Hood pinstriping
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Topic author - Posts: 333
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- First Name: Bill
- Last Name: Elliott
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1916 Model T Touring
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Hood pinstriping
Does anyone have a clear picture of what the pinstriping on the hood looks like on the early T's? I would like to pinstripe the hood of my 1910 T, but would like to see what one looks like. I realize they differ from car to car, but a basic solid red rectangle inside each riveted area is what I'm looking for.
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- First Name: Keith
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Re: Hood pinstriping
Sometimes across the bottom.
NO BOXES!
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Re: Hood pinstriping
NOT like these:
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Topic author - Posts: 333
- Joined: Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:44 pm
- First Name: Bill
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- MTFCI Number: 22121
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Re: Hood pinstriping
Very interesting! And here I thought there were boxes, because every early T I've seen pictures of (after restoration) they all have the areas boxed in with pinstripes. That original picture sure makes it clear - thanks Keith!
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Re: Hood pinstriping
I agree with Keith look at the original photo this is correct. Mark Cameron has restored some great early cars, they where not striped in in box pattern. There is a great photo of Henry Ford in the early photos section (1912) it shows the hood with original stripe this is a 1912 but great reference too many restored cars are not correct. The photo of Henry Ford also shows the removable front door stripe.
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Re: Hood pinstriping
It's great to have the period photos to refer to when a person is interested in restoring with authentic accuracy. One thing you rarely see on restorations, old photos show most of the striping was a "hairline" - very thin. Few modern day practitioners can pull a line that fine, and if one must rely on masking, it's pretty much impossible to stripe that fine.
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