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Laura S's 1990 Mustang "7-Up
Special Edition"
| The
7-UP Connection |
| The 7-UP Bottling Company was
to give away thirty of these cars at the 1990
National Collegiate Athletic Association
basketball finals in the United States. In an
audience participation contest, anyone sinking a
basket from centre court with one try, was to
drive home in one of the cars. At the last
minute, the contest was canceled. |
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| 1990
Limited Edtion Mustang Convertible - General
Information |
| Production of these cars
started in December of 1989, with only two cars
being built. Full production began February 2,
1990 with the final car being built May 29, 1990.
The convertibles all started out as coupes, and
had the hardtop removed prior to shipment to Cars
& Concepts of Brighton, MI. The plan was to
build 5,000 but only 4,103 were built. The
breakdown of the production numbers is as
follows: |
| - Total production: 4,103 |
| - Number of 5-Speeds: 1,360 |
| - Number of Automatics: 2,743 |
| - Number of vehicles exported:
261 |
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| The 1990 Limited Edition LX
Convertible has some features which differentiate
it from other Mustang models. These features
include: Deep Emerald Green Clearcoat Metallic
Paint (code PA), color-keyed body side moldings,
fascia moldings and side view mirrors, white
leather interior, white covertible top, 15"
aluminum wheels. |
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| All 7-UP cars came with the
225 horsepower 5.0 EFI engines, but for those who
wanted more, Steve Saleen provided an aftermarket
supercharger installation. At least a dozen cars
were so equipped. |
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