Model year 1971
1971 Corvette Interior Colors and Trim Codes
Five interior colours were offered for 1971, the narrowest choice of the early C3 years. Below is every trim code, the exterior colours each was suggested with, and how to read the code on your trim tag.
1971 interior trim codes
| Interior colour | Vinyl | Leather |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 400 | 403 |
| Red | 407 | not offered |
| Dark Blue | 412 | not offered |
| Dark Green | 423 | not offered |
| Saddle | 417 | 420 |
How to read your trim code
Through this part of the run the trim code is a plain three-digit number with no letter in it, and the number alone tells you both the colour and the material. Read it off the trim tag, the small plate riveted to the driver's side of the body just inside the door opening, where it sits next to the paint code. Match the number against the table above: the same colour usually carries one number in vinyl and a different one in leather, so the code distinguishes a leather car from a vinyl one even when the seats have long since been recovered.
What each 1971 interior came with
This is the same factory chart the 1971 colour page carries, turned round. That page starts from the paint and tells you what could go inside. This one starts from the trim code, which is the way round you need when you have read the tag and want to know whether the car left the factory in the combination it wears now.
| Interior colour | Suggested with these exteriors |
|---|---|
| Black | Nevada Silver, Sunflower Yellow, Classic White, Mille Miglia Red, Mulsanne Blue, Bridgehampton Blue, Brands Hatch Green, Ontario Orange*, Steel Cities Gray*, War Bonnet Yellow* |
| Red | Nevada Silver, Classic White, Mille Miglia Red |
| Dark Blue | Nevada Silver, Classic White, Mulsanne Blue, Bridgehampton Blue |
| Dark Green | Nevada Silver, Sunflower Yellow, Classic White, Brands Hatch Green, Ontario Orange*, War Bonnet Yellow* |
| Saddle | Sunflower Yellow, Classic White, Ontario Orange*, Steel Cities Gray*, War Bonnet Yellow* |
- Exterior and interior trim combinations were those recommended while other combinations by special order were available. Convertible top colors were Black or White.
Seats and trim in 1971
The custom interior with leather trim cost $158.00 and 2,602 cars had it. Because 1971 is almost identical to 1970 on the outside, the trim tag is one of the more reliable ways to tell what you are looking at.
The interior chart for every model year from 1968 to 1982 is on the C3 interior trim page. The exterior paint codes for this year, with how many cars wore each colour, are on the 1971 colour page, and the full option list is on the 1971 specifications page.