Exactly MF!!! But this isn't the only one I have seen it's the 3rd and all are the same red cowl with a silver or grey base.

Now the dealership owner said the old easy throw away line "they were using up old stock from the flagship model" now I hate this answer because that answer to me means "I don't know the answer! But I'm not willing to say so." Also the original 83-84 manual has the final letter on the cowl code as A this is what is put at the end of many parts in their first release but when they make a variation they use the colour as the last letter so the 85-86 vortex has Y at the end the 86-87 mustang has W at the end the Silverstreak has N, now the dealership owner also said "sometimes red is marked as N" now he could be telling the truth or we just don't know and the red cowl isn't the correct cowl.

I so agree MF it doesn't make sense but I've seen 3 now all different mowers but all pretty much twins in the looks department. So it's either the wrong cowl or the right one..... we may never know!