69 Z28 Rear Stripe detail

**PapaSmurf** · #1 03-06-2015, 11:31 PM

Hello all
I will be sending my 69 Z to get some rust issues taken care of & have a repaint done in the near future. At the same time I wish to take care of some minor detail issues brought up on the MacNeish appraisal report. It notes that the "rear stripes are too short, should come up closer to rear window" but after measuring them (see picture) & referencing the 1969 Camaro Factory Assembly Instruction Manual (see attached page) they seem to be as specified. The manual indicates that they should stop 5.2 inches from the Coupe Rear Window Molding or .62 inches from the Coupe Vinyl Top Molding if so equipped.
I have seen numerous "original paint" cars that have stripes that stop much closer than 5.2 inches from the window molding & want to make sure it is done correctly.
Your help in sorting this out would be greatly appreciated.

**olredalert** · #2 03-07-2015, 12:41 AM

----Not the first time an expert has been wrong......Bill S

al8apex · #3 03-07-2015, 01:08 AM

^
ditto

Van Nuys or Norwood car?

**PapaSmurf** · #4 03-07-2015, 01:13 AM

Norwood car

**William** · #5 03-07-2015, 01:51 AM

The normative practice was for the rear stripes to be positioned .62" from <span style="font-style: italic">either</span> molding. There are plenty of original paint cars around to verify. The 5.2" dimension shown is likely incorrect. However there were a small number of Van Nuys Z/28s painted that way. I do not know of a Norwood Z/28 with the short rear striping.

**m22mike** · #6 03-08-2015, 01:11 PM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: William</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The normative practice was for the rear stripes to be positioned .62" from <span style="font-style: italic">either</span> molding. There are plenty of original paint cars around to verify. The 5.2" dimension shown is likely incorrect. However there were a small number of Van Nuys Z/28s painted that way. I do not know of a Norwood Z/28 with the short rear striping.

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Here is one of those LA cars William is refering to. Picture compliments of the Interweb [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

**x77-69z28** · #7 03-07-2015, 04:09 AM

The stripes on your beautiful burnished brown Z are for a car with a vinyl roof or a pace car.
Buddy

70 copo · #8 03-07-2015, 01:09 PM

If the stripes pictured are original there are a variety of issues in plant to cause a minor deviation like that.

If that is the way it was I would leave it as is.

IMO..With each car that gets reworked to meet the "normative practice" more of the authentic and unique human influenced detail of the build is then lost to history - forever.

MailOrderMotion · #9 03-07-2015, 01:23 PM

I agree with what Phil said.

**firstgenaddict** · #10 03-08-2015, 06:34 PM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 70 copo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If the stripes pictured are original there are a variety of issues in plant to cause a minor deviation like that.

If that is the way it was I would leave it as is.

IMO..With each car that gets reworked to meet the "normative practice" more of the authentic and unique human influenced detail of the build is then lost to history - forever. </div></div>

I agree 100%...

Here is an early 9B LA never restored original owner Z with the narrow 68 Style rear stripe layout.