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Old 07-04-2012, 09:00 AM  
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Originally Posted by TitaniumStick View Post
They were originally put on race cars that ran the same team colors to tell them apart at a glance.

In the Corvette world, they are called hash marks, pit stripes, or Grand Sport stripes. I have seen them in vintage racing pictures on a variety of marques, including Shelby Cobras and early Corvettes.
What about origination? Any timeline? Pre-Mustang adoption?
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