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nice price or crack pipe
1985 Renault Alliance Convertible For A Cheddarific $4,500!
France and Wisconsin have two things in common- a love of cheese, and today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe contender, which also may be kind of cheesy. More »
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By GraverobberComment by P161911 now with M POWER!: If I wanted a crappy 1980s convertible with bland styling, FWD, a 4 cylinder, and highly questionable build quality for... 5 Responses | Other threads
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down on the junkyard
Even Ramblers Are Consumed By The Crusher's Insatiable Hunger!
Maybe you won't shed any tears over the rendering of this '74 Corolla wagon into a tiny cube of China-bound scrap steel, but how about this nearly complete '63 Rambler Classic? More »
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Comment by DoctorNine's Tin Foil Hat: There is no justice. This vehicle must have transported pleated skirts, and starched white shirts, to school and church, and done... 8 Responses | Other threads
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Model Hell
Model Hell Continues To Beckon: Vintage AMC SC/Rambler Kit In 1:25 Scale!
I managed to avoid adding the Revell Gaga and the 1:16 scale first-gen Civic to my Model Hell Garage, but this one is proving even tougher to resist. More »
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Comment by Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable: Pretty neat, but it'd need to be a car with a higher AMC goofycool factor to tempt me, I'd say..... 9 Responses | Other threads
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down on the street
1960 Rambler American Custom
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Here's a proto-AMC to remind us of the transience of car companies. More »
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Comment by .357 Lost The Fuckin Star, Eh: Ramblers are some of the best AMCs. And, I especially love the 58-60 MY wagons. Flathead 6 engines are... 16 Responses | Other threads
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down on the street bonus edition
Donked AMC Hornet Sportabout Sports Hella Bass, Truck Nutz
Normally, we wouldn't recommend adding big ol' donkin' wheels, JC Whitney leaf-spring shackles, and Truck Nutz to a Malaise Era wagon. However, this combo works perfectly on a primered '76 Hornet Sportabout! More »
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Comment by FP - tittin' and shittin' with Tomsk: What the fuck? This thing's a riot. The knock-off spinners and subdued paint make the donks acceptable, and the "Union... 16 Responses | Other threads
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amc
What Does The Billetproof Chief Perpetrator Drive?
When you're in charge of both Billetproof and the Concours d'Lemons, you aren't allowed to use a Camry as your daily driver. No, you must roll Kenosha style! More »
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Comment by FP - tittin' and shittin' with Tomsk: The lack of a stick is the only real downer here. It has a 304, right? Right? 6 Responses | Other threads
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LOLCars
Colorado Teens Weld AMC Eagle Around Flag Pole As Senior Prank
Seniors at Colorado's Fruita Monument High School pulled off a Jalop-worthy prank when they chopped a section out of a junk AMC Eagle, slid it around the flag pole and welded the car back together. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by Ash78: Wow, my first hat tip in like 2 years! 7 Responses | Other threads
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auctions
52 Low-Mile AMCs To Go Under The Gavel, We Stagger Back In Awe
How would you like to own a totally original 1,718-mile 1980 Pacer? Perhaps a 1970 Rebel Machine 390? Or even- are you sitting down?- the coveted Gucci Edition 1973 Hornet wagon? More »
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Comment by Tiberiuswise: I think this deserves a pilgrimage. Perhaps the first ever Jalopnik field trip (LeMons aside). Like those internet enabled kids... 11 Responses | Other threads
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retro
Tired Of LS6 Chevelles And Hemi 'Cudas? Check Out UDMan's Obscure Muscle Car Parking Lot!
You go to a car show featuring classic Detroit muscle, and you know who the stars will be: the same super-restored Boss 429 Mustangs, Hemi Super Bees, and GTO Judges you see every time. More »
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Comment by jduffy13: You Mr. Martin are an intelligent individual. I'm stunned, the term "muscle car" is used correctly. Too often here and all over... 31 Responses | Other threads
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project car hell
Project Car Hell, 10 Painful Choices Edition: Go For Buttonwillow 24 Hours Of LeMons Glory!
