Were these stripes ever done from the factory? I think on they may be correct for a Pace car other than that are they correct for any year 442/cutlass?

 

Certainly not on a '69!

Randy C.

 

1970 Pace Car
1972 H/O

 

What, you didn't like my "Chevelle stripes" comment about this car on Facebook?

It's also interesting to note that these two with trunk stripes used decals, not paint.

FYI, there's another Olds with a trunk stripe, although arguably not applied by the "factory".

 

Yes, but its not the Chevelle stripes

 

My '69 442 was red with black stripes, a stripe just like this HO on the fender/door/quarter, with twin hood stripes, and black bottom stripes too, (and black vinyl top). I assumed it was all factory applied paint, but NO trunk stripes. 4 speed bench seat and the original 400G blown to smithereens.

 

You assumed incorrectly.

 

65 also had an off center stripe drivers side,

 

Not installed by the factory. There was no RPO code for that. It was a stripe kit available as a dealer installed item, similar to the passenger outside mirror.

 

It's funny to me how often the question about trunk stripes comes up. Same answer everytime...

 

Who knew .. That was 1978 and the red paint had faded and nothing looked fresh painted since 1969.

 

Joe, my 442 had the same side stripes, upper and lower, as this Hurst , and just the twin wide hood stripes covering the hood bulges. Since it mimics this so closely could it most likely have been dealer applied ? Just curious, I sold it in DFW (Arlington) in the mid eighties.

edit; on second thought I've not seen the same layout again so not likely to be common to dealers either. Too bad !

 

Yeah, someone found one of those NOS and was going to have it reproed and sell it. Still waiting.

 

Dealers could and would do anything you paid for. That doesn't give it any provenance.

 

"NOTE: YOUR RALLY STRIPES HAVE BEEN LENGTHENDED THIS YEAR TO FIT ALL 1966 OLDSMOBILES."

Typo aside, I wonder how a (1965) Vista Cruiser would look with a rally stripe? Probably pretty stupid.

 

A dealer would put zebra stripes on your car if you paid them

 

Maybe this was the imfamous Four Forty Two stripe kit

 

 

No was just curious about this thing sitting in my driveway.



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