Re: Gwen goes to Hollywood - 'Little Car' a Splash !'

[Gwendolyn Ann Smith <gwen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Frank Swygert (farna@xxxxxxx), you said...

>You're right Gwen! 

Thanks. :-)

>All the really low sales special cars (SC/Rambler, SC/360, Rebel Machine) 
>and pony/sporty cars (Javelin and AMX) get all the attention, yet made 
>minimal impact on AMC. 

::nod::

It's not that I'm pouting about the popularity of any given car (or 
make), either.  To be honest, I own and drive a 1964 Rambler Classic -- 
in part -- because it is not at all a common vehicle to see on the roads.

Yes, in AMC circles, it's the AMX and Javelin that get all the 
attention/popularity/list time/etc.  Perfectly understandable, in the 
same way it is understandable that more people in the general classic car 
world might focus on the 1957 Ford, 1959 Cadillac, 1964 1/2 Mustang, and 
so on over the AMCs and Ramblers that are loved in this neck of the cyber 
woods.  I even recognize that -- amongst Rambler Classics -- the 1964 
model is not going to be the one people will really eyeball, preferring 
the 1963 Car of the Year, for example.  Even amongst folks who might be 
interested in the model year (and I would contend that period-specific 
materials show that this is a long term thing), would be eyeballing the 
American, Typhoon, or perhaps Tarpon before the lowly Classic.

This is why it surprised me that my car made it in HCC.  Not because of 
the warts that are still present on Little Car (though I'm sure those 
same warts would keep me out of many others), but because this isn't the 
year, make, or model that get people "revved up," ya know?

Yet I *like* to see the workhorses.  I enjoy seeing a Classic or 
American, or in those later years, a Matador, Hornet, or what not.  It's 
part of what made AMC, well... AMC.  And if you look at these cars, well, 
they may not be the zippy Javelin or hardcore Machine, but they can be 
pretty attractive, functional, and fun cars to have around. :-)

Cheers,
Gwen Smith

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