CORVETTE COLORS
Silver Blue Corvette: Every Year, Code and How Many Were Built
Silver Blue Metallic on the Chevrolet Corvette, 1958, 1963–1964, 1982: 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: Pale silver-blue metallic, 1958, 1963–64 and 1982
GM Codes: 912, 24
Years Offered: 1958, 1963–1964, 1982 (4 model years)
Generations: C1 (1953–62), C2 (1963–67), C3 (1968–82)
Built: 6,251 with GM counts; no counts for 1963
Best Year: 1964, 3,121 cars (14.1% of the year)
Color Family: Blue (every blue Corvette color)
Also Called: Silver Blue (1958, 1963), 912 (1964), Silver Blue Metallic 24 (1982)
Paint Codes: 1958: DuPont 2696-L; 1982: WA7413
Pictures: 4 picture posts on the site, one per model year
The Overview
Silver Blue Metallic was offered on the Corvette in 1958, 1963–1964, 1982: 4 model years across the C1, C2, C3 generations. GM’s color counts put 6,251 Silver Blue Corvettes on the road, 3,121 of them in 1964 alone; no per-color records survive for 1963.
Pale silver-blue metallic, 1958, 1963–64 and 1982. Its share of a year’s production ran from 4 to 22 percent. It was a no-cost color. The interiors most often paired with it were Charcoal. 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 Silver Blue 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 Blue Corvettes page lists every blue the factory ever sprayed, and Corvette Colors by Year has the full chart for each model year.
The Story of Silver Blue
Silver Blue is a C1 and C2 color that came back once. It was on the 1958 chart (2,006 cars), on the 1963 Sting Ray’s (no counts survive) and the 1964’s (3,121, the year’s best seller after Ermine White), and it returned as Silver Blue Metallic for the last C3 year, 1982, with 1,124 cars and a Silver Blue / Dark Blue two-tone.
A Silver Blue 1963 split-window coupe is one of the signature mid-year combinations.
The Silver Blue Cars to Know
1963 Silver Blue split-window coupes; 1964 Silver Blue (3,121); 1982 Two-tone Silver Blue / Dark Blue (D84).
MORE: THE MOST POPULAR COLORS BY GENERATION / 70 YEARS OF LEAST & MOST POPULAR COLORS / ALL BLUE CORVETTES
Silver Blue by Generation
Silver Blue 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 C1 HUB / THE C2 HUB / THE C3 HUB
| GENERATION | YEARS | CODE(S) | BUILT | BEST YEAR | INTERIORS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 Corvette | 1958 | none on the early charts | 2,006 | 1958 (2,006) | Charcoal |
| C2 Corvette | 1963–1964 | 912 | 3,121 | 1964 (3,121) | — |
| C3 Corvette | 1982 | 24 | 1,124 | 1982 (1,124) | Charcoal |
Silver Blue by Year: How Many Were Built
GM’s production counts for Silver Blue in every year it was offered, with the years GM kept no color records marked n/a. The peak was 1964 at 3,121 cars; the full table for each year, with codes, shares and interiors, is in the generation sections below.
Silver Blue on the C1 Corvette (1953–62)
Silver Blue on the C1 (1953–62): offered 1958. 2,006 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 C1 HUB / THE 1958 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C1 COLOR POSTS / ALL C1 COLORS
Silver Blue C1 Corvettes: The Pictures
The site’s picture post for each year Silver Blue was offered on the C1: real cars in the real color, which no swatch shows properly.
Silver Blue on the C2 Corvette (1963–67)
Silver Blue on the C2 (1963–67): offered 1963–1964 as code 912. 3,121 cars by GM’s count. 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 1964 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C2 COLOR POSTS / ALL C2 COLORS
Silver Blue on the C3 Corvette (1968–82)
Silver Blue on the C3 (1968–82): offered 1982 as code 24. 1,124 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 C3 HUB / THE 1982 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C3 COLOR POSTS / ALL C3 COLORS
Silver Blue C3 Corvettes: The Pictures
The site’s picture post for each year Silver Blue was offered on the C3: real cars in the real color, which no swatch shows properly.
Colors Related to Silver Blue
The colors that came before and after Silver Blue, 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 BLUE CORVETTE COLOR / ALL CORVETTE COLORS / COLORS BY YEAR
| COLOR | YEARS | BUILT | FAMILY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost Blue | 1959, 1978–1979 | 6,187 | Blue | See the Frost Blue page |
| Light Blue | 1977, 1984–1985 | 8,184 | Blue | See the Light Blue page |
| Sateen Silver | 1960–1962 | 1,736 | Silver | See the Sateen Silver page |
| Silver | 1956, 1973–1982, 1985–1988 | 42,859 | Silver | See the Silver page |
Silver Blue Paint Codes: GM, WA, PPG and DuPont
The codes a body shop or a judge needs for Silver Blue: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 757 | — | — | 2696-L | Silver-blue metallic (C1); 2,006 built. (confidence: medium) |
| 1982 | 24 | WA7413 | — | — | Silver-blue metallic (C3). (confidence: medium) |
Blue Corvette Wallpapers
Desktop and phone wallpapers of blue Corvettes from the site’s wallpaper collections.
Blue Corvette Wallpapers — the color collection
All Corvette Wallpapers — by generation and by color
FAQs
What years was the Corvette offered in Silver Blue?
1958, 1963–1964, 1982: 4 model years on the C1, C2, C3. Silver Blue is a C1 and C2 color that came back once.
What is the GM paint code for Silver Blue?
GM used 912, 24 across the years; the code changed when GM changed its coding system, not the paint. The paint-shop codes are 1958: DuPont 2696-L; 1982: WA7413.
How many Silver Blue Corvettes were built?
6,251 by GM’s counts (3,121 in 1964, the biggest year); GM kept no color records for 1963, so the true figure is higher.
Which Corvette models and editions came in Silver Blue?
1963 Silver Blue split-window coupes; 1964 Silver Blue (3,121); 1982 Two-tone Silver Blue / Dark Blue (D84). 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 Silver Blue a metallic, a tintcoat or a solid color?
Pale silver-blue metallic, 1958, 1963–64 and 1982. It was a no-cost color in every year it was offered.
What was the most popular year for Silver Blue?
1964, with 3,121 cars, 14.1% of that year’s production.
What colors are similar to Silver Blue?
Frost Blue, Light Blue, Sateen Silver, Silver. The Blue Corvettes page has every blue the factory offered, with the years and counts side by side.
Where can I see pictures of Silver Blue Corvettes?
The site has a picture post for each year Silver Blue was offered — real cars photographed in the real color — linked from the year tables above and in the picture grids on this page; the Blue Corvettes page and the wallpaper collection have more.
How does the Silver Blue 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.