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose the project that's the coolest... and most hellish! Are you thinking of entering the Buttonwillow Histrionics 24 Hours Of LeMons, but just can't find the right car? More »
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Comment by FordTempoFan's Tempo isn't too smart..: I'm torn between the Caravan and Fairlane. If LeMons is still going on by the time I have the money to... 5 Responses | Other threads
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24 hours of lemons
24 Hours Of LeMons Arse Freeze-A-Palooza Ãœber Gallery: The Lone Wolves
It's no shock to find only one example apiece from the likes of AMC, Yugo, and Isuzu, but Chrysler and Subaru? Something's wrong here! In any case, these are the teams that singlehandedly represented their marques on the racetrack. More » -
nice price or crack pipe
Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: $45,000 For A 1970 AMC AMX?
78% of our readers say that $8,500 is too much for a 1991 Olds Quad 442, but what happens when we look at a no-joke classic machine from the Golden Age Of The Musclecar?
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Comment by twinturbo2: I'd guess that most people clicking on Booth Number Two didn't read the article first, saw the Nice Price Or... 4 Responses | Other threads
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retro
Renault Alliance: The Car That Saved AMC!
All right, that headline isn't quite what you'd call accurate; actually the Alliance probably hastened AMC's demise by a few years; while Chrysler could get a great big bailout from Uncle Sam, AMC- not being considered "too big to fail"- had to get bailed out by the French government. The Alliance- and its later Encore spinoff- was a Kenosha-ized Renault 9, and it grabbed the 1983 Motor Trend Car Of The Year award… then, well, things didn't work out so well. Franzouse, always on the lookout for interesting French car-related stuff, has found this Alliance worship site to brighten up our Monday. [RenaultAlliance.net]
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Comment by harumph: I always have wondered why Renault, Peugeot, and Citroen, who are famous all over the world for making reliable cars,... 6 Responses | Other threads
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classic ad watch
1975 AMC Pacer: So Wide, It Can Be Used As A Packing Crate For A Nova!
OK, so the Nova would stick out the back if you tried to stuff one inside a Pacer's shell (though the Pinto and Vega might fit). The point here is that the Pacer was completely crazy- no, wait, we mean incredibly innovative! Tough as it might be to believe today, the Pacer sold pretty well and was once a common sight on the road.
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Comment by DrLemming: That was amusing. You've got to give AMC credit for at least trying something different. They could have... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Comment by Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing: My mother always told me, "If you can't say anything non-scatological, then don't say anything at all..." 5 Responses | Other threads
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classic ad watch
The 1969 Rambler Rebel: Built For Driver Brutality!
Back in the late 1960s, American Motors didn't just focus on cheapness in their ads. Oh no, they wanted potential car buyers to realize that you could beat the living crap out of their cars and they'd still stay in- more or less- one piece. We think the actor playing the driving instructor here should have won an award for the "I can't turn while you're looking at me" sequence!
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Comment by jduffy13: Just watched this again. Man it's so well done. Why can't ads be more like this these days? Most ads are... 2 Responses | Other threads
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down on the street bonus edition
A Perfect AMX, A 390 Rambler Rogue, And Other Fun Stuff Down On The Golden Street
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Last weekend I was in Denver again, and I ended up on the streets of Golden for the Golden Super Cruise. It was early evening and I didn't have my good camera, so I figured I only had time to shoot a few cars before l ran out of light. We've all seen nine million Camaros and Chargers and deuce coupes, so I figured I could skip that stuff. "I'll just shoot AMCs and any Chrysler product with huge fins," I said, and that's just what I did. Jump away for the rest. More »
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Comment by junkman: Rust-free AMC's; yum! Unfortunately, they are nearly extinct in Northeast Ohio. 3 Responses | Other threads
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project car hell
PCH, 57 Varieties Of Hell Edition: Two 1957 Cadillacs or 1957 Nash/Hudson Combo?
