First Champion I ever recall not having the arrow on the sides

[bassin butch]

http://www.skipperbuds.com/Pag....aspx

[champ186dc]

Looks like it's there to me. Just in a slightly lighter shade of blue.

[Tx Champ]

It's there ... part of the mold

[Lea]

It's there/ As Reggie said, it is part of the mold shape. In this case, if you look closely, you can see the darker pin stripes outlining the arrow. Also, the original, shorter Trophy stripe (discontinued in favor of full trophy stripe) makes it difficult to see.

[Steve 187]

Simply put................poor color choices.