letterman7
Member
Now owning a CE, I had actually never seen one 'in the flesh' until now. The graphics (stripes and pinstripes) are buried underneath a clear coat.. which has me wondering if a) a previous owner did that to protect the graphics (not a bad idea, actually), b) it was in a wreck and repaired well, and they covered the car or c) it came that way from the factory. Early '80's was just seeing the advent of the basecoat/clearcoat finishes, but from everything I've read the graphics were simply surface applied. SO... owner added / accident or factory applied clear?