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Last time around, the '69 AMC SC/Rambler grabbed a photo-finish 51-49 win over the '70 Chrysler 300 Hurst in the Choose Your Eternity poll. We're going to stick with good ol' American machinery today, but instead of picking one of two vintage musclecars, your choices will be 2-for-1 1957 package deals. These cars have been waiting for you for 51 years... waiting for a chance toruin your lifemake you happier than you've ever been!
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Comment by Graverobber: It's the Caddys. Why? Well, because you are a car nut in love with old American iron. As is your... 15 Responses | Other threads
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project car hell
PCH, Murilee's Dream Musclecars Edition: 1969 AMC SC/Rambler or 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst?
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! The air-conditioned Renault 12 won handily over the Peugeot 504 in yesterday's Choose Your Eternity poll. We're going to take a break from PCH Superpowers- don't worry, you'll see more of France, Britain, and Italy soon enough- and head on back to Detroit. Well, Detroit and Kenosha, because we're going to look at a pair of cars that definitely tempt me into making a soul-for-pink-slip deal. Yes, sick and wrong as it may be, my favorite cars from the Golden Age Of The Musclecar are the '69 AMC SC/Rambler and the '70 Chrysler 300 Hurst, which means I've been keeping an eye open for deals… and they're out there!
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Comment by mytdawg: My brother had a 70's Newport. I distinctly remember the steering wheel was for suggesting to the car which... 3 Responses | Other threads
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project car hell
Project Car Hell, Malaise Special Editions: Hang 10 Dart or Levi's Edition AMX?
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Italy held on to its PCH Superpower crown in our last Choose Your Eternity poll, with the Alfa Romeo Duetto taking a 53-47 victory over the British contestant. After admiring the lovely surfboard-friendly Hang Ten Dodge Dart in yesterday's Moment of Zen, we had no choice today but to pit abasket casetotally restorable Hang Ten against an equally awesome Malaise Era Special Edition AMC, complete with tape stripes and low-performance engine.
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Comment by MOPAR-MAN: Boy, was this easy! Dart Sport for the win. The A-bodys make FINE race cars. Stuff a 440 in it... more » | Other threads
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monterey historics
Win On Sunday, Still Don't Sell On Monday: Screamin' AMCs In Eardrum-Punishing Trans Am Action!
Sure, there were plenty of Mustangs, Camaros, and Challengers- not to mention a few furrin jobs in the 2-liter class- roaring around the track in the Historic 1966-74 Trans Am Cars event yesterday, but: red-white-and-blue Javelins and AMXs! The sound of 40 V8s WFO on the track overwhelmed my poor camera's sound-recording abilities, but I did get a usable video of this Javelin warming up. Make the jump for many Trans Am photos. More »
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Comment by avusone: @Sigsworth: The question was answered 40 years ago....yes a '65 Cobra was faster than a 65 Vette !! Classic races also... more » | Other threads
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concept cars
How GM Killed The Crossover: The Brief Life Of The Chevy XT-2 Concept Truck
In 1989, it was increasingly clear a new revolution was coming to the truck market, but what shape it would take was still a mystery. With the staggering success of large body-on-frame SUVs and light trucks just a gleam in the eyes of automakers, GMs design team continued down the path of car-based pickups with the Chevy XT-2 Concept Truck. Although we now know car-based pickups and SUVs lost the battle to large SUVs shortly thereafter, it appears the XT-2, an essentially ignored concept here in the United States, may end up winning the design war. More » -
