For me the term "kit car" has a negative connotation. Having a fiberglass bodied hot rod I get the "Is it a Kit Car?" all the time. I generally say that the State uses the term "Kit Car" for anything that's not factory, but the term "Kit" infers that you get a bunch of boxes with everything you need but time and talent to build a car, and that's far from being accurate for most anything out there. Maybe the Factory Five cars come close, but most others need some heavy input of builder's ingenuity and perseverance to get it done.

On the color ideas, IMO your car would look fantastic in that Root Beer color with no stripes at all, just a deep shine of Root Beer or maybe Black Cherry in a solid color. I don't think it needs stripes in any form, but that's just my $0.02.