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Old Jan 29, 2023 | 04:44 PM
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Saw this on Facebook today. No comment. Interesting picture. Stripe & molding.



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Old Jan 29, 2023 | 04:56 PM
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Here's my 2 cents on the subject. To me, if the rear sits low, then it looks better without, and if the rear is lifted, then it looks better with. To add to this, NO convertible should sit up in the rear...so no wings on 'verts.

Just my opinion...
Old Jan 29, 2023 | 05:31 PM
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I think that wings have no use unless they provide down force for road racing, that on convertibles hard tops or 4-door sedans. They are just something to look at, kinda like door numbers or foam dice. They are a hold out from another era that no longer fits this style of car. But then again that's jut me...Tedd
Old Jan 29, 2023 | 05:36 PM
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The wing was my #2. Wing looks better on a coupe, yes. The stripe is what caught my eye 1st.
Oh...now I gotcha...the stripe and the side trim...too much. Either one or the other.
Old Jan 29, 2023 | 05:50 PM
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Ignorance truly is bliss. Some woman had what she proclaimed to be a 70 W-30 on the hot rod power tour facebook page today idling in a video clip. Thing had a 71 Cutlass S decklid and was painted Rallye 350 yellow, the latter of which, while I am sure a 70 W-30 got ordered with that special paint code, the odds are it started life a totally different color, which also means it probably started life as a base 442 or an S. I realized, though, I was not being asked to critique the car, so I moved onwards without comment.
Old Jan 29, 2023 | 09:24 PM
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And then there are the tailpipe extensions on this car. You could damn near stick your fist in those things. Spoilers never came on convertibles so that makes it even worse. To me this is just a gaudy looking car.
Old Jan 30, 2023 | 04:18 AM
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They should have added the W-36 stripe to finish it off
Old Jan 30, 2023 | 10:28 AM
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Personally I love the wing and the stripes. Screw all you haters.

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Old Jan 30, 2023 | 10:33 AM
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Everybody is entitled to their opinion. It doesn't mean you have to be belligerent to those with different opinion. Get rid of the attitude.
Old Jan 30, 2023 | 10:35 AM
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It's called a joke. Lighten up Francis
Old Jan 30, 2023 | 12:31 PM
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Odd sense of humor and my name is not Francis.
Old Jan 31, 2023 | 06:51 PM
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Needs trunk stripes.

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Old Jan 31, 2023 | 07:08 PM
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I thought the stripes along w/ molding were funny. I was wrong. The "Francis" reference is from the movie "Stripes", w/ Bill Murray.


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Old Jan 31, 2023 | 07:19 PM
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Ding Ding Ding 🔔
Old Feb 1, 2023 | 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by 72455
Oh...now I gotcha...the stripe and the side trim...too much. Either one or the other.
Yeah! I guess the factory had a reason for disallowing certain Option combinations... Who'da thunk it!?
Old Feb 2, 2023 | 06:43 AM
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Be glad there are no chrome colored door edge guards as well! Ewwwwwww gross.
Old Feb 2, 2023 | 06:45 AM
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Is it just me? Looks like there is another emblem under the Cutlass emblem.
Old Feb 2, 2023 | 07:29 AM
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Could be a SX emblem, I think it was born a SX but identifies as W-30
Old Feb 2, 2023 | 07:33 AM
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It does look like it doesn't it? Paint the car resale red. Add the wrong stripes. Add the towel rack. Keep the worn out top. 🤔 I am sure it is worth every dime.
Old Feb 4, 2023 | 06:10 AM
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Needs curb finders/ feelers to be totally up-to-date​​​​​​​...Tedd
Old Feb 4, 2023 | 08:37 AM
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And maybe a fake spare wheel bump on the back trunk lid, you could make a small one and squeeze it under the wing.
Old Feb 4, 2023 | 09:29 AM
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Don't like that look for my own taste, but if the owner does, good for him, do what makes you happy.
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