Racing stripes, also called Le Mans stripes or rally stripes, were originally applied to racecars to help identify them in the field during races. The term "racing stripe" is also used to refer to diagonal lines painted on watercraft hulls, usually on vessels belonging to a country's coast guard.
1964 Shelby Daytona Coupe
1952 Cunningham C-4R
1965 Mustang GT350, the first road car to feature racing stripes
Saab 96 with "go-faster stripes"
The Shelby Mustang is a high-performance variant of the Ford Mustang built by Shelby American from 1965 to 1967 and by the Ford Motor Company from 1968 to 1970.
1965 Shelby Mustang GT350
Shelby GT350
1967 Shelby Mustang GT350 Fastback
1967 Shelby Mustang GT500 Fastback