Is Peter Muscat available? Have you spoken to him? What "perfectionist" changes were overlooked?
Robert
--- In ascmclaren@y..., cigarsandy wrote: > You are more correct, than incorrect. Allow me to > fine tune....<br>YES, asc/McLaren was limited to > interiors by what FoMoCo offerred as a base color scheme. > Sand Beige was dropped by FoMoCo for 1990, therfore > likewise for our McLarens. For '91 they wanted to keep > ordering possibilities down, to cut down on complexity of > outsourced asc/McLaren specific interior bits & pieces, > thusly Oxford White or Ebony Black went pretty much with > everything.<br>There were many HUGE dissagreements between Peter > Muscat and asc, resulting in a lawsuit even!! It was a > very messy situation. Pwter sold the design to FoMoCo, > who then turned around and outsourced it to asc. asc > cut corners, leaving out certain parts that added > quality to the design, in the name of faster build & more > profit. Peter was a fanatic for perfection, and didn't > like what they did to it. (I do not really know the > details). One car was made to fit your description. Made > for the Late Hans Prechter, it was Cadillac's Pearl > White Metallic, with unique Pastel Creme leather and a > Black roof. It had a single large window in the rear, > lacking the two small Mercedes type wrap-around windows. > Rumored to have a power top, it didn't, however it did > have an inside lining with padding between the outer & > inner material. It had a Power Antenna and other unique > features. I know of no other such specials. Crystal Blue > was NOT dropped for 1991 on FORD'S Mustangs, just > asc's.<br>Each of the 1991's was to be available with either a > white or a black interior & a white or a black top, > plus the Atlantic Blue top was to be retained, and > used on a Keweenau White car, with Oxford White > Leather. The new for 91 Bimini Blue also could have had > the Atlantic Blue top with Oxford White > Leather.<br>1991 Paints:<br>asc/McLaren Red/Jet Black/Keweenau > White/Dino Yellow/Bimini Blue (new)/Cinnamon Brown > (new)/Weinsberg Silver (new)/Coral Red/Sea Foam Aqua.