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Number: 2591
From: "negusm" <negusm@y...>
Date: Thu May 8, 2003  10:17 pm
Subject: Re: Floor Mats

Body:
Yes, they are mine and are "made up" by Hank (bought them 7 years
ago). Maybe he ran out and was not able to get the same ones made
again. No he does not have the original style. You are lucky to
have them at all.

-Mike



--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, n20capri <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> I've never seen these before...
> http://www.ascmclarencoupe.com/ascParts/asc_FloorMats.jpg
> They do look real nice but they also look "aftermarket" or "made
up".
>
> If anyone knows anyone selling one's like mine that are
mint...lemme
> know...Mine are in great shape but I'd like to get a set of
> backups...I asked Hank if he had a set but he said he only has mats
> that have "AscMcLaren" real small...I don't know what he's talking
> about but after talking to him, I came to the conclusion that they
> definitely weren't the ones that came with my car...
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
>
>

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...>
> wrote:
> > The ones Tom posted in message # 2579 are the correct ones, and
> the
> > ones that came in my coupe 615762 (1986) Dash Plaque # 109 of
> 115.
> > They were frail, and with normal use lasted about 18 months.
> (Normal
> > use meaning 13 to 15 thousand miles a year). Many of us have
> spent
> > years trying to locate the Original Manufacturer, and have never
> been
> > able to. I have chased down many leads, each time to hit a brick
> > wall at the end. Sadly whoever made them did not think enough of
> > them to put their logo, Identifacation or trademark on the back-
> side
> > of them. There is no way to I.D. them. Nobody at asc recalls
and
> > they no longer have any paperwork. They are not the factory mats
> > with the black patch & ascMcLaren orange logo sewen on, as they
> are
> > thicker & the carpet is heavier and a darker shade of grey than
> the
> > factory mats. They are totally different.
> >
> > S A N D Y
> >
> >
> >
> >

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Sandy Block"
<cigarsandy@c...>
> > wrote:
> > > I never saw one of the 25 1984s - so I never saw 1984 Mats,
> sorry.
> > > S A N D Y
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "negusm" <negusm@y...> wrote:
> > > > Years ago I got a set of floor mats from Hank and I think
> Sandy
> > > told
> > > > me that they may not be exactly right since they were super
> > scarce
> > > > and Hank probably had some made up. They are really nice
mats
> > and
> > > > well done:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.ascmclarencoupe.com/ascParts/asc_FloorMats.jpg
> > > >
> > > > Now, I see from other people's cars (Mike M's for one) that
> their
> > > > mats are lighter grey with a dark grey square with
> > the "ascMcLaren"
> > > > logo inside of it:
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~st947g38/myfriends/MikeNewWeb/PicturesPa
> > > > ges/NewPicsPages/BullittPedals.htm
> > > >
> > > > However, in the 1984/85 brochure, they look more like the
ones
> I
> > > > have:
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://www.ascmclarencoupe.com/Literature/ascMcLarenBrochures/85ascMc
> > > > LarenCoupeBrochureInside.jpg
> > > >
> > > > Were the 1984 mats different than 85-86?
> > > >
> > > > -Mike