saw this mentioned in another thread so I thought I would address it here
Did all 68 442 get the pinstripes and/or did some not? The dash in mine looks as original as they get, in my opinion, but no sign of stripes.

 

Everyone I've seen had the stripe. But one of the 1968 guru's can verify if that's right or not.

Love the color combination of your car! White and red!

 

I have never seen an interior pin stripe factory. Post pictures of your car please. Red interior cars were so 60's.

 

I've had 4 1968's and they all had it. Here's a link to one I had... was a great parts car but so sad what had been done to it! Note the double pin stripe at the bottom of the dash, under the instrument panel
Aaaarrrrgggggg!!!! Attacked by Cannibals - ClassicOldsmobile.com

 

'68 442 (& H/O) dash stripes should be there
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thanks, here's another

 

Per the PIM, they SHOULD be there, but there are documented original cars without it. I was skeptical at first, but If you watch the Bud Lindemann '68 Hurst/Olds road test video on YouTube from 1968, in the interior shots, you can see that you have a virtually brand new car with no dash stripes.

 

The 1968 dash stripe was tape. It comes off VERY easily. Per the PIM, red interiors got black stripes on the dash.

 

Sharp Ride, Ben!

 

They all got them. It's like the trunk stripe on a 1969 442, they all got them but many are MIA.

 

I've heard people say that some came without.... but..the original tape comes off so easy I'm skeptical that any original tape could survive. Once one small section comes off it's easy to peel the rest off

 

And usually it's the section under the ignition switch that comes loose first from dangling keys rubbing on it. Ask me how I know.

 

Ditto what Joe said. Witness this picture of my '68 from March 1971.

Randy C.

 

Tape- no wonder its not there. I had thought that the stripe was painted on.

 

Should have asked me about it when you were here.

 

Learn something new every day. Guess I haven't been around enough 68's.

 

My '68 had the stripes. Not knowing better 50 years ago, I thought someone had added it.

 

My '68 didn't have a stripe. I didn't even know it was supposed to have one until I joined up here.

Mind you, it was on its sixth owner and about the third amateur restoration when I got it in 1986, so ...

 

Does anyone have a good source for the good 3M stripes?