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Number: 3416
From: "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...>
Date: Sat Aug 30, 2003  5:22 pm
Subject: Re: COUPE PAINT COLORS & CODES

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Re: COUPE PAINT COLORS & CODES

What?



--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "negusm" <negusm@y...> wrote:
> I have listed in file "ascMcLaren Colors.txt" in the "files"
section:
>
> 7N > Dark Shadow Blue Metallic of 1987 & 1988 Mustang
>
> This was from one of your previous posts that I had put in the
files
> section. Is this also coupe color because you didn't list it in
your
> last post?
>
> I put the extra color info in the "ascMcLaren Colors.txt" file and
> the striping info in the "ascMcLaren Coupe Stripes and Logos.txt"
> file. Both are located in the files section. I made sure I added
> in all the interesting tidbits that weren't there already.
>
> -Mike
>
>

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...>
> wrote:
> > Been some talk on here recently regarding paint colors for our
> > beloved coupes. Post this to the Database if you'd like!
> >
> > COUPE COLORS
> > 1984:
> > Ford Code 5C - "Dark Cadet Blue Metallic"
> > Ditzler Mix Code 3588
> >
> > 1985:
> > Ford Code 3L - "Dark Blue Metallic"
> > Ditzler Mix Code 3171
> >
> > Ford Code 9L - "Oxford White"
> > Ditzler Mix Code 3620
> >
> > 1986:
> > Ford Code 7B - "Shadow Blue Metallic"
> > Ditzler Mix Code 3865
> >
> > Ford Code 9L - "Oxford White"
> > Ditzler Mix Code 3620
> >
> > Ford Code 1C - "Raven Black"
> > Ditzler Mix Code 9000
> >
> > Ford Code 1D - "Smoke Metallic" (Med/Dk. Grey)
> > Ditzler Mix Code 3842
> >
> > Ford Code 1E - "Silver Metallic"
> > Ditzler Mix Code 3621
> >
> > ascMcLaren felt the strong need to re-name a few of these
paints.
> > All 3 model-years ascMcLaren referred to the BLUE as "Midnight
> Blue"
> > and the Smoke Metallic was called Charcoal Grey Metallic and the
> > Silver was called Platinum Silver Metallic.
> >
> > ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY NO OTHER COLOR ascMcLAREN COUPES WERE EVER
> MADE!
> > It should also be noted that the Shadow Blue Metallic and the
> Silver
> > Metallic were NOT available on the EuroCoupes!! EuroCoupes were
> ONLY
> > available in the white, the black or the Smoke Grey.
> >
> > Full Packaged Coupes offered striping and logo decals in:
> > "Popsicle Orange"
> > "Raven Black"
> > "Platinum Silver"
> >
> > IF IF IF IF the ordering dealer did NOT specify the color for the
> > decals, ascMcLaren installed the Popsicle Orange on the blue,
grey
> > and white cars. The Raven Black cars got the Platinum Silver
> > striping/logos and the Platinum silver cars got the Raven Black
> > Striping.
> > However, dealer/customer could order ANY stripe color on any
paint
> > color by making THAT known. I have located a couple of Raven
> Black
> > cars with the Popcicle Orange striping and a Smoke Metallic car
> with
> > Platinum Silver Striping as well as an Oxford White car with
> Platinum
> > silver Striping. Have also located a F.P. car with NO striping,
> nor
> > logos EVER, and a handful of blue cars with Platinum Silver
> striping.
> >
> >
> > S A N D Y