Hey Fuzzy, your car is just fine without them. Your scheme has nice subtle lines as is and I think stripes would "busy" it up a bit much. Just my opinion because I like your car.
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1. I don't they they look as good on verts.
2. Black is already sleek, and stripes just take away from it I think. Although I have seen a black with silver stripes and it looked good, or ghost stripes, but in general no.
My reason for the stripes was mainly that the hood had so much real estate, I felt it look like the prairies in the midwest looking out over that thing, so I needed to add territory borders for the ponies underneath.
Gary, I say if you're feeling it, do it. And I agree with you, the
stripe(s) should be a silver/gray color.
Here's a personal opinion: if you do stripe the car, PLEASE make sure that the stripes go ALL THE WAY DOWN UNDER THE CAR and don't stop on the bumper (b/c, personally, I HATE that look).
Good luck with your decision!
I must say that I side with the majority in this poll. The thought of stripes was intriguing but I also was not comfortable with stripes on a vert. I saw that Grabber Orange vert with black stripes last summer that looked really cool, but I think Grabber Orange is one of those colors that screams out....stripe me ! Plus I saw the car with the top down....and when people mentioned that the stripes could look bad when the top is up, I thought about that and wholeheartedly agree with that thought.
There are a lot of cars on here that look sweet with the racing stripes....but yes, almost all of them are coupes. In fact I'm not sure I have seen a picture of even one vert on this site with racing stripes. I know MrV's is striped....but not in the classic sense....his is a little different....plus his car is never seen in public with the top up....lol.
Thanks for all the feedback....you all pretty much reinforced what my initial thoughts were !
the only kind of stripes that i would consider putting on a black vert would be some silver/gray "Ghost" stripes. Ghost stripes look terrific on black cars IMO
I didn't vote either way. I'm rather ambivalent on the subject. However, Mrvandermey has red stripes on his vert to match his interior and they look pretty cool. How about a set of grey stripes to match your interior? I'd check out his gallery for some ideas.
Speaking of which, I haven't seen Eric around the forums for a while. That new house of his must be taking up a lot of his spare time, not to mention mod money.
he posted in a topic a little while ago that i was in. He is dropping twice as much on his house as he has his mustang. But i did hear him say something about a S/C
Since I dont own a vert I cant speak for you and for me stripes look best on coupes, your car looks awesome just the way it is, good luck on your decision
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I think stripes might be too much with your set-up. Your hood area has a perfect look with the scoop and pins. Stripes would be too much.
Maybe C-stripes for the doors
