RE:Answer to question & Diecast observations

[Ken Ames <amesk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

See

http://perso.club-internet.fr/bourdeixg/histoire/spit14_fichiers/spit14_pipe.JPG

for example. The later Griffon engine variants had these larger bulges around
the cam covers. 2240 cuin, 2200-2500hp depending on the version, 5 or 6 (2x3)
blade props. 

Ken Ames




Quoting "Larry R. Daum" <mramc@xxxxxxxxxx>:

> RE:Answer to question & Diecast observations
> 
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>  >>
> I have always wondered where the 68-9 AMX hood design
> came from, and it looks as though they were trying to
> copy the old gassers from the 60s. Just my 2 cents.
> <<
> And the answer is Supermarine Spitfire World war II fighter plane.
> Dick Teague was an aircraft designer before he did cars, but the  AMX was
> largely done by Chuck Mashigan, who also did the  2 passenger Ford
> Thunderbird.
> It was copied off the hood or Bonnet bulge from the V- air craft engine on 
> the front
> of the plane. Mashigan was at an AMO banquet I believe with Dick Teague and 
> the
> question came up.
> 
> On the die cast model from Ertl / Highway 61 . Yes it really just has to be 
> the 71/74
> Javelin. Pretty much the most popular AMC cars are two passenger AMX and 
> the latter
> Javelin. You got to be able to do enough models to make it cost effective 
> so I agree with
> John Rosa 100%. And his idea for doing the 71/72s would be the way to go 
> after the 73/74.
> The problemwith the Ertl AMXs and I checked into this is the profit margin 
> on them was bad. $5 has
> about all the original dealers made per model. Ertl sold them too cheap for 
> the detail they
> put in. The Highway 61 models are there premo line at about $50 a model 
> with I believe a
> better profit margin. Never mind the 10 cent an hour Chinese factory 
> workers.  Thanks, LRDaum
> 
> In the future just send stupid Rambler Questions R US to mramc@xxxxxxxxxx
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