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<p>Yeah. Thanks for clarifying.</p>
<p>Whether or not a 'character line' should carry over past a wheel
well is still a matter of some contention in design circles; I've
heard some somewhat heated discussions about the lines on, for
instance, the new Mustang and Taurus. Though not continuous, to
the edge of the well, they are carried over.</p>
<p>Bob<br>
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<div>The paint job you're talking about here would look rather odd
and I've never seen one like that either. What I was talking
about is the actual swage line in the metal. My car is one
color, as were most of the early cars because as Gerry said,
that's just the way the British did them. The rear "wing" was
smooth. No crease in the metal. That made the two tone paint job
more difficult as there was no line to follow. And so Donald
asked Gerry to design and show the body guys where the crease
should be made in the actual metal so painters would have a
built in line to follow. Make sense now? </div>
<div>Steven</div>
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On Aug 03, 2018, at 02:27 AM, Bob Spidell
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<p>OK, now I'm even more confused than usual; I have never
seen any two-tone car with the bottom color stopped at the
rear wheel well (is that what we're talking about?). That
would be sorta like the early 'Vettes, which had a small,
oval 'cove' that looped from the front wheel well back to
in front of the rear wheel well and back.</p>
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<p>I can attest that, even with the swage line, it is
difficult to get a smooth, continuous line from behind the
front wheel well to the back of the rear shroud.</p>
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<p>Bob<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/2/2018 3:21 PM, WILLIAM B
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seen a few cars with the two tone extended to the rear
of the fender (sorry wing) with varying results. It
has to be tough to get the right line without the
swage.</p>
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<div>I remember talking with Gerry Coker about this in
an interview I did with him. He also told me about the
design of bringing the swage line past the rear wheel
opening. He thought it should end at the opening, but
since folks wanted to two tone the cars and needed a
line to follow, Donald asked him to continue the line
and send his suggestions to the body makers. And the
rest as they say, is history. But if you notice the
early cars do not have a swage line that flows past
the rear wheel opening.</div>
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100 service manual take a look at the very
first factory illustration on page iii.
It shows the correct installation. The story
is that Gerry Coker was looking for a detail
to break the slab sided aspect of the
car by emphasizing the sweep of the swage line
to enhance the overall design. He found the
shape he wanted by breaking one of his long,
narrow pen nibs in half and using that for his
model. To place the blunt end of the spear
forward would be counter to the overall
aesthetic he was looking for. I think of it as
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