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Old 10-19-2020, 03:13 PM
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What color stripes would my '71 LeMans have likely came with? It was Castillian Bronze, Sienna interior with a White convertible top. I have owned the car since 2006 and am just now getting the PHS for it and was surprised to see the vinyl stripe option.
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Old 10-19-2020, 04:56 PM
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It would have had the 'eyebrow' stripes in white/red with Castillian Bronze exterior color.

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Old 10-19-2020, 05:52 PM
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The stripes would definitely be the two-color eyebrow stripes. Either red/white or red/black.
On Castillian Bronze I’m thinking your car would look like the one in the “you don’t have to be over 30” advertisement, which had red/ black eyebrows.

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Old 10-20-2020, 12:39 PM
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Your car has some interesting options... 400 2bbl, towing and heavy load springs. I guess that was the idea of the 400, to get the extra torque for pulling.

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The GT-37 used for advertising I believe was Canyon Copper. It was also a preproduction that they for some reason used black/red striping. I pulled a couple of build sheets from our dealership for a 1971 Canyon Copper and a Castillian Bronze and both colors used 'C' designations for stripe color which is white. If built with black stripes an 'A' would have been used.
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Ooooh, I learned something today!

So I had to dig out my GT-37's build sheet. Mine is an early Rosewood car, and for 20 years I've wondered if it came with red/black or red/white stripes. I see that it has a 'C' in that box, which means white.

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Castilian Bronze cars received Red & White eyebrow stripes. Here is a pick of a 71 I owned with the original factory paint and stripes on the fenders and doors.

https://www.flickr.com/gp/50388443@N03/9yK9bf

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Castilian Bronze cars received Red & White eyebrow stripes. Here is a pick of a 71 I owned with the original factory paint and stripes on the fenders and doors.

https://www.flickr.com/gp/50388443@N03/9yK9bf
Here you go Norm
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