1983 GM, Lincoln, Mercury and Thunderbird Paint Charts and Color Codes

1983 GM Group Paint Charts and Color Codes

1983 GM Group Paint Charts and Color Codes

For correct identification, please refer to the colour code listings on this site.

General Motors Color Code Location Chart

Two-Tone Combinations - The first letter of a two-letter paint code identifies the body colour. The second letter identifies the roof colour. For example, the combinatin BM on a Ford would indicate the body finished in Dark Maroon and the roof are in Wimbledon White.

Lucite® - Acrylic Lacquer is recommended for SPOT REPAIR, panel repair and overall refinishing of all original automotive finishes.

Centari - Acrylic Enamel is recommended for small area, panel repair and overall refinishing.

Dulux® - Enamel may be used for panel repair and overall refinishing.

Note - It may be necessary at all times to tint colours to produce a satisfactory match due to normal weathering and changes in colour standards.

GM Group Paint Charts and Color Codes for 1983
SAMPLE	COLOUR	MFG. PAINT CODE	DuPont® Code	YEAR	USE
	GM White	10	5040	1983	Corvette
	GM White	11	5338	1983	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
	GM Silver Sand Metallic	15	C8301	1983	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
	GM Bright Silver Metallic	16	B8320	1983	Corvette
	GM Medium Gray Metallic	18	B8321	1983	Corvette
	GM Black	19	99	1983	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
	GM Light Blue Metallic	20	B8322	1983	Corvette
	GM Light Royal Blue Metallic	22	B8308	1983	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
	GM Medium Blue Metallic	23	B8223	1983	Corvette
	GM Medium Dark Royal Blue Metallic	27	B8304	1983	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
	GM Light Gray Fern Metallic	42	B8309	1983	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
	GM Dark Gray Fern Metallic	48	B8303	1983	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
	GM Gold Metallic	53	B8327	1983	Corvette
	GM Gold Wing Metallic	55E	B8392	1983	Chevrolet and Pontiac
	GM Light Sand Gray	60	B8307	1983	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
	GM Light Briar Brown Metallic	62	B8310	1983	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
	GM Light Bronze Metallic	63	B8324	1983	Corvette
	GM Dark Bronze Metallic	66	B8325	1983	Corvette
	GM Dark Briar Brown Metallic	67	B8305	1983	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
	GM Spectra Red	70	B8296	1983	Corvette
	GM Autumn Maple F/M Metallic	74	B8385	1983	Buick and Oldsmobile
	GM Spectra Red	75	B8115	1983	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
	GM Dark Autumn Maple Metallic	78	C8310	1983	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
	GM Midnight Sand Gray Metallic	82	B8399	1983	Chevrolet and Pontiac
	GM Medium Sand Gray F/M Metallic	87	B8311	1983	Buick and Oldsmobile
	GM Light Flax F/M Metallic	91	C8303	1983	Buick and Oldsmobile

GM Interior Color for 1983
SAMPLE	COLOUR	MFG. PAINT CODE	DuPont® Code	YEAR	USE
	GM Graphite	12DN	C8345	1983	Corvette
	GM Medium Gray	15BM	C8346	1983	Corvette
	GM Medium Gray	15BN	C8347	1983	Corvette
	GM Medium Dark Charcoal	17CN	C8339	1983	Oldsmobile
	GM Dark Charcoal	17DN	C8387	1983	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
	GM Black	19N	4428	1983	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
	GM Medium Dark Royal Blue	22CN	C8334	1983	Oldsmobile
	GM Dark Royal Blue	22DN	C8385	1983	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
	GM Medium Blue	28BM	C8348	1983	Corvette
	GM Medium Blue	28BN	C8349	1983	Corvette
	GM Medium Grey Fern	42BN	C8386	1983	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
	GM Dark Gray Fern	42DN	C8327	1983	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
	GM Light Sand Gray	60AN	C8384	1983	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
	GM Medium Sand Gray	60BN	C8329	1983	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
	GM Medium Saddle	61BN	D8208	1983	Buick and Oldsmobile
	GM Dark Saddle Tan	61DN	D8217	1983	Buick and Oldsmobile
	GM Light Saddle	62AN	C8352	1983	Corvette
	GM Medium Saddle	62BN	C8353	1983	Corvette
	GM Medium Doeskin	64BN	C8101	1983	Chevrolet and Pontiac
	GM Dark Bronze Metallic	64CM	C8350	1983	Corvette
	GM Dark Bronze	64CN	C8351	1983	Corvette
	GM Medium Dark Briar Brown	67CN	D8392	1983	Oldsmobile
	GM Dark Briar Brown	67DN	C8383	1983	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
	GM Carmine	74CN	45224	1983	Corvette
	GM Medium Dark Maple	77CN	D8391	1983	Oldsmobile
	GM Dark Maple	77DN	C8115	1983	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
	GM Dark Argent		D8315	1983	Corvette

