CORVETTE COLORS
Silver Pearl Corvette: Every Year, Code and How Many Were Built
Silver Pearl on the Chevrolet Corvette, 1965–1967: 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, the mid-year Sting Ray silver (1965–1967)
GM Codes: QQ, 986
Years Offered: 1965–1967 (3 model years)
Generations: C2 (1963–67)
Built: 7,471 with GM counts
Best Year: 1966, 2,967 cars (10.7% of the year)
Color Family: Silver (every silver Corvette color)
Also Called: Code QQ (1965), 986 (1966–67)
Pictures: 3 picture posts on the site, one per model year
By Generation: C2
The Overview
Silver Pearl was offered on the Corvette in 1965–1967: 3 model years across the C2 generation. GM’s color counts put 7,471 Silver Pearl Corvettes on the road, 2,967 of them in 1966 alone.
Light silver, the mid-year Sting Ray silver (1965–1967). Its share of a year’s production ran from 8 to 11 percent. It was a no-cost color. 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 Pearl 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 Silver Pearl
Silver Pearl was the C2’s silver for its last three years — 2,552 cars in 1965, 2,967 in 1966 and 1,952 in 1967 — after Satin Silver in 1964 and Sebring Silver in 1963. It was usually ordered with the black or red interior and is the silver of the 1967 427 coupes.
Silverstone Silver replaced it for 1968.
The Silver Pearl Cars to Know
1967 427 coupes in Silver Pearl; 1966 Silver Pearl (2,967); 1965 Silver Pearl (2,552).
MORE: THE MOST POPULAR COLORS BY GENERATION / 70 YEARS OF LEAST & MOST POPULAR COLORS / ALL SILVER CORVETTES
Silver Pearl by Generation
Silver Pearl 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 C2 HUB
| GENERATION | YEARS | CODE(S) | BUILT | BEST YEAR | INTERIORS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C2 Corvette | 1965–1967 | QQ, 986 | 7,471 | 1966 (2,967) | — |
Silver Pearl by Year: How Many Were Built
GM’s production counts for Silver Pearl in every year it was offered. The peak was 1966 at 2,967 cars; the full table for each year, with codes, shares and interiors, is in the generation sections below.
Silver Pearl on the C2 Corvette (1963–67)
Silver Pearl on the C2 (1963–67): offered 1965–1967 as code QQ, 986. 7,471 cars by GM’s count, the best year 1966 with 2,967. 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 1966 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C2 COLOR POSTS / ALL C2 COLORS
Colors Related to Silver Pearl
The colors that came before and after Silver Pearl, 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 |
| Satin Silver | 1964 | 2,785 | Silver | On the Silver Corvettes page |
| Silverstone Silver | 1968 | 3,435 | Silver | On the Silver Corvettes page |
| Silver | 1956, 1973–1982, 1985–1988 | 42,859 | Silver | See the Silver page |
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 Silver Pearl?
1965–1967: 3 model years on the C2. Silver Pearl was the C2’s silver for its last three years — 2,552 cars in 1965, 2,967 in 1966 and 1,952 in 1967 — after Satin Silver in 1964 and Sebring Silver in 1963.
What is the GM paint code for Silver Pearl?
GM used QQ, 986 across the years; the code changed when GM changed its coding system, not the paint. 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 Silver Pearl Corvettes were built?
7,471 by GM’s counts (2,967 in 1966, the biggest year).
Which Corvette models and editions came in Silver Pearl?
1967 427 coupes in Silver Pearl; 1966 Silver Pearl (2,967); 1965 Silver Pearl (2,552). 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 Pearl a metallic, a tintcoat or a solid color?
Light silver, the mid-year Sting Ray silver (1965–1967). It was a no-cost color in every year it was offered.
What was the most popular year for Silver Pearl?
1966, with 2,967 cars, 10.7% of that year’s production.
What colors are similar to Silver Pearl?
Sebring Silver, Satin Silver, Silverstone 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 Silver Pearl Corvettes?
The site has a picture post for each year Silver Pearl 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 Silver Pearl 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.
