ascMcLaren Enthusiasts

negusm · Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 2:17 pm Post subject:

I got my free issue in the mail....along with ANOTHER invoice....which doesn't have an option to cancel.

-Mike
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1985 ascMcLaren Coupe - Midnight Blue
Under Restoration

75coug · Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 995 Location: Van Alstyne, TX

My issue arrived today. Finally. Good article, nice magazine.

In typical fashion, I delightedly showed the article to my wife, pointing out that the featured car was much like mine. She didn't recognize the similarity, since mine is red and the car in the magazine is white. Geez.

Her reaction reminds me of a young lady lawyer with whom I once worked. She had just secured her first job and was all excited to buy a new car. I asked her what kind she wanted. "Red." Ok, sure, but what kind. Miata, Mustang, Prelude (keep in mind that this was 1991)? "Red. I don't care what kind. Just red."
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Robert

1989 ascMcLaren convertible - royal gold
1986 ascMcLaren convertible - red
1984 ascMcLaren convertible - white

1985 Motorsport Capri · Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 5:02 pm Post subject:

any mention of the 1985 GP IV cars in this artical?
J
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Jason Ringuette
1985 Mercury Motorsport Capri Registry
www.Motorsportcapri.com

75coug · Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 995 Location: Van Alstyne, TX

It mentions that they were made, but that's about it.
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Robert

1989 ascMcLaren convertible - royal gold
1986 ascMcLaren convertible - red
1984 ascMcLaren convertible - white

Sandy · Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 5:24 pm Post subject:

Robert, I have saved one painfully funny cartoon, which I spent 20 minutes trying to post here, but I cannot post it.

It was sent to me from a girlfriend. It's a view of the first new car dealership owned by a girl. The inventory is all grouped together by
car's paint color. The various rows of inventory have big signs
at the end of each row. The signs say:
BLUE CARS
RED CARS
YELLOW CARS
GREEN CARS
WHITE CARS
BLACK CARS
BROWN CARS
AND......
MISC. COLOR CARS.
Very Happy

ON THE BUILDING IS A SIGN
STATING THAT
"ALL RED CARS ON SALE...THIS WEEK"
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Sandy passed away in 2012. He will be forever missed.

1990 Final Car prior to the 12 Silver Anny Editions
1990 Silver Pearl Anny Edition
1986 Coupe Full Pkg #109 of 114.

http://public.fotki.com/ascmclaren/ascmclaren_capris/sandys_mclarens/

75coug · Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 995 Location: Van Alstyne, TX

Now that's funny.
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Robert

1989 ascMcLaren convertible - royal gold
1986 ascMcLaren convertible - red
1984 ascMcLaren convertible - white

Sandy · Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 2:20 pm Post subject:

I wish that I could have posted it! Got this new program called IRFAN or something like that and all of my saved pictures I can view & print...but cannot post. My confuser caught a nasty bad virus (while this site was being formed) and they had to UNinstal my Windows 98 and then re-instal and in so doing whatever program was in there originally was gone, and I get this crappy IRFAN as a host to store my "pictures" "Documnets" and "Extras" and I cannot send anything to anyone. Stinks!
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Sandy passed away in 2012. He will be forever missed.

1990 Final Car prior to the 12 Silver Anny Editions
1990 Silver Pearl Anny Edition
1986 Coupe Full Pkg #109 of 114.

http://public.fotki.com/ascmclaren/ascmclaren_capris/sandys_mclarens/

Tom S. · Joined: 28 Aug 2004 Posts: 264 Location: Farmington, MN

mandra · Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 2:19 am Post subject:

Sandy · Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 3:43 am Post subject:

SuSE gnu/linux !! I got THAT last week at the Chinese take out!! Very Happy

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Sandy passed away in 2012. He will be forever missed.

1990 Final Car prior to the 12 Silver Anny Editions
1990 Silver Pearl Anny Edition
1986 Coupe Full Pkg #109 of 114.

http://public.fotki.com/ascmclaren/ascmclaren_capris/sandys_mclarens/

85McLaren · Joined: 27 Sep 2004 Posts: 178

Only thing that always gets me about certain articles is mainly weight.

Sandy,
If I recall, the specs are always after a mustang LX or Vert. As well as performance times. There is surely a weight difference between the two which affects performance (no power top, top is a LOT lighter, no backseat, etc). I am sure the weight is negligible on the coupes, but the verts would be different than the vert mustang. I wish I still lived near a weight scale for truckers to weigh my 88.... Smile

AND I never go by the weight on the registration card or the inside door panels. They are ALWAYS wrong (at least with my cars). My friends and I had the exact same capris (same options, etc). Our registrations cards weight is ALWAYS different....

Anyone ever actually weight the mclaren vert ?

Jason

Sandy · Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 9:56 pm Post subject:

Jason while the non-power top and lack of a back seat would cause the car to have a lighter weight, I feel that is offset by a yet higher weight, due to the steel under body add'l. bracing added by ASC. My guess is that a 5.0 LX Convert would be marganally faster in a 0-60 or 1/4 mile race. Stock vs Stock.
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Sandy passed away in 2012. He will be forever missed.

1990 Final Car prior to the 12 Silver Anny Editions
1990 Silver Pearl Anny Edition
1986 Coupe Full Pkg #109 of 114.

http://public.fotki.com/ascmclaren/ascmclaren_capris/sandys_mclarens/