"Makin' a list, checkin' it twice,

["Mahoney, John" <jmahoney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

gonna find out who's AMC-wise; Santa Claus(e) is comin' to town."

>>
I say I'm just a stickler for the details

Now stepping down from my soapbox...

Former owner of a BBB 390/Auto Donohue that will be showing up at shows this
summer with it's current owner (Carter Schmidt) in ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS
restored condition).
<<
  
Still lacking an NHL season, we can only skate on soap slicks now, but if we
hope to show up this summer (perhaps The Producers should cut "Springtime
for Hitler" and substitute "Christmas in April" during its next Minnesota
tour...) in an absolutely gorgeous condition, we can't fall or get
[high-]sticked in the, er, um, details.  (Ow!  Sounds painful!)  Soap, it's
said --- whether its state is liquid or frozen (when we might suffer from
BBB toes instead of needing BBB tows) --- can be slippery, so careful
placement of the "o" (with corresponding displacement of both the "a" and
its evil "i" cousins...) will be #1 on our list of 390 rules for AMC living.
Since it's as important for AMCs past as it is for AMC's future ("funny
commas" prevent comas), Santa, there'll be no more Dona-hooey from us this
year.

We'd really like to find an AMX/2 kit-car kit (rather than a lump of
coal-tar soap) in our stocking this (or is it next --- oh, no, now what?!)
Saturday morning, so we promise to wipe our feet, eat our vegetables and
watch our manners carefully.  We can't promise not to play with our words,
though.  It's just too much fun.  


In 12/04 HMM (on p. 56), Craig Fitzgerald wrote, "The '69 AMX feels more
race-ready than any other pony car we've driven."

(He did not write what that pony car's -backseat- passengers felt,
though...)

In 12/04 HMN (on p. 72), the words "a 1979 AMC Rebel" noted its '04 MB
appearance, but its photo was not among the many cars shown in color.  In
red (p. 79); however, is an "AMX III styling exercise" shown by Walter and
Diane Kirtland of Baton Rouge, LA, showing its unique hood recess, mirrors,
markers and scoops (can't make out my scribble about '69 Mangusta wheels...)
and it was "built by Bizzarini" [sic].

(HMN missed another AMC history op there; as have most AMC experts...)

12/04 C&P takes the opportunity to use another Kenosha factory photo (how
labor-intensive, how "continental" and how 1955, indeed); to color a [Piqua,
OH] Hornet (p. 13) yellow; to publish Nash corrections (l5); to find '54 and
'66 AMC cars under greenery and to note that Davis car #11 (48-51) was
powered by a Nash Six.  Interesting.

In 1/05 Corvette Magazine, in the "Catalysts for the Corvette" excerpt
(100-107) by a writer who proves AMC's best are still lacking for words, are
three photos and some text not found in AMC books about Nash history.
Interesting.

In Winter '05 Rides, facing an article on Ralph Gilles (300C designer), is
one on Vince Gallante and his 4-door sedan (32-33).  Note the badge on it.
AMC-who?Note the lower body roll (how AMC) and upper window (how Magnum).
Then compare the '54 DeSoto Adventurer (one-off, not production) at Laguna
Seca (47)with some of the '64+ AMC Tarpon and Marlin schemes you know.
(Feel free to miss the royal-blue-and-bile-yellow '64 Continental...) 


AMC should welcome what's new from Coker.

http://www.coker.com/store/customer/product.php?productid=17366&cat=289&page
=14

AMC should welcome what's new this Friday.

http://www.volocars.com/news21.html   


Now stepping down from soapbox and mic, too.  From here  

http://www.you-are-here.com/building/1923_laugh_factory.html

and from [you-are-not-here-any-longer-you-are-dead] here also.

http://www.you-are-here.com/sunset/8433.jpg


(And if it's an AMC, its "Donohue" spoiler may say "Camaro"...)