Re: 87 Coupe GT YAHOOO!!!

[Dave Lawson <dlawson@digitalglobe.com>]

GT Fans,

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I believe the best/only way to tell if it's an 87 is if the area around the
side window frams is painted body color or blacked out.  If it's blacked out
it's not and '87.  If the paint matches the rest of the car it is an '87.  
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The best way to tell is look at the 10th position of the VIN, E=84, F=85, 
G=86, H=87.

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As far as being a "Special Edition" goes, the only special about it was that
it was the last half year of that model.  I don't think it was any sort of
marketing ploy by Audi.
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2.3l CIS-EIII 130hp and rear disk brakes were the mechanical changes.

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Still can't figure out my white leather interior... Was it an option, some
sort of special package, or a custom job? 
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I have seen a similar GT running around Boulder for the past few years. I
think its an 87, white exterior,  white wheels, white spoiler, white door trim,
white leather interior and white leather shift boot. The white interior is what
originally caught my eye. I bought and installed a light grey leather interior
from an 87 GT into my ur-q, and this interior is as white as I have seen. And
I don't recall white as being an option. Ed, why don't you check the build/option
tag in your trunk, upper right side by the sunroof tray, it has engine/tranny 
codes, interior and exterior codes and option codes. I'm wondering if the
interior code is listed and someone can look it up on the fiche. 

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I looked at an 86 C.E. that was Alpine white with red leather once.
Can you say gaudy?  :-)
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I don't think I could have lived with it every day for the last 10 years, one reason
why I didn't buy the CE edition of the GT in 86. But it is distictive, right Steve?

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Dave Lawson
86 GT, graphite, orig owner w/90k, bilstein/H&R, Nak/Proton, MSW2B
83 ur-q, lhasa green skimobile, bilstein/eibach, Denon, Bldr->Vail 1:52