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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 04:18 PM
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70 Cutlass stripe colour?

Bear with me, this is supposed to be a poll.I'd like to get some opinion on stripe colour for a black 70 Cutlass.I'm thinking of the following:
1) white
2) gold
3) platinum (yes, I know it's not an offered factory stripe colour.)

I've seen pics of a triple green Cutlass convertible with a light green stripe that was supposedly factory done. Any comments welcome.
Old Apr 11, 2010 | 05:40 PM
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Personally I like the black/red combo but I chose black/gold which is very nice also.

Old Apr 11, 2010 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Bunser
Bear with me, this is supposed to be a poll.I'd like to get some opinion on stripe colour for a black 70 Cutlass.I'm thinking of the following:
1) white
2) gold
3) platinum (yes, I know it's not an offered factory stripe colour.)

I've seen pics of a triple green Cutlass convertible with a light green stripe that was supposedly factory done. Any comments welcome.
Tough choice, white and gold are both really cool accents. Platinum?? Is that like a silver color?

Hey, you can leave it all black and say it has a triple black stripe!!! Kidding! K, I made my choice
Old Apr 11, 2010 | 08:03 PM
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Black and white provides a nice contrast. Ben over on ROP has a '70 W-31 that is black and white. What factory stripe color did your W-31 come with?


Old Apr 11, 2010 | 09:28 PM
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When I first saw the black/gold combo years ago, I thought it was sharp, but now it seems everyone is doing it, far more than the factory ever produced. I like the black with white combo.
Old Apr 11, 2010 | 10:10 PM
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Well....Guess which color I pick.....

Although I like the red and one day want to do a hard top with red stripes and red interior. I saw gold stripes on a convertible with dark sadle and thought it looked good.
Old Apr 12, 2010 | 04:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Allan R
Tough choice, white and gold are both really cool accents. Platinum?? Is that like a silver color?

Hey, you can leave it all black and say it has a triple black stripe!!! Kidding! K, I made my choice
Platinum, if I remember right, was a 70's option colour.It was a charcoal-grey.The car WAS ordered WITH a BLACK stripe originally.(I didn't know about stripe delete and never saw a single "W" car without a stripe.)

When the car was delivered, I was in the showroom talking to my salesman.One of my friends was looking out the window and said,"Hey Bunse! There's a black Cutlass with white stripes being unloaded out front.It looks like a big skunk!"
Old Apr 12, 2010 | 05:06 AM
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I think the platinum would look good. That's what I voted for, but the red stripes would really look nice on it.
Old Apr 12, 2010 | 05:38 PM
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Not a lover of black cars. I like looking at them, just don't like owning them.
BUT, how about;

- Metallic black for the stripes. The metallic would give the striped area some POP with a ghost effect.
- How about a very dark metallic grey or silver.
- Instead of red, what about a Black Cherry metallic.

Ok,Ok, I like metallics. But man would'nt any of those colors on a fine black paint job look great or what?
Old Apr 12, 2010 | 06:20 PM
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that would be great looking, black cherry stripe or a ghost black stripe that would look really cool. I voted gold, but if you are willing to go different I'd go with gearheads suggestions
Old Apr 12, 2010 | 07:34 PM
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So the car came from the factory black with a black stripe if I'm understanding this right? There are a couple of W-Machines registered on the W-Machine Registry site that were ordered stripe delete. The red W-30 had a gold stripe added, but came from the factory with stripe delete.I believe this Aegean Aqua car was another factory stripe delete car.
Here is an image of the dealer color book listing available stripe colors for the '70 W-Machines.
Old Apr 12, 2010 | 07:35 PM
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Bunser how about some details on your w-31 too!
Old Apr 17, 2010 | 04:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Elephant_Engine_Ernie
Bunser how about some details on your w-31 too!
What kind of details? Will PM whatever you'd like.
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