Primary color, exterior, Toreador Red Metallic

Years 1996–01, 2009 Models 12 Factory citations 33

Also described as Paint, primary exterior, Gold Mist metallicPaint, primary exterior, Dark Toreador MetallicDark Carmine Red MetallicPrimary color, exterior, Gold Mist MetallicPaint, primary exterior, Dark Carmine Red Metallic

Also documented for Buick Cadillac GMC Oldsmobile Pontiac Saturn

Documented applications

Aveo — T250 (2009–2011)

2009 Factory-verified

GM factory document — 2009 chevrolet aveo rpo code list, p.1.

C/K pickup — GMT400 (1988–2000)

1998–2000 Factory-verified

the 1999 and 2000 lists print 51u, lower case

GM factory document — 1998 chevrolet chevy c pickup 2wd rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 1999 chevrolet chevy c pickup 2wd rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2000 chevrolet chevy c pickup 2wd rpo code list, p.1.

Express — GMT600 (1996–2002)

1996, 1998–1999 Factory-verified

the 1997 order guide prints the colour name but its code is unreadable, so 1997 is left out

GM Heritage factory kit — 1996 Chevrolet G Van, p.69.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1998 Chevrolet Express, p.23.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1999 Chevrolet G Van, p.38.

HHR (2006–2011)

2009 Factory-verified

GM marks it "(06)".

GM factory document — 2009 chevrolet hhr rpo code list, p.1.

Impala — eighth generation (2000–2005)

2000 Factory-verified

GM factory document — 2000 chevrolet impala rpo code list, p.1.

Lumina — second generation (1995–2001)

1996–2001 Factory-verified

The 1996–1997 and 1999 order guides word it Dark Carmine Red (Met).

GM factory document — 1998 chevrolet lumina rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 1999 chevrolet lumina rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2000 chevrolet lumina rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2001 chevrolet lumina rpo code list, p.1.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1996 Chevrolet Lumina, p.20.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1997 Chevrolet Lumina, p.12.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1997 Chevrolet Lumina, p.14.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1999 Chevrolet Lumina, p.13.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1999 Chevrolet Lumina, p.15.

Malibu — Fifth generation (1997–2005)

1997–1998 Factory-verified

GM prints "(96)". 1997 from the Malibu kit order guide.

GM factory document — 1998 chevrolet malibu rpo code list, p.1.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1997 Chevrolet Malibu, p.7.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1998 Chevrolet Malibu, p.7.

Monte Carlo — fifth generation, W-body (1995–1999)

1997–1999 Factory-verified

List marks (96). The 1997 and 1998 order guides name it Dark Carmine Red Metallic.

GM factory document — 1998 chevrolet monte carlo rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 1999 chevrolet monte carlo rpo code list, p.1.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1997 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.12.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1998 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.10.

Monte Carlo — sixth generation (2000–2007)

2000 Factory-verified

List marker (96).

GM factory document — 2000 chevrolet monte carlo rpo code list, p.1.

Suburban — GMT400 (1992–1999)

1998–1999 Factory-verified

the 1999 list prints 51u, lower case

GM factory document — 1998 chevrolet chevy suburban 2wd rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 1999 chevrolet chevy suburban 2wd rpo code list, p.1.

Tahoe — GMT400 (1995–1999)

1998–1999 Factory-verified

the 1999 list prints 51u, lower case; the 1998 and 1999 lists print Dark Toreador Metallic, while the Tahoe order guides print Red, Carmine Dk (Met) (1998 p.44, 1999 p.18) and the 1998 kit p.5 names Dark Carmine Red Metallic as a new 1998 color, which is the reading kept

GM factory document — 1998 chevrolet tahoe 2wd rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 1999 chevrolet tahoe 2wd rpo code list, p.1.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe, p.44.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe, p.18.

Traverse — First generation (2009–2017)

2009 Factory-verified

GM prints "(06)".

GM factory document — 2009 chevrolet traverse rpo code list, p.1.

This page aggregates every documented appearance of 51U in the Chevrolet reference. Confidence and citations are shown per application — the same code can be better documented in one year than another.