Mecham Racing Digital Archive 82-86
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Mecham Racing Digital Archive 82-86
Over the last few years, I have Built up a rather large collection of all known MSE cars from 82-86 both Camaro and Firebird. This collection is the largest anywhere on the internet. In an effort to find more cars for my archive I am opening it up here. If anyone has info or pictures on any cars that I do not have listed here please let me know. There are way too many pictures to post. I have hundreds. So here are the thumbnails.
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Recently Added to Archive 1982-41. Trying to save her
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Re: Mecham Racing Digital Archive 82-86
Recently Added to Archive 1982-140.
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Recently Added to Archive 1983-19. Really epic car. The lowest 83 Production # I have on file currently.
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Recently Added to Archive 1984-22. Honestly one of my top 5 Favorites
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Recently added to Archive. #50 Mecham Racecar. Was driven by Steve Saleen
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Recently Added to Archive 1982-66. Poor car, wish I could "talk" to the previous owner.
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Re: Mecham Racing Digital Archive 82-86
I have 83 #100 here. It's a white 5 speed. Looks like you have a black one in your thumbnails?
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If I remember correctly. The car was in an insurance lot, then bought/cleaned up. Sold on ebay
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Re: Mecham Racing Digital Archive 82-86
Yup that's it. It was run hard. One doir is dented under the mirror. One if tge epsilon wheels is bent also. Still needs a lot of tlc. Did fix the headlamps etc.
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Re: Mecham Racing Digital Archive 82-86
Ever thought about selling it?
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Not for sale... and its halfway around the world 😊
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Re: Mecham Racing Digital Archive 82-86
Recently Added to Archive 1982-207
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Ah yes car 65. Kinda the bane of my mecham existence. Car keeps popping up. When you are trying to uncover as many of these cars that there is on the internet. Especially when you are trying to catch the newly listed or posted ones for your archive. Then you see this one over and over and over. You get tired of seeing it. Anyways this car has been tossed around like a bad habit. It was on bring a trailer. Sold for like 9k. Then the owner tried to flip it at the auctions. Lost around 3k on it. Should have just contacted myself, or any of the other die hard mecham guys on Facebook. After the auction fees this dude lost big. Kinda funny imo. But I have a twisted sense of humor.
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Re: Mecham Racing Digital Archive 82-86
65 looks like a nice enough car, a few cosmetic problems, but nothing major. Looks like a repaint to me, the color does not quite look right, might be the camera, might be my monitor...
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Re: Mecham Racing Digital Archive 82-86
1983-85
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Re: Mecham Racing Digital Archive 82-86
1985-20
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Re: Mecham Racing Digital Archive 82-86
1982-40 I just picked this one up myself. We now have 34 1982 cars in the archive.
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Re: Mecham Racing Digital Archive 82-86
So #40 you just picked up is a '-R' serial just like my #53. Do we know for sure if this is because it's red? Or, is it because it has Recaro seats?
I also have several more racing pics from the winning season if you don't already have them.
I also have several more racing pics from the winning season if you don't already have them.
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Re: Mecham Racing Digital Archive 82-86
All the "R" ment was that the car was red. Recently I found car 41. But I have 82-41-R on file as well. 41 was just white. The R was dropped after 82. Nothing crazy. Also there is more than 10 82 red cars. (Common misconception)
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1982-93
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1982-148
I had about half a dozen cars on my phone. Have not been super active updating this in the last few months.
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1982-49
Someone had fun with a rattle can with this one.
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Re: Mecham Racing Digital Archive 82-86
1982-183 Aka the "targa MSE" only one made by MSE.
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Re: Mecham Racing Digital Archive 82-86
I found 82-0043-R in a salvage yard a couple years ago. It was red with a flat hood.
I got the spoiler, map pocket and shift plate. All the other mse parts were gone.
I got the spoiler, map pocket and shift plate. All the other mse parts were gone.
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Re: Mecham Racing Digital Archive 82-86
1983-124 My car's sister
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Re: Mecham Racing Digital Archive 82-86
Updated the first post. ALOT more cars since then. As you can see I have been busy
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I was in close contact with the owner throughout the time it was listed. Lmk if you have any questions about the car. Im free to call and chat anytime
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Re: Mecham Racing Digital Archive 82-86
Very nice info. I have only read about 10% of the whole link.
Thanks
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Re: Mecham Racing Digital Archive 82-86
Super cool website. Lots of great information and pictures.
Thanks for all your hard work and sharing what you’ve compiled.
Thanks for all your hard work and sharing what you’ve compiled.




