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From: "Sandy Block <cigarsandy@c...>" <cigarsandy@c...>
Date: Tue Feb 25, 2003  2:55 pm
Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] Coupes without stripes

Body:
All 25 1984 Coupes were the dark blue with the orange striping
The 1st 90 1985(s) were the same. The last 60 1985s were white with
the orange striping.

Beginning in 1986, the buyer (whether is was the orderingt dealer for
inventory or a retail buyer) had a choice or anything offered ! Some
combos were never made..... Ones that were made for 1986 include:--

The two aforementioned above for 1984 & 1985 plus these additions
that were exclusively 1986:-

black with silver striping (with orange was available, but none made).
white with silver striping (with black was available, but none made).
charcoal grey with orange, with silver, with black striping (all were
made).
Platinum Silver with black striping (N.A. with any other stripe
colors).

2 special cars were made for the Miller Brothers, owners of Carlise
Auto Shows. One was black with GOLD striping & the GOLD wheels from
the ragtop, the other was the dark blue with GOLD striping & the Gold
wheels from the ragtop. The black car has been totalled & is gone,
the blue one exists is reasonably decent condition.

A few (exact # unknown) black coupes were made with a single bit of
striping, decals or logos. My ascMcLaren contacts says "about 4"


--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "negusm <negusm@y...>"
<negusm@y...> wrote:
> What stripe colors could go on what body colors?
> Were there any variations between the 84-86 striping?
>
> My car ('85) had the striping on the sides and the orange lettering
> on the hood but nothing on the hatch (the orange stripe was there
> around the bumber cover) and nothing on the right side of the dash
as
> shown in pictures of the interior of the brochure.
>
> -Mike
>
>

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Sandy Block <cigarsandy@c...>"
> <cigarsandy@c...> wrote:
> > None ever left the factory with stripes, but I'm sure somewhere
> > somebody added coupes striping to a rag top.
> >
> >
> >

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "negusm <negusm@y...>"
> > <negusm@y...> wrote:
> > > Did they ever do stripes on convertibles?
> > >
> > > -Mike
> > >
> > >

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Sandy Block
> <cigarsandy@c...>"
> > > <cigarsandy@c...> wrote:
> > > > Both cars were black. Absolutely zero stripes. Solid
black.
> > The
> > > > wheels were the "anthracite" (dull silver with
black "pockets".
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Brent Abrams"
> <babrams@l...>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > Sandy,
> > > > >
> > > > > Interesting, I suppose that there were some people that
> didn't
> > > > really like
> > > > > the stripes but also wanted the same equipment as the full
> > > optioned
> > > > Coupe
> > > > > and not a EuroCoupe and asc was probably just happy to make
a
> > > sale.
> > > > > Personally I like the stripes, but if I were to order the
car
> > > > without, I
> > > > > would have requested that they include them with the car
> > > separately
> > > > in case
> > > > > I changed my mind later. Which color wheels were they
ordered
> > > with?
> > > > >
> > > > > Brent
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: <cigarsandy@c...>
> > > > > To: <ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com>
> > > > > Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 9:51 AM
> > > > > Subject: [ASC McLaren ] Coupes without stripes
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Anyone ever see an '86 Coupe without stripes? I have
seen
> > > two.
> > > > Both
> > > > > > owners tell that they requested no stripes, nor any type
of
> > > > decals on
> > > > > > their 1986 Coupes. The cars had the chrome MERCURY
emblem
> in
> > > the
> > > > > > grille, nothing on the sides, and a chrome ascMcLaren
> emblem
> > > on
> > > > the
> > > > > > right side of the hatch lid, just above the right side
> > > taillamp.
> > > > > > Both examples were black cars.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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> > > >
> > > > > >
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2073 Re: Coupes without stripes Sandy Block <cigarsandy@c...> cigarsandy Tue  2/25/2003   6 KB