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Number: 4670
From: "Sandy Block"
Date: Wed Mar 10, 2004  2:13 pm
Subject: [ASC McLaren ] Re: Interesting figures

Body:
[ASC McLaren ] Re: Interesting figures

Obviously I messed up! The HB is NOT the build date! Could not have
been built in August & received in July! The HB is NOT the build
date. I don't know what it stands for. The McLaren dates of
receiving & shipping are indeed correct.

SORRY


--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...>
wrote:
> 618892 is a EuroCoupe, Oxford White. Received AT ascMcLaren on July
> 15th 1986 & shipped out on July 24th 1986. It's the 13th of the 47
> EuroCoupes. They made 34 after it. It's one of 14 in color.
> Regarding the Buck-Tag:-
> 618892 is of course your sequence VIN. 61D is the code for a Capri
3-
> Door Hatchback. The "M" is the code for the 302 Cu In V-8 with EFI.
> 9L is the code for Oxford White, while the PW is Power Windows.
>
> The HB is the build date of August 2nd H=Aug B=2 They built 1,977
> 1986 Capris AFTER yours.
>
> Mustang took 93% of the build and Capri took 7% of the Dearborn
1986
> model year build, which was 245,279, or 20,869 Capri & 224,410
> Mustang.
>
> S A N D Y
>
>
>
>
>

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Brent Abrams" <babrams@l...>
> wrote:
> > I don't have my door tag info handy but my body buck tag reads as
> follows:
> >
> > CAPRI
> > 618892 61D M 0127
>
> > 9L DF ST
> > AC 06 HB
> > PW 02
> > A EI 06 2 X 2 NLR
> >
> > And of course the other smaller tag next to it that reads:
> >
> > MCLAREN COUPE
> > MCLAREN COUPE
> > MCLAREN COUPE
> >
> > Brent
> > 1986 EuroCoupe, White, Automatic
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "negusm" <negusm@y...>
> > To: <ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 10:59 AM
> > Subject: [ASC McLaren ] Re: Interesting figures
> >
> >
> > > Yes, it would be nice if we could get some owners to post more
of
> > > their buck tags, door tags and any legible build sheets.
> > >
> > > My door tag as everyone probably has seen before is:
> > > http://www.ascmclarencoupe.com/History/MasiBefore/door_tag.jpg
> > >
> > > My buck tag is here but I don't have the info on it:
> > > http://www.ascmclarencoupe.com/ascParts/asc_BodyBuckTag.jpg
> > >
> > > Its in front of the radiator attached to the cross bar.
> > >
> > > -Mike
> > >
> > >

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Tom S." <tkm654@c...> wrote:
> > > > Again, the door tag DSO is different than the internal DSO
> code.
> > > > The door tag DSO is for the District Sales office. This 2
> digit
> > > > code merely shows what district the car is/was intended for.
> For
> > > > cars that were special orders there is an additional 4 digits
> that
> > > > are undecipherible without internal paperwork.
> > > >
> > > > D32 is a code Ford used internally at the plant to identify a
> > > > McLaren build.
> > > >
> > > > IF everybody would offer up their door tag info we could try
to
> > > > narrow down what codes are common for these cars and use
those
> > > also
> > > > as identifiers. For instance, maybe all McLaren Capri coupes
> had
> > > > the same DSO or maybe they all used the same spring codes
which
> is
> > > > coded with the transmission on the tag or maybe they all have
> the
> > > > same Accesory Reserve Load codes that is printed above the
DSO
> on
> > > > the door tag. This could be done for the Coupes, Capri verts
> and
> > > > the Mustangs also. There is nothing except the VIN on this
tag
> to
> > > > identify the car so a picture or two of the tag, with only
the
> > > last
> > > > 6 digits of the vin blocked out if you so choose, would be
> great.
> > > > If Sandy wants to handle the load of pics or if Negusm wants
to
> > > > fine, or I can too. A few examples of the tags:
> > > > http://www.sspmustang.org/technical/doortags.htm
> > > >
> > > > Tom S.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, Peter Shear <tfs2121@y...>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > what about the door tag would it say anything about
> > > > > the D32 build code or something?
> > > > >
> > > > > ~Peter
> > > > >
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