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Taking my 1912 Roadster to get it pinstriped. My understanding is that the only pinstriping is on the hood, the back of the seat, and the back of the small "rumble seat." I see some do lower body pinstriping which I am not criticizing but I want my car to look like it did coming from Henry's factory.

Any experts out there on this subject? I have attached a picture of a car similar to mine. It is beautiful, but is the pinstriping other than the hood, back of seat, and back of small rumble seat correct? (By the way, I know the hood striping is not boxed like that originally) Again, not criticizing this pretty car just trying to figure out what was bone-stock from the factory.

The link below is to the current Sotheby's auction being held at Hershey, in particular a 1912 Touring (Stynoski Award Winner) with plenty of photos:

https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/hf25/lo ... t-touring/

There is also a 1912 Torpedo at the auction tomorrow, here is the link and a photo:

https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/hf25/lo ... -runabout/

Award winner... belongs to a friend

If authenticity is your goal, I’d suggest you go over the period photos “Dollisdad” has posted quite regularly for the past year or so. As a general rule, modern restorers tend to become infatuated with striping (understandable - it’s so attractive !) and overdo it. Another caveat, original striping is a hair line. Most stripes one sees nowadays are too heavy.