With all the vast knowlage of all the members and visitors to this site, I am really hoping somebody can provide me with, or point me in the right direction, to where I might be able to locate the information I am looking for. I own a 1971 Chevelle SS which I am in the process of restoring, the original color is "Carolina Blue" AKA paint code delete. Does anybody know just how many Carolina Blue Chevelles were produced in 1971, or know where I might be able to locate the info. I work for a Chevrolet dealer and have exhausted all my resources and have surfed the net for hours with no luck graemlins/sad.gif . HELP ME PLEASE !!!

Tough question Scott and one that comes up every so often in here. I do not believe there is any source for determining how many vehicles were produced in a specific color. The same would hold true for any year, not just 1971. No doubt there would have been very few in Carolina Blue. Perhaps another member will have some better insight for you. Good luck.

Not only were color numbers not tracked, but Carolina Blue was a COPO deal...essentially a paint delete car that received the Carolina Blue off the assembly line. Below is a partial quote from Jim Mattison on the subject.


It appears that your car was special ordered through the Chevrolet Fleet & Special Order Department (many of you folks call it the COPO Group).

During the years that I was a part of this group, we processed many orders for vehicles with special paint. Although these vehicles were ordered with "special paint", they are not considered to be COPO cars. I'm surprised that more of these "special paint" cars haven't shown-up, as many of these orders were for performance cars....and...

First, back in the late 60s and early 70s anyone could order their new Chevy with a special color. Literally any color under the rainbow was available, except for the Cadillac Fire mist colors.

The pricing for a solid color "Special Paint" would vary between no charge and $125.00. Volume would dictate the pricing.

If the customer was a fleet account, or if the dealer would order multiple vehicles in the same color, the pricing would be n/c. However, if the dealer would order a single unit, the pricing could go as high as $125, with various prices in between, based on many other factors.

Some of the other conditions that would require a car order to come through my group was: "Delete Stripes" on a Z-28, Chevelle SS, or other model with painted stripes. Colors that were current production, but on a different model, would also require our approval. We did lots of cars in "Hugger Orange" that normally didn't come in that color as n/c. Also, you wouldn't believe the number of Chevrolets that were painted the popular 1968-69 Pontiac color, "Verdoro Green"! I even remember a fair number of cars being ordered in the 1970 Chrysler color "Plum Crazy"!

Am still kickin myself in the buttsky for not buying this 71 Carolina Blue I found when I first moved to this state, but then found Butter Cup and really like the 70's instead, the other one was grannyfied so much.
wish i could help you on your answer BUT it is the SAME color all Carolina Colleges use and the Carolina Panthers...they might have a paint code for it?
rachael anne

As a UNC grad...I gotta say that's a pretty cool looking car smile.gif graemlins/thumbsup.gif