[ICEing]

I was reading an article about stripes and paint jobs and the article was making fun of a mustang that had "Camaro" stripes but didn't really explain the difference. The only difference I usually see in pictures is that Mustangs tend to have thinner stripes than the Camaro. Are there other subtle differences?

[blazzin1]

Typically, I would think "Camaro Stripes" are only on the hood and trunk. Where as "Mustang Stripes" usually run all the way from the front splitter all the way to the rear bumper, to include the roof. That might be what they're talking about???

I had several people tell me that my previous Stripe Job looked too "Mustang-ish"...

[ICEing]

Well I really like the stripe job you posted here!

And ah I see about the mustang stripes, although I've often seen Camaro stripes run all the way down to the splitter. I guess a good rule of thumb is just follow the stock stripes.

[blazzin1]

Originally Posted by ICEing

Well I really like the stripe job you posted here!

And ah I see about the mustang stripes, although I've often seen Camaro stripes run all the way down to the splitter. I guess a good rule of thumb is just follow the stock stripes.

Yes, typically, the "factory" stock Camaro stripes are only on the hood and trunk.

But the best rule of thumb is to do WHATEVER YOU LIKE!!!!

[nbryant]

Go old school. Look up the 1st and 2nd gen's with stripes.

[MotownBoy]

"But the best rule of thumb is to do WHATEVER YOU LIKE!!!!" Blazeeeeeee

Blaze has it exactly right. I spend a lot of money to get exactly what I want to look at & drive everytime I get in my wheels.

Blaze, that is one fine, fine looking ride.

[RenegadeXR]

Classic "Camaro stripes" are actually more generally speaking Chevrolet stripes, which are a sub-type of a more general industry-wise category called "rally" stripes. As such, they were generally offered on Chevrolet performance cars that came with the RS (rally sport) package. Yes, there are pretty specific criteria:

• Stripes only run down the front hood and rear decklid, never across the roof
• There's an outer pinstripe
• Stripes *usually* terminate just before the edge of the body panel that they extend over.
  • Ie: A couple inches short of the front of the hood or a couple inches short of the back of the rear decklid.
• Stripe edge that terminates before end of body panel is shaped as a rounded-off rectangle
  • Can be "fully rounded" on both sides of each stripe or just rounded on the outer-facing edge of each stripe.

The 1st gen Camaro was a bit weird in the sense that its stripes were "reversed". That is to say the gap / curve was at the greenhouse instead of at the edges of the front hood / rear deck.

The 6th gen Camaro is the first Camaro to not be offered with classic Chevrolet stripes from the factory, although it still follows the first rule -- stripes do not extend over the roof.

Examples of stripe design:

Other Chevrolet Cars:
(Usually "performance segment" cars that offered an RS / SS package.)

Chevelle:


Nova:


Camaro:

(Note: 1st gen's stripe design is "reversed")

[camaro5]

Originally Posted by blazzin1

Typically, I would think "Camaro Stripes" are only on the hood and trunk. Where as "Mustang Stripes" usually run all the way from the front splitter all the way to the rear bumper, to include the roof. That might be what they're talking about???

I had several people tell me that my previous Stripe Job looked too "Mustang-ish"...

Great look. I agree, Mustang = stripes on roof.

Just a factory thing, I like both styles of dual stripes.

[Tridon]

I like the Chevelle stripes the best. They just seem to be better proportioned than the others. The stripes on the gen 4 just make me sad.

[IMadeYouReadThis]

Not sure if these are the Camaro Stripes you're looking for but these are the cars from my day that guys were driving around high school and this one was mine I chose to skip the roof and have a painted as you see I would highly recommend having it painted so it's all clear coated and shiny look so much better than the factory stripes I plan on doing this eventually to my 2017 RS as well. I think it definitely made my 2002 Z28 stand out from the rest

[jdasnt3]

As close as it gets on the 6th gen, but not quite "Camaro/Chevy" stripes.

[ICEing]

Originally Posted by RenegadeXR

Classic "Camaro stripes" are actually more generally speaking Chevrolet stripes, which are a sub-type of a more general industry-wise category called "rally" stripes. As such, they were generally offered on Chevrolet performance cars that came with the RS (rally sport) package. Yes, there are pretty specific criteria:

• Stripes only run down the front hood and rear decklid, never across the roof
• There's an outer pinstripe
• Stripes *usually* terminate just before the edge of the body panel that they extend over.
  • Ie: A couple inches short of the front of the hood or a couple inches short of the back of the rear decklid.
• Stripe edge that terminates before end of body panel is shaped as a rounded-off rectangle
  • Can be "fully rounded" on both sides of each stripe or just rounded on the outer-facing edge of each stripe.

The 1st gen Camaro was a bit weird in the sense that its stripes were "reversed". That is to say the gap / curve was at the greenhouse instead of at the edges of the front hood / rear deck.

The 6th gen Camaro is the first Camaro to not be offered with classic Chevrolet stripes from the factory, although it still follows the first rule -- stripes do not extend over the roof.

Examples of stripe design:

Other Chevrolet Cars:
(Usually "performance segment" cars that offered an RS / SS package.)

Chevelle:


Nova:


Camaro:

(Note: 1st gen's stripe design is "reversed")

Ah I see. Yeah I noticed the 6th gens don't have the outline anymore. Still looks good. Didn't know about the no stripes on roof. Even so, blazin's Camaro looks great

[Martinjlm]

Don't the 6th Gen Center Stripes go over the roof? I've seen a couple on dealer lots with these. Just to check, I went to Chevrolet.com and built a 2SS Hyber Blue with black center stripe that went across the roof.

[RenegadeXR]

Originally Posted by Martinjlm

Don't the 6th Gen Center Stripes go over the roof? I've seen a couple on dealer lots with these. Just to check, I went to Chevrolet.com and built a 2SS Hyber Blue with black center stripe that went across the roof.

Yes, but the center stripe isn't really a "heritage" design so to speak and doesn't really follow by any particular rules. For "rally" style stripes (two stripes near center of the car running in parallel), Chevy has been more strict about never extending them over the roof. It's just their trademark kind of.

To the OP's point, usually when somebody claims a car has "Mustang" stripes, it refers to extending the rally stripe graphic over the roof. However, this is just to poke fun at somebody due to the Mustang / Camaro rivalry. In reality, lots of other manufacturers have traditionally used a full stripe going over the roof, including Dodge. They could therefore just as easily call it "Dodge stripes" although it wouldn't have the same emotional effect. :P