When were the Mach 1 reflective stripes put on the car ? After paint but before the assembly process, at the end of the assembly or somewhere in between ? The chart, from the ' 69 Ford Mustang illustrated Facts Book ', below indicates the color of the stripe kit was determined using the cars exterior paint color/code. More than one stripe kit was available for each exterior paint color/code. How was that determined and how was it indicated ?
Believe the stripes, like the hood black out and the pin stripes on earlier cars, were added in the second half of the build and (as we've discussed before) the suggest color of the stripes were just that, suggestions and what an buyer would get unless they specified something else. Since it was typical, at the time, for them to wait for the car to be built rather than buying out of the inventory
My build sheet, line A, for my T5, Candy apple Red with black out hood treatment doesn't seem to indicate which stripes and line C, square 39, reflector is empty. So how was Black w/Gold decided upon rather than White ?
Not sure which buildsheet version you have (they changed during the production year) stripe color on ones I have was found on line B box 41. Marked "Tape Stripe" The letter appears to identify the type/style of stripe to be installed (Mach, Grande, other models)
Now this only indicates that the side stripe was required but doesn't specify the color in itself. Will look a little deeper - Maybe this is where the suggested color comes into play- standard color except where indicated. Maybe a chart at that installation station
Believe the "Reflect." box is for other applications/car models
Nov 68 printing
Would the call out have been on the Buck Tag ? Thanks, Brian
Not listed on the buck tags IMHO Of course if they were that would suggest that they were applied during the first half of production and would require that these side stripes be applied while the body was still apart (fenders and such still off the car)
