Did racing stripes com as an option on '66 or '67 cutlass Sierra coupe? Found an original 330 c.i. 4 speed and I don't believe racing stripes were an option, this one has and paint looks original?

 

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I have no idea what you mean. I've never seen a 66/67 Cutlass Sierra coupe. Did you by chance mean Cutlass Supreme Coupe?
Even the L78 (442 option) didn't come with stripes, although it did have special appearance items.
Body side stripes were only a thin line that ran from the front fender along the ridge line to the end of the coupe door.

 

The only stripes in those years were pinstripes. The 1965 cars were sometimes seen with a rally stripe, but it was a dealer-installed item, not factory.

 

Then there was the 68 only, never properly duplicated, vertical fender stripe.

 

KODA that was on the 68 RamRod 350?

 

W36 Strpe package. It was never properly duplicated because the 442's with W36 stripes had the numerals located in different positions so the stripe would be centered on the lower fender.

 

In Oldsmobile parlance, Sierra is a mountain range. Ciera is the car.


As Allan alludes to, you're 15 years too early.

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Oldsmobile_Cutlass_Ciera

 

Ciera wasn't all that great an offering IMO, especially since almost everything was an option. The base car was just 'meh' IMO.

I like this picture better than that beat up one on Wiki.

1985 Ciera Brougham Coupe

 

I think the dealer-installed stripe was also available in 1966.

 

So it wasn't an RPO?

 

I don't know....there are RPOs that were dealer-installed. Certainly an item promoted by Olds but don't know how it was presented otherwise.

 

There are no RPOs for the rally stripes in any of the 1964-65-66-67 SPECS booklets. The only stripe RPOs are for the pinstripes.

 

I know, I looked there too. I was wondering if Diego mabye had some inside information that we don't know about.

 

He DOES manage to pull some amazing factory documentation out of, ah, ...the air.

 

There were no factory racing stripe from the factory as a option. But there was a dealer promotion that had the dealer installing stripes. the promotion started in 65. There are different part#s for the 65 cars and the 66-67 cars.


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So it seems there may not have been an RPO but it was sanctioned by Oldsmobile somehow.

I'm not strong on the earlier cars, but I think the stripe was encouraged for those who were active on the drag strip. I may have an order form somewhere but haven't found it.

Jasen Ramsey is the guy we need to answer this!

 

You know I'm not chopped liver.

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What about all the other places factory racing stripes could come from?

 

Like......

 

 

I don't see the correction?

 

Sierra which was spelled wrong wasn't the model. As indicated by others it is a Cutlass Supreme. After reading posts seems pretty obvious racing stripes as seen on this vehicle are not stock and were never a single from dealer or factory.

 

Not only are those stripes not original but either is the color orange and the wheels are Buick. Cool car otherwise.

 

It should also be pretty obvious that the orange paint wasn't factory, either.

 

Damn. Beat me by THAT much...

 

I don't like pinstripes, but that ralley stripe and giant 442 stickers kit kind of appeals to me.

 

You quoted the same spelling with the heading "Correction," which is why I was confused.

 

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Stripe car with 442 decal on quarter panel.

 

Rally stripes were installed before delivery on these specially ordered cars for the Boston zone. Each car has the stripe and decal on the quarter panels. Cant say for sure they left Lansing with the stripe but they sure had them when the rail car arrived in Boston.'

 

Quarter panel sticker

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I agree.

Thanks Jasen, for the cool artifacts!