I would just do whatever Chris White feels is the right thing to do.
Jamie

If it were my car I definitely wouldn't and if I were buying it I would want it the way it is.What's done is done. It's like a broken bone, It's never the same. Factory paint is the way to go. By the time you sand the stripes and prime you'll be painting the hole panel. Then if the black is too blue or too brown you'll end up blending the tops of the fenders and quarters. Then you'll end up with blends on the tops of the quarters by the window always needing to be buffed from the blend appearing after time. Once you start you can't go back. Just my experience from painting cars for almost 50 years.

----L72,,,Normally I would absolutely agree with you, but Chris is no ordinary painter. He is the best of the best. He would, of course, completely paint the whole hood and decklid, but I'll bet he wouldn't have to blend anything.
----I have a 67 Corvette restored by the Nabors Brothers in white lacquer, which is also very hard to match and it's a gorgeous paint job. I had to get a different 427 hood because of oil contamination thru the hood. I have a local expert who has had winners at pebble beach and he absolutely hit the button on the hood with no blending. It can be done!......Bill S

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I agree with Mikes post #32. It just makes a whole lot of sense

I agree with you, Chris is one of the best. I guess I just like original paint.

Leave as is Charlie, for all the reasons above, the next owner will do as he wishes.
Great car , wow

It's the history of the car. Leave them and let the next owner wrestle with that decision. Pure black looks great, but these aren't bad. There's been worse things done to cars by dealers back in the day.

I like stripes in general, but Chevelles without the stripes have a different look, like as if I have to tilt my head and look again. Plus, I think the lack of stripes makes the car look stockier, like some guy who's short but built like a tank. It actually may be more attractive that way.

A rarity would be a Cowl Induction car without stripes.

Thread hijack. I keep hearing about this Chris White as a painter. Where is he and how do I contact him ?
You can PM the info, to keep this thread clean.

Mitch PM sent..

Leave the stripes.
Offer as an option to the new buyer with the approx cost/resources.
BTW... I love em!

"He would, of course, completely paint the whole hood and decklid, but I'll bet he wouldn't have to blend anything."

No doubt Chris would do a great job. But if this is true (painting entire hood and deck lid), then it wouldn't be original paint, would it. I was under the impression that the original black paint was underneath the stripes. Am I wrong?

Hey Charley, I’m in the same boat with my Carolina Blue LS5 convertible survivor. A previous owner added the stripes… which most people seem to like the looks of, but I’m thinking the car would be more unique without them. Apparently my car’s stripes were done in a non-lacquer paint, so the right reducer should take them off. Don’t know if I have the guts to try that on an original paint car? Here’s photos of mine with and without stripes.

With respect to yours, I agree to leave em for the next owner to decide. I’m considering selling my car this year and I’ll likely do the same.

Sheww that carolina blue vert will get a lot of attention.

That Carolina Blue looks much better with the stripes, it accents the black top well and breaks things up. The before and after pics really brings that home. My opinion, and obvious from the pole numbers here, the stripes are preferred and would likely make that an easier sell when the time comes. :biggthumpup:

Mine is originally Carolina Blue, no stripes, but also no vinyl top (hardtop) so there was nothing to break it up at all. It was just way too much of that blue, I couldn't stand it and no one else liked it either. At a minimum it needed stripes but I couldn't even bring myself to put Carolina Blue back on it when I repainted it last fall.

My buddy has '70 LS6 green/green auto we bought off the forum years ago... its a crowd pleaser because it doesn't have stripes. A black car would look sinister without stripes

It seems like these days no one cares much for documents or history if it’s got cool options wether it was born with them or not no one cares. If it had tach gauges cowl hood and a center console it would get that much more attention I think

I'm a purist..........sometimes. Depends on the car. In my case my Carolina Blue Chevelle is a 72 SS. A 72 will never bring 70 money so it's not like a high dollar car anyway. Besides I'll never sell, I've owned it 35 years and it's always been my hotrod. However nothing has been done that can't be reversed. I did stay with the special paint theme (no paint code) and put a 72 vette only color on it so it's still true to the spirit of things.

My 69 RS Z is a different story. When I restore it, it'll be a flat hood and no spoiler Z as it was when new, and the Frost Green will go back on it.

IMHO...stripes on a Black car takes away the "evil is happening" look.

Couldn’t agree more!
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I prefer all black, it's a great looking car, very tough looking.

But I think leave that option for the buyer.

----Stance, wheels and tires, and white gut make that 70 a bad boy!!!....Bill S

But without the contrasting white stripes, it doesn't have that "Bad Ass Skunk, stay away from me Look" I'm a little bias after spending 13 years restoring my black white stripe, black gut, LS-6 / M-22 car. bill

So Charley . . . what have you decided to do?

He decided to paint the car red :)

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That car came out of Peoria, IL right Dan?

I would paint it green and change the trim tag to match.

Don't forget to add a sunroof.

Add 22" wheels with low profile tires, some red plug wires, chrome every bolt-on item, paint it "graphite" flat black and you'll get an extra hundred G's for it.

I'm in the same boat as you Charley. My car was originally stripe delete. I'm second owner and car retains its original paint. I've thought about it numerous times to remove the stripes but don't want to get into the original paint. It's a tough call to make.

Lot 1300.1 Blue LS6 just went for 286K with the juice. Time to send the black one to auction Charlie.

Stripes and all.

I would leave well enough alone . Especially if original paint under it . I don't think that holds
it back and its not like the car couldn't have them . KP

Personally I agree with leaving it and letting the next owner decide what they want done....it is all original and whatever the Dealership did back in the day is part of the pedigree....if you had documentation for this, that would be even better!

Anyone looking to buy a car like this would be a fool to scoff at the stripes....it is what it is!

Unless I’m mistaken, it was a previous owner “dealer” that added the stripes, long after the car was deemed basically a Time Capsule car.

I think 75% of the buyers will not know that a Chevelle SS could be ordered stripes delete.
I don't think I have ever heard someone say I wish it had no stripes.

Absolutely correct!

Stripes were not standard on the standard SS domed hood, which this car is. They were standard on a cowl induction hood, which then could be deleted.

Just a friendly FYI clearing this up.

Knowing the stripes were added and after seeing the car in person, I thought it looked great as is. I wouldn't mess with it, it's all part of the car's history.

Always heard that you can't unring a bell. But apparently you can. I would say that since the stripes aren't original they need to go away. It's not like you're really changing anything,the paint isn't original anymore because some dipshit decided to mess it up.