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From: "negusm <negusm@y...>" <negusm@y...>
Date: Tue Feb 25, 2003  11:50 pm
Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] Coupes without stripes

Body:
I was with you down until you hit 1986. Why is it then that all the
coupes I have seen for 1986 have a hood ascMclaren emblem?

Also, why do the 1984 and 1985 ascMclaren coupe brochures show an
Orange ascMclaren on the dash?

-Mike



--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Sandy Block <cigarsandy@c...>"
<cigarsandy@c...> wrote:
> Okay, we are speaking of 1985 coupes, correct?
> Hood has an off center ascMcLaren decal on the raised hump part.
In
> the grille, off center.......way off center on the driver's side
> should be a chrome (plastic) mercury emblem. On the rear deck
lid,
> on the passenger's side, just above the taillamp assembly another
> decal ascMcLaren. On the dash panel, in front of the passenger is
> nothing.
>
> Now 1986 was DIFFERENT! The hood decal was removed. The chrome
> plated plastic mercury emblem was covered up with a brushed
aluminum
> looking ascMcLaren emblem. (Ford didn't want their copywrited
name
> on the car!!! They had to cover or remove the mercury. To
remove
> it left two good sized holes, so it was better to cover it & cover
it
> they did. On the deck lid was the same ascMcLaren decal as was in
> 1985. On the dash, in front of the passenger was a brushed
aluminum
> looking emblem that was kinda like this:-
>
> LIMITED EDITION (big space to right) #_ _ _
>
> It should be noted herein that EuroCoupes were NOT numbered, and
had
> nothing in that location.
>
> I have seen 1 or 3 1985 with the 1986 in-grill emblem on the dash,
> but in each case, it was affixed there by the owner or a prior
owner.
> Maybe some were put on at ascMcLaren....being hand made they were
not
> all 100% identical. However the grand majority were plain on
> the '85s.
>
>
>

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "negusm <negusm@y...>"
> <negusm@y...> wrote:
> > One question I have though on the 1985 emblems....
> >
> > Is there supposed to be an "ascMclaren" on the right hand side
of
> > the dash and is there supposed to be an "ascMclaren" on the
hatch?
> >
> > Looking at some pictures, it appears that they should but most
> > pictures are from 1986 cars I have seen.
> >
> > -Mike
> >
> >

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Sandy Block
<cigarsandy@c...>"
> > <cigarsandy@c...> wrote:
> > > Yes, absolutely an oversight, there was indeed 1 black coupe
with
> > > orange decals, logos & stripes. Explanation:
> > >
> > > That car is listed on "the next page" and it's the only one on
> > THAT
> > > page, and when I entered this today, I freakin' forgot to turn
> the
> > > page!! ME bad! Sorry
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Brent Abrams"
<babrams@l...>
> > > wrote:
> > > > Sandy,
> > > >
> > > > in your previous email you stated,
> > > >
> > > > "black with silver striping (with orange was available, but
> none
> > > made)"
> > > >
> > > > but on your breakdown list for Coupe color combos produced
it
> > says
> > > that
> > > > there was 1 car made that was Raven Black with Sunburst
Orange
> > > striping &
> > > > wheels.
> > > >
> > > > An oversight?
> > > >
> > > > Brent

	Replies	Name/Email	Yahoo! ID	Date	Size
2079	Re: Coupes without stripes	Sandy Block <cigarsandy@c...>	cigarsandy	Wed  2/26/2003	5 KB
2080	Re: Coupes without stripes	negusm <negusm@y...>	negusm	Wed  2/26/2003	6 KB
2081	Re: Coupes without stripes	negusm <negusm@y...>	negusm	Wed  2/26/2003	6 KB
2082	Re: Coupes without stripes	Sandy Block <cigarsandy@c...>	cigarsandy	Wed  2/26/2003	7 KB
2083	Re: Coupes without stripes	negusm <negusm@y...>	negusm	Wed  2/26/2003	8 KB
2085	Re: Coupes without stripes	Sandy Block <cigarsandy@c...>	cigarsandy	Wed  2/26/2003	9 KB
2114	Re: Coupes without stripes	James W. Gibat-Thoroski	jgibatthoroski	Mon  3/3/2003	3 KB
2115	Re: Coupes without stripes	Sandy Block <cigarsandy@c...>	cigarsandy	Mon  3/3/2003	4 KB