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86 vert spotted

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i drove past a red 86 vert yesterday at 7:30pm. the car was getting off I-275 and getting on M-5 north. was it anyone here? i didnt realize it was an asc till to late :shock: and didnt get to follow him.
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tfs2121 wrote:i drove past a red 86 vert yesterday at 7:30pm. the car was getting off I-275 and getting on M-5 north. was it anyone here? i didnt realize it was an asc till to late :shock: and didnt get to follow him.
Nice! So I take it you didn't get picture's? What were you driving?
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yeah... no pics... i was driving my camry...
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so i was driving home today and this same red 86 drove past me. i quickly busted a u turn and chased him down :shock: once i was able to pull up next to him at a light i shouted out to him nice car and gave him a thumbs up.

the car was VERY clean. he said he was out for the last spin of the year. i asked him if he had ever talked to sandy he said no... and i told him about this website. i hope he atleast calls sandy.

on a side note his car had only 1 tail pipe is it a V6? i thought V6 cars are white...

call me crazy but ill chase down any ascmclaren i see on the streets of detroit! i need to make up some cards that say www.ascmclaren.org and sandys name and number and times to call him on it. then i could hand them out to everyone i chase down :twisted:
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IF it had one tailpipe >>> AND was a 1986 ascMcLaren, then ...YES it's a 6 Cyl. Which is about as rare as a one dollar coin. a two dollar bill and a fifty cent piece in your change !
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Sandy wrote:IF it had one tailpipe >>> AND was a 1986 ascMcLaren, then ...YES it's a 6 Cyl. Which is about as rare as a one dollar coin. a two dollar bill and a fifty cent piece in your change !
thats really wird that you should talk about loose change like that. Because Saturday I had just that in my pocket but make it 2 gold dollar coins 1 two dollar bill and a fifty cent kenndy. the tooth fairy is coming :wink:
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Could be an 84 with a cheap single tip exhaust.
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svo413 wrote:Could be an 84 with a cheap single tip exhaust.
That could be.

Peter said it was an 86, so I assumed he saw the third brake light or something else to clue him in.

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it was forsure an 86... is it me or did i read that the V6 cars are all white and blue? this car was red and it had 1 tail pipe on the left side.

by white and blue i mean white with a blue top
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tfs2121 wrote:it was forsure an 86
Please explain why. How did you rule out 84 or an 85?

Remember, early 85s with 5.0 CFI also had the single side tailpipe too.

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well like you said mike! it had the high mount 3rd brake light...
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i iwsh i could have got pics of it... maybe in the spring ill see him driving around again
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3rd brake light & 1 tailpipe is absolutely a 1986 Six Cyl.

No, they were available in all the 1986 colors.

ascMcLaren Red
ASC White
Jet Black
Paris Blue Metallic (#1) - Different than 1989's Paris Blue Metallic (#2)
Atlantic Blue Metallic
Sterling Silver Metallic

Interiors were:

Tan (NOT to be confused with 1987-1989s "Sand Beige" {different}
Regatta Blue
Charcoal Gray (Only year for the color)

Tops:
Atlantic Blue
Black
Tan
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well put it on the books it was red/tan/tan with recaros
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W-O-W

The $50.00 dollar bonus came in the last 2 words !!
"with Recaros "


For 1986, the Recaros moved over to the option list,
at $ 1,765.00 EXTRA, a pretty heavy hit, for the time
frame !!

To find a six cylinder WITH Recaros, is quite the find!

No chance you got the VIN, is there ?

Sounds absolutely like a retail order customer waiting car.
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A dealer woulda put in the V8 and lived with the standard
"Sports Seats" as did all the 1989 & 1990s and many of the 1988s.
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