Datsun Roadster Paint Codes

Accurate information associating early Datsun paint codes with particular model years is difficult to come by. Often the data refers to a January - December calendar year over which two model years would be manufactured. Also complicating matters is that left and right hand drive cars came in different colors.

The first chart is a visual representation of all the paint colors used from 1962-1970 on Datsun Roadsters. The colors were obtained from scans of two sets of paint chips and corrected loosely based on original photos of cars.

The second chart assigns model years to particular paint codes. This information is a combination of data from Neko's Fairlady Volume 2 and Rallye's Catalog Insert.






Model YearPaint Codes
63-66 LHD511, 525, 531
63-64 RHD502, 503, 505, 524, 562, 563, 567
65-66 RHD502, 511, 525, 531
67 RHD502, 505, 511, 525, 531, 563, 655, 664, 665, 666
67-70 LHD
68-70 RHD
505, 531, 563, 655, 664, 665, 666



Starting in 1967, paint color labels were applied on the firewall, often to the left of the ID plate.