jalopnik decides
Muscle Car Wars Of 1978: Hood Decals Strike Back
It's a Friday, and it's the week before our most patriotic of U.S. holidays. What better time to take a look back at the best of American muscle machinery? Aha, but there's a catch: We're only going to go back 30 years. That's right, 1978. The Malaise era was striking back with a new breed of muscle cars. While not as legendary as some of the "true" muscle iron of the '60s, these creations traded raw power for cocaine-fueled, taped-on vinyl style. In the middle of an infamous era, we give you three cars that represented the best of red-blooded American spirit. But only one will be declared most awesome, and that's for you to decide. More »
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By Mark ArnoldComment by thatguy01: @Sigsworth: I think the Hornet hatchback is a very handsome shape. The black paint and airdam are flattering, and I... more » | Other threads
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1978 amc concord
AMC Concord Crusher-Bound, In Spite Of Landau Roof
With the optional VW/Audi four-cylinder (same engine as the one in the Porsche 924) under the hood and its snazzy faux-convertible landau roof, you'd think this '78 Concord would be worth keeping on the road. Apparently not, as I spotted this very solid-looking AMC being prepared for a stint on the stands at a local self-service wrecking yard. After that, it'll be Crusher time. More »
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Comment by altdude: Maybe it's just me, but I always found these very attractive. Distinctively American, yet different than what the other... more » | Other threads
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1984 renault encore
52 Highway MPG, Psilocybin Sold Separately: 1984 Renault Encore
The Renault Alliance won the 1983 Motor Trend Car of the Year Award, so buyers might have figured the hatchback version- named the Encore- would combine French build quality with the financial acumen of American Motors to produce one of the finest motor vehicles of all time. Well, unfortunately, the Kenosha-ized Renault 9 didn't live up to expectations, but it did get great gas mileage... at a time when gas was 95 cents a gallon and getting cheaper by the minute.
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Comment by bygeorge: Renault is to American Motors (1979) what Fiat will be to Chrysler (2009)? more » | Other threads
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junkyard find
This American's Rambling Days Are Over
Remember that Rambler engine block that was so much fun to identify last week? That wasn't the only shot I got of the Crusher-bound '64 Rambler American; in fact, that wrecking yard currently has two Ramblers (in the Ford section). This one still has plenty of good pieces (well, it had them last week, when I took these photos), so let's hope that more than just the cylinder head gets rescued for use in surviving cars. More »
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Comment by larsenf: @BlackIce_GTS: @Pope Dearthair the Awesometh: just today i drove my 63 wagon from portland to los angeles. i took the... 1 Responses | Other threads
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2008 orphan car show
AMC's Awesome Malaise Compacts
When we told you about the possibility of a new Chevy-branded compact car yesterday, the howls of lamentation quickly followed, as long-repressed memories of awful bowtie-badged compacts bubbled back into consciousness. But if you think those old Chevettes, Toyota-based Novas, and Citations were bad, you're forgetting about the real champion of awesomely awful American hatchbacks: AMC. More »
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By Mark ArnoldComment by Mike the Dog: @LandofMinos, mmm carrots, num num num num: "Would stump-jump-plough understeer and powerpole oversteer be the only two handling characteristics a... more » | Other threads
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choose your eternity
PCH, Six-Banger Kenosha Malaise Edition: Spirit or Gremlin?
