CORVETTE COLORS
Sebring Silver Corvette: Every Year, Code and How Many Were Built
Sebring Silver Metallic on the Chevrolet Corvette, 1963, 1996–2000: 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: Light silver metallic, named for the Florida 12-hour race
GM Codes: 13
Years Offered: 1963, 1996–2000 (6 model years)
Generations: C2 (1963–67), C4 (1984–96), C5 (1997–2004)
Built: 18,506 with GM counts; no counts for 1963
Best Year: 1996, 5,412 cars (25.1% of the year)
Color Family: Silver (every silver Corvette color)
Also Called: Sebring Silver (1963), Sebring Silver Metallic 13 (1996 Collector Edition; 1997–2000)
Paint Codes: 1963: PPG DDL-32312 / DuPont 867-96417; 1996–2000: WA9566 / PPG 4330 / DuPont D8590
Pictures: 6 picture posts on the site, one per model year
The Overview
Sebring Silver Metallic was offered on the Corvette in 1963, 1996–2000: 6 model years across the C2, C4, C5 generations. GM’s color counts put 18,506 Sebring Silver Corvettes on the road, 5,412 of them in 1996 alone; no per-color records survive for 1963.
Light silver metallic, named for the Florida 12-hour race. Its share of a year’s production ran from 8 to 25 percent, and it was the best-selling color of the year 1 time. 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 Sebring Silver 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 Sebring Silver
Sebring Silver was the first of the race-track names, on the 1963 Sting Ray’s chart as the only silver of the C2, and it came back for the 1996 Collector Edition — 5,412 cars, every one Sebring Silver Metallic with silver five-spoke wheels — and then as a regular C5 color from 1997 to 2000, with 4,637 cars in 1998.
Quicksilver replaced it for 2001. The 1963 Sebring Silver split-window coupe is one of the most valuable color-and-body combinations of the C2; GM kept no 1963 color counts, so nobody knows how many were built.
The Sebring Silver Cars to Know
1963 Sebring Silver split-window coupes; 1996 Collector Edition (5,412, Sebring Silver only); 1998 Sebring Silver C5 (4,637).
MORE: THE MOST POPULAR COLORS BY GENERATION / 70 YEARS OF LEAST & MOST POPULAR COLORS / ALL SILVER CORVETTES
Sebring Silver by Generation
Sebring Silver across the 3 generations 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 C2 HUB / THE C4 HUB / THE C5 HUB
| GENERATION | YEARS | CODE(S) | BUILT | BEST YEAR | INTERIORS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C2 Corvette | 1963 | none on the early charts | no counts | — | — |
| C4 Corvette | 1996 | 13 | 5,412 | 1996 (5,412) | Black |
| C5 Corvette | 1997–2000 | 13 | 13,094 | 1998 (4,637) | Black |
Sebring Silver by Year: How Many Were Built
GM’s production counts for Sebring Silver in every year it was offered, with the years GM kept no color records marked n/a. The peak was 1996 at 5,412 cars; the full table for each year, with codes, shares and interiors, is in the generation sections below.
Sebring Silver on the C2 Corvette (1963–67)
Sebring Silver on the C2 (1963–67): offered 1963. No per-color counts survive for 1963. 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 C2 HUB / THE 1963 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C2 COLOR POSTS / ALL C2 COLORS
Sebring Silver C2 Corvettes: The Pictures
The site’s picture post for each year Sebring Silver was offered on the C2: real cars in the real color, which no swatch shows properly.
Sebring Silver on the C4 Corvette (1984–96)
Sebring Silver on the C4 (1984–96): offered 1996 as code 13. 5,412 cars by GM’s count. 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 C4 HUB / THE 1996 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C4 COLOR POSTS / ALL C4 COLORS
Sebring Silver C4 Corvettes: The Pictures
The site’s picture post for each year Sebring Silver was offered on the C4: real cars in the real color, which no swatch shows properly.
