Ever see these stripes before?

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  1. Stefan

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    I got an email asking if I know anything about these stripes. The sender saw these stripes on Mavericks and Mustangs at a Wisconsin Ford dealership in late 1969 or early 1970. Could this have been a regional promotion?

    These pictures were taken in Western Iowa.
     

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  2. mav1970

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    That's different but not real cool looking :hmmm:
     
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    Probably something a dealer did on their own.
     
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    I have seen kits on ebay listed as "N.O.S." that feature this design. Still....I don;t think it was a factory kit that was installed by dealers. Most likely an aftermarket company.
     
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    Kinda looks like a 73 Mach I stripe

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    No, but i have seen rotted 1/4's like that before
     
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    My '71 also has a side stripe and it's not the only one I've seen.

    Mine:
    mav15_original.jpg

    Another on the forum:
    mav_original.jpg
     
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    If they were dealer installed, there must have been an AMC dealership across the street!

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    Anybody have the old pic of the Boss 302 (I think) concept Maverick from 1970? Seems like it had a similar type stripe.
     
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    Another

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    Weird, that 416-845-2511 comes back as Ford Motor Company of Canada and another company name...I wonder where that car went....
     
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    predfan2001 David in Tn

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    Boss 302 forum says it has been found and is going to be restored. That's were I got that picture above.

    I'd sure like to put the Boss I have in my car one day if mine turns out nice enough. The headers are a killer though. Like $600. I doubt I'll ever find an engineless Boss 302 in my price range. Dad gave $2500 for the rolled over 70 Boss 302 and stripped everthing still good off of it. The Magnums weren't even hurt.
     
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    To me, they all look like a copy of the 69 Camaro stripe.
    [​IMG]
     
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