Fender Stripes on my KR

[MMcGuirk]

The modern day FIA stripes were part of the decal package at Reunion at Terlingua team Shelby event in 2008. (Roger Sorel and Adam O'Dwyer led the way by having them even earlier at the 85th Birthday Bash).

 

I love the adoption of this fashion trend by TS members, but I believe they look best in a contrasting color like Z man's orange or the Terlingua yellow IMHO

[glroy]

 

Glen,

 

You must have a lot of time on your hands to give this so much thought....lol...

 

I've never heard anyone call them rookie stripes until you have in this thread, (must be a Canadian thing ), when people ask about them to me, they say, "what are those stripes on the fender", whereas the aforementioned stripe (as stated by some other replies) horizontally on the rear bumpers.

 

Because it too have some time on my hands , only 22 of the 348 pictures on the your google link tells me only 6% return....now 7% by adding these words in the web crawlers

 

In closing, both Dodge with the Challenger and Corvette had them from the factory as part of a certain graphics (RT for Dodge), or Edition (Ron Fellows or Grand Sport) for the Corvette

 

Now back to our regularly scheduled programming B)

I wish I had more time for this but here is a quickie back at you

 

They were first used on a Cobra (CSX2128) at the 1963 Sebring FIA race. http://www.shelbyforums.com/forums/open-community-forum/10419-what-point-fender-stripes.html

now CSX2128 was "a rookie car" at Sebring in 63 http://shelbyamericancollection.org/collection/csx2128.html

[REAL ONE]

Ill be adding a set at some time. So, I like them

 

 

 

KR VS Boss, Toms KR is not stock, hard to compare but, stock to stock, having driven both, the Boss has more lean in the corners and does not feel as consistent. That being said, the B2 was easy to drive and fast

 

Now, back to subject

 

Really??? I would have thought the KR would have more roll in corners than a Boss. I know the KR handles/corners very nice and better than a stock GT500 but I thought the Boss would corner a little better but the KR would clearly out run it on the straights.

 

 

[SVT NAJA]

Ill be adding a set at some time. So, I like them

 

 

 

KR VS Boss, Toms KR is not stock, hard to compare but, stock to stock, having driven both, the Boss has more lean in the corners and does not feel as consistent. That being said, the B2 was easy to drive and fast

 

Now, back to subject

 

Tim,

 

Would you also be of the opinion that a stock 08/09 KR outperforms a stock 11/12 SVTPP optioned coupe?

[grsybtch]

I wish I had more time for this but here is a quickie back at you

 

They were first used on a Cobra (CSX2128) at the 1963 Sebring FIA race. http://www.shelbyforums.com/forums/open-community-forum/10419-what-point-fender-stripes.html

now CSX2128 was "a rookie car" at Sebring in 63 http://shelbyamericancollection.org/collection/csx2128.html

 

 

 

 

I had the argument of when the first Pit/Fender strpes were with a Corvette guy on this forum a couple of years ago. We went back and forth with Shelby's and Grand Sports

 

until somebody chimed in and shut us both up.............He posted a pic of a Maserati in a race sporting the two fender stripes.....................dated 1955

[FiaCobra]

I like the pit stripes.

 

Here's mine

 

http://www.teamshelby.com/forums/index.php/topic/48082-kr-photo-thread/page-5

[grsybtch]

I like the pit stripes.

 

Here's mine

 

http://www.teamshelby.com/forums/index.php/topic/48082-kr-photo-thread/page-5

 

 

 

 

The Vista blue KR's where one of the finest looking mustangs ever made IMHO!