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From: "Sandy Block <cigarsandy@c...>" <cigarsandy@c...>
Date: Sun Dec 8, 2002  9:50 am
Subject: Re: Springs on the ragtops - 1985

Body:
This is not directed at any single person, as much as it's directed
at everyone here. I will - for a final time - state my opinion,
which is very clear & easy to understand. It's MY personal opinion
and it is not worth 1 cent more or less than anyone else's opinion.
That said....
I believe in keeping a "Special Interest" / Classic / or Antique car
as bone stock & close to the way the original selling dealer received
it, as humanly possible. A person would not purchase the Mona Lisa
and then procede to add color to it. (Well, I hope not)! I have
seen many, many people purchase an early fifties Mercury, and procede
to spend many thousands of dollars making it into a "lead-sled" with
rolled & tucked interior, 10 coats of lacquer paint, and all the
other doo-dads. Fine! It's EXACTLY how THEY want it. Trouble
is.....when they go to sell it...NOBODY ELSE wants it exactly THAT
way, and they NEVER get back even half of what they invested. On the
OTHER hand....had they spend THAT much money restoring the car to
EXACTLY the way in was, when delivered to the original dealer, they'd
have to fight off buyers for it!
Case in point: 2 beautiful Edsels recently went thru the Atlantic
City Auction. Both were 1958s. Car #1 was a Citation Coupe. It was
restored to what looked like 100% original perfection. The other one
was a Citation Convertible. Both the top of the line models. As we
all know, the Rag-Tops generally bring more money than hardtops.
Well, the Hardtop brought more! Why? The convertible was equally
restored, but had been very mildly customized. It had the big "Fox-
Craft" fender skirts, a custom rolled & pleated interior and was
lowered at least 3 inches.
In defense, it's YOUR cars, and you paid for them, and it's yours to
do with as you desire. Don't critique me for keeping mine all 100%
factory original, and I will be critique anyone else for not doing
so. I feel that a unique car or limited production, never to be
repeated, of which a mere 2,358 were produced should be kept as
is/was when new, for maximum return on investment. **

**
50 1984 Capri Converts
257 2985 " "
245 1986 " "
479 1987 Mustang "
1,015 1988 " "
247 1989 " "
65 1990 " "
2,358 Grand Total "

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, Hudson Valley Office <FOP@F...>
wrote:
>
>
> Cannot comment on any other model but the 1985 Capri based roadster
that
> I own. I replaced the springs about six months ago. Put in the
> standard springs as listed for a 1985 stock Capri hardtop. Car now
sits
> about two inches higher. Rear is slightly higher than front.
> Significantly improved the handling, decreased drag on transmission
and
> looks good. Appears that the ragtop has LESS weight in the rear
for the
> springs to handle...? What do you say, Sandy ?
>
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