With today's Engine of the Day being the AMC inline six, it seemed only good and proper that we have a Choose Your Eternity dilemma featuring a pair of vehicles powered by that fine powerplant. It's also good to have a couple of American cars, which I really can't use very often in this series because the stuff out of Detroit is too simple and parts obtainment is too easy to make for true hell. Not so with Kenosha products, though- even though the drivetrain parts are easy to find (thanks to the Jeep connection), the body and interior components are another story entirely. And today's trip into Hell isn't just about restoring an old AMC- it's about hot-rodding the six-cylinder engine so you get at least 300 reliable horsepower out of it. The road out of Hell is steep, you see, and you'll need plenty of power to climb out of the boiling sulfur! More »
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Comment by Scotty14513: @Mike the Dog: Actually, the crank and piston rods from the AMC 258 will directly fit into a Jeep 4.0, effectively... more » | Other threads
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down on the street bonus edition
1976 AMC Matador Brings A Taste Of Kenosha Malaise To Denver's Streets
We're being buried under a deluge of car photos from Kitt and EJacobs, our dog-walking, camera-wielding friends in Denver, so we'd better keep 'em coming if we're ever going to get caught up. Today we're going to look at a battered but proud Malaise Matador, courtesy of Kitt. We can't be sure that this car is equipped with today's Engine of the Day, but there's a good chance a torquey AMC 258 motivates this survivor; otherwise it has a 304, 360, or 401. More » -
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Engine of the Day: AMC Straight Six
How about an engine family that stayed in front-line service from 1964 through 2006, powering everything from the Rambler American to the AMC Gremlin to the Jeep Cherokee, with a few years of IHC Scouts thrown in for good measure? Starting with the 138-horspower Typhoon 232, the engine evolved into the 199, 258, and 4.0 engines used in just about everything AMC and Jeep made for decade after decade. You can even get one with Renault/Bendix fuel injection (but we don't recommend it). [Wikipedia, Novak Conversions]
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Comment by prndl-The Unemployed: @2006Jeeptj: 2005 Sport Dana 44's with lockers. Neighbor was working on early prototype. Knew it was time to buy. more » | Other threads
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found on craigslist
1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free
Like the Minotaur or the Griffin, the idea of a rust free AMC Eagle is one of legend, impossibility, sillyness even. Though these tanks posing as cars were the forerunners to todays crossover, and sported big AMC I6's, all-wheel-drive, and seriously crazy ride characteristics, they were not known for their corrosion resistance. So how is this pristine, Cincinnati-area 1982 Eagle two door dressed in a fine shade of 80's brown in such good condition? Well it's been stored in a barn for the last 16 years, that's how. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by carlivar: Ehhh... been looking for an Eagle like this, but I must have manual trans. more » | Other threads
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novelties
NY Times Profiles Vagina-Equipped DeLorean Owner
Cue the sirens! This just in! There are female DeLorean owners out there and now there is officially proof because The New York Times decided to profile one Lauren J. Reilly, the owner of a completely stock 1981 DeLorean DMC-12. The 31-year-old advertising firm producer lives in Midtown Manhattan and milks the car for all the attention she can get from tourists and jaded onlookers. Reilly described owning a DeLorean as "5 percent being a rock star," which is debatably accurate. The design enthusiast decided on the DeLorean as a birthday present for herself after doing lots of research prior to buying a hers on eBay. Unfortunately the near legendary French V6 is performing exactly as the stereotype would suggest More »
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Comment by domino: *real* women pose in the driver's seat. sprawling out on the hood just screams "look at me, i'm a slutty attention... more » | Other threads
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retro
The AMC Eagle: Before Its Time, Dammit!
They all laughed at the AMC Eagle back in the day; why would anyone want to buy a car with four-wheel-drive? And, of course, just about everything AMC did during the Late Malaise Era reeked of the panic swirling about Kenosha at the time, so car buyers could just picture the bash-to-fit frenzy of line workers running over to the Jeep assembly plant to swipe components to affix to Concord bodies. But these days everyone seems to want "command position" driver height and 4WD every bit as much as they want 16" diameter cupholders. Before its time! You still see a few of them around, though, and the Gray Lady has taken notice. [New York Times]
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Comment by flightofthesuperbees: My uncle's bar is still in Kenosha, the pitchers were lined up on the bar "back-in-the-day" but still a good... more » | Other threads
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junkyard find
Scariest Shift Knob Ever: Renault Urine Sample Ball
You see some puzzling things in junked cars, but something about the interior of this Renault Alliance caught my eye as I scavenged for race car parts over the weekend. What the...? I thought as I peered into the 1983 Car Of The Year's Franco-Kenoshan interior. Some sort of leaky-looking plastic sphere, filled with a yellowish liquid and precariously duct-taped onto the shift lever... More »
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Comment by Kitt: I'll go with the bong theory. "Dude, don't forget it needs a carburetor." more » | Other threads
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news
American Motors Corporation Is Back? No, Not Really
The guys all about the Rods that are quite Hot have an absolutely enthralling report in their April magazine that AMC is back and will be looking to:"create a full-scale racing program to encompass NASCAR, Drag racing, IMSA, and reportedly, a highly modified Javelin for Pikes Peak this July... and possibly by 2010, at the Baja 1000, to celebrate the '67 baja run of Spence Murray and Ralph Poole, in a virtually stock Rambler."
