Great Lakes Greg
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The upper stripe takes a turn and goes up behind the back window. At the top, is it a "closed" end or do the two lines terminate without touching?
'29 Tudor pinstripe question
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JoeWay
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Ken's stripe is apparently what the judges are looking for.
Doug Clayton, whose outstanding Tudor was pictured in great detail on Jim Mason's site, said there that he had pictures of original cars with one spear. My feeling is that one spear is correct, as that is the only way to meet the spec of a 1/8" stripe 3/8" from the edge of the reveal. The reveal is 7/8" wide, so one stripe is all that fits properly.
Joe
Doug Clayton, whose outstanding Tudor was pictured in great detail on Jim Mason's site, said there that he had pictures of original cars with one spear. My feeling is that one spear is correct, as that is the only way to meet the spec of a 1/8" stripe 3/8" from the edge of the reveal. The reveal is 7/8" wide, so one stripe is all that fits properly.
Joe
JoeWay
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Oops---wrong fine-point restorer. Thanks for the correction.
I would have gone to your site, Jim, to confirm before I posted, but...
Yes, Gary got docked for the single spear. I should have made that clear. I think his stripe is correct, though, and I'm going to have my same-color '29 Tudor striped the same way. I'm not going to be judged with this car and I think it looks much better. Double spears just don't fit well on the narrow reveal.
Joe
henry494
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I love looking through factory photos for details, so this thread gave me an opportunity to do just that. I know I have seen an original, unrestored 29 Tudor with the double spear, squared end pinstripe at the Orange County Pancake Breakfast years ago. The owner lived in Bellflower, California, but I cannot recall his name, possibly Ron Huber. Maybe he lurks here and can chime in.
This question has come up several times in the past, and usually includes the question about the top of the spear(s), and whether or not the end was closed with a point or squared off.
So, I reviewed many books with factory photos looking for 28-29 Tudors. Most photographs were not clear enough to determine whether or not the pinstripe was a single spear or double, much less how the top of the stripe was finished. However, the clarity of the photographs in the series of six "big brown" books produced by Lorin Sorensen provided some answers.
PHOTOS INDICATING A DOUBLE SPEAR WITH SQUARE FINISHED END AT THE TOP
"The American Ford"
Page 109, photo at lower right
Page 117, photo at lower center
"The Ford Shows"
Page 47
PHOTOS INDICATING A DOUBLE SPEAR BUT INCONCLUSIVE ABOUT FINISH AT TOP
"The American Ford"
Page 106, upper right and lower center
Page 107, lower left
Page 117, lower center, photo is of a Sedan Delivery
There were several other photos in the Sorensen books as well as others that I was quite sure indicated a double spear, but even with a magnifying glass, I could not be positive. On the flip side, I did not see any photographs where I was positive the pinstripe went up the side of the Tudors in a single spear.
Dave Lopes
This question has come up several times in the past, and usually includes the question about the top of the spear(s), and whether or not the end was closed with a point or squared off.
So, I reviewed many books with factory photos looking for 28-29 Tudors. Most photographs were not clear enough to determine whether or not the pinstripe was a single spear or double, much less how the top of the stripe was finished. However, the clarity of the photographs in the series of six "big brown" books produced by Lorin Sorensen provided some answers.
PHOTOS INDICATING A DOUBLE SPEAR WITH SQUARE FINISHED END AT THE TOP
"The American Ford"
Page 109, photo at lower right
Page 117, photo at lower center
"The Ford Shows"
Page 47
PHOTOS INDICATING A DOUBLE SPEAR BUT INCONCLUSIVE ABOUT FINISH AT TOP
"The American Ford"
Page 106, upper right and lower center
Page 107, lower left
Page 117, lower center, photo is of a Sedan Delivery
There were several other photos in the Sorensen books as well as others that I was quite sure indicated a double spear, but even with a magnifying glass, I could not be positive. On the flip side, I did not see any photographs where I was positive the pinstripe went up the side of the Tudors in a single spear.
Dave Lopes
Gary Karr
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My pinstripe does join at the bottom and continues to the top as one stripe. I think that when we originally striped the car, we did it with two lines, squared at the top. It may have been that configuration that lost me points (damn!) So, I chose to restripe that portion into what it currently is, one stripe. I did lose points that same time on stripe because the judges thought that my striping was too wide. Thanks Jim Mason for posting that picture of my Tudor.