Sebring Silver on the C5 Corvette (1997–2004)
Sebring Silver on the C5 (1997–2004): offered 1997–2000 as code 13. 13,094 cars by GM’s count, the best year 1998 with 4,637. 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 1998 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C5 COLOR POSTS / ALL C5 COLORS
| YEAR | CODE | BUILT | SHARE | INTERIORS | PICTURES | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 13 | 2,164 | 22.2%, #3 of 7 | Black, Light Gray, Firethorn Red | Pictures | — |
| 1998 | 13 | 4,637 | 14.9%, #3 of 12 | Black, Light Gray, Firethorn Red | Pictures | Coupe 3,223; Convertible 1,414 |
| 1999 | 13 | 3,510 | 10.6%, #4 of 8 | Black, Light Gray, Firethorn Red | Pictures | Coupe 2,321; Convertible 1,189 |
| 2000 | 13 | 2,783 | 8.3%, #6 of 11 | Black, Light Gray, Torch Red | Pictures | Coupe 1,543; Convertible 1,240 |
Colors Related to Sebring Silver
The colors that came before and after Sebring Silver, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 1956, 1973–1982, 1985–1988 | 42,859 | Silver | See the Silver page |
| Quicksilver | 2001–2003 | 11,827 | Silver | See the Quicksilver page |
| Light Pewter | 1998–2002 | 20,677 | Silver | See the Light Pewter page |
| Silver Pearl | 1965–1967 | 7,471 | Silver | See the Silver Pearl page |
Sebring Silver Paint Codes: GM, WA, PPG and DuPont
The codes a body shop or a judge needs for Sebring Silver: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 941 | — | DDL-32312 | 867-96417 | Silver metallic, one-year C2 colour. (confidence: medium) |
| 1996–2000 | 13U | WA9566 | 4330 | D8590 | Silver metallic (1996 Collector Edition colour, carried to C5). CAC's C5 chart lists code 13 for 1997–2000 as 'Silver Metallic' WA9021 / PPG 3822 / DuPont D8590; the C4 chart gives WA9566 / PPG 4330 for 1996. (confidence: medium) |
Silver Corvette Wallpapers
Desktop and phone wallpapers of silver Corvettes from the site’s wallpaper collections.
Silver Corvette Wallpapers — the color collection
All Corvette Wallpapers — by generation and by color
FAQs
What years was the Corvette offered in Sebring Silver?
1963, 1996–2000: 6 model years on the C2, C4, C5. Sebring Silver was the first of the race-track names, on the 1963 Sting Ray’s chart as the only silver of the C2, and it came back for the 1996 Collector Edition — 5,412 cars, every one Sebring Silver Metallic with silver five-spoke wheels — and then as a regular C5 color from 1997 to 2000, with 4,637 cars in 1998..
What is the GM paint code for Sebring Silver?
Code 13. The paint-shop codes are 1963: PPG DDL-32312 / DuPont 867-96417; 1996–2000: WA9566 / PPG 4330 / DuPont D8590.
How many Sebring Silver Corvettes were built?
18,506 by GM’s counts (5,412 in 1996, the biggest year); GM kept no color records for 1963, so the true figure is higher.
Which Corvette models and editions came in Sebring Silver?
1963 Sebring Silver split-window coupes; 1996 Collector Edition (5,412, Sebring Silver only); 1998 Sebring Silver C5 (4,637). 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 Sebring Silver a metallic, a tintcoat or a solid color?
Light silver metallic, named for the Florida 12-hour race. It was a no-cost color in every year it was offered.
What was the most popular year for Sebring Silver?
1996, with 5,412 cars, 25.1% of that year’s production.
What colors are similar to Sebring Silver?
Silver, Quicksilver, Light Pewter, Silver Pearl. The Silver Corvettes page has every silver the factory offered, with the years and counts side by side.
Where can I see pictures of Sebring Silver Corvettes?
The site has a picture post for each year Sebring Silver 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 Sebring Silver 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.