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classic ad watch
It's Like Riding A Buffalo, Only Bouncier: 1983 Jeep CJ-7
You know what big-haired early-80s chicks really liked? No, we mean even more than cocaine. That's right, a macho dude who rides a buffalo to work! Thing is, sometimes you need a ride that doesn't leave bovine poop in the parking garage, and then there's the matter of getting Buffalo Crotch Scabies from bareback bison riding. That's when you go for the Jeep CJ, which is slightly more comfortable than the buffalo, yet nearly as macho.
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Comment by Number_Six: I feel bad for the Joe Cocker wannabe whose biggest gig ever was a crummy coke-fueled Jeep advertisement. more » | Other threads
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classic ad watch
Made By a Company Older Than GM or Ford: 1982 Renault 18i
Remember the Renault 18i? Maybe if you live in Europe (where it was called the Renault 18, without the i) you do, but in North America these things disappeared without a trace. AMC had to sell Renaults as part of its deal with the French government; a fair number of Le Cars and Alliances limped off the showroom floors, but the other models (e.g., the Medallion) were bombs. Smell the desperation in this ad, especially the part at the end about the "10% rollback."
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Comment by nyphotog: They were an amalgamation of parts -- I remember that the air filter, the biggest I had ever seen before... more » | Other threads
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Comment by Old_Car_Guy: Amazing what was once called an "intermediate" sized car. My brother-in-law had one - bought it new - and it... more » | Other threads
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choose your eternity
PCH, George W. Romney Edition: 1970 or 1973 AMX?
For reasons that no doubt made sense at the time, the utterly hopeless Cord triumphed over the absolutely impossible Lamborghini in yesterday's Choose Your Eternity poll. After those two high-ticket machines, I figured we should take a look at some good old American muscle, from the Golden Age of V8-powered rear-drive machines. The problem we run into with most of the Detroit muscle machines from the 1964-73 era (in terms of this series) is that it's just too easy to get parts for them, particularly for the likes of GM A- and F-bodies and Chrysler B- and E-bodies. But those guys in Detroit weren't the only ones building such cars; that's why we've packed up the Pink Pig (official vehicle of the Mobile PCH Spotters' Brigade) and headed right for Kenosha, Wisconsin, where the ghost of George Romney (yes, Mitt's father) pointed out a couple of fine AMC muscle monsters for today's matchup... More »
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Comment by SarbaniMerenda: A vote for the 73. I have a restored one with a 401, 4 sp. in my garage. ... more » | Other threads
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down on the street
1988 Renault Medallion
You want rare cars in this series? How about this '88 Renault Medallion? After purchasing the wreckage of AMC in 1987, Chrysler decided to rebrand the Medallion as an Eagle partway through the '88 model year, so surviving Renault-branded examples are probably rarer than Hemi Superbirds (or '53 Packards, like the one that lives on the same block as this car). Based on that paragon of automotive build quality, the Renault 21, and tainted with the smell of death from obviously-doomed American Motors, sales of the Medallion started out poorly and went downhill fast from there. More »
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Comment by rustylink: Ha, in the summer of 1988 my Mom called me up one day and asked me to come over and... more » | Other threads
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