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Number: 1302
From: "negusm" <negusm@y...>
Date: Mon Sep 23, 2002  1:33 am
Subject: Re: stock!!!

Body:
I gotta second your comment on Hank....if it weren't for him, my '85
Coupe woulda hit the scrap yard loooong ago. He seems to always
have something I'm looking for. Thank God he bought out the
remaining stock or we'd be all scavanging the burned out and broken
ASC Mclarens to keep the better ones in shape. At any rate, at
least a few ASCs get a chance at rebirth.

His prices seem to be right in line with parts for any specialty
vehicle out there. Ever try and buy Shelby parts?

-Mike



--- In ascmclaren@y..., "jdawg" <jdawg@e...> wrote:
> thanks for being real sandy. i agree, the wind is on the way
out,
> it did look better without the chrome fender trim, i will have to
> scan some pics of it without(it had the tan top still back then)
i
> did actually pay for it, well kinda, i was supposed to pay $5000,
> plus i gave him my one of a kind, escort convertible chop top(will
> have to get you a few pics of that as well).. but i never paid
him
> the money, and they bought the escort for me to begin with, so no
i
> didn;t have a dime in it. i still have all the original paperwork
> and window sticker and invoice stating a wild high cost of
$27989.65
> out the door.
> again thanks for the info you have given and will probably give
more
> in the future.
> jdawg
> a few more things i wanted to mention after my readings... does
> anyone ever remember the tv show "heart to heart" they had a red
> covertible with tan interior asc.
> you can have new windows put in your top, i used a local interior
> guy. he had convertible window material by the roll. i believe
it
> cost me $150 for the replacement and restreching. a temp fix till
i
> gathered the $750 and went to see hank.
>
> and the other was about hank, i read a bunch of negative
comments.
> he seemed like a good enough guy to me . in fact i envy the fact
> that he was smart or lucky enough to get all these parts. i would
> probably be charging more than him, cause when there gone, there
> gone. i also went in person and got to pick my parts. he had a
> stack off tops almost as tall as me, and every other part i
> needed... side window($300)i think, all the seals(yes i bought
them
> all) a few more small parts and he even threw in a asc video for
> free... i did call him first with a vin# and had no problem with
> that. one thing i do remember is he had the molds for the
headlight
> and taillight covers you guys mentioned as being destroyed,
unless
> he had made some new ones. any way i guess alot of it has to do
> with the way you deal with people. dont ever expect to get
> something for nothing.
>
> jdawg
>
>
>
>
>

--- In ascmclaren@y..., "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...> wrote:
> > I love the paint color!!!
> > I hate the deck lid picnic table (Oops, "Spoiler")
> > I actually love those wheels, as well!!
> > I hate the "chrome eyebrows" over the wheel lips
> > I can 100% appreciate the story you told, herein, and with THAT
> > background, I don't fault you for exercising your craft on your
> own
> > car!
> > You devalued it, by altering it, because, like a fine piece of
> art,
> > it's worth the most in its original state, however, on the other
> > hand, you didn't pay for it, so you lose nothing.
> > Compared to what my friend's kids did when Mom & Dad got
divorved,
> > you were a sweet angel!
> >
> > Again, your little girl is so beautiful! The best to your
little
> > family!
> > S A N D Y
> >
> >
> >
> >

--- In ascmclaren@y..., "jdawg" <jdawg@e...> wrote:
> > > ok, ok, thank you very much.. i cant wait to see her face
> when
> > > she realizes the car is going to be hers....
> > > i think i feel tough enough now for a good tounge lashing, why
> > don't
> > > you all go ahead and give me your honest opinion of the
car...
> i
> > > know you hate it , i screwed it all up, etc lol but lets hear
> it
> > > any way. like i said before, i have been reading all the
posts
> > > (only on 305) and am begining to see the light. what you
need
> to
> > > understand is my situation at the time. i was young and my
> parents
> > > had recently divorced when i somehow obtained the car from my
> > > father. i remember his words like it was yesterday...."what
> ever
> > > you do, dont change the color of the car and don't remove the
> > ground
> > > effects." now whats this young brat of a kid, that just
happen
> to
> > > be the one who caught his daddy cheating, gonna do? i was
> pissed
> > at
> > > him and wanted to do exactally what he didn't want to
happen.
> so
> > > the changes took place. this was the same time i opened a
> custom
> > > shop, this car was a perfect piece of advertisment for the
> > > business. so it came to be....candy emerald green, minus the
> > ground
> > > effects. i have been searching for a lx trunk so i can
ditch
> the
> > > big ugly spoiler. sont worry i wont throw out the stock
> trunck. i
> > > goes in my bone yard(attic) with the rest of its brothers and
> > > sisters( i have all stock parts down to the original valve
> covers).
> > > the last few days i have gone down stairs to the garage and
> stared
> > > at the thing and though "RED" again???? im really not ready
to
> get
> > > into it at the moment, my other projects must prevail. i
will
> > > probably drive it like it is till the little one tells daddy
she
> > > wants the car to look like elmo when he asks what color..
> > > but again, i still would like to hear what you all think, even
> if
> > > its negative.
> > > i wont hate
> > > jdawg