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Number: 0949
From: cigarsandy
Date: Thu Jun 13, 2002  5:55 pm
Subject: Re: Mag articles and the resurrection of #763

Body:
Truth be told, magazines run very short, glossed over articles. You
would not like, and it would NOT be pretty, what they'd do to your
long extensive re-build! It would turn into a 40 day "facelift" and
you'd be rightfully angry.
I have zero mechanical ability, and zero mechanical knowledge. I
cannot change my own oil. THAT is why I purchase all-done or never-
used cars, and have them service at my Lincoln~Mercury dealer.
I don't have that luxury of choice. If I wanna dance, I have to pay
the fiddler !

S A N D Y
-- In ascmclaren@y..., Marquis Grove <infosyssec@y...> wrote:
>
>
> I wonder how much the magazines would pay me for my tale
of 'resurrecting the McLaren from hell'
> and giving it a new life...
>
> McLaren #763's restoration is progressing and it has now reached
the stage where it is road worthy
> enough to drive from Boston to Los Angeles without fear of a
breakdown: which in itself is an
> amazing feat for any FORD ;)
>
> As you may recall from our previous conversation, poor old #763 is
the car that was bought in 88,
> written off by an insurance company in 89 following an accident,
and then having the indignity of
> being issued a Certificate of Destruction Title in each of the
three states it was dragged to by
> its previous owner.
>
> After reading about the $18.500 you spent on a MINT McLaren it got
me to thinking about the money
> I am investing in this poor little orphan that no one cared for
during its tragic life....
>
> - The entire interior ( console, seats, carpets, door panels ) were
ripped out - and replaced.
> - The front end was ripped out - and replaced.
> - The brake system was ripped out - and replaced
> - The AOD transmission was ripped out - and replaced with a new one
> - Driver and passenger doors were ripped out - and replaced ( also
requiring a door glass swap ).
> - A set of 'unused' gold mesh rims (that sat in storage for the
last twelve years ) are arriving
> shortly to replace the beaten up black mesh rims
> - Ten million ants and fifty million pine needles have now all been
successfully evicted from
> every nook and cranny in the car.
> - A set of 'unused' gold mesh rims are arriving shortly to replace
the beaten up black mesh rims
>
> Oh well, there is probably a slew of other things that have been
done to this poor little orphan
> to help resurrect it back. But the one thing I will admit that
even as it sits at this moment it
> is drawing a lot of attention and admiration from total strangers.
>
> So I can fully see why $18.500 is money well spent on your latest
purchase Sandy ! Now if I could
> only sell an article on 'resurrecting the McLaren from hell' and
giving it a new life...
>
> Marq #763
>
>
>
> --- cigarsandy <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > I have no clue!! I do know that I write alot & have given some
> > interviews on the telephone, but today is shot. I will go
tomorrow &
> > pick it up. Thanks for the info ! Years ago I wanted to write
an
> > article on OUR cars, and Super Ford told me that there was not
enough
> > interest in them, and they were "Not Fast Enough" ~ However,
Mustang
> > Illustreated JUMPED at the opportunity, and I did & they paid me
well
> > for it.
>
>
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