Originally Posted by Coyote
I guess I'm just different than other folks here. I actually thought it looked
rather good. Although I'd have probably added some pin stripes along
either side of the wider stripes.
As someone else said, I'm not sure how good this would look striped over
the top of a coupe, but it does look rather appealing on the roadster.
Coyote
Must be time to change my prescription... I didn't pay as much attention
to the picture of the rear of the car, and the front doesn't seem to show
them, so I didn't see that there are already pinstripes on either side of
the main stripes.
I guess I can understand how some folks feel, not liking the look of the
stripes on a Crossfire. I'm sure it is just how I would feel were I to see
someone had painted flames on one. But, the stripes do appeal to me.
Maybe it has something to do with my up-bringing during the '60s and
my old man's predilection for drag racing. All the "hot" cars had racing
stripes! My favorite car, at that time, was the '69 Z28 sitting in our
garage. Dark Green Metallic flake with white racing stripes. So, I guess
it's just in my blood.
But, to other's point's regarding the "sleeper" quality of the Crossfire, it
is so only because most folks are familiar with the base or limited, and
few have experience with the SRT-6. The Crossfire does not look like a
sleeper, but in fact looks like a German auto-cross car. Nothing sleeper
about the looks, in my opinion. So adding stripes would not hurt that
image.
My only objection to adding racing stripes to the Crossfire is that it would
make what should be considered an "exotic" and moves it into the realm
of the "chevy". Aesthetically, it would not be un-appealing, but intellectually, it would be de-meaning.
Coyote (muttering to myself as I wander away)