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Number: 4651
From: "Sandy Block"
Date: Sun Mar 7, 2004 11:17 pm
Subject: [ASC McLaren ] Re: Interesting figures
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[ASC McLaren ] Re: Interesting figures
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David, I agree with you on all but one small point. Often people
will ask me WHY I am so crazy about these cars. I will try to
explain, briefly.
Lets take for an example, a Cadillac Station Wagon - vintage 1969-
1976, okay? With this fine conversion, it's all out there to see. A
person not into cars, can immediately see the enormous change.
It's "on your plate" as they say ~
However, all of the little hidden alterations, some so small they are
totally oblivous, that went into making the Capri & Mustang 2-seat
roadsters are (to me) what makes them so very interesting.
The "average" person - even the car-guy has no clue what went into
doing these cars. What they DO see, is a Mercedes-Benz top on a
Mustang !! I don't think (even if they show up at car-shows is
droves, the general public is going to view them as any more than
Mercedes tops on Mustangs that have no back seat, and that's the sad
part.
S A N D Y
--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "silvergp4" <CARANDD@A...> wrote:
> If a judge walked up to my car and called it a POS, it would not
> bother me. If
> I won a huige Best of Show trophy, I'd like it, be sure of that, but
> it would not endear my car to me anymore than right now, without a
> Best Of Show trophy! Just how I am.
>
> S A N D Y
>
>
> Sandy, I agree, I don't need someone else's approval to make my
car
> mean anything more or less to me. I am starting to get a collection
> of Mclarens, that some would consider junk. To me they are gold
> mines, I enjoy pulling a car apart and restoring it, thats me, some
> would rather buy a car that is mint( now don't get me wrong, I
would
> buy a mint unrestored Mclaren Capri, if I could find one, and had
the
> $$$ at the time)thats great for them. I think the idea is to get
the
> Mclarens out and at the shows, so the general public can see what
> craftsmanship went into the cars, and spark their interest. That in
> turn may help the awareness of these cars go
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up.
>
>
> David
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