LT-1 Hood Stripe

[Alan S.]

In the Oct/ Nov 1970 issue of CORVETTE NEWS there is an article about building the new 71. As part of the article there is a section about how the LT-1 stripe is put on. It includes 6 pictures, one of which shows the car being on the line while the stripe is applied. I can't tell if it's before or after body drop.
The text states that there were only a total of 3 men who did the stripe for BOTH shifts. It IMPLIES that if there was no one to do the stripe on the first shift the stripe was done on the second shift.
Where did the cars that neeeded a stripe go to wait and did the 'stripe man' travel with his equipment and supplies to where the car was?
The pictures show how much work the stripe was to mask and spray.
Regards,
Alan

[Kevin G.]

Re: LT-1 Hood Stripe

Wouldn't the linestripers be on the picket line with the others in Oct./Nov. 1970?

[Terry M.]

Re: LT-1 Hood Stripe

I doubt there were ever three production shifts at the St. Louis Corvette Assembly plant, but maybe some of those who worked there will be able to share that information with us.

Too bad Ron Goduti doesn't post here. His story is he communicated with one or more of those individuals years ago.

I expect production deadlines at Corvette News precluded a newspaper or more recently CNN type of deadline. While those pictures are captioned as 1971, I have always believed they were more likely late 1970 production.