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From: "Tom S." <tkm654@c...>
Date: Tue Jul 1, 2003  10:19 am
Subject: Re: 84 ascMcLarens...

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Re: 84 ascMcLarens...

"The exhaust does not look turned down at the tips."

The exhaust turndowns were a 1987+ GT style item. 1984-1986 used
the stock exhaust which was the same for GT or LX, brushed stainless
ends from the rearend hump to the back.

Tom S.


--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...>
wrote:
>

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "negusm" <negusm@y...> wrote:
> > I just got some asc one sheet flyers/brochures printed in 1983
(1
> > coupe and 1 vert) and was wondering a few things.
> U have those two sheets as well. Those cars were prototypes.
I've
> never found a coupe like that. There are however 4 possibly 5
> converts like that one. The were 1983-made prototypes. When
> production actually began n 1984 they were made as we all know
then
> to look.
> I believe Hank has two or three of them. Those are NOT vent
windows
> on the convert, as they do look like that. Rather, they had not
yet
> figured out how to recline the windshield to meet the angle of the
> side glass (new galss, stupid!) so, they put a vertical bar and a
> small pane of glass in the triangle it formed. The regular window
> glass was cut to ride up & down in the track of that bar.
>
>
>
>
>
> >
> > First, when the topic of striping came up on the coupes, I don't
> > think the lower stripe was mentioned. Did all 84 Coupes come
with
> > the wide bottom orange stripe?
> >
> >
>
http://www.ascmclarencoupe.com/Literature/ascMcLarenBrochures/83ascMc
L
> > arenCoupe_2.jpg
> >
> > Other interesting things were the orange center caps and the
wheel
> > spokes were not machined (except that the center ring was
> machined).
> > The exhaust does not look turned down at the tips. The steering
> > wheel is also completely different than the 85-86 ones. Also
the
> fog
> > lamps look like they have orange lettering on them. Were these
> > foglight covers? The brochure coupe also had power locks.
> >
> > Now the 1984 vert...its lowered. Were all of them for 84
lowered?
> > It also has no asc logo on the center caps.
> >
> >
>
http://www.ascmclarencoupe.com/Literature/ascMcLarenBrochures/83ascMc
L
> > arenConvertible_2.jpg
> >
> > Anybody know where I can get one of those coupe posters (or want
to
> > sell)? Its one of the last pieces of literature I think I'm
> missing.
> >
> > -Mike