[SEL] OT PA trip & fuel costs

[Kelley Garcia]

  Ahead of their time in design??  You mean like the Pacer and the
Gremlin???
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMC_Gremlin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMC_Pacer

BWA-HA-HA-HA!!!!!

Party on, Dude
http://money.cnn.com/2004/12/16/pf/autos/pacer_auction/
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See ya,
Kelley



On 6/7/07 5:14 AM, "bill at antique-engines.com" <bill at antique-engines.com>
wrote:

> Because my AMCs will outlast his Jag.............. how many of those will
> be around in 37 years (my Jav with 350 hp), or even 27 years (the Eagles,
> rust-free) and can still buy off-the-shelf parts for them from Jeep
> dealers.
> 
> So they were 20+ years ahead of their time, and most of what Chrysler did
> in the 90's, even through to today, was already on the AMC tables when
> they took over. The Magnum engines, for example, the "cab-forward" design,
> etc., all AMC designs. One of the main reasons for the take-over was
> Chrysler needed ideas, wasn't able to come up with anything really new, so
> they bought AMC for their ideas, designs and technology, much of which has
> been released over the last decade. AMC designers worked on Jeep and Dodge
> truck designs for years after '87.
> Much of what AMC had in the design room was too far ahead of time and
> consumers wouldn't buy it back then, but will now.
> 
> Compare their ideas and designs of the 70's/80's to today's cars - and see
> how many matches you can find.  Do some patent searches.......
> 
>> But Dave....   Why would you want title to an AMC???
>> --
>> Kelley
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 6/6/07 6:09 PM, "Dave Rotigel" <rotigel at alltel.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>>> Yeah, like Ford has just introduced an amazing new type of vehicle, the
>>>> cross-over utility vehicle! Gee, what was my 1980 EAGLE???
>>>> And it got in the 20's for economy and was FULL TIME 4 wheel drive.
>>>> Bil
>>> 
>>> Big friggin deal. My wife's 4X4 2002 Jag X Type gets 26/28 mpg and would
>>> burn your silly ass EAGLE to ashes in the 1/4 mile!
>>>          Dave
>>> PS, Titles any time you would like to try it!
>>> 
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