1974 portal windows and 1976 stripes

shad_van · 06-15-2012, 02:07:55 AM

Hi all, I have been a long time reader of nastyZ28, this is the first time i have ever ran into something and i have never seen before. the first item is a 1974 camaro with portal windows. i am assuming these are aftermarket. but i have never seen anything like them and i have never seen them in any catalog. any ideas?
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the second item is the stripes along the rockers on my old 1976 camaro. this pic was 1989 and was my first car. it was a 76 camaro, it has the orignal paint, the stripes were a decal and not painted on. I have seen these on 2 other cars. I know 75 and 76 were the red headed step child years for big bumpers. this car also had F41 suspension, 350 engine and a 4 speed. unfortuntely my dad made me sell it when i joined the air force. (been kicking my self ever since) any ideas on the stripes?
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AtHomeSoda · 06-15-2012, 02:19:39 AM

If I was to guess... both were JC Whittney...

shad_van · 06-16-2012, 12:19:40 AM

I have use JC Whittney for year when restoring VWs. I have never seen them in any catalog. It possible that it was in jc whittney before my time and discontinued. I had not considered that. Thanks.

twozs · 06-16-2012, 12:28:10 AM

the "opera window " or oval window was done by a custom company and were popular at some point in the 70S . there was a girl who had a 73 type lt z28 rs ( her father had a huge collision shop / gas station ) . it was triple black also . it had opera windows in it . i don't know what shop did it but camaros come up on ebay every once in a while with them . there was a "Mary Kay " pink one with them on ebay about a year ago .

brooksman9 · 06-16-2012, 08:07:40 PM

Similar stripes on one around here.

twozs · 06-17-2012, 01:54:04 AM

http://www.nastyz28.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38410

Z28PILOT · 06-17-2012, 07:57:49 AM

Those portals made me lose my breakfast. Shades of a Ferd T-Birds ...yuk.,
disco and non cotton apparrel.

The aftermarket used car dealer "dressup stripe/lettering kits" for plain jane versions of Camaros, Nova's , Mavericks , Dusters, Stangs, Pinto's, ect was very common in the mid-late 70's .

As quick inexpensive way to gussey-up a car to draw more attention or add visual value to help sell cars.

cali cruzer · 06-17-2012, 08:50:50 AM

is that the 74 with an early front end? If so, That car has been for sale for years.

shad_van · 06-17-2012, 03:05:53 PM

That 74 car was for sale here in Vegas on craigslist for about a month. when it was first on sale it was a complete 74 car, with 350 engine and a th350. someone bought it took out the engine and trans and reposted the rest of the car to cragislist, but with a 70-73 front end. it is still for sale and includes the orignal front end.

http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/cto/3026663375.html