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Number: 3117
From: "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...>
Date: Sun Jul 13, 2003  1:43 pm
Subject: Re: # # # # # # # #

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Re: # # # # # # # #

In message 2 prior tro this one I say "because they made 247 of
them....Duh)! The very first 1990 was
number 001" OBVIOUSLY this was a typo ! The very first 1990 was #
248 and ran thru 301 when the 1901 thru 1911 began.

(Darn phone starts ringing everytime I get on here - and then I mess
up!)



--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...>
wrote:
> Another bone-head with a made up production number. Why, Oh Why do
> people make up numbers that sound good, when they don't have a clue?
>
> 1987 & 1988 ascMcLaren considered "SERIES I" and 1989 & 1990
> ascMcLaren considered "SERIES II" and THEREFORE they did **NOT**
> start over numbering them in 1988 nor in 1990 !! Therefore.......
>
> 1987s were numbered 001-479 (because they made 479 of them !) and
> the very first 1988 was number 480 and because they made 1,015 of
> them the last 1988 was numbered 1,494. Viola, it's 1989 and SERIES
> II begins so they statrt over. 1989s are numbered 001 through 247
> (because they made 247 of them....Duh)! The very first 1990 was
> number 001 and the numbers ran through # 301. The final 11
(eleven)
> units for 1990 were given numbers 1901 thru 1911. These cars were
> set aside early on to become the "Silver Anniversary Edition"
> ascMcLarens that were never made. See Hank Huisman's site at
> http://www.ascMclaren.com to view the letter regarding them.
> Briefly, they were to be the Sterling Silver Metallic paint, with
the
> Scarlet (red) interior and a "Aresma Silver" Haartz convertible
roof,
> and a stylized 25/25 from fender emblem where the 5.0 went on a
> regulkar Mustang. ascMcLaren said it was to comemmorate the 25th
> year of American Sun Roof Corporation. Ford said "NO" it's the
> Mustang's 25 year silver anniversary and NOBODY speaks for Ford
Motor
> Company and sent a letter to asc threatening still another lawsuit
if
> the car was made. The units had allready been given the dash
plaques
> of 1901-1911. The cars were never made as Silver Anniversary
models.
> The were all painted either silver, red, black or white. The
Aresma
> Silver roofs were never made, but the cars can be told by their red
> interiors and dash plaques with 1901-1911 on them. I have located
4
> of the 11. By the way, the Aresma Silver tops can be seen on the
> Mercedes Benz CLK 4-Passenger convertibles, where Mercedes calls
the
> color "ASH". (It's actually a light light grey).