Fw: Ugly AMCs?!?

["Todd Wallis" <cyclone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

What's up with the outrageous chin spoilers?!!

All of this seemed really ridiculous until I reminded myself of the bizarre 
images they must see of our cars.  Gold plating on everything or hopped up 
on hydraulics, bouncing their way down the street.  I guess we're just as 
odd in our own special way.

Todd Wallis




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John W Rosa" <JohnRosa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "AMC List" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 8:29 AM
Subject: Ugly AMCs?!?


> Bart posted this on his Yahoo group, but it needs to be seen by even
> more AMCers.
>
> When folks call your AMC 'ugly', you send them here...
> http://tanetane92.web.infoseek.co.jp/20050116tas2.html
>
> (Don't view that page for at least an hour after eating).
>
> A few comments on the pictures there...
>
> http://tanetane92.web.infoseek.co.jp/052531.jpg
> That's killer! An ancient Toyota Camry made up to mimic a Mercedes...and
> it's IN Japan!! Bwahahahahaha!
>
> http://tanetane92.web.infoseek.co.jp/052871.jpg
> I may print these photos to show folks when they call OUR cars ugly! But
> what's with those freakish front spoilers sticking WAaaaay out front?
> Godzilla's shoe horns? Wait 'til THAT trend comes to the US! It'll come
> in handy when a row of them is parked in a lightly flooded
> parking lot...you'll walk along those things to keep your feet dry!
>
> http://tanetane92.web.infoseek.co.jp/052791.jpg
> http://tanetane92.web.infoseek.co.jp/053121.jpg
> Now, these kinda have a profile of a Spirit-AMX, modified of course.
> Looking past the changes, I'll bet that was a fairly pretty car in it's
> day. Love the tail lights.
>
> http://tanetane92.web.infoseek.co.jp/053071.jpg
> http://tanetane92.web.infoseek.co.jp/053061.jpg
> Ignore the silver car...I wish they showed more of that purple one.
> Reminds me of the Aussie Dodge Charger's styling...pretty.
>
> http://tanetane92.web.infoseek.co.jp/052961.jpg
> Now there's a spoiler that's effective at ANY speed...tho it's 'effect'
> is to turn stomachs!
>
> http://tanetane92.web.infoseek.co.jp/053001.jpg
> When not being driven, this one doubles as a skateboard park!
>
> http://tanetane92.web.infoseek.co.jp/053051.jpg
> OK...I tried really hard to create a punchline for this one, but I just
> can't do better than the car itself. What kind of annurism sparked that
> idea??
>
> John