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Number: 1939
From: ho660
Date: Sun Jan 26, 2003  5:50 pm
Subject: Re: The ? I can't answer

Body:
Hmmmmmm. Sounds like someone made a boo boo when they ordered the
blue material. Sandy- you never cease to amaze me with the detail of
knowledge you have. You should write a book on the ASC McLaren!
What do you think? I'd be willing to help you out in any way I could.

Eric-- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Sandy Block <cigarsandy@c...>"
<cigarsandy@c...> wrote:
> 90% of the questions that come my way regarding our cars I can
answer
> right away, or go thru my papers & find the correct answer.
>
> However, there is one question that is driving me crazy. I have
> contacted ALL of my asc contacts, sent letters, called former asc
> employees and everything. Nobody knows....NOBODY.
>
> Here's the question:-
>
> In 1990 the seat sew style was altered. Prior to 1990 the 1987,
1988
> & 1989 seats featured diagonal stitching, on oppisite sides. As a
> poor example, something like this ///// \\\\\. Yes, they were also
> perforated. However, for 1990 they deleted the interior color
> choices of Sand Beige, Medium Gray & Regatta Blue. They added
Oxford
> White, Ebony Black, Crystal Blue and Titanium Grey. They retained
> the Scarlet.
>
> Now, here's the weird part. For 1990 they changed the seat sew
style
> in the center of the back part as well as the cushion, (the parts
> touched by your spine & rear end) by removing the diagonal
stitching
> and leaving them plain, retaining the perforated "dot" holes, but
> removing the ////// \\\\\\ stitching. I was told that this was
> phased in during 1989 "on a few cars" and that the reason was the
> seats with the diagonal stitching were dedicated "lefts and rights"
> and each panel was either a left or a right side, and by omitting
the
> diagonal stitching, any in stock panel could be used on either
side.
> Okay, that makes sence, but now here's the glitch>>
>
> All of the interior colors for 1990 featured this new non-diagonal
> stitchery EXCEPT the Crystal Blue. How Come?? THAT is the ?? I
> can't answer! Now, before you say, they probably used up the blue
> they had, THINK! The Scarlet was a "carry~over" color, YET it had
> the new style. The Crystal Blue was a NEW color, yet IT had the
old
> style! Of course the other interior colors for 1990 were all new,
so
> they too had the new sew style.
>
> As you (may) know, I have two 1990s, one with the hold-over Scarlet
> interior with the new sew style, and one with the new color of
> Crystal Blue with the old sew style. I am baffled. If anyone ever
> finds out this question, please let me know. I am flat out of
> persons to ask. Being 15 years later, there are very few people
left
> at American Sun Roof who even know what our car were/are !
>
> "Why did the NEW color of Crystal blue for 1990 retain the OLD seat
> sew style" when all others, even the carry-over Scarlet had the NEW
> seat sew style" ~ ~