ascMcLaren Enthusiasts

[sanddog]

DId Mclaren use SSP cars when they were built or were just some of them ordered as SSP, been reading but confused on this topic, new to the site and hope I'm not asking a question that has been beat to death.

Cheers
Greg

[plumkrazy]

welcome,

Have never heard about SSP cars being Mclarens but could see that happening because of the options. Im also guessing you are referring to 87-93 mustangs since have never heard of a SSP Capri. What info do you have ?

[negusm]

[sanddog]

I recently purchased a 1989 #98 (its in the database here) from the guy who purchased it in 2007. He put a whopping 1000 miles on it since he owned it and currently has a little over 33,000 on it. It had the original window sticker with the following options: (cant figure out how to download photo from phone)
-Special value group $1794
-Automatic AOD $515
-Special Order 86 2045 (which is the DSO that matches the DSO in the door jam)
-135 AMP Lestek Alternator $240.55
-Coding for weight adjustment NC
-Delete paint stripes NC
-Delete articulated seat $702.40 (don't know why that was a charge and not a credit)

The things that leads me to believe its an SSP is the DSO, it also has the 2 buck tags mounted on the radiator support, both of them are stamped with info, can read the info on the front one but the second one cant see enough of the stamping to make out and haven't wanted to cut the wire that holds them. Plus numerous options of SSP cars.

It also has the optional radar detector.

Any thoughts on the above info would be appreciated. I have been to one of the SSP sites and the 2 buck tags seems to be a must to be an SSP as they were the only mustangs with 2 buck tags, all others received only one.

thanks
greg

[negusm]

My car received 2 buck tags. 2nd one is smaller and says "asc coupe" on it. So the not only the SSPs got a second buck tag.

http://www.ascmclarencoupe.com/ascParts/asc_BodyBuckTag.jpg

A DSO is just the location the car was scheduled to go to. (District Sales Office).

SSPs would have been built to order and I really doubt Ford would have grabbed them and run them back into the plant for prepping for asc.

Found an old post below that may shed a little light in how the DSO and D32 codes and internal Ford codes relate:

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Tom S." <tkm654@c...> wrote:
> > > > Again, the door tag DSO is different than the internal DSO
> code.
> > > > The door tag DSO is for the District Sales office. This 2
> digit
> > > > code merely shows what district the car is/was intended for.
> For
> > > > cars that were special orders there is an additional 4 digits
> that
> > > > are undecipherible without internal paperwork.
> > > >
> > > > D32 is a code Ford used internally at the plant to identify a
> > > > McLaren build.
> > > >
> > > > IF everybody would offer up their door tag info we could try
to
> > > > narrow down what codes are common for these cars and use
those
> > > also
> > > > as identifiers. For instance, maybe all McLaren Capri coupes
> had
> > > > the same DSO or maybe they all used the same spring codes
which
> is
> > > > coded with the transmission on the tag or maybe they all have
> the
> > > > same Accesory Reserve Load codes that is printed above the
DSO
> on
> > > > the door tag. This could be done for the Coupes, Capri verts
> and
> > > > the Mustangs also. There is nothing except the VIN on this
tag
> to
> > > > identify the car so a picture or two of the tag, with only
the
> > > last
> > > > 6 digits of the vin blocked out if you so choose, would be
> great.
> > > > If Sandy wants to handle the load of pics or if Negusm wants
to
> > > > fine, or I can too. A few examples of the tags:
> > > > http://www.sspmustang.org/technical/doortags.htm
> > > >
> > > > Tom S.

-Mike
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