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Number: 2476
From: "negusm" <negusm@y...>
Date: Mon Apr 28, 2003  10:55 pm
Subject: Re: The plot thickens...

Body:
Yeah, I asked the same thing. It is a very good example of bad
camera work.

-Mike



--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...>
wrote:
> Get me some real interior shots & a sho of the area occupied by
the
> tonneau cover on our McLarens and I'll find it!! I cannot make
heads
> or tails from that pic. I have no idea what I am looking at and
from
> what angle!
>
>
>
>

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "negusm" <negusm@y...> wrote:
> > Well, the guy at FEP posted a pic (admittedly a tough one to
see)
> of
> > the place where the back seat should be:
> >
> > http://www.foureyedpride.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2391&start=15
> >
> > The Cabrio by Intermeccanica had a back seat didn't it?
> >
> > So this car must be another conversion. No?
> >
> > -Mike
> >
> >

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Brent Abrams" <babrams@l...>
> > wrote:
> > > Sandy,
> > >
> > > I read your letter that you sent and was posted on The Four
Eyed
> > Pride site
> > > about this car.
> > >
> > > The company that you had mentioned as "Carson Concepts" is in
> fact
> > Cars &
> > > Concepts, they were based in Brighton, Michigan and were very
> much
> > like ASC
> > > in that they did a lot of prototype work for the "big three".
> > >
> > > They actually did the finish work on the production Mustang
> > convertibles for
> > > Ford from 1983-1993. In 1994 Ford went back to making
convertibles
> > > completely in-house on the assembly line in Dearborn.
> > >
> > > They also did some other conversions that they themselves
> marketed
> > including
> > > a Lincoln Mark VII in the mid eighties called the GTC.
> > > (I always wanted one of these cars too) :)
> > >
> > > If you have a December 1985 issue of Car & Driver, there is a
> road
> > test of
> > > this unique Mark VII. This car was no doubt the inspiration
for
> > the special
> > > edition Mark VII LSC's that were all monochromatic that were
made
> > in the
> > > last couple of years before the change to the Mark VIII.
> > >
> > > Cars & Concepts was integrated with Creative Industries which
was
> > later
> > > integrated with Masco Tech. I doubt that anyone that
originally
> > was with C&C
> > > is there anymore but in the mid-eighties the company president
> was
> > Dave
> > > Draper.
> > >
> > > I hope this helps you in your search.
> > >
> > > Brent
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "negusm" <negusm@y...>
> > > To: <ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2003 2:59 PM
> > > Subject: [ASC McLaren ] This is a bit off topic...
> > >
> > >
> > > > I know that this is a bit off topic but a guy has a 1982
> > notchback
> > > > (converted to a vert) that has a weird almost asc top on
it.
> > Is it
> > > > a cabrio?
> > > >
> > > > http://www.foureyedpride.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2391
> > > >
> > > > -Mike
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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