1956 Color Combinations
The following table comes from the 56
See
1956
Pontiac Colors for paint chips showing the colors. Although
Code |
color (lower / upper) |
NN |
Sandlewood Tan (an off-white with a very slight beige tint). Single color. |
PP |
Sun Beige. Single color. |
PN |
Sun Beige / Sandlewood Tan |
NP |
Sandlewood Tan / Sun Beige |
Catalina Blue. Single color |
|
QK |
Catalina blue / Nimbus Grey. (Nimbus Grey appears to have a very slight bluish tint) |
KQ |
Nimbus Grey / Catalina Blue. |
Additional colors were added by Pontiac in the spring of 56. These are called "spring colors". At least one additional color option was added for the Safari.
VK |
Avalon Blue / .Nimbus Grey |
The color code can be found on the cowl tag. Let me know if you've seen other color codes.
Original single color Safaris seem to be rare and I have never seen one (actually, I have yet to see a 56 Safari with colors that match the code on the cowl tag).