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Please not more stripes. They won't make your car any faster.
If you must do them make sure you use the correct specs. If you just paint 2 stripes it won't look good.
It's true! Very few Shelby's had them from the factory in 65-66, and they weren't even offered in 67-70. The factory stripe was $64, which is like $440 in today's money, most buyers were not that interested in stripes. many were dealer installed, but most have been added in the intervening 40+ years..
I have seen some Mustangs with straight stripes, and they looked horrible. The painting guide must be used.
Note the number of factory striped cars in this photo:
Thats interesting. I didn't realize that so few of them started out with le mans stripes. I think it looks weird to see them with just the side stripe.
Don't get me wrong about what I said before. I like stripes, but think that they are starting to become overdone now.