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Number: 4742
From: "negusm"
Date: Sun Mar 14, 2004 10:33 pm
Subject: [ASC McLaren ] Re: Interesting figures
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[ASC McLaren ] Re: Interesting figures
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I wonder if HB could stand for High Back seats...
--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Brent Abrams" <babrams@l...>
wrote:
> I hit the send button too fast, so I'll start again.
>
> I always assumed that HB is for HatchBack, but after some looking
that
> doesn't make sense because that is what the "61D" means.
> This "HB" code appears in the same location on a Mustang buck tag
and the
> Mustang GT Registry also does not know what that code means but
their
> suspicion is that it possibly could be a rear defroster code.
>
> Thanks for the info on my car Sandy, I had gotten most of it from
you back
> when I found the car sitting on a used car lot and called you to
confirm
> what it was before I bought it. What I didn't have were the
recieving &
> shipping dates or the production line figures of how many Capri's
were built
> after mine, that's some pretty neat info.
>
> Brent
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brent Abrams" <babrams@l...>
> To: <ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 2:24 PM
> Subject: 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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