Model year 1974
1974 Corvette Interior Colors and Trim Codes
Six interior colours were offered for 1974. Below is every trim code, the exterior colours each was suggested with, and how to read the code stamped on your trim tag.
1974 interior trim codes
| Interior colour | Vinyl | Leather |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 400 | 404 |
| Silver | 406 | 407 |
| Neutral | 408 | not offered |
| Dark Blue | 413 | not offered |
| Medium Saddle | 415 | 416 |
| Dark Red | 425 | not offered |
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 1974 interior came with
This is the same factory chart the 1974 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 | Classic White, Silver Mist Metallic, Corvette Gray Metallic, Medium Blue Metallic, Dark Green Metallic, Bright Yellow, Dark Brown Metallic, Medium Red Metallic, Mille Miglia Red, Orange Metallic |
| Silver | Classic White, Silver Mist Metallic, Corvette Gray Metallic, Medium Blue Metallic, Dark Green Metallic, Bright Yellow, Dark Brown Metallic, Medium Red Metallic, Mille Miglia Red, Orange Metallic |
| Neutral | Classic White, Corvette Gray Metallic, Dark Green Metallic, Bright Yellow, Dark Brown Metallic, Medium Red Metallic, Mille Miglia Red, Orange Metallic |
| Dark Blue | Classic White, Silver Mist Metallic, Corvette Gray Metallic, Medium Blue Metallic |
| Medium Saddle | Classic White, Silver Mist Metallic, Corvette Gray Metallic, Dark Green Metallic, Bright Yellow, Dark Brown Metallic, Medium Red Metallic, Mille Miglia Red, Orange Metallic |
| Dark Red | Classic White, Silver Mist Metallic, Corvette Gray Metallic, Medium Red Metallic, Mille Miglia Red |
- 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 1974
The custom interior with leather trim cost $154.00 and 19,959 cars took it, more than half the year's production. 1974 also integrated the shoulder belts with the lap belts and changed the locking mechanism to a swinging-weight type triggered by the car's deceleration, and the inside mirror grew to ten inches wide.
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 1974 colour page, and the full option list is on the 1974 specifications page.