Stripe Delete JL8 Z28 - Page 8

**Jonesy** · #71 08-28-2016, 05:24 PM

Haha Steve, now that's funny!

Cool JL8 car, hope he didn't get scared off.

**DW31S** · #72 08-28-2016, 05:45 PM

I have seen more than a few factory screw-ups over the years and have ordered (for retail sold orders) a number of cars that weren't on the standard color/interior available choices. I've seen Delta 88s with Buick emblems on one side, Oldsmobiles with Buick wheel covers, Oldsmobiles with Buick interiors, etc., so line mistakes do happen. I've also seen brand new cars come right off the transporter with paint work; there is/was a repair facility for minor damages sustained on the line. I've see cars delivered with missing options, listed on the bill of laden, but not on the car. I think we need to determine if there has been any black paint applied to that grill or if it has been replaced, which should be rather easy to discern. And, yes, the "CL-Taurus" is a good one!

**earntaz** · #73 08-28-2016, 06:13 PM

Bingo -- supposedly it belonged to an older lady school teacher and she drove the car for over six months before her servicing Ford dealership noticed it. She couldn't figure out why so many drivers were smiling when they passed her. Caused a big stink at Ford -- never heard of the outcome. TAZ [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]

**olredalert** · #74 08-28-2016, 07:03 PM

----And...as several of you know, Red Alert was delivered to Bob Hamilton with an LS5 redline tach. I got so sick of all the doubters that I took the tach out and touched it up.......Bill S

**DW31S** · #75 08-28-2016, 07:24 PM

And, I'll add another scenario that I am guilty of, although many, many years ago. At time of delivery if something was askew on said new car delivery all bets were off. We'd do whatever we had to get the car "over the curb".....literally. Change wheels, radios, trim items, etc. Our "New Car Get Ready Dept." was like mayhem almost all of the time. We were delivering close to 350 new Oldsmobiles every month and were always robbing Peter to pay Paul. The mgr. of "Get Ready" had the neatest little gadget that I always liked, but never got and have never seen another; remember the little glass jars of lacquer touch up paint? Well, he had a little gun that screwed to the paint jar and had a hose that attached to a mounted tire....and....voila! Instant paint gun! Anyway, my point is some unorthodox stuff happened prior to the customer taking delivery. Fleet deals weren't as important, but they still had to get "down the road" and the parts pilfering affected them too.
I hear ya Loud-n-Clear on the wrong redline tach, Bill. Honestly, I'm not surprised it had the wrong one installed.

bcmiller · #76 08-29-2016, 12:09 AM

But back to THIS car....

**Kurt S** · #77 08-31-2016, 06:39 AM

Actually, let's go back to the Taurus for a second. There never was a CL model. L, GL, LX, SHO, etc, but no CL.
Sounds like an urban legend. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

**earntaz** · #78 08-31-2016, 01:04 PM

Great -- I just knew FORD could never make a mistake like that ... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img]

bcmiller · #79 09-02-2016, 02:17 AM

Well I hope Tom does come back and post in this thread, and I hope he was able to talk to the original owner.

**William** · #80 09-02-2016, 11:38 AM

Last January at Russo-Steele I spoke with some guy that said he bought a new '69 Z/28 with a Turbo 400. Other old tales include factory LT-1s, headers, cross-rams. I have little faith in what even an original owner remembers about a car they owned 47 years ago.

I would like to see backside photos of the grille, removed from the car.

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