1970 Dart Swinger 340 tail stripes - what designers intended
So in the Old Days (read: no AI mumbo jumbo) the factory was faced with a difficult problem - how do you get pictures of your new models so that you can start enticing buyers before the cars are actually available for sale? This is especially true for smaller volume performance versions. For 1970 Swinger 340s you can see it in the sales brochure for 1970 Darts where they show the NEW! Rallye Wheels as an option without the center trim piece, just he bare wheel and lugs.
The oddest version of this is found in early media releases. All the pictures are in black and white so they can print them in the newspaper and the 3 pages of hype were clearly typed on a manual typewriter! and there on the pictures clear as day, the tail stripes wrap all the way around the car and across the rear valance panel. This is clearly what the designers had in mind and it was just too difficult to execute in vinyl on the factory floor. The valance was just too curvy.
I always wanted to execute this on one of my Darts and maybe someday I'll get around to it!
and notice right side third picture down is a Dart with tail stripes and no hood scoops!
So in the Old Days (read: no AI mumbo jumbo) the factory was faced with a difficult problem - how do you get pictures of your new models so that you can start enticing buyers before the cars are actually available for sale? This is especially true for smaller volume performance versions. For 1970 Swinger 340s you can see it in the sales brochure for 1970 Darts where they show the NEW! Rallye Wheels as an option without the center trim piece, just he bare wheel and lugs.
The oddest version of this is found in early media releases. All the pictures are in black and white so they can print them in the newspaper and the 3 pages of hype were clearly typed on a manual typewriter! and there on the pictures clear as day, the tail stripes wrap all the way around the car and across the rear valance panel. This is clearly what the designers had in mind and it was just too difficult to execute in vinyl on the factory floor. The valance was just too curvy.
I always wanted to execute this on one of my Darts and maybe someday I'll get around to it!
and notice right side third picture down is a Dart with tail stripes and no hood scoops!