Author Topic: 79 Indy pace car in white with added roof stripel  (Read 5774 times)

Offline Chumbrother

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Re: 79 Indy pace car in white with added roof stripel
« Reply #15 on: April 09, 2015, 04:21:02 PM »
My only facts are the car was bought from the ford dealership in the white color ,considering the time is took to hide the pewter, I've seen worst paint jobs, but my questions are what mustang in that era used a roof stripe, that's outlined in the red and orange colors like the pace car was.  Not a big deal just trying to find out, the title doesn't state color back then..  Thanks for all the replies, I greatly appreciate it.!!!

Offline BobV

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Re: 79 Indy pace car in white with added roof stripel
« Reply #16 on: April 09, 2015, 04:33:49 PM »
No Mustang of that era had that roof stripe.
It was a custom job - most likely done by whomever changed the paint color from the "1E" Pewter Poly indicated on the door tag to white. While the title may not indicate color - the door tag pictured does.
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Offline C5ZZ

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Re: 79 Indy pace car in white with added roof stripel
« Reply #17 on: April 09, 2015, 10:16:58 PM »
Does the door tag match the dash VIN and the title?
The door tag is a Pace car VIN and you can easily see
the pewter paint.
No telling when or why it was painted white after it left the factory.
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Offline GT500KR

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Re: 79 Indy pace car in white with added roof stripel
« Reply #18 on: April 10, 2015, 10:28:31 AM »
The "Mystery" is pretty much solved just by opening the hood on this one. And the paint around the data plate.....
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Offline 79mustangcobra

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Re: 79 Indy pace car in white with added roof stripel
« Reply #19 on: April 14, 2015, 04:55:59 PM »
Yes there is pewter paint under the white, Marti report shows it to be a cobra pace car sold here in ga, but built ,4 days behind scheduled.

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