Walt - I told you not to panic! In truth, the flag on my car was constructed in place using self-adhesive contact paper (made from light weight vinyl). I started with a shopping bag full of rolls of contact paper of the appropriate colors, and an idea based upon a painted Vector automobile from the late eighties / early nineties. It was painted with a stylized flag to promote the idea that it was an American-made super-car. Does anybody remember those? Scissor style doors, 240 mph, Keith Black aluminum V-8 engines rated at nearly 1000 bhp. Sorry - I digress. The concept was confirmed after the Sept. 11th tragedy ... I just had to make it happen! The blue field was applied first, and then the car was covered with white. The red stripes were added over the white background. The lettering was done professionally by Fastsigns in gold vinyl. The stars were hand-cut using white contact paper, and then applied to the blue. It will all come off in the next couple of weeks, due to concerns about the long-term effects on the 304 CRES. It needs access to oxygen to promote the protective oxide layer that makes it stainless. This is one of the unique features of a CRES body - you can create all kinds of decorations like this that can be removed easily without damaging the car at all. Cool, huh? You should see what the D looks like with all of the necessary markings to be a Canadian Mounted Police vehicle, complete with functional blue light bar. The real Mounties really enjoyed it during a trip to Canada for a club rally. Here in the PNDC, we know how to have fun! Toby Peterson VIN 2248 Winged1 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Walter" <Whalt@xxxx> wrote: > Darn it Toby! You have the writing style of Paul Harvey. Always leave them > wanting more; never explain everything until a commercial break. Okay, > so... what is that red, white & blue stuff on your car?