I can see what they were trying to do...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/thebaro...zle-ships/amp/

 

Here's a couple from this weekend at the Rt 66 show in Springfield IL. I think the Cutlass one, while obviously not correct, is centered, and the blue one is a non stripe emblem location car with a stripe painted to match the emblem.

 

BTTT for a new one

https://salem.craigslist.org/cto/d/s...336275531.html

 

Well, the two tone actually doesn't look bad. Too bad about the stripe.

 

Agree, the two-tone looks nice, the stripe looks stupid.

 

Same, that's like an advertisement for Cialis.

 

When they don’t fit just curve them in….

 

Hagerty has jumped on the W36 stripe police band wagon:

https://www.hagerty.com/media/buying...e58a4b54c3150d

 

I saw that on the Hagerty email this morning and Joe P. was the first thing I thought of.

 

Actually, Diego consulted me when he was writing that article. I provided him with those photos.

 

Interesting article..glad they got your info on the 68 JP. Firebirds were interesting as well. After owning several 400 first gen birds I would have loved to had a 350 HO bird, rarely if ever see them.

 

Hemmings needs a proofreader, holy cannoli.

 

Hemmings has Always had issues. They have put out bad information for decades.

 

Hagerty….

Diego knows more about Oldsmobiles than the average auto beat writer. At least he owned one. I’m sure Joe didn’t have to edit much.

 

Can I play?

 

Wow. It is sheer stupidity when you can't get stripes right. Unreal.

 

My point still stands. Hemmings needs one as well. Joe wasn't the editor; were he to be such, I would not have said anything. I was speaking of proofreading, not editing for content, by which I mean grammar, syntax, and punctuation.

I edit a car club's newsletter, but I still have three proofreaders who run it through the gamut, because I miss things.

 

Koda is referring to such obvious gaffes as...

• "Unique to the Firebird was five models marketed for different kinds of drivers." To eliminate confusion about verb form, a high school English teacher always told us to rearrange the sentence in our head to put the subject and verb first. In that case, we would find, "Five models was marketed..."
• "You may have seen it on Pontiacs with engines ranging from 350, 400, 428, and 455 cu. in." That should read, "...ranging from 350, 400, 428, to 455 cu. in."

If you are a writer, no matter your level of knowledge about language, proofreaders and editors are essential.

 

I scored higher on my Math SATs than my Verbals.

 

Diego, it's admirable to have a sense of humor about yourself. Not many can claim that.

Well done, brother.

Gary

 

To your credit, I found the article factually correct.

 

Whut? Did you have Karl Childers as your English teacher?

My English teacher in the 1970s told me that "Five models were marketed..." Since the plural form of "model" was used, "were" would displace the singular "was" in this example. Hahaha. Sorry, just had to do it. Just giving you jazz.

Eye don' know much 'bout dat dere English, but I no sum things 'bout it.

 

English... I don't know English. But baseball. Baseball been berry, berry good to me.

 

What is a belly-button motor?

 

It is the one everybody has.

 

Going to alter to the 'Decal Police'
Always notice where individuals are unaware that the 1969 H/O hood scoop decals are 'directional'... Especially sales/auctions for ones that go on and on fawning all over about how correct and meticulous the restoration was done yet can't figure out a glaring transgression.

 

Kinda like how people can't figure out that the headlight doors on the 71/72 cars are directional.

 

Like the thread title.
I have found that there are very few instances were enthusiasts do a better job than the original car designers when it comes to appearance.

 

My 72 had one flipped when I got it. It's been corrected.

 

They aren't enthusiast's. They are called car dealers and auction houses. Keep selling 💩.

It will never stop amazing me how even if you have money you buy crap. If there is a market for idiots buying junk questionable crap. It will always be there. Oh wait did I say buy crap yet? Why wouldn't you do homework to buy a car that is worth your money? I will never get it. You are stupid slash clueless slash stupid again.

These dealers wait for you fools to overpay for a car knowing that you are screwed once you are dumb enough to buy it. Think they care?

When Mopar prices went crazy it was before (during and the cause of) all this FORGERY. It's Forgery people. Super rare cars sold for huge cash. Then it was realized that so many were fake. I love that Barrett Jackson is BJ because you so do get that. But with auction fees.

I am old. I do miss the days of true cars.

 

I believe that Joe is refering to the LS engines. I have one, but it's factory installed.

Pat

 

How could someone be this careless. Anyone with working eyes and an ounce of integrity should have fixed this.