Subject: Re: Got the itch for a Grand Sport by Matatk on 2009/5/25 13:21:05
I don't think it makes you a poser. If that's the case, every single guy in the world who has fender stripes is a poser. I am more of a fan, though, of "making it your own" with maybe a different color scheme (and of course, a motor that can eat other GS's alive).
To be honest with you, I don't know if the stripe/base was painted first or second? I do know that the border around the main stripes are vinyl and you can order reproductions here:
8. Q: I've heard that all Grand Sports started out as white Corvettes. Is this true?
A: No. This is another favorite old wives tale that insists that when GM was producing the Grand Sport, they started off with an Arctic White Corvette, then masked it off and painted the non-stripe areas Admiral Blue. There is an off white, primer base below the blue but its not an Arctic White finish coat. The rumor was probably started by someone who ran their fingernail over the pinstripes on a GS and noted that it caught on the blue, not the white, hence they assumed (incorrectly) that the blue paint was applied over white. The secret is that the pinstripes are not paint at all but rather tape with two parallel colors, white and blue. GM used tape for the pinstripes (and hashmarks) because they found it too difficult to paint. Understandable since the "skunk" stripe varies in width from front to back.
