Still question striping option

Discussion in 'Buick FAQ' started by smitter, Nov 6, 2004.

  1. Andrew Skidmore

    Andrew Skidmore Well-Known Member

    Well I suppose what I am really looking for through all of this is to find someone on here that has a 72 Flameorange GSX (clone or not) that has white interior (with or without white vinyl top) that has striping on it. Whether it be black or whatever. I need to come up with my striping color scheme and I am having a really hard time with this. I can really only imagine one color of a stripe, and that would be white w/red outline stripes, (for a Flameorange w/white interior car). What do you guys think. Obviously my car is a clone, but I really don't want to change my interior to black. Would just like to find the best color scheme of stripes with this color car and interior. ANYBODY?
     
  2. MikeM

    MikeM Mississippi Buicks

    Best I can do. Notice the car next to the green one?
     

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  3. Andrew Skidmore

    Andrew Skidmore Well-Known Member

    Very interesting, it is not bad, but those cannot be factory stripes or repros on that orange Skylark. It is too wide going down the door and fender. But I do thank you greatly since that would be the only Flameorange GSX I have seen with white stripes. I appreciate your help on this. Anyone else have a pic like that?
     
  4. Randy Lutz

    Randy Lutz Well-Known Member

    Flame Orange GS

    Hey Andrew,

    Did you ever receive those images I sent to you of my Flame Orange GS with a black top and black interior. You were looking for some last week.

    Cheers
    Randy
     
  5. Andrew Skidmore

    Andrew Skidmore Well-Known Member

    Yes I sure did, thank you for sending them to me. I am really hoping someone else will have a pic of a Flameorange GSX with white interior.
     
  6. Tim

    Tim Silver Level contributor

    Andrew, I have a 72 Skylark convertible with a white interior. I have just bought a GS hood and I am in the process of turning it into a GS clone. I am also thinking of painting the hood black like the GSX's and adding a rear spoiler. My body guy thinks that black stripes on orange will look better than white stripes. I am going to try this as I will have to repaint the whole car next year so why not try the black stripes on a hood I have to paint anyway. I am hoping to get it all done in a month. I will post pictures when I am done.
    Tim
     
  7. Andrew Skidmore

    Andrew Skidmore Well-Known Member

    Yes Tim I would be very interested in seeing pics of your car when you are finished. I hope the paint job goes well for you. And by the way are you going to put the side stripes on the car along with the hood stripes? The reason I ask this is because around the black portion of the side stripes you have the two smaller red stripes that outline on the top and the bottom. And that was one of my concerns on how the red part would show up on Flameorange. Anyhow post em when ya get em. Thanks. :beer
     
  8. Tim

    Tim Silver Level contributor

    For right now I am going with just the hood striping as I will be painting the whole car in the future, I just want to get the GS hood on this summer.
    I am also thinking about striping the trunk lid with black stripes to match the hood like the Olds 442's and Chevelle's did.
    What do you think?
     
  9. Andrew Skidmore

    Andrew Skidmore Well-Known Member

    Well that is entirely up to you, it probably would look nice. But I was reading in your other post about making your car look like a clone, are you still trying to achieve this? Or do you want to stray off and do something else?
     
  10. Tim

    Tim Silver Level contributor

    I am maybe going with the GS look with a little twist.
     
  11. k mccarthy

    k mccarthy Well-Known Member

    I had a 72 skylark, not GS with the stripe package. At the time I was not told how they got there I just liked the car and bought it. Would a dealer put them on or would someone have to buy them and do it themselves.
     
  12. vireena

    vireena Member

    :3gears: :3gears:
     
  13. I have a white 68 GS 400 convertible and am considering adding the red stripes along the rocker panels. Does anyone know what the dimensions were on these stripes? I've seen them in several Buick photos and they appear to be 3/8" and 1" and run just at the bottom of the door.
     
  14. Jim Weise

    Jim Weise EFI/DIS 482

  15. Thanks so much!
     
  16. GSX1

    GSX1 GSX1

    I striped my 72 GS 455 I think its the only one like it
     

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  17. Rich Johns

    Rich Johns Platinum Level Contributor

    Duane
    The 71-72 WA5 GSX Ornamentation package did not include D35 Sport Mirrors.
    Sport Mirrors were an option on all 71-72 GSX cars.71-72 GSX's came standard like any skylark or GS with a non remote chrome mirror on drivers door.
     
  18. 71BlueStg1GSX

    71BlueStg1GSX Member

    Duane if you look at the copy you have of my original window sticker it shows the sport mirrors as a option in 71. Richard I believe you also have a copy verifying what you are saying.

    Marty
     
  19. Rich Johns

    Rich Johns Platinum Level Contributor

    Marty
    Is this Marty that I spoke to so many years ago?
    If so glad to see you are here:TU:
    How are you?
     
  20. 71BlueStg1GSX

    71BlueStg1GSX Member

    Hi Richard,

    Yes it's me and still have the X basically untouched lol. A lot of great info here. Great site with great people what more can one say!!!

    Marty
     

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