Chevrolet & GMC Truck Exterior Colors for 1983
SAMPLE	COLOUR	MFG. PAINT CODE	DuPont® Code	YEAR	USE
	Chevrolet Gloss Black	09	B8260	1983	S-Series
	Chevrolet White	12	817	1983	C10/C30 Series, G10/C30 Series, Medium Duty and S-Series
	Chevrolet Medium Pebble Gray	16	B8251	1983	Medium Duty
	Chevrolet Light Slate Gray	17	B8235	1983	C10/C30 Series, G10/C30 Series and S-Series
	Chevrolet Black	19	99	1983	C10/C30 Series, G10/C30 Series, Medium Duty and S-Series
	Chevrolet Light Blue	21	B8237	1983	C10/C30 Series, G10/C30 Series and S-Series
	Chevrolet Medium Blue	23	B8041	1983	Medium Duty
	Chevrolet Dark Blue	29	B8139	1983	C10/C30 Series, G10/C30 Series, Medium Duty and S-Series
	Chevrolet Light Jadestone Metallic	44	B8247	1983	G10/C30 Series
	Chevrolet Medium Juniper	45	B8252	1983	Medium Duty
	Chevrolet Dark Juniper	48	B8253	1983	Medium Duty
	Chevrolet Dark Jadestone Metallic	49	B8248	1983	G10/C30 Series
	Chevrolet Bright Yellow	51	B8242	1983	S-Series
	Chevrolet Almond Metallic	65	B8240	1983	S-Series
	Chevrolet Medium Tan	67	B8254	1983	Medium Duty
	Chevrolet Dark Bronze Metallic	68	B8246	1983	C10/C30 Series
	Chevrolet Dark Tan Metallic	69	B8249	1983	G10/C30 Series
	Chevrolet Carmine	70	45826	1983	C10/C30 Series and G10/C30 Series
	Chevrolet Red Orange	71	B8250	1983	S-Series
	Chevrolet Bright Red	72	B8241	1983	S-Series and Medium Duty
	Chevrolet Medium Bright Raisin	75	B8255	1983	Medium Duty
	Chevrolet Black Cherry	77	B8257	1983	Medium Duty
	Chevrolet Wheatland Yellow	87	43536	1983	Medium Duty
	Chevrolet Tangier Orange	88	31	1983	Medium Duty

1983 GENERAL MOTORS WHEEL ENAMEL COLORS
MFG. PAINT CODE	STOCK NO.	COLOR	YEAR
848	99	Black	1983
3967	5338	White	1983
7211	B8115	Spectra Red	1983
7684	B8303	Dark Grayfern Metallic	1983
7686	B8304	Medium Dark Royal Blue Metallic	1983
7688	B8305	Dark Briar Brown Metallic	1983
7690	B8307	Light Sand Gray	1983
8238	B8308	Light Royal Blue Metallic	1983
8239	B8309	Light Grayfern Metallic	1983
8240	C8310	Light Briar Brown Metallic	1983
8358	C8301	Silver Sand Metallic	1983
8486	C8310	Dark Autumn Maple Metallic	1983

1983 GENERAL MONTORS MISCLEEANEOUS WHEEL COLORS
MFG. PAINT CODE	STOCK NO.	COLOR	USE
7227	D8236	Bright Argent	T Body Only
848	4428	Gloss Black	F Body Only
7114	D8399	Midnight Sand Gray Metallic	F Body Only
7227	D8236	Bright Argent	F Body Only
7227	D8236	Bright Argent	J Body Only
848	4428	Gloss Black	Pontiac Usage
5070	D8144	Dark Gray	Pontiac Usage

1983 GENERAL MONTORS STRIPING COLORS
MFG. PAINT CODE	STOCK NO.	STOCK NO.	COLOR	USE
848	99	B	Black	Buick and Oldsmobile
3967	5338	A	White	Buick and Oldsmobile
4721	43592	R	Red	Buick and Oldsmobile
7004	43516	Z	Gold Metallic	Buick and Oldsmobile
7022	45177		Silver Metallic	Buick
7054	45188		Gray Metallic	Pontiac
7236	C8034	55A	Gold	Chevrolet
7372	C8147	77A	Light Maple	Chevrolet
7626	C8389	63A	Light Briar	Chevrolet
7627	C8390	68A	Dark Briar	Chevrolet
7633	C8392	23A	Light Royal Blue	Chevrolet
7634	C8393	28A, E	Dark Royal Blue	Chevrolet, Buick and Oldsmobile
7639	C8398	41A, G	Light Gray Fern	Chevrolet, Buick and Oldsmobile
7640	C8399	47A	Dark Gray Fern	Chevrolet
7684	C8303	H	Dark Royal Blue Metallic	Oldsmobile
7686	C8304	J	Dark Royal Blue Metallic	Oldsmobile
7688	C8305	D	Dark Briar Brown Metallic	Oldsmobile
7690	C8307	13A, S	Sand Gray	Chevrolet, Buick and Oldsmobile
7744	C8328	C	Dark Briar Brown	Buick and Oldsmobile
7745	C8329	M	Dark Autumn Maple	Oldsmobile
7796	C8301	16A	Sand Gray	Chevrolet
8323	C8331		Medium Gray Fern	Pontiac
8324	C8330		Medium Royal Blue	Pontiac
8325	C8332		Medium Briar Brown	Pontiac
8326	C8333		Autumn Maple	Pontiac
8486	C8310	N	Dark Autumn Maple Metallic	Oldsmobile

