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Number: 3427
From: "negusm" <negusm@y...>
Date: Sun Aug 31, 2003  11:29 am
Subject: Re: COUPE PAINT COLORS & CODES

Body:
Re: COUPE PAINT COLORS & CODES


The vert colors are all there along with the years they were used.
The Ditzler or Sikkens numbers are not listed unless I'm blind which
is what my wife always tells me. The coupes have everything listed.

-Mike



--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...>
wrote:
> I think they are allready over there..
>
> S A N D Y
>
>
>

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "negusm" <negusm@y...> wrote:
> > OK, then I want to move that info out of the coupe paint section
in
> > that file and move it to the vert section.
> >
> > Do you have the vert paint codes? I could add the rest of them
too.
> >
> > -Mike
> >
> >

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Sandy Block"
<cigarsandy@c...>
> > wrote:
> > > Nope, they are all DIFFERENT colors. 7N "Dark Shadow Blue
> > Metallic"
> > > as used on ascMcLaren MUSTANGS was Ditzler Mix # 3946, on the
> > > 1987/1988 ascMcLaren 2-Seat Roadsters where it was
> > called "Atlantic
> > > Blue Metallic". Confused, yet??
> > >
> > > A different Dark Blue for each year McLaren Coupe and a still
> > > different version for the '87 & '88 Mustangs!
> > >
> > > S A N D Y
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >

--- 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




  Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date  
3428 Re: COUPE PAINT COLORS & CODES Sandy Block cigarsandy Sun  8/31/2003  
3430 Re: COUPE PAINT COLORS & CODES negusm negusm Mon  9/1/2003  
3432 Re: COUPE PAINT COLORS & CODES Sandy Block cigarsandy Mon  9/1/2003  
3433 Re: COUPE PAINT COLORS & CODES Sandy Block cigarsandy Mon  9/1/2003  
3436 Re: COUPE PAINT COLORS & CODES negusm negusm Mon  9/1/2003