Sandy, Here's a good one on Canadian Capris.

Post by **negusm** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:14 am

http://www.ascmclarencoupe.com/Literatu ... Canada.htm

The entire 1986 Brochure is in the link above. Below is the page I am referring to. First look in the left column two lines down from "Engineering". The GS has the option of a 5 speed manual transmission.

Then look on the Right column under "Performance" and note that both the GS and RS could get the optional 5.0L Automatic combo.

Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:23 pm

I see other differances, too.

"Gatorback Tire Pkg." on GS and Fog Light Covers on RS. I know that I didn't get any Fog Light Covers and have never seen any, on any other 1986 RS. You didn't even get them on McLarens. I have them, as I bought them aftrermarket. Hella.

Around 1988 Hella had offices in New Jersey, like 25 miles from me. I called to see if they had covers for my foggies. The lady chacked & said that they had 1 pair (new) left, and that they were not getting any more.
We were having a hurricane at the time. With wife screaming that I was nuts, I left in the middle of the hurricane to do the round trip of fifty miles.
I arrived home fine, with the covers.
One does not forget such a trip. At one point I was driving around downed trees !

Thanks for the scan, Mike. Very interesting. I wonder how many 1985 86 were sold in Canada of RS & GS with V-8
I think that you missed 1 page in the '86 brochure, as you scanned 11 panels. It's gotta be an even #.

Post by **negusm** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:18 pm

Sandy wrote:"Gatorback Tire Pkg." on GS and Fog Light Covers on RS.

I have seen some cars with the original Marchal fog light covers. They are usually very very low mileage original cars though.

-Mike

1985 Motorsport Capri · Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:52 pm

my car has the original fog light covers.

tfs2121 · Post by **tfs2121** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:01 pm

Sandy wrote:I see other differances, too.

Around 1988 Hella had offices in New Jersey, like 25 miles from me. I called to see if they had covers for my foggies. The lady chacked & said that they had 1 pair (new) left, and that they were not getting any more.
We were having a hurricane at the time. With wife screaming that I was nuts, I left in the middle of the hurricane to do the round trip of fifty miles.
I arrived home fine, with the covers.
One does not forget such a trip. At one point I was driving around downed trees !

wow sandy sounds like a trip... and they were open!?!

that 83 with the sports coupe package that i have seen twice at the woodward cruise had one factory ascMcLaren Marshel fog cover ont it just like the ones on hansks site. he said the other fell off so he put on the regular marshal cover. i told him thats to bad because hell never get another asc one i think hank has just one pair.

tfs2121 · Post by **tfs2121** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:05 pm

pic of the 83 in my album on page 3 you can see one side has the red/orange letters of ascMcLaren. the cool part about them is its not just a sticker ascmclaren sticks out of the plastic... like the mold had ascMcLaren engraved into it

Post by **negusm** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:25 am

85 Canadian Brochure is UP!

http://www.ascmclarencoupe.com/Literatu ... Canada.htm

The only thing I saw different was the option for power windows was in the Canadian brochure and not standard like the US one.

-Mike

1985 Motorsport Capri · Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:34 pm

power windows were standard equipment on all US 1985 capris.
the us brocure state this.
but yet in canada, the power windows were optional according to the option section in the canadian brochure.

Post by **negusm** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 1:03 pm

1985 Motorsport Capri wrote:power windows were standard equipment on all US 1985 capris.
the us brocure state this.
but yet in canada, the power windows were optional according to the option section in the canadian brochure.

Whoops! I fixed my post. It was getting late when I had finished scanning the brochure.

Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 1:09 pm

I'd love to see a photo of a 84 85 or 86 Capri with window cranks. No mental image to draw on. I wonder why they did that ?

So, a cool car would be a GS V-8 with a 5-speed & roll up windows. I see no paint color changes,

I wonder if they had to seperate assembly lines making them, those for USA & those for Canada ?? Sure would like to know how many were ordered in Canada in 84 85 & 86.

Post by **negusm** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 1:40 pm

Sandy wrote:So, a cool car would be a GS V-8 with a 5-speed & roll up windows.

No, Sandy. The 5 speed was not available in the GS until 1986.

I wonder if by 1986 the power windows were standard in Canada? Yep, they were standard in 1986.

So no 85/86 GS v-8 5speed with manual cranks for you!

-Mike

Euro#13 · Post by **Euro#13** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:48 pm

Mike,

When the new owner of the GS sends you the pictures of the Buck Tag could you post them?
I'm really curious to see it.

Thanks,
Brent

Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:36 pm

I actully was referring to1986. I did not check the window options. I just assumed that if they were optional in 1985 on a GS they were also optional in 1986. My Bad.

Do you know *IF* Canadian cars were built on a seperate line.
God, that musta been confusing for assembly line workers.

I can't drive 5-Speeds but I sure as all hell would love to add a GS V-8 5-Speed 1986 with all the options X-cept Automatic. How cool would THAT be?

(Then again, I don't drive any of them very much) BUT, this coming Spring, they are all going out for a romp.)

I like Sunday mornings around 7:00 AM Good time!

Euro#13 · Post by **Euro#13** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:57 pm

When my sister worked for Ford, because of her job, she had to visit many of the assembly plants on a weekly basis and I asked her if she could get me into the DAP plant so I could see the Mustangs being built.
She obliged, and the day we went was one of the coolest things I had ever had the opportunity to do. I had been through the Corvette plant tour before, but it was so much better since we weren't restricted. We probably spent 3-4 hours walking around looking at everything and went everywhere.
I would have to say that from what I saw, there is no way that there was a separate line (there just wasn't any room for a separate line).
I would guess that if they probably ran the production of the Canada destined cars in batches.

Brent

Post by **negusm** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 5:58 am

1984 Canadian Brochure is UP!

http://www.ascmclarencoupe.com/Literatu ... Canada.htm