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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: big nash billboard (amckiwi@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
   2. rare item (Eddie Stakes)
   3. 1971 Turbo Gremlin (Clarence Milstead)
   4. Re: 1971 Turbo Gremlin (Mark Price)
   5. Re: 1971 Turbo Gremlin (Sandwich Maker)
   6. Re: 1971 Turbo Gremlin (Sandwich Maker)
   7. Charity AMX teaser (Matt Haas)
   8. Beautiful '64 Classis Sedan for sale (KENT ANDERSON)
   9. Re: Beautiful '64 Classis Sedan for sale (Mark Price)
  10. Re: Beautiful '64 Classis Sedan for sale (Tom Jennings)
  11. Re: Beautiful '64 Classis Sedan for sale (amckiwi@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
  12. Late-73-75 Gremlin X Grille on eBay. (John W Rosa)


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Message: 1
Date: Fri,  6 Oct 2006 08:43:31 +0800
From: amckiwi@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] big nash billboard
To: eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <1160095411.4525a6b356a8b@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

Buddy

Thanks for letting us know about the story

Was very interesting but sad to

Cheers
Stu

from near where the giant squid's are

Quoting Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Not sure if this will work but here is the story:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/05/nyregion/05pepper.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
> 
> and photos:
> http://graphics10.nytimes.com/images/2006/10/05/nyregion/600_PEPPER_2.jpg
> 
> http://graphics10.nytimes.com/images/2006/10/05/nyregion/190_PEPPER_1.jpg
> 
> http://graphics10.nytimes.com/images/2006/10/05/nyregion/190_pepper_3.jpg
> Eddie Stakes'
> Planet Houston AMX
> 713.464.8825
> eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.planethoustonamx.com
> Email is currently HEAVY
> 5-12 day reply times, call if important
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 19:01:15 -0500
From: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] rare item
To: <baadassgremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <01fc01c6e8e1$dba88d60$e8f3b148@piageedc1iqa5q>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
	reply-type=original

Really rare to see one of these still out there NOS:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/64-65-66-67-68-69-AMC-NOS-Tachometer-Kit_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ34206QQihZ006QQitemZ160035864687QQrdZ1
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com
Email is currently HEAVY
5-12 day reply times, call if important 



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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 20:37:09 -0500
From: "Clarence Milstead" <cmilstead@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] 1971 Turbo Gremlin
To: <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <001201c6e8e7$f0e819b0$a3f444cf@1r75r01>
Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="iso-8859-1"

I have a couple of questions that I need help/advice on. I see people
talking about a "nailhead" hydramatic transmission for earlier model cars,
will this transmission fit my 1971 bell housing and if it will where is the
best place to get one? I'd like one with OD if possible. Since I installed
the 3.55 gears I'm getting some spring wrap-up on a fast start. Will just
adding another leaf to the springs solve the problem? Thanks.

Clarence Milstead

1971 Turbo Gremlin
1991 Chevy Caprice
1996 Ford Custom Van



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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 19:10:54 -0700
From: Mark Price <markprice242@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] 1971 Turbo Gremlin
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Clarence Milstead <cmilstead@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <20738890.1160100654156.JavaMail.root@web16>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8

I've never seen one, but I've heard that Jeep did indeed put the nailhead trans behind the AMC six.
Anyone ever seen one???
--
Mark Price
markprice242ATadelphia.net
Morgantown, WV


---- Clarence Milstead <cmilstead@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> I have a couple of questions that I need help/advice on. I see people
> talking about a "nailhead" hydramatic transmission for earlier model cars,
> will this transmission fit my 1971 bell housing and if it will where is the
> best place to get one? I'd like one with OD if possible. Since I installed
> the 3.55 gears I'm getting some spring wrap-up on a fast start. Will just
> adding another leaf to the springs solve the problem? Thanks.
> 
> Clarence Milstead
> 
> 1971 Turbo Gremlin
> 1991 Chevy Caprice
> 1996 Ford Custom Van
> 
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 22:13:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] 1971 Turbo Gremlin
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <200610060213.k962DfY27209@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

" From: "Clarence Milstead" <cmilstead@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
" 
" I have a couple of questions that I need help/advice on. I see people
" talking about a "nailhead" hydramatic transmission for earlier model cars,
" will this transmission fit my 1971 bell housing and if it will where is the
" best place to get one? I'd like one with OD if possible. Since I installed
" the 3.55 gears I'm getting some spring wrap-up on a fast start. Will just
" adding another leaf to the springs solve the problem? Thanks.

this tranny is a th400 first used with the early-'60s buick 'nailhead'
[hence the name] v8s.  they had a very deep flywheel recess, so the
converter housing on the tranny case was comparatively shallow.  thus
it is possible to make adapter rings to mount the nailhead case to
different bolt patterns, and this is what jeep, jaguar, rolls royce,
ferrari, and apparently landrover did.

jeep used them from '65 to about '73 or so, when they switched to a
custom amc-pattern case.  they had adapter rings for the kaiser
'tornado' ohc 230, the '64-'71 232, the nash 327, the buick 350 [yes -
i've seen one], and the late amc v8/6 pattern.

no, it won't bolt to your bellhousing.  with the right adapter ring it
will bolt to your block.  advance adapters also has a plate that puts
a standard gm th400 onto an amc v8 block.

no, it doesn't have an o/d - though there are aftermkt o/d for the
th400.

