Not sure how much differenence ther is between the hood and cowl stripes but try this. The original instructions Shelby used and supplied to dealers called for trappered stripes (thinner at the front and rear of the car) to reduce the coke bottle effect that consistant thickness stripes would visually cause. Since prep was just enough we would expect to see paint overspray into the cowl sections. If they were dealer and even Shelby done, there would be overspray in a number of other areas. Of course these cars are often over restored. ... remember a R model that had stripes applied inside the cowl then they reinstalled the cowl. Hope this helps Jeff S -----Original Message----- From: jonlee@wt.net Sent: Nov 16, 2005 9:40 PM To: Shelby List <shelbymustang@carmemories.com> Subject: 65-350 Stripe Hey Alpha Omega Shelby guys: I have a question. I just looked over my 65-350 car to help a friend out on his 65 350 car purchase and I discovered something I think is unusual on my car. The Le Mans stripes dont exactly line up and the car was ordered with factory Le Mans stripes. It seems that the stripes on the fiberglass hood are narrower then the stripes on the cowl vent area and on the top. Basically, the top and cowl stripes are wider than the stipes on the hood. Is this correct or did someone mess around with it. There is about a 2 inch gap between the stripes thats even through out the car but the width of the skunk stripes are not the same. Whats also interesting is that the cowl vent didn't get covered up when they painted the stripes. I can see blue paint inside the cowl vent area. Thanks for any info. jon
