We have seen beltline and wheel stripes ranging from about 1/8" wide to about 3/16" wide.

The stripes were painted by hand - there was no "stock width".

I'll capture and post the images that jorb refers to in the original post in this thread.

Black/white image - 1951 panel from 1952 Kansas City Confidential movie
Color image - 1951 panel from 1952 Kansas City Confidential poster

Last edited by tclederman; 01/06/2016 1:45 AM. Reason: added links to captured/cropped/enhanced images
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1954 3106 Carryall Suburban
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