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Number: 2775
From: John Gemelli <jgemelli@o...>
Date: Tue May 27, 2003  11:57 pm
Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] Those mysterious 1984s

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OK just great now I want one of those too!

My third is coming home this week! :)

I'll put up photos soon

John

BTW I know of three 85's on Long Island... ;-)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...>
To: <ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 11:16 PM
Subject: [ASC McLaren ] Those mysterious 1984s> Those mysterious 1984s......
> I try hard to stay away, as I cannot produce paperwork to document
> anything. The 25 1984s were NOT consistant. Features on one, were
> lacking on another, and visa versa. To say they all had red widgets
> is opening oneself up for trouble, as soon as one shows up, 100%
> original, with 20,000 miles in the hand of the original owner, with
> BLUE widgets on it! Now....I'm a liar! See? Yet, I saw 9 with red
> widgets on them! So, am I a liar? Nothing is documented, or at
> least nothing that I have.
>
> That said.
>
> The valve covers were black crinkle and ribbed with ascMcLaren
> lettering the appeared attached afterward. The Valve chambers were
> enlarged, and housed larger valves, with prototype springs. The
> breathing was opened up by means unknown. The 302 was massaged by
> FORD at Dearborn, and had a B-303 Cam and some cars had ported heads.
> The exhaust was different. 3" tailpipe width and different headers.
> The car's hood lacked the "vents" and instead had scoops that were
> cut into the hood, NASA-style. There was the radar detector we have,
> but it was built INTO the glove box door. Actually, the unit sat
> inside the glove box, and the door had a cutout with the faceplate
> appearing thru the closed door, flush with the closed door. The
> tranny had Hurst linkage and shifter. The axle ratio was upped to
> 3.08.:1 from 2.73:1. The shift points were sharper and more
> pronounced. They were all Ford's Deep Cadet Blue Metallic, with the
> Popsicle Orange striping/Decals/Logos & rims.
>
> All 25 were campaigned in & around Detroit Michigan and ultimaltly
> sold in Michigan area, as USED cars.
>
> I have been privedged to see 1 in person. They were //~HOT~\\ !!
> Again, NOT all had ALL of the above....most did.
> Then the bean counters arrived at the party.....and never brought the
> beans !
> Okay?
>
> S A N D Y
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