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Number: 4671
From: "Brent Abrams"
Date: Wed Mar 10, 2004  2:24 pm
Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] Re: Interesting figures

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Re: [ASC McLaren ] Re: Interesting figures

I always assumed that HB is for HatchBack.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...>
To: <ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 2:13 PM
Subject: [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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