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Hines Park Lincoln/Mercury � Plymouth, MI
2 Blue/Orange Coupes

So, from this I'm to understand Hines Park only sold TWO Coupes in 1985?

That would be mine and one other. Seems kinda light given how close they were to ASC.

You sure?

Not sure on Hines Park /85 Coupes. The tread is just ...

the 41 Motorsport Capri's were sold at 30 different dealerships.

Spiker Ford/Lincoln/Mercury - Milford, MI
Hilltop F/L/M - Howell, MI
Krug Lincoln/Mercury - Dearborn, MI
Stu Evans L/M - Garden City, MI
Stu Evans L/M - Southgate, MI
Algonac F/L/M - Algonac, MI
Avon L/M - Rochester, MI
Valley L/M ...

Carlisle 19 seems like a different world these days. lol

If you shoot me a pic or 2, i can tell you.

when i put on my rear skirt on my other car this spring, i am thinking of not using Hanks replacement and go without the filler strip. was a bitch to put on & looks wrong. or maybe see if i can ...

didnt yours have one when Hippy did the resto? and was it the original style or the replacement style hank is selling?

There is a you tube show called My Car Story.
Pretty cool cars.

They were at the Ford Nationals in Carlisle this year and did episode on my Capri.

Heres the link.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=you ... GezwMJL840

Chucks 85 coupe was a late aug 85 build. My 85 motorsport "prototype" was an oct 84 build.
Chucks has the smooth. Mine has perforated.

I would like to find out.
Maybe an 85 change.
I wonder of these smooth vinyl panels were from the factory base model capri and were put on in error or intentionally as part of thr d32 build.

Just noticed that 85 (and maybe 86) Coupes received different door panels than the RS.
Had chucks 85 coupe next to my 85 motorport capri and found a big difference.
On the RS (and GT) upper section of the factory door panels, there is a perforated patteren in the vinyl.
The coupes have a smooth ...

What i finally did for the feature strip was:
1. Cut the inner portion that slides between the bumper and the valance in the sections that curve around the bumper. There is too much tension in those spots plus they start getting waves when the strip is bent.
2. Then i also trimmed the inner portion ...

Not sure on f.p. , EuroCoupes or verts but gpiv's had the lower body in the factory charcoal grey. And the lower feature strip was black and not painted.
GPIV also had the factory RS airdam so no front feature strip.

That photo of the strip is definitely not what I got from Henry.. photos of original Grand Prix cars the rear Valance feature strip was not painted. the rear Valance strip that I got from Henry is like a plastic T in. long portion slides in to where the gaps on the bumper and Valance meet.
I dont ...

I tried 2 sided tape with no luck. Also attempted clear silicone. This is what i think might work. But so far no success due to needing 5 or 6 people to hold it in place while drying.
2 biggest problems is the corners where it wraps around and the leading edge on the quarter panels. Both spots pop ...

Looking for tips on installing the rear Valance feature strip that hides the seam between the valence and the rear bumper.
This is driving me crazy. Been trying with 2 sided tape and getting no where.

Anyone know how asc did it originally?

Will 2.5” inch tailpipes/tips work with the 84-86 rear valance?

Factory was 2.25” but most places only have 2.5” pipes/tips in the factory style.

Don’t want to put 2.5” on and have them too close to the skirt where it melts the plastic.

Any comments appreciated.

J