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Re: 69 Z28 Rear Stripe detail
The 5.20" dimension in the Assembly Instruction Manual has caused its share of confusion over the years, starting at the Van Nuys plant. Fellow CRG Historian Jon Mello has documented several OE paint '69 Z/28s striped like that, all Van Nuys cars to the best of my knowledge. And Phil is right; correct or not that is how those particular cars should be restored.
Were this my car I would repaint the stripes to conform with the .62" dimension. That's the style seen on the majority of survivor Z/28s. And at this time there is no Norwood Z/28 known with the short rear striping.
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Re: 69 Z28 Rear Stripe detail
Thanks for the info William. It's greatly appreciated!
I notice that you're in New Berlin, WI which is I believe close to Milwaukee where the car was originally sold at Jim King Chevrolet.
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Re: 69 Z28 Rear Stripe detail
That's correct. Jim King Chev was a small dealership in a residential neighborhood. Grew up nearby and bought my first '69 Z/28 there in 1975 out of the back row of the used car lot. Not a hi-performance dealership, closed in the early '80s. The original building and showroom remains intact.
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Re: 69 Z28 Rear Stripe detail
<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.
</div></div> Here is one of those LA cars William is refering to. Picture compliments of the Interweb [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] |
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Re: 69 Z28 Rear Stripe detail
Here is a rear shot of my original paint Norwood 69 Z-28, appears to be around 5/8" gap from the molding. I will get a dimension today.
Paul
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Re: 69 Z28 Rear Stripe detail
Paul
Thanks for the picture. Nice looking ride. How long have you owned the car? By the way, who added the right side mirror?
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Re: 69 Z28 Rear Stripe detail
<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.
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Re: 69 Z28 Rear Stripe detail
I have owned the car for about 6 months. The previous owner added the mirror.
BTW, I measured 5/8" from the stripe to the rear window molding. Thanks, Paul
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Re: 69 Z28 Rear Stripe detail
Those dimensions in the AIM have been subject to numerous discussions over the years, along with the width of the body color stripe between the inner and outer stripe sections, and the outer pin stripe width. The passenger side stripe is also wider than the drivers side, by about 5/8" of an inch (documented on survivor Norwood assembled cars), so that the Camaro Script stays completely within the stripe. If its painted the same width the emblem hangs over the smaller stripe and onto the body color between the stripe and the edge of the trunk. Be carefull with the stripe placement no matter which layouts you use.
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