69 Z28 Rear Stripe detail

[PapaSmurf]

Hello all
I will be sending my 69 Z to get some rust issues taken care of & have a repaint done in the near future. At the same time I wish to take care of some minor detail issues brought up on the MacNeish appraisal report. It notes that the "rear stripes are too short, should come up closer to rear window" but after measuring them (see picture) & referencing the 1969 Camaro Factory Assembly Instruction Manual (see attached page) they seem to be as specified. The manual indicates that they should stop 5.2 inches from the Coupe Rear Window Molding or .62 inches from the Coupe Vinyl Top Molding if so equipped.
I have seen numerous "original paint" cars that have stripes that stop much closer than 5.2 inches from the window molding & want to make sure it is done correctly.
Your help in sorting this out would be greatly appreciated.

[olredalert]

----Not the first time an expert has been wrong......Bill S

[al8apex]

^
ditto

Van Nuys or Norwood car?

[PapaSmurf]

Norwood car

[William]

The normative practice was for the rear stripes to be positioned .62&quot; from <span style="font-style: italic">either</span> molding. There are plenty of original paint cars around to verify. The 5.2&quot; dimension shown is likely incorrect. However there were a small number of Van Nuys Z/28s painted that way. I do not know of a Norwood Z/28 with the short rear striping.

[x77-69z28]

The stripes on your beautiful burnished brown Z are for a car with a vinyl roof or a pace car.
Buddy

[70 copo]

If the stripes pictured are original there are a variety of issues in plant to cause a minor deviation like that.

If that is the way it was I would leave it as is.

IMO..With each car that gets reworked to meet the &quot;normative practice&quot; more of the authentic and unique human influenced detail of the build is then lost to history - forever.

[MailOrderMotion]

I agree with what Phil said.

[William]

That's Sonny B's former car and it has been repainted. There is no reason to believe that is how the stripes were originally.

[PapaSmurf]

Yes it was previously owned by Sonny &amp; has had one repaint about 30 years ago so yes I agree that it might not be the same as factory. I was just trying to get some resolution for the difference between the factory manual &amp; what I've seen on unrestored cars &amp; the MacNeish appraisal report before I get it repainted. The manual indicates one measurement &amp; the pictures I've seen of &quot;unrestored&quot; cars indicates another so I was hoping for some feedback from those of you who own or have been up close &amp; personal with some original paint survivor cars.