81 McLaren ?

fredzilla · Post by **fredzilla** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 1:44 am

Sure is different.

....is this for real ?

(alt+p)

ASCMCLRN · Post by **ASCMCLRN** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 2:47 am

Sure does look like it.

http://bradbarnett.net/mustangs/timeline/79-86/81/

There are also plenty of model kits you can buy of this Mclaren Mustang usually on Ebay. I really dont have to much time to do more research for you but sure others will jump on shortly if not it isnt to hard to locate yourself on the net. Cheers!

-Nick

mustang marty · Post by **mustang marty** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 5:48 am

That is the best pic of the white one that I have seen.

Here is a promo poster on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 6550039459

Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 9:49 am

How long ago was that picture taken? Yes, that's the white one allright.

Tom S. · Post by **Tom S.** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:27 am

You can find lots of pics of this white one and the other orange ones as well here:

http://public.fotki.com/ascmclaren/ascm ... stang_m81/

Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 12:36 pm

Production of the M81 McLaren, a join venture between Ford, Firestone and others, was 9 units. HOWEVER, Ford sold all the parts over the counter at Motorsport Dealers and a bodyman could in fact make a perfect matching one (aftermarket). It is unknown how many were so made. It's easy to tell most of them, as they will not have EVERY single part, the factory made car had, because people always "cheap-out" with the "I can live withOUT THAT piece" mentality. If someone really ordered every single part that went into one of these, the parts bill alone would be a couple thou, not counting intense body work !

Factory Production =
1 in Oxford White
1 in Raven Black
7 in Bittersweet (orange)
9 = Total.

75coug · Post by **75coug** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 3:44 pm

That's a very cool car. It has a 1970s Australian Ford look to it.

fredzilla · Post by **fredzilla** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 3:51 pm

Hmmm... Thanks, for info and links. Although, I wasn't
able to magnify article's so i could read them.

How long ago was that picture taken? Yes, that's the white one allright.

Sandy, I think the thread I pulled that picture from was a show
in Huntsville,Alabama. I think it was mid May of this year.

svo413 · Post by **svo413** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 4:10 pm

One way to tell the real ones from the fakes is that the real ones have a turbo 4 cylinder. Most of the fakes have a V8.

Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 4:31 pm

'yup, that's correct! The were the turbo-4

Shoulda been a 302 V8 with a turbocharger !!

Kendal Coker · Post by **Kendal Coker** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 8:06 pm

The white M81 McLaren is mine. That picture is at the Huntsville Alabama MCA show a couple of months ago. It is the #9 of 9 and the only white one. It has the origional 4cy turbo, koni shocks, firestone tires etc, and it has 812 Miles. Later Kendal

mustang marty · Post by **mustang marty** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 8:21 pm

At least they did tweak the little turbo 4 engine over the stock 140 to 175hp. Hell, the V8 that year made a whopping 115hp.

I have seen two cars that someone modified with the kit when it was available. Both used Capri front fenders instead of the kit's to 'cheapen' it a bit. I looked at the kit back in 1982 to install on the 79 that I had and it was about $2200 for everything. And that was in 1982 dollars!

I would have needed to bag a lot of groceries to by that....

Ford used the kit again in 1982 to promote the IMSA GTO Mustangs. These were V8 powered and used all of the McLaren parts. Only 3 were made (2 red, 1 blue). Ford and Firestone gave the cars away at the end of the racing season in a contest.

http://bradbarnett.net/mustangs/timelin ... 2/gt-2.jpg

RARE-ASC · Post by **RARE-ASC** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 5:55 am

Tom S. wrote:You can find lots of pics of this white one and the other orange ones as well here:

http://public.fotki.com/ascmclaren/ascm ... stang_m81/

HEY TOM GREAT INFO AS ALWAYS I SEE SEVERAL OF MY PAST ASC'S IN YOUR PHOTOS GLAD TO HELP OUT

!

AND YES I REMEMBER THE ORANGE ONE ON EBAY APPROX 2 YEARS AGO I THINK DEALER WANTED 20K OR SO FOR IT IT WAS A LOW MILE ONE UNDER 5K IF MY MEMORY SERVES CORRECT THAT WAS THE ONE IN THE SHOWROOM PHOTO LINK POSTED ABOVE NEAT CAR IT WAS A TURBO 4CYL!

RARE-ASC · Post by **RARE-ASC** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 6:02 am

Kendal Coker wrote:The white M81 McLaren is mine. That picture is at the Huntsville Alabama MCA show a couple of months ago. It is the #9 of 9 and the only white one. It has the origional 4cy turbo, koni shocks, firestone tires etc, and it has 812 Miles. Later Kendal

NICE MACHINE SEND MIKE SOME MORE PHOTOS SO WE CAN SEE MORE OF YOUR BEAUTY!

Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:00 am

The "Bittersweet" (Orange) one in the showroom in Mass. had 89 miles on it. The price was $23,500.00.

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