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1890 Number: 1889 From: "Sandy Block <cigarsandy@c...>" <cigarsandy@c...> Date: Sun Jan 12, 2003 2:21 pm Subject: Re: Pictures
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Mustang LX 5.0L 2-Door Coupes ordered by ascMcLaren to become ascMcLaren Roadsters were all ordered in the exterior color of Raven Black. The interiors were different (Scarlet, Sand Beige, Medium Grey and for 1990 only, Ebony Black.) Cars that were ordered WITH blue interior (either Regatta Blue for 1985-1989 - or 1990s with Crystal Blue) came painted from Ford in Oxford White, except for the 1988s which were painted in Light Smoke (Pastel Grey). This because Ford's computers were set to reject the combinbation of a car in black with a blue interior, which Ford deemed to be "Unacceptible Color Match". Therefore, in order to obtain cars with a blue interior, these cars were made in Oxford White (87, 89 & 90) or Pastel Smoke Grey (1988). Cars that left FoMoCo in black, were left black in the underhood department, meaning inner fenders, radiator support & firewall. Cars that were Oxford White (such as mine) were extra work for them as they required these aforementioned items underhood to be repainted black. Therefore in many cases (no not all) but the lion's share of cases, cars with blue interiors were converted last, after all the others had been done. This is true of Dealer's Stock or inventory......NOT TRUE for customer orders! If you ordered a car with blue interior in November, naturally they would not make you wait until the following June to make your car, BUT dealer's stock inventory selected with blue interior came at the end. When the porter went out into the HUGE lot to get a car to bring in to be converted, he knew to not look into any of the white cars, IF he was looking for any other interior color. They'd send him out with a note onto which would be written 2 things: The type of transmission & interior color the ascMcLaren customer wanted. ~~ So it would say like: 5 Speed Grey. Meaning he'd have to look into all the black cars looking for a stick with grey interior. First one he found, was the victim !
