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From: "Brent Abrams"
Date: Thu Jan 22, 2004  12:16 pm
Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] Re: Well, some progress....

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Re: [ASC McLaren ] Re: Well, some progress....

Up until about 1989 you could special order your Ford in just about any
color you wanted, it wasn't something that was well known but it could be
done. I'm sure Sandy knew about it from working at a Ford dealer. By 1990
you could only order a special color if it was a fleet sales order of a
number (I think it had to be at least 5) of the same make of car, if you
wanted to order just a single car they would allow you to get it in primer
only, with the intention that you would have your dealer's own body shop
apply the color of your choice.
Since I don't work at the Ford dealer anymore I don't know what the current
rules are but I am 99% sure that they don't even offer the "primer" service
anymore, just the special order fleet paint service.
It was probably to dropped because 1) The hassle of doing a non-automated
service on a highly automated production line. 2) Lack of dealers taking
advantage of the special order paint service.

Brent

----- Original Message -----
From: "negusm" <negusm@y...>
To: <ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 9:05 AM
Subject: [ASC McLaren ] 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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