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Number: 1421
From: "jdawg" <jdawg@e...>
Date: Mon Sep 30, 2002 7:34 pm
Subject: Re: What's wrong is.....
Body:
im sure i have seen 88's with that wheel. i know where one is
sitting as a matter of fact. i will go make sure sometime.
jdawg
--- In ascmclaren@y..., "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...> wrote:
> -If you look in the 1987 asc/McLaren (Convt.) brochure, you see a
> small photo of the steering wheel, without the cruise control. It
> was the SVO steering wheel from 1986, the tri-spoke. I have seen
> 100s of 1987 McLarens in photos sent to me, and I have never ever
> seen even 1 with YHAT steering wheel! I errored on the dash Alert
> Light availability, but I'd put my money on this one: It IS the
> wrong steering wheel
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -- In ascmclaren@y..., "jdawg" <jdawg@e...> wrote:
> >
--- In ascmclaren@y..., asc4me <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > > Sandy, I think that there is a high probablity that at some
point
> > in
> > > the late 1987 production that they made some cars with the
ford
> > > leather wrapped stearing wheel. The one on E-bay is an 87
#4xx
> > and
> > > mine is an 87 #421 and it does not have cruise control and has
> the
> > > exact same steering wheel. I know for a fact that it is
original
> > > because I have the sales receipt where it was sold to the guy
> that
> > I
> > > bought it from when it had 20,000 miles on it, and it is
listed
> as
> > > not having cruise control. This eliminates the posibility that
it
> > had
> > > cruise and it was taken off. Therefor it either never had
cruise
> > > control and had a ford steering wheel, or it h;ad a Mclaren
> > steering
> > > wheel which was taken off in its first 20,000 miles and was
> > replaced
> > > with an identical one that the 87 on E-bay has which I find
> highly
> > > unlikley. Also the leather wrapped steering wheel on both my
car
> > and
> > > the one on E-bay were not standard issue, but rather were the
> > wheels
> > > offered in the police cruiser. I know this because I have a
> friend
> > > with a 88, police cruiser that has the same steering wheel.
go
> > > figure???
> > >
> > >
--- In ascmclaren@y..., "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...> wrote:
> > > > What's wrong on that dash is the fact that if you look
directly
> > > below
> > > > the fuel gauge you'll see a slightly recessed regtangle.
> That's
> > a
> > > > warning bank of lights......I am not positive, but I think
LOW
> > FUEL
> > > > DOOR AJAR TRUNK AJAR & LOW WASHER FLUID. That was standard
> > > equipemt,
> > > > and NEVER an option....and ONLY ON 1989 Mustangs. 1997 &
1998
> &
> > > 1990
> > > > never had this. !! One Year only, 1989!! So, why is she
> > wearing a
> > > > 1989 Dash & the incorrect steering wheel, if she has only
> 20,000
> > > > miles on her?????
> > > > Once again, more than meets the eyes, here!!