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Offline Toejamm

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Houndstooth Tops
« on: May 15, 2017, 02:45:28 PM »


I thought this might be of interest. It is a newspaper ad from 1970. There are two Mustangs with Blue Houndstooth vinyl tops and one with an Ivy Houndstooth vinyl top.
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Offline J_Speegle

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Re: Houndstooth Tops
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2017, 04:08:51 PM »
Dealers also often added vinyl tops to cars is different patterns and materials to produce and support promotions as well to body styles (fastback/sportroofs) that were not available from the factory., Believe there is at least on thread showing 67-73 vinyl topped fastbacks from the period
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Re: Houndstooth Tops
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2017, 07:11:41 PM »


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Re: Houndstooth Tops
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2017, 01:01:30 PM »
Kevin Marti said he has come across a few with that option.  (70 Houndstooth top)

Has anybody ever seen one?
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Re: Houndstooth Tops
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2017, 01:07:37 PM »
Quote from: krelboyne on May 15, 2017, 07:11:41 PM


This is a Ford produced ad from a Ford publication about a Ford dealer installed option - The Branded Mustang.
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Re: Houndstooth Tops
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2017, 04:44:13 PM »
Link to the 2012 Mustang Monthly article on the Branded tops.
http://www.mustangandfords.com/featured-vehicles/mump-1212-brand-marketing-1967-mustang/
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Re: Houndstooth Tops
« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2017, 04:50:38 PM »
Black and white Houndstooth on a Cougar
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Re: Houndstooth Tops
« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2017, 05:06:40 PM »
Quote from: Toejamm on May 15, 2017, 02:45:28 PM

I thought this might be of interest. It is a newspaper ad from 1970. There are two Mustangs with Blue Houndstooth vinyl tops and one with an Ivy Houndstooth vinyl top.
Fran

I'll take every Mustang in that ad at those prices ;)
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Offline Brian Conway

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Re: Houndstooth Tops
« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2017, 07:12:16 PM »
Must a been something in the water ?  I think the 68 Camaro's were using the hounds tooth for the interior upholstery.  Brian
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Offline krelboyne

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Re: Houndstooth Tops
« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2017, 10:28:20 PM »
Quote from: Toejamm on May 17, 2017, 01:07:37 PM
This is a Ford produced ad from a Ford publication about a Ford dealer installed option - The Branded Mustang.

Yes, it is. I scanned if from a Ford book I picked up. I would have to dig it up, but it is for Ford dealer marketing.
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Offline J_Speegle

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Re: Houndstooth Tops
« Reply #10 on: May 18, 2017, 05:01:28 PM »
In other years dealers installed trendy tops like paisley (flower power) and other patterned tops. Saw one last year (67 or 8 coupe) at a show with one. Had the receipts from the dealership showing it had been done prior to delivery. Believe I have a period article showing Acme (supplier of tops and headliners from the 60's through the 80's at least) doing an install
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Re: Houndstooth Tops
« Reply #11 on: May 18, 2017, 05:41:51 PM »
Quote from: J_Speegle on May 18, 2017, 05:01:28 PM
Believe I have a period article showing Acme ...

and all along I thought that was just a "cartoon company" for Warner Bros.  (Looney Tunes)
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