Vintage pics. More extended Z stripes!

[DarrenX33]

Rick he is across the street from the ATV girl.

I am going to say that those were owner added. I was told that the previous owner of this car road raced it. It had sidepipes prior to my neighbor owning it. Also, a front end shot show that the stripes continue onto the grille.

About the blue car. My neighbor and his friend were cruising in it and his friend hit a guard rail. That will explain the grille color. I told my neighbor about the site hopefully he will chime in soon.

Here is a front end shot.

[DarrenX33]

[hvychev]

Darren I posted this pic a while back.

My father took this picture in the spring/summer of 1969 in Brookfield, IL You can clearly see the extended stripes on this car.

The interesting thing is that this car still has the original factory tires less the derby caps. Also note the shackles. I would doubt someone would extend the stripes before even swapping the rims and tires? Factory or not???

[55chevy]

So maybe that was a dealer thing???

[camarojoe]

Coulda been a dealer thing, i can almost guarantee it wasnt factory, i cant imagine filling out an order form and writing "Please extend the stripes to the bottom of the tailpanel in the back" and having GM do it...It IS odd how many pics exist of cars painted this way though...

[DarrenX33]

Frank how could I forget that pic. I think that one started the extended stripe controversy.

Well now what about the Carolina Blue Z that was recently on eBay. Wasn't that scheme claimed to be factory? I do agree seems more like a dealer thing but who knows. We need to find an original owner.

Did Jim Mattison have anything info on this topic?

[hvychev]

Kurt S from crg....any input?