Thin Stripes on Coupe

[drewr]

So I'm trying to come up with the paint scheme for my coupe. I'm strongly leaning toward a recreation/tribute to the 1964 Le Mans version of CSX 2299. Viking/Princess Blue with the thin stripes. I have scoured the forum and the internet, and I cannot find any references as to the dimensions of these stripes. They look roughly half as wide as the thicker stripes. 3.5 inches? 4 inches? How far apart? Anybody know the answer? Thanks for the help.

Drew

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[drewr]

No hits, huh? Well, I don't feel so bad that I couldn't find the answer, either. I'll play around with different widths and see what looks right. Maybe the whole thing, both stripes and the space in between is 7-8 inches. I'll post if I figure it out. Meanwhile, if anyone knows the answer, please let me know.

By the way, I have my BAR appointment coming up on Jan 22 to complete my SB100 certificate. Last hurdle before legal in CA.

Thanks,
Drew

[jgray]

That is a great paint scheme and color. I agree that the stripes look to be 3 inches and the gap twice that. As you say, play around with it and see what looks right - I expect that is what they did with the original.

[Jeff Kleiner]

We know that the headlights are 7” diameter so using that as a reference the white stripes look to be about half that; maybe 3 1/2” or 4”? The center appears to be less than 2X the stripe width so 5”-6”???

Yeah, play with it and see what looks right

Jeff

[TBull]

On my car I bought some striping tape to bend around corners and then taped paper between the stripes and just played with it to get what I ended up with for the final layout. Plus it's fun doing the what if.

[Windsor]

You could always buy a 1:18 scale diecast Daytona ($75, give or take) and play with paint or tape or vinyl to see what looks right.