1 white car, courtesy of Spiker Ford in Milford, MI, was to be built first. This would serve as the proto-type. Graphik Concepts would add the decals. Each side of the proto-type would have a different decal style. The passenger side looked close to the finished design. The driver’s side would be a lot different. The red strobed stripes started above the door molding & got taller in size as they reached the back of the car and then wrapped around the quarter panel onto the rear hatch. The style closely resembled the Trans-Am Series Capri’s.

The “Ford – Lincoln/Mercury Motorsport” decal would be installed on both front fenders instead of on the air dam & it would be a red decal. The rest of the car would have the stripe scheme that would go on to be used on the rest of the cars. The reasoning for the 2 different decal styles was to give Mercury 2 different choices. At this time the proto-type would not have any of the ASC McLaren features.

It was decided that the passenger side style scheme would be used.The proto-type would then be stripped of the stripes that weren’t chosen & given a new decal to match the other side of the car. ASC McLaren then added their components. At that point the car still had the red “Ford – Lincoln/Mercury Motorsport” decals on the fenders.

The 2nd version of the proto-type was then approved for production.

3 or 4 more cars were then sent for conversion. These would be the cars that would be used for the track.

2 pace cars would be created. 1 would be the main pace car for the Grand Prix while the other would be the back up pace car. The back ups main purpose would be as the pace car for the Mercury Motor City 100. The race was run on Saturday, the day before the Grand Prix.

At least 1 safety car was created. More than likely a 2nd one was built.

1 for the Grand Prix & the other as the Mercury Motor City 100 /Grand Prix back up.

The cars also probably came from local dealers, just as the proto-type did.