

The Story of Quicksilver

Quicksilver Metallic replaced Sebring Silver for 2001 and was the second-best-selling C5 color in 2001 and 2002, 4,822 and 4,618 cars, a brighter and bluer silver than Light Pewter beside it. It is the silver of the 2001–02 Z06 and of the 2003 50th Anniversary year’s regular cars.

Machine Silver replaced it for 2004.

The Quicksilver Cars to Know

2001–02 Z06s in Quicksilver; 2001 Quicksilver (4,822); 2003 Quicksilver (2,387).

MORE: THE MOST POPULAR COLORS BY GENERATION / 70 YEARS OF LEAST & MOST POPULAR COLORS / ALL SILVER CORVETTES

Quicksilver by Generation

Quicksilver 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 C5 HUB

GENERATION YEARS CODE(S) BUILT BEST YEAR INTERIORS
C5 Corvette 2001–2003 12 11,827 2001 (4,822) Black

Quicksilver by Year: How Many Were Built

GM’s production counts for Quicksilver in every year it was offered. The peak was 2001 at 4,822 cars; the full table for each year, with codes, shares and interiors, is in the generation sections below.

Quicksilver Corvettes built by model year 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 2001: 4,822 2001 2002: 4,618 2002 2003: 2,387 2003 Source: the site’s year-by-year color tables (GM production data)

Quicksilver on the C5 Corvette (1997–2004)

Quicksilver on the C5 (1997–2004): offered 2001–2003 as code 12. 11,827 cars by GM’s count, the best year 2001 with 4,822. 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 C5 HUB / THE 2001 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C5 COLOR POSTS / ALL C5 COLORS

YEAR CODE BUILT SHARE INTERIORS PICTURES NOTES
2001 12 4,822 13.5%, #3 of 9 Black, Light Gray, Torch Red (Z06: Black or Black/Torch Red) Pictures Coupe 1,905; Convertible 1,572; Z06 1,345; new that year
2002 12 4,618 12.9%, #4 of 8 Black, Light Gray, Torch Red (Z06: Black or Black/Torch Red) Pictures Coupe 1,808; Convertible 1,343; Z06 1,467
2003 12 2,387 6.7%, #7 of 8 Black, Light Gray, Red/Black (Z06: Black or Red/Black) Pictures Coupe 798; Convertible 500; Z06 1,089

Quicksilver C5 Corvettes: The Pictures

The site’s picture post for each year Quicksilver was offered on the C5: real cars in the real color, which no swatch shows properly.

Colors Related to Quicksilver

The colors that came before and after Quicksilver, 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 SILVER CORVETTE COLOR / ALL CORVETTE COLORS / COLORS BY YEAR

COLOR YEARS BUILT FAMILY
Sebring Silver 1963, 1996–2000 18,506 Silver See the Sebring Silver page
Light Pewter 1998–2002 20,677 Silver See the Light Pewter page
Machine Silver 2004–2008 25,693 Silver See the Machine Silver page
Silver 1956, 1973–1982, 1985–1988 42,859 Silver See the Silver page

Quicksilver Paint Codes: GM, WA, PPG and DuPont

The codes a body shop or a judge needs for Quicksilver: 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
2001–2003 12U WA519F 5451 B9900 Bright silver metallic. Listed by CAC/ATU as 'Galaxy Silver'.

More Silver Corvettes: Every Silver Shade in Pictures

The site’s picture posts for every silver Corvette color, newest model year first; the Silver Corvettes page has the full list with codes and counts.

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Silver Corvette Wallpapers

Desktop and phone wallpapers of silver Corvettes from the site’s wallpaper collections.

FAQs

What years was the Corvette offered in Quicksilver?

2001–2003: 3 model years on the C5. Quicksilver Metallic replaced Sebring Silver for 2001 and was the second-best-selling C5 color in 2001 and 2002, 4,822 and 4,618 cars, a brighter and bluer silver than Light Pewter beside it.

What is the GM paint code for Quicksilver?

Code 12. The paint-shop codes are 2001–2003: WA519F / PPG 5451 / DuPont B9900.

How many Quicksilver Corvettes were built?

11,827 by GM’s counts (4,822 in 2001, the biggest year).

Which Corvette models and editions came in Quicksilver?

2001–02 Z06s in Quicksilver; 2001 Quicksilver (4,822); 2003 Quicksilver (2,387). 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 Quicksilver a metallic, a tintcoat or a solid color?

Bright silver metallic, the late-C5 silver (2001–2003). It was a no-cost color in every year it was offered.

What was the most popular year for Quicksilver?

2001, with 4,822 cars, 13.5% of that year’s production.

What colors are similar to Quicksilver?

Sebring Silver, Light Pewter, Machine Silver, Silver. The Silver Corvettes page has every silver the factory offered, with the years and counts side by side.

Where can I see pictures of Quicksilver Corvettes?

The site has a picture post for each year Quicksilver was offered — real cars photographed in the real color — linked from the year tables above and in the picture grids on this page; the Silver Corvettes page and the wallpaper collection have more.

How does the Quicksilver 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.