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Number: 4332
From: "negusm"
Date: Thu Jan 22, 2004  9:05 am
Subject: Re: Well, some progress....

Body:
Re: Well, some progress....

How do you special order a particular paint on a car? I fought with
the Ford dealer on my 96 Probe GT since they didn't have a midnight
blue metallic (notice a trend?). I offered to pay extra whatever.
No dice.

Maybe the Lincolns are pricy enough that Ford is willing to bend.

-Mike



--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...>
wrote:
> Additionally, in 1986 I ordered a new Lincoln Mark VII Base Model
for
> my wife for our 5th wedding anniversary. I ordered it in Special
> Order Factory applied piant. In 1987 (Summertime) I took it to a
> local car-show to display. The powers that be would not believe
that
> it was factory done, until I produced the original window sticker &
> proved it was right on there, and then they believed it. They
> insisted that my car be in the "Modified Group" ~ so, of course, I
> stood no chance! There I sat, next to chromed engine Corvettes,
and
> extreme 440 6-Pac 'Cudas and hairy Mustangs with a bone stock brand
> new Mark VII, painted 1959 Thunderbird "Flamingo
> Pink" ! 'Ya.....Modified !
>
>
>
>

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...>
> wrote:
> > Mike, In my life, I have seen stranger things happen at car shows
> > than that! I have come to learn that truly anything IS possible,
> and
> > CAN and WILL happen! Never say Never!!!
> >
> > S A N D Y
> >
> >
> >
> >

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "negusm" <negusm@y...> wrote:
> > > No way. Put your car next to mine and the lipstick will start
> > > showing on my whore. Nobody will be able to top your untouched
> car
> > > or "unused" interior.
> > >
> > > My goal is to have it look respectable.
> > >
> > > -Mike
> > >
> > >

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Sandy Block"
> <cigarsandy@c...>
> > > wrote:
> > > > Here's the kicker. One day your car will be all done. You
be
> at
> > > a
> > > > show and so will I with mine. You'll whoop me!
> > > >
> > > > S A N D Y
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "negusm" <negusm@y...>
wrote:
> > > > > Got some pics of the tear down and body work of the asc
> (bottom
> > > of
> > > > > page)...
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.ascmclarencoupe.com/History/MasiBefore/
> > > > >
> > > > > Bad news...still a long way to go. Good news...we have a
> > > straight
> > > > > car once again and its time to start reassembling it yet
> again.
> > > > >
> > > > > -Mike



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