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Number: 1422
From: "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...>
Date: Mon Sep 30, 2002  10:29 pm
Subject: Re: What's wrong is.....

Body:
The picture on message # 1419 of Hank'ssteering wheel is a correct
wheel when the car has Speed Control for both 87 & 88. Howver, the
center horn pad is wrong. It should have ascMcLaren die cut into it.

-- In ascmclaren@y..., "jdawg" <jdawg@e...> wrote:
> 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!!