Got the magazine, TODAY, and.........

Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 9:14 pm

I got the magazine today at the supermarket, and the article is GREAT. (Okay, I'm a bit biased!

) Actually, it's the first article on our cars in which I could not find even one error !!! (Well, I did .... but I "fixed" them for Mr. McCourt

).

They did indicate that the Coupe came first, but that's not exactly true. ascMcLaren might have had the "IDEA" of the coupe first, and the planning of the coupe might have come first, but in the production process they came together.

So VERY nice to see (IN PRINT) the CORRECT production numbers....(also so UNUSUAL to see in print the correct production numbers!!

I like the magazine very much, it's an interesting read. That GTO in there is to die for, the Ram Air IV Judge Convertible, as is that Corvette that RonaldMcDonald House is raffeling off. I'd like to buy 100 tickets for $100.00 for it.....but I have no place to keep it.

PS/ Skipp - if you read this, thanks for making it happen.

We should all write to the "Backfire" column and praise the article and the car, and tell them that we know of a guy with a brand new COUPE if they'd like to give that some press!!

Post by **negusm** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 9:24 pm

Grumble, Grumble

WHERE'S MY FREE MAG?!

-Mike

EMartin · Post by **EMartin** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 9:24 pm

There is another error in the magazine regarding this article....

I noticed it last night.....

BTW- Skipp also has a 70 GTO Judge convertible!

Regards,

Eric

EMartin · Post by **EMartin** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 9:25 pm

[quote="negusm"]

Grumble, Grumble

-Mike[/quote]

Want me to scan it for you bud?

Post by **negusm** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 9:26 pm

Nah...I'll get it. I'll just be the LAST one.

-Mike

Foxfleet · Post by **Foxfleet** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 9:33 pm

I bought it today at Barnes and Nobles. I actually bought all of the mags they had there(4 or 5). As soon as I psych myself up enough, I will read it. Until then, I must clean my greasy hands before handling this masterpiece.

Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 11:30 pm

EMartin wrote:There is another error in the magazine regarding this article....

I noticed it last night.....

BTW- Skipp also has a 70 GTO Judge convertible!

Regards,

Eric

WHAT IS THAT ERROR ????????????????????
Oops. OKAY

... I think I SEE IT..... WOOF ?

EMartin · Post by **EMartin** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 2:25 am

Error I noticed is it refers to the car as an 84 in the index.

No biggie-

75coug · Post by **75coug** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 2:38 am

negusm wrote:

Grumble, Grumble

WHERE'S MY FREE MAG?!

-Mike

I second the complaint.

MercRS · Post by **MercRS** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 5:00 am

what mag is it???

Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 6:19 am

Hemmings Muscle Machines - Feb. 05 issue.
Pg. 54 has a 6-pg. article on a 1986 ascMcLaren 5.0SC 2-Seat Roadster, and I was the consultant on the article, and the car was formerely owned by our own Eric Martin.

By the way, I found one error. Last page, pricing of the car, I read the author the prices, but he copied down the MSRLP of the Recaros wrong. It was $1,765.00 and he has $1,795.00. Otherwise, the prices quoited are right on.

Post by **negusm** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:04 pm

I FINALLY found it at Barns and Noble. I will be writing a big fat CANCEL on my subscription invoice. So much for the free "try before you buy" mag.

As for the contents, so far the article looks really top notch. I see they didn't mention the forums here....oh well. I would have thought that this place would have been a better resource than the International Mercury Association which got listed.

Sandy, did you get any new calls/registrations yet from people who read the article?

-Mike

75coug · Post by **75coug** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 8:09 pm

negusm wrote:I FINALLY found it at Barns and Noble. I will be writing a big fat CANCEL on my subscription invoice. So much for the free "try before you buy" mag.

As for the contents, so far the article looks really top notch. I see they didn't mention the forums here....oh well. I would have thought that this place would have been a better resource than the International Mercury Association which got listed.

Sandy, did you get any new calls/registrations yet from people who read the article?

-Mike

My copy has still not arrived. Grrr.

I have to confess that I had not previously heard of the International Mercury Association. Do you have a link to their site?

Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 8:28 pm

No, Mike, I got zero contacts as a result of that (well....so far). The end of the article, where he lists my website followed by the Mercury International was never run by me, or I certainly woulda included this site. As a matter of fact, I was rather shocked when I saw my own!!

I had a 3 paragraph "essay" on the Mercury site, a long time ago when they "discovered the Capri ascMcLaren" & contacted me. Members all read it and there was 1 or 2 brief value-less comments made and then they turned the page and went on. On a scale of 1 to 10, our cars momentarily scored a 2.

HERE YOU GO;

http://www.mercuryclub.com/NMcLaren.html

mustang marty · Post by **mustang marty** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 4:09 am

Cool... they hot linked my site on that Merc Club page. It's kind of funny for me to see my site in someone else's link list...