[quote="Goose"](quoted from post at 21:03:49 05/17/08) I've often wondered if the people who put those stripes on cars really are aware of the origin.
In racing in Europe, rookie or amateur drivers were required to put the stripes on their cars so the old pros would know to stay clear of them because they probably didn't have a clue what they were doing.
Somewhere along the way, someone in the U.S. thought they made the car look macho.[/quote
Guess you can call me a rookie, have only owned the car 10 years but have only been driving it 3, takes along time to restore one of these cars, always have liked the cortez silver with black stripes, have seen a few around. 427 big block, 4 speed, 465 hp on dyno. factory a/c and p/s p/b. i know its not origional, but its fun!
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