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From: "James W. Gibat-Thoroski" <mercurycapri@c...>
Date: Sun Jan 12, 2003  8:32 am
Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] More pictures of that awful customized 88 Mclaren

Body:

>It's sorta like taking a 1956 Thunderbird (Ford's last 2-seater,
>prior to the 2002 T-Bird),

Actually there was the EXP and LN7. They were two seaters...and the 93 and 95
Cobra R...

>and taking this here 1956 T-Bird and
>removing the grille and doing it in gold, and then repainting the car
>in 2001 Cadillac Dark Green and then making the center of the
>continential kit's tire in Gold to match the grille, and the other
>wheel centers, and then making the door handles gold. Revovering the
>seats in 2000 Jaguar XK8 leather covers and making it beige, and then
>making all of the interior trim pieces painted in Gold Leaf paint.
>Then replace the T-Bs taillight lens with '59 Caddy bullets and
>finish off by putting on a Carson-Type convertible top on the thing.
>The person who would do this no doubt would love their creation!
>But..................
>Now take it to a Kruise Auction, and so what happens UP on the
>auction block........

Some people don't make cars like that just to make money. Personally, I've
never bought a car to make money off it. I buy it to enjoy, drive and modify
to make myself happy. I don't think I've ever thought "Well, I
could do this...but if I try to sell it, I'm not going to make as much money."
In most cases the next place the car goes after I am done with it would be the
great graveyard in the sky! :)))

>The car has little value, most bidders turn away and look at women,
>or go crab a soda! There are over 100,000 Mustangs made every
>year. If someone WANTS to do this...FINE! But......... Do it to a
>Mustang, there are 100,000 of them out there made every years. There
>will never be more than 1,806 Ford Mustang ascMcLarens. That was the
>grand total of 1987 to 1990. Don't do it to one of these cars!
>There are enough of them being trashed & crashed as it is!

I'd rather see someone mod it and drive it than store it away in a little hidey
hole never to be seen again.

So what if it get's modded...it's just a machine. Anything that has been done
can always be undone.

>That is my take as to why a large number of us do not like it.
>S A N D Y
>

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