Since the site I used long ago to find the codes disappeared, and the current source may befall the same fate (though not likely, since TriFive.com has real staying power), I thought I would list all the Canadian Chevy paint codes here (keep in mind, replace the first "1" with a "2" to get the corresponding Canadian Pontiac paint code you see on your cowl tag):
55J - Cashmere Blue 555 - Sunsand Beige # 514 - Shoreline Beige 55A - Shoreline Beige 550 - Black 556 - Lido Green 551 - Lancer Blue Metallic 557 - Malibu Blue 552 - Empress Maroon 558-Greystone White# 553 - Oxford Grey Metallic 559 - Autumn Bronze Metallic 554 - Highland Green Metallic 560 - Matador Red # 561 - Regal Turquoise Metallic
1955 TWO TONE COMBINATIONS
55A - Navajo Tan Metallic/India Ivory 55B - Dusk Rose Metallic/India Ivory 55C - Cashmere Blue/India Ivory 515 - Shoreline Beige/Autumn Bronze Metallic 516 - Shoreline Beige/Lancer Blue Metallic 518 - Highland Green Metallic/Shoreline Beige 519 - Lancer Blue Metallic/Shoreline Beige 570 - Greystone White/Matador Red 571 - Greystone White/Regal Turquoise Metallic 572 - Sunsand Beige/Autumn Bronze Metallic 573 - Greystone White/Black 573A - Black/India Ivory 574 - Greystone White/Malibu Blue 575 - Lancer Blue Metallic/Sunsand Beige 575A - Lancer Blue Metallic/Shoreline Beige 576 - Malibu Blue/Lancer Blue Metallic 578 - Highland Green Metallic/Sunsand Beige 578A - Highland Green Metallic/Shoreline Beige 579 - Lido Green/Highland Green Metallic 580 - Highland Green Metallic/Sunsand Beige 580A - Shoreline Beige/Highland Green Metallic 581 - Sunsand Beige/Lancer Blue Metallic 581A - Shoreline Beige/Lancer Blue Metallic 582 - Matador Red/Sunsand Beige 582A - Matador Red/Shoreline Beige 584 - Seastone Coral/Oxford Grey Metallic 585 - Greystone White/Black 585A - India Ivory/Black 598 - Greystone White/Seastone Coral
1956 ONE COLOUR
1001 - Black 1006 - Nassau Blue 1002 - Harbour Blue Metallic 1007 - India Ivory 1003 - Dusk Plum Metallic 1008 - Crocus Yellow 1004 - Sherwood Green Metallic 1009 - Gypsy Red # 1005 - Pinecrest Green 1010 - Twilight Turquoise 1021 - Dawn Grey Metallic
1956 TWO TONE COMBINATIONS
UPPER LOWER
1201 - Black Crocus Yellow 1202 - India Ivory Black 1203 - Sherwood Green Metallic Pinecrest Green 1204 - Nassau Blue Harbor Blue Met 1205 - India Ivory Pinecrest Green 1206 - India Ivory Sherwood Green Metallic 1207 - India Ivory Nassau Blue 1208 - India Ivory Dusk Plum Met 1209 - India Ivory Twilight Turquoise 1210 - India Ivory Gypsy Red 1250 - India Ivory Dawn Grey Metallic UPPER/LOWER CENTRE
1301, 1401 - Crocus Yellow Black 1302, 1402 - Black India Ivory 1303, 1403 - Pinecrest Green Metallic Sherwood Green Metallic 1304, 1404 - Harbor Blue Metallic Nassau Blue 1305, 1405 - Pinecrest Green India Ivory 1306, 1406 - Sherwood Green Metallic India Ivory 1307, 1407 - Nassau Blue India Ivory 1310, 1410 - Gypsy Red India Ivory 1408 - Dusk Plum Metallic India Ivory 1409 - Twilight Turquoise India Ivory 1405 - Dawn Grey Metallic India Ivory UPPER/CENTRE ** LOWER
1604 - Black Crocus Yellow 1602 - India Ivory Black 1603 - Sherwood Green Metallic Pinecrest Green 1604 - Nassau Blue Harbor Blue 1605 - India Ivory Pinecrest Green 1606 - India Ivory Sherwood Green Metallic 1607 - India Ivory Nassau Blue 1608 - India Ivory Dusk Plum Metallic 1609 - India Ivory Twillight Turquoise 1610 - India Ivory Gypsy Red 1611 - Crocus Yellow Laurel Green 1612 - Iris # Dawn Grey Metallic 1650 - India Ivory Dawn Grey Metallic 1651 - Adobe Beige Sierra Gold Metallic **Rear Deck & Centre on Model 1067D (Convertible)
