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The funny part is when you see one in "new" conditions at a show and people say WOW!
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and one of my best friends in high school had one
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Chuck Cougill:
and one of my best friends in high school had one
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Ugly cars. I had a High School Girlfriend that had one of these too. Not exactly a step up but she ended up trading it in for an AMC Pacer. Like the Pinto, yet another fine specimen of Detroit’s’ early attempts to counter the Japanese invasion of fuel-efficient sub-compact cars.
Side note: My girlfriends’ Dad didn’t trust my 67 Firebird & me. So he almost always insisted that she drive whenever we went out on a date. Funny thing is, she ran out of gas far more than I ever did.
[ 11-03-2003: Message edited by: Bret ]</p>
and one of my best friends in high school had one
Ugly cars. I had a High School Girlfriend that had one of these too. Not exactly a step up but she ended up trading it in for an AMC Pacer. Like the Pinto, yet another fine specimen of Detroit’s’ early attempts to counter the Japanese invasion of fuel-efficient sub-compact cars.
Side note: My girlfriends’ Dad didn’t trust my 67 Firebird & me. So he almost always insisted that she drive whenever we went out on a date. Funny thing is, she ran out of gas far more than I ever did.
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Yeah, but wasn't there a kick butt V8 Pacer?
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by tony barnhill:
Yeah, but wasn't there a kick butt V8 Pacer?<hr></blockquote>
Don’t know? Seems logical that some gearhead on a mission might have tried to do that. But I don’t think the factory ever did anything exotic to the rolling fish bowl.
Yeah, but wasn't there a kick butt V8 Pacer?<hr></blockquote>
Don’t know? Seems logical that some gearhead on a mission might have tried to do that. But I don’t think the factory ever did anything exotic to the rolling fish bowl.
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Bret:
Side note: My girlfriends’ Dad didn’t trust my 67 Firebird & me. So he almost always insisted that she drive whenever we went out on a date. Funny thing is, she ran out of gas far more than I ever did.
My dad sold a 65 mustang with a 289 and a 4 speed when I got my license and bought a pinto
[ 11-03-2003: Message edited by: Bret ]<hr></blockquote>
Side note: My girlfriends’ Dad didn’t trust my 67 Firebird & me. So he almost always insisted that she drive whenever we went out on a date. Funny thing is, she ran out of gas far more than I ever did.
My dad sold a 65 mustang with a 289 and a 4 speed when I got my license and bought a pinto
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At one time, my parents owned both a Pacer AND a Gremlin. Having survived that, I can assure you that there's no such thing as a kick-ass pacer OR gremlin, no matter how fast some nut got them to go.
Ahhh, the 70s. The hungover decade.
On a side note, the Pacer was supposed to get a rotary, but AMC couldn't make it happen.
Ahhh, the 70s. The hungover decade.
On a side note, the Pacer was supposed to get a rotary, but AMC couldn't make it happen.
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Baxter:
At one time, my parents owned both a Pacer AND a Gremlin. Having survived that, I can assure you that there's no such thing as a kick-ass pacer OR gremlin, no matter how fast some nut got them to go.
Ahhh, the 70s. The hungover decade.
On a side note, the Pacer was supposed to get a rotary, but AMC couldn't make it happen.<hr></blockquote>
Actually it was supposed to be sourced from GM (from Vega) but GM dropped it leaving AMC hanging.
At one time, my parents owned both a Pacer AND a Gremlin. Having survived that, I can assure you that there's no such thing as a kick-ass pacer OR gremlin, no matter how fast some nut got them to go.
Ahhh, the 70s. The hungover decade.
On a side note, the Pacer was supposed to get a rotary, but AMC couldn't make it happen.<hr></blockquote>
Actually it was supposed to be sourced from GM (from Vega) but GM dropped it leaving AMC hanging.
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Baxter:
That's why I said AMC couldn't make it happen. GM pulled out of their rotary plans, and AMC had pretty much zero resources. I coulda been clearer, though.<hr></blockquote>
GM pulled out because NSU and Mazda had exclusive rights to the patents at the time and a deal could not be worked out.
That's why I said AMC couldn't make it happen. GM pulled out of their rotary plans, and AMC had pretty much zero resources. I coulda been clearer, though.<hr></blockquote>
GM pulled out because NSU and Mazda had exclusive rights to the patents at the time and a deal could not be worked out.
Nope, they had the license. Like most rotary experimenters in the early 70s, they couldn't get the emissions, economy and reliability where they wanted 'em. See:
https://www.millville.org/Workshops_f/kess_mech/tools/1tools/corvette.html
and
https://www.aera.org/Members/EngineTech/ote697.htm
https://www.millville.org/Workshops_f/kess_mech/tools/1tools/corvette.html
and
https://www.aera.org/Members/EngineTech/ote697.htm