HELLO I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF RESTOREING A MATCHING NUMBERS LS5 CONVERTIBLE. IT IS BLACK CHERRY #78 BLACK BUCKET INTERIOR BLACK TOP THE CAR CALLS FOR WHITE STRIPES I HAVE THE BODY OFF PREPED AND READY TO SPRAY BUT I JUST DONT THINK THE WHITE STRIPES ARE GOING TO LOOK GOOD WITH THE BLACK TOP WOULD I BE HURTING THE CAR BY PUTING BLACK STRIPES ON? IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE WITH THAT COMBINATION...THANKS I'VE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THIS FOR AWHILE ANY INPUT WOULD BE APRECIEATED THANKS SHAWN WILLS PA

My personal opinion Shawn is that the black stipes will just be too dark for the Black Cherry. I think the white stripes would look awesome with that combination, even with the black top.

Just my $.02 worth.



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ACES #4241, TC #947
69 SS Sedan (http://www.angelfire.com/rock/69ss)

ShawnW
If you want to be factory correct,keep the stripes white.Black Cherry cars never got Black stripes,it was to dark a paint according to the Dealer sales album.
If you don't care about that much correctness,then go ahead and paint them black.I personally think it would look good.By the way where did you get that car from? We had a guy restoring the exact same car in Ill..but gave up and sold it.I was interested in buying it but was to late.Email me the VIN# to see if it matches the paper work I have for it.

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Rick Peters
NCOA#1670-ACES#175
1970...ON THE MOVE (http://community.webtv.net/rap3/1970ChevelleL78)

SHAWN,
I do not like the stripes, so I leave them off. Period.
Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut, if you want to go back with stripes, the WHITE stripes are the ONLY ones that will work. Period.

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Tom Parsons

That car....1st of all, I'd keep it factory.
2nd of all white WILL look good!
3rd and final, stripes on a 70 SS are almost 99% of the time a must. It give the car a bit more Chevelleness.

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Triple Black 69 SS 396

Uh oh, now there's two Shawn's on TC, and this one's got the same last initial as me!
Anyway, I'd go with the white stripes.

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1970 Chevy El Camino (Custom) Non-SS (http://www.dreamelectric.com/images/pb040001a.jpg)
Will be Green Mist & Silver w/Green Vinyl Top (now black)
350ci/300HP 4bbl & Dual Exhaust
TH-350 - 2.73 Posi Rear
Factory PS, PB, PW, A/C & More
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Owner - 1969 Snowco Trailer (http://www.dreamelectric.com/Snowco.html)
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"..dreams turn into dust and blow away"- Dionne Warwick (1968)

I've seen Black Cherry w/white stripes. Its gorgeous and the beauty is, it will be awhile before you see another one. Of course after other people see yours, you'll start seeing it all the time.

I just passed a pic of that color combo in a parts catalog recently. I think it was in the Ground Up catalog. And man oh man does it look sweet with white stripes.

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Mark
1970 SS454 LS6 (nom)
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"Those who would sacrifice their freedom to achieve a measure of 'safety' deserve neither freedom nor safety."

I vote white also. I saw on that had white stripes with a black vinyl roof and thought it looked good.

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Dave Knapp
TC #388
ACES # 3474
'70 SS 396 (http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/DaveK1.jpg)
L34 (http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/DaveK2.jpg)

Be different- use silver stripes.

A buddy has silver ones on his '96 ImpalaSS that is the DCM cherry color(little lighter than yours) and the silver stripes look great.

thanks for the input white it is thanks Shawn W