1957 ONE COLOUR
1001 - Onyx Black 1009 - Seminole Red # 1002 - Haven Blue Metallic 1010 - Tropical Turquoise 1003 - Dusky Rose Metallic # 1011 - Limefire Green Met 1004 - Highland Green Metallic 1012 - Coronado Yellow 1005 - Mist Green 1013 - Silver Grey Metallic 1006 - Larkspur Blue 1014 - Sierra Gold Metallic 1007 - Imperial Ivory 1015 - Adobe Beige 1008 - Colonial Cream 1016 - Laurel Green Metallic 1017 - Chateau Grey Metallic #
1957 TWO TONE COMBINATIONS
UPPER/LOWER CENTRE
1201, 140 - Colonial Cream Onyx Black 1202 - Onyx Black Dover White 1203, 1403 - Mist Green Highland Green Metallic 1204, 1404 - Haven Glue Metallic Larkspur Blue 1205 - Mist Green Dover White # 1206 - Larkspur Blue Dover White 1207 - Silver Grey Metallic Imperial Ivory 1209 - Tropical Turquoise Dover White 1210 - Seminole Red Dover White 1213, 1413 - Colonial Cream Dover White 1216 - Chateau Grey Metallic Dover White 1402 - Doer White Onyx Black 1405 - Dover White Mist Green 1406 - Dover White Larkspur Blue 1407 - Imperial Ivory Silver Grey Metallic 1409 - Dover White Tropical Turquoise 1410 - Dover White Seminole Red 1411 - Colonial Cream Laurel Green Metallic 1412 - Adobe Beige Sierra Gold Metallic 1414 - Dover White Dusky Rose Metallic 1415 - Dover White Coronado Yellow 1416 - Dover White Chateau Grey Metallic UPPER LOWER
1601 - Onyx Black Colonial Cream 1602 - Dover White Onyx Black 1603 - Mist Green Highland Green Metallic 1604 - Larkspur Blue Haven Blue Metallic 1605 - Dover White Mist Green 1606 - Dover White Larkspur Blue 1607 - Imperial Ivory Silver Grey Metallic 1609 - Dover White Tropical Turquoise 1610 - Dover White Seminole Red 1611 - Colonial Cream Laurel Green Metallic 1612 - Adobe Beige Sierra Gold Metallic 1613 - Dover White Colonial Cream 1614 - Dover White Dusky Rose Metallic 1615 - Dover White Coronado Yellow 1616 - Imperial Ivory Chateau Grey Met 1618 - Dover White Limefire Green Metallic
CANADIAN ONLY COLOURS
55 Sunsand Beige - Very close to, and in fact superceded by Shoreline Beige early into the model year.
55 Greystone White - "Refrigerator" White replaced by India Ivory part way through model year
55 Madador Red - Very close to 56 Matador Red
56 Gypsy Red - Same as U.S. 55 Gypsy Red
56 Iris - Metallic Lavender similar to 57 Dusk Pearl
57 Dusky Rose - Metallic Rose Pink
57 Dover White - A slightly "purer" white than India Ivory
57 Seminole Red - Same Red as found on 57 Buicks, more orange than Matador Red
57 Limefire Green - Very rare and unusual metallic "lemon-lime" green
57 Chateau Grey - A Pewter Grey, a shade darker than 56 Dawn Grey
When I did a search here years ago, all I found was a link to a website that no longer exists ... but if I have duplicated what is already here somewhere, please go ahead and delete this all.
Dave
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1956 Pontiac Pathfinder 2dr sedan, 496 - dyno'd 545 hp, stick shift, 4.11 posi - Hot Rod
If you search around enough on the internet, you can find all the paint codes from the various paint companies at the time for your paint colour. You can even manage to find paint chip charts that you can print off in colour. I have for my car. I've also bought some original (Canadian) paint chip charts off eBay for reasonable prices. You just have to do a little digging around, and they are out there.
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Prince Edward Island
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
1956 Pontiac Pathfinder 2dr sedan, 496 - dyno'd 545 hp, stick shift, 4.11 posi - Hot Rod