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Number: 1529
From: n20capri
Date: Wed Oct 23, 2002  1:26 pm
Subject: Re: Who's brave enough to buy this one?

Body:
He told me it was #160 of 247. He said vin is 222530. Hmmm

--- In ascmclaren@y..., "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...> wrote:
> It's # 159 of the 247. Hit on Driver Side, no taillights, etc,
etc,
> interior rotten, roof rotten. Car is 100% worthless! If you took
> the car for free, when done, & done RIGHT, you'd have $10,000 in
it.
> For $10,000 you can buy a decent one that has not been trashed like
> this!
> When I was in the car business we used to say, "Once a whore,
always
> a whore...maybe a whore with lipstick & a designer gown....but
still
> a whore" ~ This one's $5.00 a throw!!
>
> Afterthought... What a pity! Whomever couldn't have just bought a
> Mustang and done this to it!
>
>
>
>
> -- In ascmclaren@y..., asc709 <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > I too had thought about it. San Diego is just 10 hours away (not
> too
> > far once you drive the 23 hrs to Atlanta!). Here is the reply I
> > got...
> >
> > "Original color is what is in pics Keweenau white with a Claret
> Wine
> > Cambria Cloth Roof and Scarlet Leather Interior. The VIN is
> 222530.I
> > have the hood but it had a rip in the sheet metal,tonneau cover
as
> > well, the top is in bad condition as the interior needs new
cloth,
> > the lights and the motor and tranny that was in it when I bought
it
> > last year. The guy I bought it from was hit in the driver front
> > fender but not too bad I have pic will send.
> > Thanks for the inquiry."
> >
> > It's gotten too pricey for my tastes... $1,925?!??! This thing
> > requires too much work to justify $1,000...New engine, new
tranny,
> > new interior, new tonneau panel, new windshield molding, new
> lights,
> > new fender, new taillights, new paint, new top, time on a frame
> > machine (if needed), plus all of the oddds and ends. Someone
would
> > be wise to have a complete donor car before taking this one on.
> >
> > Robert
> >
> >
> >

--- In ascmclaren@y..., "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...> wrote:
> > > Three Sticks & Fifteen Automatics = 18.
> > >
> > > See if you can find out WTF happened to it, to cause this
mess!
> I
> > > mean missing Roof? Missing Tonneau Cover? The Front End? It
> > > doesn't really bear the normal "trademarks" of a theft. They
> took
> > > but one McLaren-Exclusive part (Tonneau) but many Mustang
parts,
> > i.e.
> > > headlights, fog lights, engine, hood. Looks like
a "combination
> > > platter" of theft. But, to me - it doesn't realy look like a
> > theft,
> > > but whatever, something that I am not familiar with. What's
> > missing
> > > in the interior?? You could get an engine out of a rear end
> wreck,
> > > along with the hood, lights & fogs, repaint the nose end on it,
> and
> > > buy a Tonneau from Hank in Fla, IF IF IF IF the rest of it is
> okay.
> > > (Driver's side, rear & interior. The roof is only $400 or so,
> It
> > > all depends what isn't visable in the photo!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >

--- In ascmclaren@y..., tasmaniac1 <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > > >

--- In ascmclaren@y..., n20capri <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > > > > I got some pics and it does appear to be a real
McLaren...I
> > > > asked a
> > > > > bunch of questions about the car and am waiting on a
> > > > response...it's
> > > > > an auto (Sandy prolly knew that already) and it is in
> TERRIBLE
> > > > > shape...it appears to have red interior and top from the
> pics.
> > I
> > > > am
> > > > > insane for even inquiring about it...however I am addicted
to
> > > > Fords
> > > > > so my addiction prevails...The bid is up over $500
too...way
> > more
> > > > > than what I think it's worth cause it's a piece of junk
> however
> > > > we'll
> > > > > see...haha
> > > > >
> > > > > Mike
> > > >
> > > > Only 18 of them like it made in '89.
> > > >
> > > > -Nick

	Replies	Name/Email	Yahoo! ID	Date	Size
1530	Re: Who's brave enough to buy this one?	Sandy Block	cigarsandy	Wed  10/23/2002	6 KB
1532	Re: Who's brave enough to buy this one?	n20capri	n20capri	Wed  10/23/2002	6 KB
1533	Re: Who's brave enough to buy this one?	n20capri	n20capri	Wed  10/23/2002	7 KB
1536	Re: Who's brave enough to buy this one?	tasmaniac1	tasmaniac1	Wed  10/23/2002	2 KB
1537	Re: Who's brave enough to buy this one?	Todd Smith	ascmclaren84_2	Thu  10/24/2002	4 KB
1538	Re: Who's brave enough to buy this one?	tasmaniac1	tasmaniac1	Thu  10/24/2002	2 KB
1540	Re: Who's brave enough to buy this one?	Todd Smith	ascmclaren84_2	Thu  10/24/2002	4 KB
1541	Re: Who's brave enough to buy this one?	tasmaniac1	tasmaniac1	Thu  10/24/2002	2 KB
1542	Re: Who's brave enough to buy this one?	Marquis Grove	InfoSysSec	Thu  10/24/2002	3 KB