Re: [AMC-List] Charity AMX

["Widiker, John D" <john.widiker@xxxxxxx>]

My next door shop owner is a good guy and does show quality paint, also
my buddy just returned from Wyotech where he went to school for custom
interiors. I send work to both of them and have a few favors I can cash.
I'm pretty sure I could get both of those issues addressed. My cousin
Wally does a lot of media work and has some great contacts for getting
it some press. If the car made it's way to Michigan I'd be willing to
facilitate these things. I can start making calls today for commitments
if this sounds like it would help. I have no intention of getting caught
up in a pissing match, or tying up my shops floor space for a year,
these could both be done fairly quickly, and it would be nice to see
this project completed. 

If this sounds good I can be reached at 248 408-7038 and you can see my
shop at www.ttdmotorsports.com if you click on the customer gallery you
can see pics of the pro-street Nova my neighbor painted. 

~John

-----Original Message-----
From: amc-list-bounces@xxxxxxx [mailto:amc-list-bounces@xxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Savage, Pete
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 9:06 AM
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] Charity AMX

Frank,

If you are willing to pay for the diesel I will volunteer to transport
the car from WI to Tom's house in Mass...

I don't have the time to help work on it, but I can sign up for a road
trip.  It has been a while since I went on one and...

Maybe someone could meet me half way, say the Ohio border...

Peter


-----Original Message-----
From: amc-list-bounces@xxxxxxx [mailto:amc-list-bounces@xxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of farna@xxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 6:16 PM
To: tbenvie@xxxxxxxxxxx; AMC-List
Subject: [AMC-List] Charity AMX

Tom, yes, the car has stalled in Wisconsin. The main reason I've let it
go for a while is the body shop with the car has been doing a superb job
AND a lot of work -- that and I've been away in Afghanistan until a week
ago. It NEEDS to move this year!! I HAVE been beating the bushes to get
another club/group/individual to take the car and complete the interior
and the exterior/mechanical miscellaneous items that still need
attention.

It saddens me to think that no one wants to do any work on the car in
that area of the country. There are groups in the mid west, supposedly,
and I contacted a few individuals who were going to "bring it up" at
meetings. I never heard back. It was only through the monumental efforst
of David DeLabio in Racine that the car didn't get stranded in
Wisconsin. We lucked out really -- Zion auto body has done top notch
work! They found where the car had been in a wreck and it wasn't fully
repaired but patched over -- the right rocker was bent in about 1/8"
making the quarter tough to fit. Rather than patch it back up to look
right they straightened everything properly. We couldn't have got better
body work, but I'm sure they are ready to move the car by now.

I have to tell you, I'm, pissed off at the mid west AMC enthusiasts in
general. I know there are some who would have liked to take it but don't
have shop/garage space for the car. But you'd think someone in the mid
west would be able to do something. This isn't an AIM magazine project,
though I have been sponsoring it, it was/is an AMC community project.
But there are a few people I haven't contacted directly yet. Jock
Jocewicz is one of them. I had planned on doing just that, then Dave
located Zion Auto Body and they agreed to do all the body work. You
reading this Jock? Drop me an e-mail or call me (anyone interested in
taking the car for work) at 302-233-4925.

This is the LAST CALL for someone to winter the car and get some work
done. The car was rougher than we (those who conceived the project)
expected, and there have been a few bumps along the way, but there's no
reason it should have taken this long. If I can't get anyone interested,
the car will go back to Tom in the next few weeks. He shouldn't have to
do as much work as it needs to get finished. I don't think it can get
completed in time for the winter auction, but it could be completed for
spring.

So, barring someone actually taking the car for at least SOME more work,
is there anyone on the list willing to assist with transporting it to
Tom's home near Boston? Yes, there are some funds left. If anyone can
get a discounted rate or transport the car for expenses that would be
preferred to having a transportation company do it. Give me a couple
weeks to beat a few more bushes. I just got back home from Afghanistan
-- haven't had time to do anything yet!

See what's needed and what's been done at
http://www.mattsoldcars.com/charityamx/index.html.
The last report was almost a year ago, but the car hasn't just been
sitting at Zion. They have continued working on the body as time permits
and completed more of the work they started. I haven't heard from Dave
since I got back in the country, but will be contacting him for an
update (just called and left a message, and sent an e-mail!). If all
went as planned it should be painted and mainly need interior work now.


--
Frank Swygert
Publisher, "American Motors Cars"
Magazine (AMC)
For all AMC enthusiasts
http://farna.home.att.net/AIM.html
(free download available!)
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