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 > > > >> > 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 > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/