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How can I figure out the original color of a 1976 corvette?

I have a 1976 Stingray corvette that looks to me to have been repainted at one point. How can I go about figuring out the original color?

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How can I figure out the original color of a 1976 corvette?

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Mar 11, 2010
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by: Corvette-web-central

The body number plate is located on the engine side of the cowl. On this plate you will find the ten 1976 Corvette exterior colors:

* 10 = Classic White
* 13 = Silver
* 22 = Medium Blue
* 33 = Dark Green Metallic (however Dark Green was originally supposed to be code 39)
* 37 = Mahogany Metallic
* 56 = Bright Yellow
* 64 = Buckskin Metallic
* 69 = Dark Brown Metallic
* 70 = Flame Red
* 72 = Medium Red

# Upholstery Codes
Color Vinyl Upholstery Leather Upholstery
Black 19V 192
Firethorn 71V 712
Buckskin 64V 642
White 15V 112
Smoked Gray 152
Dark Brown 692
Blue-Green 322

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