The Ford Mustang as built by ASC McLaren is a known quantity around these parts, and I swear these things sell in batches. You won’t see any for months and then all of the sudden, three pop up for sale. Most of them tend to be from the earlier years of production in the late 80s, when the Mercury Capri was utilized as the basis for the conversion; this would eventually shift to the Mustang as we knew it in the second-half of the Fox body generation. The later cars show up far less frequently, and are instantly recognizable with their Enkei twist-style wheels as this 1990 example sports here on eBay.

It seems like a small detail, but if you’re someone who collects or otherwise covets the ASC cars, those white wheels are a big clue as to the era of customized drop-top you’re dealing with. The other tell-tale sign seems to be from the interior, when ASC utilized genuine Recaro seats in the earlier models and switched to the generic buckets found in the GT cars (I’ve always been confused if the later Mustangs had actual Recaros or if they were just meant to look like them; the Saleen cars also utilized Flo-Fits for a spell.) The seller’s car has a few other interesting details, as it was apparently undergoing restoration before her husband passed away. Notably, he was in the process of refurbishing the interior, which explains why the white leather buckets look so good.

The other detail that stands out is her mentioning of the fact that the McLaren used to be yellow. This has to be one of the rarer colors to find a genuine ASC McLaren in, and it’s a shame he repainted it to red. At least the respray went into the engine bay, as opposed to seeing yellow paint inside the fenders and on the firewall. The listing also notes that the seller’s husband removed the “….electric convertible mechanism and frame and painted it black,” and you can also see the unfinished interior components in the listing photos. It looks like the rear seat assembly (not really a rear seat, remember) and other trim panels have yet to be converted to white upholstery; personally, I’d stop the conversion in its tracks and bring the front buckets back to gray leather as it apparently once was.

The wheels are a big deal, as these Enkei rollers are hard to find and the seller notes her husband installed new tires in 2022 and never drove the car. On that note, the Mustang’s 5.0L powerplant hasn’t been run in several years at this point, so there are likely to be some other areas of mechanical concern that will require attention. I always forget the ’87-’90 cars benefitted from some performance improvements that boosted horsepower to 225, thanks to “…a larger intake plenum, a 60mm throttle body, 9.0:1 compression forged pistons, and Ford truck cylinder heads,” according to LMR.com. There’s a suggested opening bid of $4,500 and no takers yet at that number, and there is a reserve on the listing.