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Number: 0597
From: orange86capri
Date: Sun Mar 3, 2002  6:28 pm
Subject: Re: The D32 code for the Motorsport Capri

Body:
I know all about your car Sandy from our talk on the phone, and can't
begin to forget the story you told about the Hella covers. You told
me all about the owners that the car had, but I can't remember if I
asked if the car was wrecked once or twice, and if you knew how long
it has been wrecked (not driven) to date.
Thanks for all of the info on the Motorsport Capri's, YOU DA MAN!!

--- In ascmclaren@y..., cigarsandy <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> D32 is the code for 1984-1990 asc/McLaren Hatchbacks AND 2-Seat
> Roadsters! 1985 Mercury Capri 5.0 Hatchback Coupes ** WITH ** the
> asc/McLaren APPEARANCE PACKAGE never had assigned to them any
> specific code to denote their trip to Autry Avenue in Livonia,
> Michigan (location of asc/McLaren at the time). As I said, they
were
> randomly plucked RS Capri(s) in either Oxford White OR Silver
> Metallic right off the assemby line. Nationwide dealers who had
> ORIGINALLY ordered these units, never got them, as they were
> diverted to asc/McLaren.
> On a prior post, I omitted 2 items these cars ALSO got at asc:-
> * Rear Under Bumper Air Valance Panel with Exhaust Cut-outs
> * asc/McLaren (Made by Campignolio of Italy) {BBS Style} Wheels in
> Anthracite
>
> Proof that they were NOT made BY FoMoCo UNDER a code D32 can be
found
> in that firstly they carry the STANDARD interior of Red-Orange seat
> welting (piping). This, on a D32 Spec car was changed to matching
> grey piping, so as NOT to visually clash with the Popsicle Orange
> exterior Decals & Striping. (Red Piping/Orange Striping).....YEECH!
> Further proff can be found that the body built tag (or properly
> called (Body Buck Tag) is lacking the D32 code reversed stamped
into
> it along with all of the other options on the car.
>
> I hope you'll do #110 right. It's had many owners. (I think you
are
> #4). #110 deserves the best, as it's a full-packaged car, I
believe
> with power Door Locks too! (BTW, Mine's # 109.) 110 is the 4th
from
> the final one!!! ~ I'm the 5th from the final one.
>
>
>
> -- In ascmclaren@y..., orange86capri <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > You are the supreme authority on these cars. I thought the code
for
> > the GPIV cars was D32, but in any case, all I really wanted to
know
> > was if the GPIV cars came with the light covers. The car that I
> found
> > is indeed a real GPIV according to the registry, but like I said,
I
> > know they didn't come with the McLaren nose, but rather an RS
nose.
> > However, the owner of this car did indeed put a McLaren lower on
> it.
> > I realize that this is not factory. I did get the nose off of the
> > car, since I needed one for my 86 Coupe(110). I noticed that the
> > headlight bezels had the holes on top for the light covers, and
> just
> > wondered if the owner put the light covers on as well as the
lower
> > nose. Also, a buddy of mine got the foglights out of the car, and
> > they were just the regular old marchals, like you said. So I
guess
> > this guy ran out of money after getting the lower nose and front
> and
> > rear light covers(if not factory for the Motorsport cars).
> >
> > In regards to restoring a GPIV, I am not. I am restoring my 86
> Coupe
> > that I got from Blumclaren, and thought I hit it big when I found
a
> > nose with the McLaren lower on it. The lower is pretty much shot,
> and
> > in my eyes useless. So I did end up getting a new nose from Hank
> > along with a mess of other things. Thanks for your help.
> >
> > p.s. What is the code for the GPIV cars? Where did I get D32
from?
> I
> > may have made that up!?!?!