[Cammer-6]

Originally Posted by SD455DJ

These midline stripes were only available on the A-body and F-body Sprints and 350 H.O. F-body's in '68...no stripes in '69 on either...that I know of.

Dennis

F body never got stripes as part of the Sprint package
A body Sprint(except 4 dr in 67) got them 66-69

67-8 F body did offer optional Rally stripes for all but the 350 HO.
350 HO got the HO stripes(which could also be deleted)
no 400s came with HO stripes,or Ram Air stripes as Ive seen some do.

[SD455DJ]

Cammer-6, Thanks for schooling me on the Rally stripes availability...confusing to say the least.

Dennis

[SD455DJ]

So, with stripe...without stripe...I'm torn.

Dennis

[b-man]

Originally Posted by SD455DJ

So, with stripe...without stripe...I'm torn.

Dennis

To me it resembles a side guard rub strip, a bit wide but it still looks like one.

Ultimately it’s your car and the opinions of others shouldn’t have much bearing if any regarding what you do with it.

[SD455DJ]

Originally Posted by b-man

To me it resembles a side guard rub strip, a bit wide but it still looks like one.

Ultimately it’s your car and the opinions of others shouldn’t have much bearing if any regarding what you do with it.

Bart! Now that's all I can see when I look at the picture...a body side moldings on steroids! (LOL!)

Dennis

[jamesq]

Originally Posted by SD455DJ

So, with stripe...without stripe...I'm torn.

Dennis

IMHO, without

James Q

[einstein]

Originally Posted by SD455DJ

So, with stripe...without stripe...I'm torn.

Dennis

Wife says "no stripe". Doesnt work on the shape of the 4-door sedan style. I'm going to have to agree with her. There was a 69 LeMans Sprint convertible in my past, so I'm partial to the stripe.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

No stripes or protective body side moldings.

It seems like maybe you want to give the car some extra identity to help bring out the hidden 350 H.O. status.
I'd probably get some small 350 H.O. decals made that resemble the 455 H.O. decals , and put one on each side of the center hump of the hood towards the front.

The wheel / hubcap combo isn't really working well with the flow..
Silver wheels and dogs , or full size hubcaps , or R2 wheels w/o rings , imho

[SD455DJ]

Originally Posted by Baron Von Zeppelin

No stripes or protective body side moldings.

It seems like maybe you want to give the car some extra identity to help bring out the hidden 350 H.O. status.
I'd probably get some small 350 H.O. decals made that resemble the 455 H.O. decals , and put one on each side of the center hump of the hood towards the front.

The wheel / hubcap combo isn't really working well with the flow..
Silver wheels and dogs , or full size hubcaps , or R2 wheels w/o rings , imho

Thanks BVZ! I like the idea of the 350 H.O. decal in the 455 H.O. style. Funny you mention the bare Rally II's as Dan & I were thinking the same thing. I'm not sure what color the factory painted bare steel wheels on a palladium silver car, but I think is was black. I agree, silver wheels with dog dishes would look better than black...working with what we got right now, however.

As for the stripes, most folks say yuck, I'm still undecided. I like this white '68 with the red H.O. style stripe.

Dennis

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Originally Posted by SD455DJ

...working with what we got right now

Can fully relate to that !
Keep the good times rolling

[Cammer-6]

Originally Posted by SD455DJ

Thanks BVZ! I like the idea of the 350 H.O. decal in the 455 H.O. style. Funny you mention the bare Rally II's as Dan & I were thinking the same thing. I'm not sure what color the factory painted bare steel wheels on a palladium silver car, but I think is was black. I agree, silver wheels with dog dishes would look better than black...working with what we got right now, however.

As for the stripes, most folks say yuck, I'm still undecided. I like this white '68 with the red H.O. style stripe.

Dennis

that stripe looks like the size of 67 Sprint stripes
68-9 is narrower,like the 67-8 F body Rally stripes,
or 67-8 HO

[SD455DJ]

Originally Posted by einstein

Wife says "no stripe". Doesnt work on the shape of the 4-door sedan style. I'm going to have to agree with her. There was a 69 LeMans Sprint convertible in my past, so I'm partial to the stripe.

Ha! Never disagree with your wife, smart move! Seriously, thanks for the input...I'm leaning towards no-stripe now.

Dennis

[KSZR]

Those RIIs and redlines make the car look great! The red goes good with silver.

[SD455DJ]

That time of year already where the Pontiacs are all tucked away for the long winter hibernation. The Custom S was a whirlwind project that we were glad to git-er-done for the most part. We still need to get some new window fuzzies made and installed...next year, and work on the tune (carb & distributor). I'd love to take to the May F.A.S.T. race at Martin, MI...but may not be ready to do that. Thanks for sharing the ride this year.

Special thanks go out to post toastie for starting the thread and the ensuing adventure.

Dennis