1983 GENERAL MOTORS MISCELLANEOUS COLOR INFORMATION
STOCK NO.	COLOR	CORPORATE COLOR	YEAR
817	White		1983
7651	Blue #1	Chevrolet	1983
4652	Blue #2	Buick	1983
7692	Red #1	Pontiac	1983
7694	Red #2	Oldsmobile	1983

1983 GENERAL MOTORS INTERIOR TRIM CODES & COLORS
TRIM COMB. NO.	FISHER CODE	STOCK NO.	COLOR	USE
17	7708	C8339	Medium Dark Charcoal	Oldsmobile
	7713	C8387	Dark Charcoal	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
	7713	C8387	Dark Charcoal	Chevrolet and Pontiac
19	848	4428	Black	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
22	7703	C8334	Medium Dark Royal Blue	Oldsmobile
	7625	C8385	Dark Royal Blue	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
	7625	C8385	Dark Royal Blue	Chevrolet and Pontiac
42	7705	C8386	Medium Gray Fern	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
	7705	C8386	Medium Gray Fern	Chevrolet and Pontiac
	7621	C8327	Dark Gray Fern	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
60	7622	C8334	Light Sand Gray	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
60	7622	C8384	Light Sand Gray	Chevrolet and Pontiac
	7623	C8329	Medium Sand Gray	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
61	7404	D8208	Medium Saddle Tan	Buick and Oldsmobile
	7406	D8217	Dark Saddle Tan	Buick and Oldsmobile
64	7406	C8101	Medium Doeskin	Chevrolet and Pontiac
67	7295	D8392	Medium Dark Briar Brown	Oldsmobile
	8292	D8383	Dark Briar Brown	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
	7504	C8383	Dark Briar Brown	Chevrolet and Pontiac
77	8293	C8391	Medium Dark Maple	Oldsmobile
	7298	C8115	Dark Maple	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac

1983 CORVETTE INTERIOR TRIM CODES & COLORS
TRIM COMB. NO.	FISHER CODE	STOCK NO.	COLOR	USE
12	7701	C8345	Graphite	Corvette
15	7702	C8346	Medium Gray Metallic	Corvette
	7715	C8347	Medium Gray	Corvette
19	848	4428	Black	Corvette
28	7727	C8348	Medium Blue Metallic	Corvette
	7766	C8349	Medium Blue	Corvette
62	7769	C8352	Light Saddle	Corvette
	7770	C8353	Medium Saddle	Corvette
64	7767	C8350	Dark Bronze Metallic	Corvette
	7768	C8351	Dark Bronze	Corvette
74	7039	C45224	Carmine	Corvette
74	7794	C8315	Dark Argent	Corvette

1983 GERNERAL MOTORS VINYL ROOF RETAINER MOLDING COLORS
GM CODE	FISHER CODE	STOCK NO.	COLOR	USE
11	3967	D8369	White	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
27	7686	D8372	Medium Dark Brown Metallic	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
67	7688	D8373	Dark Briar Brown Metallic	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
78	8486	D8374	Dark Autumn Maple Metallic	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
60	7690	D8375	Light Sand Gray	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
91	8360	D8378	Light Flax Metallic	Buick and Oldsmobile
42	8239	D8383	Light Gray Fern Metallic	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac

1983 GERNERAL MOTORS VINYL ROOF RETAINER MOLDING COLORS
FISHER CODE	STOCK NO.	COLOR	USE
3967	5338	White	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
8358	C8301	Silver Sand Gray Metallic	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
848	99	Black	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
8238	B8308	Light Royal Blue Metallic	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
7686	B8304	Medium Dark Royal Blue Metallic	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
8239	B8309	Light Gray Fern Metallic	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
7684	B8303	Dark Gray Fern Metallic	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
8240	B8310	Light Briar Brown Metallic	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
7688	B8305	Dark Briar Brown Metallic	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
8237	B8385	Autumn Maple F/M Metallic	Buick and Oldsmobile
8486	C8310	Dark Autumn Maple Metallic	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
7692	B8311	Medium Sand Gray F/M Metallic	Buick and Oldsmobile
8360	C8303	Light Flax F/M Metallic	Buick and Oldsmobile
7690	B8307	Light Sand Gray	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac
7211	B8115	Spectra Red	Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac