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Subject:Re: non-GL model
From:mark drillock
Date:Mon, 12 Jul 2004 09:54:06 -0700

Eric, I think they are more common than you might think. I have a 90
Syncro in my driveway that came with no vent windows, no arm rests, no tach.
It DOES have A/C, power windows, power door locks, power mirrors, rear
wiper/washer, PS, factory cruise control, rear shoulder belts, rear
folding bed, as well as 2 removable rear facing jump seats but no side
table. Black rubber floor mats throughout and cheap coarse grayish
fabric on all seats.

Sadly, it suffered a major engine fire and that is how I ended up with
it. The  interior burned too, all the way to the front seats. I am
trying to bring it back to life with the major parts coming from a rust
bucket 86 Syncro I bought a month ago. Probably not worth the trouble
but the 90 is a beautiful rust free original owner Syncro body and looks
perfect outside except for the back 3 feet. The entire drive train was
taken before I got it as a friend used it to restore a very rusty Doka
Syncro he bought from Canada.

A similarly equipped 2wd 90 showed up at a local PickaPart recently. I
did not get as much from that as I should have as other projects were
taking up my time. List friends picked at it some.

Mark

Eric Zeno wrote:

> I've never seen a non- GL model in the later years until
> a friend found one just a few weeks ago.  No vet windows
> no arm rests, old analog clock in the tach. position.  Rear facing
> jump seats, with bed, but no talbe in the side  wall.   This is a
> 1990 model.  I think it must have been ordered because it
> has AC, PS, PB,  and a great radio.
>                                     Eric