Model year 1976
1976 Corvette Interior Colors and Trim Codes
Seven interior colours were offered for 1976, in vinyl and leather. Below is every trim code, the exterior colours each was suggested with, and how to read the code stamped on your trim tag.
1976 interior trim codes
| Interior colour | Vinyl | Leather |
|---|---|---|
| White | 15V | 112 |
| Smoke-Gray | not offered | 152 |
| Black | 19V | 192 |
| Blue-Green | not offered | 322 |
| Light Buckskin | 64V | 642 |
| Dark Brown | not offered | 692 |
| Dark Firethorn | 71V | 712 |
How to read your trim code
From 1975 the trim code carries a letter that tells you the material at a glance. A code ending in V is vinyl and one ending in C is cloth, while an all-numeric code ending in 2 is leather. So 19V and 192 are the same black, one in vinyl and one in leather. Read the code off the trim tag riveted to the driver's side of the body, just inside the door opening, alongside the paint code. It is the only surviving evidence of what the car originally had once the seats have been recovered.
What each 1976 interior came with
This is the same factory chart the 1976 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 |
|---|---|
| White | Classic White, Silver Metallic, Dark Green Metallic, Mahogany Metallic, Light Buckskin, Dark Brown Metallic, Corvette Red |
| Smoke-Gray | Classic White, Silver Metallic, Bright Blue Metallic, Dark Green Metallic, Mahogany Metallic, Corvette Red |
| Black | Classic White, Silver Metallic, Bright Blue Metallic, Dark Green Metallic, Mahogany Metallic, Bright Yellow, Light Buckskin, Dark Brown Metallic, Orange Flame, Corvette Red |
| Blue-Green | Classic White, Silver Metallic, Dark Green Metallic |
| Light Buckskin | Classic White, Silver Metallic, Dark Green Metallic, Mahogany Metallic, Light Buckskin, Dark Brown Metallic, Orange Flame, Corvette Red |
| Dark Brown | Classic White, Bright Yellow, Light Buckskin, Dark Brown Metallic, Orange Flame |
| Dark Firethorn | Classic White, Silver Metallic, Mahogany Metallic, Light Buckskin, Corvette Red |
- Exterior and interior trim combinations were those recommended while other combinations by special order were available.
Seats and trim in 1976
The custom interior cost $164.00 and included leather seat trim, wood-grain accents with lower carpet trim on the inner door panels, wood-grain on the console and special cut-pile carpeting. 1976 is also the year the Vega steering wheel found its way into the car, which owners have been swapping out ever since.
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 1976 colour page, and the full option list is on the 1976 specifications page.