Re: Dearth of Pacers

[sly@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Hi Bob,

I am an owner of a 1980 Concord D/L Wagon and a 1977 Pacer D/L coupe.  Pacers don't get discussed here very often.

The place to go for Pacer info is:  http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/AMCPacer/

There it is all Pacer, all of the time.  No name calling or axe grinding like you'll find here on occasion.  Check it out!  

I do love the AMC content on this list, and I'll never leave it.  But the discussions should be limited to the machines and events.  Imagine if all of the posts were anonymous and simply filled with information about the cars we love!

At the Pacer group, everybody tries to help each other out.  That's what should be done here.

Sly


On March 2, 2005 Brothers, Robert wrote:

> After being away from the list while my 76 Pacer sat in the barn for the
> last four (nearly five!) years, I'm now ready to get to work on it (the
> Pacer... Not the list!).
> 
> After browsing the archive I'm struck by the scarcity of Pacer postings.
> Have all the Pacers go on to the happy hunting ground? Or have I just
> gotten worn out wading through  the "administrative" postings?
> 
> Anyway, I'm ready to get back to "restoring" the 76 Pacer D/L that I
> bought at the Berlin, Germany Army PX back in... 1976(duh). 
> 
> About 10 years ago I bought stripping rights to a junk-yard Pacer. Texas
> wouldn't allow me to buy a junk-titled car for some reason, so I spent a
> month in the mud taking it apart an hauling anything salvageable back
> home. My major find was the factory air that my Pacer was lacking
> (didn't need it in Germany).
> 
> Up until about 5 years ago the Pacer was a daily driver. Then I had a
> problem with the A/C blower motor and in the process of removing the
> blower assembly (what a pain) the plastic pieces that hold the bolts
> that pass through the firewall disintegrated. So I decided I didn't have
> the time to fix that and drove the Pacer to the barn and parked it next
> to the 1975 MGB. There it sat.
> 
> Now my current daily driver (89 Lincoln TC) has acquired a knock (piston
> or wrist pin, don't know yet, but I don't trust it driving the 75 miles
> to Dallas every day. So now I'm "stuck" driving my 1971 Firebird 350
> Espirit. Actually, it is fun, but at nearly $2.00 a gallon, it's getting
> tight. I know the Pacer doesn't get good gas mileage, but it's GOT to be
> better than the Firebird.
> 
> So... (yes I'm going to finally shut up!) I'm back to the list and hope
> to get all the help that I used to back in 1999 and 2000. 
> 
> As soon as I determine what parts I'm going to need, I'll post my
> "begging" list.
> 
> Thanks to all for keeping the list going, and just remember the words
> made famous by Rodney King.... Hahn...D*^^@, I forgot them!
> 
> Regards
> Bob Brothers
> Lone Oak, Texas
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