Exterior Paint & Interior Trim (fabric) Codes
In March of 1977 paint codes were changed from numbers to a 3 letter system. Since this was a transition period some cars had numbers and some had letters.
Paint Colors: Oct. 1962-Sept. 1979
*=Black bonnet decal
**=Silver bonnet decal
***=? (let me know)
Greyed-out codes are Triumph colors not available on the Spitfire.
Other notes: Russet Brown, Inca Yellow and Tahiti Blue were also used on MGB’s and Midgets. Mallard Blue is not the same color as MG’s Green Mallard. British Racing Green is not the same as MG/BMC BRG colors. Carmine Red may be the same as MG’s Carmine Red.
Thanks Richard B. Gosling for help with dates of paint runs.
Paint Colors: 1977-1980 (In March of 77 paint codes went from numbers to 3-letter codes. Some paint books however list both number and letter codes in 1976)
| Black (P) | Red (C) | Brown (A) | Yellow (F) | Green (H) | Blue (J) | White (N) | Multicolor (R) | Gold (G) | Orange (E) | |
| AA | PAABlack** | CAACarmine Red** 73-80 | AAABeige Interior | FAAMimosa Yellow | HAA(Dark) British Racing Green** | JAA French Blue | NAA White Interior | RAAred/black | – | EAATopaz |
| AB | PAB Black (matt) | CABPimento Red | AABSand Fleck Interior | FABInca Yellow* 77-80 | HAB Java Green* 75-78 | JAB Delft Blue | NAB New White* 63-78 | RABgreen/black | – | – |
| AC | PAC Black (gloss) | CAC Tartan Red Interior | AACSepia (Maple) | – | HACEmerald Green Interior | JAC Ice Blue | NACWhite* 63-78 | RACblack/white cloth* | – | – |
| AD | PAD Black (rally) | CADFlamenco*** 77 | AADChestnut Interior | – | HAD Tara Green Metallic | JADShadow Blue Interior | NADHoneysuckle Interior | – | – | – |
| AE | – | CAEVermillion* 77-80 | AAERusset Brown** 77-80 | – | HAEBrooklands Green** 77-80 | JAE Tahiti Blue** 77 | – | – | – | – |
| AF | – | – | – | – | HAFPoseiden Green Met. | JAF Astral Blue Met. | NAFLeyland White* 77-80 | – | – | – |
| AG | PAG Black | – | – | – | HAGTriton Gold Met. | JAGPageant Blue** 78-80 | – | RAG Gold Tan Check | – | – |
| AJ | – | – | – | – | – | JAJ Navy Blue Interior | – | – | – | – |
| AM | – | – | AAMGolden Tan Interior | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| AN | – | – | AANSienna Brown** | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| CB | – | CCB Monza Red | – | FCBCotswold Yellow (Tumeric Yellow) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| CC | – | – | – | – | – | – | NCC Aran Beige | – | GCC Midas Gold Met. | – |
| CE | – | CCE Damson (Dk. Red or Richelieu) | – | – | – | – | NCE Pendelican White | – | – | – |
| CF | PCF Black (Marashion) | – | – | – | – | – | NCF Tudor (Pendlican) White | – | GCFPharoah Gold | – |
| CG | – | – | – | – | – | JCGPersian Aqua Metallic | NCGPorcelain white* | – | – | – |
| CH | – | – | – | – | HCHTriton Gold Met. | – | – | – | – | – |
| CJ | – | – | – | – | – | JCJCavalry Blue | – | – | – | – |
| CK | – | CCKBordeaux Red Metallic | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| DE | – | CDECarnelian Red | ADEBiscuit Leather | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| DF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | GDFSoverign Gold | – |
| EE | – | CEECranberry | – | – | – | JEF Isis Blue Leather | – | – | – | – |
| EF | – | – | AEFRattan Carpet | – | – | JEF Isis Blue Leather | – | – | – | – |
| EH | – | CEHGrenadier red | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| EK | – | CEKBordeaux Red | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| EM | – | CEMMulberry leather | AEMMagnolia Leather | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| EN | – | CEN Wine Red Carpet | – | – | HENJaguar Racing Green | – | – | – | – | – |
| EW | – | – | – | – | – | JEW Solent Blue | – | – | – | – |
| FE | – | – | – | – | – | JFE Arctic Blue | – | – | – | – |
| FG | – | – | – | – | – | JFGWestminster Blue | – | – | – | – |
| MA | PMA Black | – | – | – | HMDMallard Green | JMA Pageant Blue** 78-80 This code MAY be a typo by factory of JNA. | – | – | – | – |
| MC | – | – | – | – | – | – | NMC Leyland white 78-80* | – | – | EMC Flamenco Red |
| MD | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | GMDCasmere Gold Met. | – |
| MJ | – | – | – | – | – | JMJ Zircon Blue Met. | – | – | – | – |
| ML | – | CMLVermillion* | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| MM | – | – | – | – | HMMBrooklands Green** 76-80 | – | – | – | – | – |
| MP | – | CMP Oporto Red Met. | – | – | – | JMPTahiti** | – | – | – | – |
| MV | – | CMV Monza | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| NA | – | – | – | – | – | JNAPageant Blue** 78-80 | – | – | – | – |
| NF | – | – | – | – | – | JNFMoonraker Blue Met. | – | – | – | – |
*=Black bonnet decal
**=Silver bonnet decal
***=? (let me know)
For more info about placement of these and other decals visit this link.
For more info about non-factory paint schemes visit this link.
Interior Trim:
Trim colors use the same numbers as above except they had prefix letters added to indicate the type of fabric.
Vinyl – no letter prefix
Leather – letter H prefix
Cloth – letter C prefix.
example (my car):
Paint 75, Trim 74 – car has British Racing Green paint with Beige vinyl trim
Vinyl Grain:
There were two grains used on Spitfires: a small, smooth grain called Stag and a larger, rougher grain called 1290.
Mk1-3 used a smooth grain “Stag” vinyl
MkIV (70-73) used smooth grain “Stag”
MkIV (70-73) used coarse grain “1290”
1500’s to comm FH113677 used a coarse grain “1290”
1500’s comm FH113678 on used a smooth grain “Stag”
Cloth Inserts:
At commission number FH100020 (FM60006U) the cloth inserts were became available. The cloth’s houndstooth insert was available in two colors: black (C11 or RAC) or tan (C74) with matching vinyl colors. At comm # FH113678 the houndstooth pattern changed to a slightly smaller pattern.
See photo (from the book Triumph Spitfire and GT6-A Guide to Originality).