Originally posted by Horse:
a little known fact about stripes on a car is that they actually need to taper to from a line that the eye thinks of a straight



Just to show what's involved, here's the measurements for skunk stripes on a 1965 Shelby:

1965-66 Shelby Lemans Stripe Dimensions
2" Constant measurement between stripes
9 1/4" At bottom of front lower valance
9 1/4" Leading edge of the hood
10 1/2" Bottom of the windshield
10 1/2" Top of the windshield
10 3/8" Top of rear window
10 1/8" Bottom of rear window
10" Leading edge of trunk lid
10" Bottom edge of rear valance



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