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When it came to 442 stripes Old recommendation was that the stripes should match the top and or the interior color whenever possible. To get a different color the salesman had to specify which color the customer wanted.
My 69' W-30 was black with white guts ... gold stripes.
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My 69' W-30 was black with white guts ... gold stripes.
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I wonder why Olds changed the options besides saving $$ ...

What does the asterisk indicate?
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I wonder why Olds changed the options besides saving $$ ...

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Those colors were not available on the Toronado
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Those colors were not available on the Toronado
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