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From: "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...>
Date: Fri Apr 18, 2003  9:37 am
Subject: [ASC McLaren ] Re: Identifing My Capri

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--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "James W. Gibat-Thoroski"
<mercurycapri@c...> wrote:
>
Yes, in 84, 85 & 86 the V-8 was an option in the GS, and standard in
the RS. Now, having been in the car business, I can tell you that
any dealership manager ordering cars, specifically CAPRIS for
inventory would order all GS models with either the standard 4 Cyl or
the optional 6. IF IF IF they wanted a V-8, naturally they'd order
the RS. I would say that a V-8 GS would 100% be a customer ordered
car. What reason one would have NOT to go into the RS but opt for a
GS with 302 V-8 would certainly baffle me. Yes, I can think of one
reason. The GS came in many more colors than did the color-limited
RS, so a plausable reason would have been to get a certain color.
Another reason might have been IF buyer did NOT want the AUTOMATIC
OVERDRIVE type of Automatic Trans. The Auto in the V-8 GS was NON
Auto. Overdrive. Why, would baffle me, but I am sure there were a
few who would make that choice!
In 1984 the GS came in the following colors that a buyer if a RS
could NOT have:
Dark Blue/Light Tan/Light Blue/Medium Tan or Bright Copper
In 1985 the GS came in Dark Grey/Sand Beige/Dark Brown/Dark Olive
Green/Light Blue or Dark Blue, all of which the RS was not available
in.
Finally, in 1986 Sand Beige/Dark Grey/Dark Brown/Light Blue or Dark
Blue were again available on the GS but not the RS.

I would say that the desire for a V-8 in one of the aforementioned
nine colors would have been cause for the birth of a GS V-8. I'll go
see later if I have those figures for 84/85 & 86 for you.

> It may have been optional, but I don't think any were made...I
haven't seen
> one, nor has anyone come forward to say they have one.
>
> My memory is fading though...I've got so much stuff going on. I
need a
> memory upgrade. :)
>
>
> On Mon, 14 Apr 2003 09:53:34 -0400, Brent Abrams
> <babrams@l...> wrote:
>
> > James,
> >
> > Your memory must be fading. :) I
> > In '84 the 5.0 Liter HO 4V (carbed) engine was "standard & only
available
> > with the Capri RS"
> > The 5.0 Liter HO engine with Electronic Fuel Injection was new
for '84
> > and
> > was "optional with Capri GS and Capri RS"
> >
> > (quotes are from my 1984 Mercury Salesman Source Book)
> >
> > Brent
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "James W. Gibat-Thoroski" <mercurycapri@c...>
> > To: <ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 2:04 PM
> > Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] Re: Identifing My Capri
> >
> >
> >
> >> As far as I know, no GSs in 84 got the air dam unless someone
added it
> >> after the factory, and there were no 5.0 GS cars in 84. In 85
there
> >> were
> >> some, in 86 that's all there was...unless you got the car from
Canada
> >> and
> >> then you could get an RS.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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