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Originally Posted by computerworks
The car looks great, Roger.
As far as the fender stripes....
I always like to clear the history up.... they were originally used in 1964 by the SAI Team for what was stated...a simple way to tell the cars apart at speed, when multiple team entries painted the same color were on the grid together.
They also helped the officials who did the timing.
They are definitely not called rookie stripes....the dual "rookie stripe" is always positioned on the rear of the car....you would want to know that the car you are about to pass will react properly...if it was a rookie or an old vet, you would know by the stripes.
The Cobra fender stripes were last minute additions to the Factory cars; in fact, they were actually conceived and painted on the cars by Pete Brock, who did it with rattle-can paint.
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Thank you for the compliment.
I always love history. That is funny.......a rattle-can....got to love it.
Something so simple and still has a visual impact even on the newer cars. You could not believe how many different references as to the meaning of the striping I have listened to. I think I could write a book.