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From: "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...>
Date: Fri Apr 18, 2003  11:11 am
Subject: [ASC McLaren ] Re: Identifing My Capri

Body:
With the name & color code POR-027 on Porsche & H1 on Audi (Guards
Red & Laser Red) you can go to a dealer and get a small amount of
paint. Or to an automotive paint supplier and buy like 2 oz. of
paint, for touch ups. IF repainting an area larger than scratch,
door ding or the like, I'd strongly suggest going the SIKKENS route,
if a match of perfection is desired. Inside (the underside) of your
trunk lid is another decal with these codes & the date the car was
painted....Take a Look!

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Dick & Terrie" <rjohnson67@s...>
wrote:
> Hello Sandy ( and others, too)
>
> Actually the car does have a SIKKENS sticker in the inside of the
driver's side door. It does not appear to have been much of a sticker
in the first place - by that I mean it is just paper and is getting
faded out. I cannot see a color code on it.
>
> The car's paint is really bright red and sure does draw attention
>
> Thank you for your, as usual, great help and information,
>
> Dick
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Sandy Block
> To: ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 10:22 AM
> Subject: [ASC McLaren ] Re: Identifing My Capri
>
>
> They did not go back to Ford. They went from Ford to ascMcLaren
to
> railcar.
> All 1987 thru 1990 Mustangs built under code D32 to become an
> ascMcLaren came down the Dearborn, Michigan Mustang plant in
BLACK
> Ford factory paint, with the EXCEPTION of units ordered with blue
> interior. Blue interior'd cars were done in white in 87, 89 &
90.
> In 88 they were done in light smoke pastel grey. This is because
> Ford's computers were set up to reject the combo of a black car
with
> blue interior, deemed a no-no combination. Cars with red, beige,
> black or grey interior started life as a black car.
> Once inside ascMcLaren, the cars got at least 60% dis-assembled.
> After the roof was removed and other major alterations completed
to
> the chassis and the car was ready, it was totally repainted using
the
> most expensive paint known, SIKKENS (of Holland) in america in
> Georgia. Sikkens paint seldom chips, never cracks, and holds up
a
> long time ! A gallon of it is over $45.00.
> 98% of all paint colors used on ascMcLarens are unique to a
Mustang.
> Your red (ascMcLaren Red) is actually a Porsche/Audi color on the
> Porsche called Guards Red and on the Audi Laser Red. POR 027/H1
is
> code. For a complete color listing, I believe I did it & that
it's
> to your left either under Links or Database.
> S A N D Y
>
>
>

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Dick & Terrie"
<rjohnson67@s...>
> wrote:
> > Dear McLaren Mustang freaks!
> >
> > Speaking of paint: I have very recently purchased an '88 ascMc,
> #1217. It has about 40,500 miles on it. The seats show some wear
but
> over all the car is really sharp. Has a brand new black top, gray
> interior and bright RED paint. Orig. honeycomb wheels and eagle
> tires.
> >
> > So much for that. So pleading just plain ignorance on these
cars in
> general: When these cars were converted from a coupe to a rag-top
and
> all the trim added, was not the entire car painted (repainted)?
The
> reason I ask, is that the paint on this car looks just about too
good
> to be 15 years old and have not been repainted. But even guys
that
> know about painting ( and I know a little bit) can only point out
> some very tiny spots, like a bit of paint on the edge of the
original
> mfg. plate on the inside of the driver's door and a wee bit of
> something at the very bottom of the windshield under the cowling.
> There is no apparent overspray anywhere; trunk, door sills,
fenders,
> engine comp.; etc. But, then to me; the paint looks more like
enamel
> than lacquer; there is a bit of "orange-peel" to it and sme
slight
> roughness.
> >
> > I am not really to bothered if, in fact, the car has been
> repainted because it does look really sharp. I just keep
wondering if
> all of these conversions were a "repaint" between the time they
went
> from Ford, to McLaren, and back to Ford?
> >
> > Thanks for your consideration,
> >
> > Dick Johnson, Myrtle Beach =, SC.
> >
> > ps. I have $14,500 in the entire car and just love it even if
it
> has been repainted. It seemed to me that this was a reasonable
price?
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Sandy Block
> > To: ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 9:37 AM
> > Subject: [ASC McLaren ] Re: Identifing My Capri
> >
> >
> >

--- 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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> > >
> > > --
> > > -----
> > > 76 Mercury Capri GHIA / 77 Mercury Capri V8
> > > http://www.mercurycapri.com .net .org
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