Drive shaft stripes and other detailing questions

[hertz350]

These questions are for a 66 Shelby Hertz, Automatic Transmission, built 3/66

What colors of stripes were on the driveshaft from front to rear, near the rear end and what size width were the stripes?

Were there any paint markings on the rear shock support plates? If so, please describe.

Were there any paint markings on the strut rods? If so, please describe.

Is the strut rod finish bare metal?

Thank you for your help!

[J_Speegle]

I've never found or seen any paint markings on rear shock plates just finished as new bare steel

Front strut rods will have a somewhat darkened heat treated finish to them from the forming process and typically has a small (approx 1/2" sized yellow paint daub on the bottom side near there the rod goes to the flat section

Please understand that no amount of paint marks will make a poorly made or incorrect part correct nor make up for non-factory choices someone does on a car.  If your planning on showing your car then most likely paint marks are not required but incorrectly applied, wrong colors or application style can and should be deducted if you get something wrong. Just some considerations for anyone considering adding or doing paint marks

Two examples showing location and approx size

[J_Speegle]

As for driveline identification markings on a spring 66 automatic K code application I've found three stripes. Sometimes a group of two followed (front to rear on the back 20% or so of the length or a single followed by two closer together. Sure, that the grouping was likely just whatever the kid assigned to this lonely task did that day but the color and order were important though on other applications they even made mistakes concerning the order of the stripes on rare occasions 

Driveline stripes are often approx 1" or so wide applied with a brush free hand so you will find thin and thick paint as well as irregular application on originals