ferrari and rolls have used the th400-based 4L80 4sp, but i don't know
if it has a 'nailhead' front or not.  landrover used until recently a
nailhead-case something-or-other, but whether it's still the old th400
or a more recent 4sp remains to be discovered.
--
the original hydramatic is a comparatively primitive 4sp auto from the
'40s, maybe '30s.  [for instance, it has a 'fluid coupling' instead of
a proper torque converter]  almost everyone used them, but production
ended when the factory burned down about '53 iirc.
________________________________________________________________________
Andrew Hay                                  the genius nature
internet rambler                            is to see what all have seen
adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx                       and think what none thought


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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 22:16:04 -0400 (EDT)
From: adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] 1971 Turbo Gremlin
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <200610060216.k962G4f27259@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

" From: Mark Price <markprice242@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
" 
" I've never seen one, but I've heard that Jeep did indeed put the nailhead trans behind the AMC six.
" Anyone ever seen one???

i've only seen it in the brochures and the mitchell master
interchange.  they also briefly offered it behind the kaiser ohc 6,
before they shipped that motor to argentina.
________________________________________________________________________
Andrew Hay                                  the genius nature
internet rambler                            is to see what all have seen
adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx                       and think what none thought


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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 22:21:44 -0400
From: Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] Charity AMX teaser
To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20061005221901.027cc9f0@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed

I was sent some recent pictures of the Charity AMX that should be up on the 
website (http://www.mattsoldcars.com/charityamx) either tomorrow night or 
Saturday. The car is in primer now and looked to have a guide coat applied 
to it for final sanding.

Matt

mhaas@xxxxxxx
Cincinnati, OH
http://www.mattsoldcars.com
1967 Rambler American wagon
1968 Rambler American sedan
===============================================================
According to a February survey of Internet holdouts released by
UCLA's Center for Communication Policy, people cite
not having a computer as the No. 1 reason they won't go online.



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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 23:11:25 -0400
From: "KENT ANDERSON" <65marlin327@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] Beautiful '64 Classis Sedan for sale
To: <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <000801c6e8f5$1cae89f0$6400a8c0@SONY>
Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="iso-8859-1"

Just listed is a beauty of a '64 Classic 770 sedan.  If this car is up to what the ad claims, it's a drop-dead gorgous example of the type.  Granted, it's a "grannie car", but it's a beautiful surviving example, and IMHO, not over priced.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1964-Rambler-Classic-770-AMC_W0QQitemZ190035021793QQihZ009QQcategoryZ5357QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Check it out.  Really nice car.

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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 20:56:21 -0700
From: Mark Price <markprice242@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] Beautiful '64 Classis Sedan for sale
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: KENT ANDERSON <65marlin327@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <15386059.1160106981122.JavaMail.root@web33>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8

Someone needed to tell'em about magnetic sign vinyl to close off the cowl vents without all the mud!!! You get it from a sign shop, cut it to fit and peelk it off when you show it or it is pretty, stick it on when it looks like rain.
  Of course you could always FIX THE RUSTY COWL!
I think we know a wee bit about those now don't we!
--
Mark Price
markprice242ATadelphia.net
Morgantown, WV


---- KENT ANDERSON <65marlin327@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> Just listed is a beauty of a '64 Classic 770 sedan.  If this car is up to what the ad claims, it's a drop-dead gorgous example of the type.  Granted, it's a "grannie car", but it's a beautiful surviving example, and IMHO, not over priced.
> 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1964-Rambler-Classic-770-AMC_W0QQitemZ190035021793QQihZ009QQcategoryZ5357QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
> 
> Check it out.  Really nice car.
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 21:48:24 -0700 (PDT)
From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] Beautiful '64 Classis Sedan for sale
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0610052147440.25888@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

On Thu, 5 Oct 2006, KENT ANDERSON wrote:

> Just listed is a beauty of a '64 Classic 770 sedan.  If this car is up to what the ad claims, it's a drop-dead gorgous example of the type.  Granted, it's a "grannie car", but it's a beautiful surviving example, and IMHO, not over priced.
> 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1964-Rambler-Classic-770-AMC_W0QQitemZ190035021793QQihZ009QQcategoryZ5357QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


Wow, now that's a car to drool over! 



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Message: 11
Date: Fri,  6 Oct 2006 14:22:13 +0800
From: amckiwi@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] Beautiful '64 Classis Sedan for sale
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <1160115733.4525f6152bb1d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

I could make room for that in my garage
Interesting modification to the flow through ventilation
I wonder if it is rusty under there
Stu
Melbourne
Australia
Quoting Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>:

> On Thu, 5 Oct 2006, KENT ANDERSON wrote:
> 
> > Just listed is a beauty of a '64 Classic 770 sedan.  If this car is up to
> what the ad claims, it's a drop-dead gorgous example of the type.  Granted,
> it's a "grannie car", but it's a beautiful surviving example, and IMHO, not
> over priced.
> > 
> >
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1964-Rambler-Classic-770-
AMC_W0QQitemZ190035021793QQihZ009QQcategoryZ5357QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
> 
> 
> Wow, now that's a car to drool over! 
> 
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Message: 12
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 19:09:08 -0400
From: "John W Rosa" <JohnRosa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] Late-73-75 Gremlin X Grille on eBay.
To: "BaadAssGremlins" <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <000b01c6e80a$190fa310$0202a8c0@jwrhome>
Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="windows-1250"

Not mine, but here?s a link to make it easy to get to.

Should be very nice for a driver, and fixable enough to show(?).

 

22 hours left, $60 to start?no bids yet.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1600357712
48

 

John

 


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