On April 15, 2005 Gwen Smith wrote: > Frank Swygert (farna@xxxxxxx), you said... > > >You're right Gwen! > > Thanks. :-) > > >All the really low sales special cars (SC/Rambler, SC/360, Rebel Machine) > >and pony/sporty cars (Javelin and AMX) get all the attention, yet made > >minimal impact on AMC. > > ::nod:: > > It's not that I'm pouting about the popularity of any given car (or > make), either. To be honest, I own and drive a 1964 Rambler Classic -- > in part -- because it is not at all a common vehicle to see on the roads. > > Yes, in AMC circles, it's the AMX and Javelin that get all the > attention/popularity/list time/etc. Perfectly understandable, in the > same way it is understandable that more people in the general classic car > world might focus on the 1957 Ford, 1959 Cadillac, 1964 1/2 Mustang, and > so on over the AMCs and Ramblers that are loved in this neck of the cyber > woods. I even recognize that -- amongst Rambler Classics -- the 1964 > model is not going to be the one people will really eyeball, preferring > the 1963 Car of the Year, for example. Even amongst folks who might be > interested in the model year (and I would contend that period-specific > materials show that this is a long term thing), would be eyeballing the > American, Typhoon, or perhaps Tarpon before the lowly Classic. > > This is why it surprised me that my car made it in HCC. Not because of > the warts that are still present on Little Car (though I'm sure those > same warts would keep me out of many others), but because this isn't the > year, make, or model that get people "revved up," ya know? > > Yet I *like* to see the workhorses. I enjoy seeing a Classic or > American, or in those later years, a Matador, Hornet, or what not. It's > part of what made AMC, well... AMC. And if you look at these cars, well, > they may not be the zippy Javelin or hardcore Machine, but they can be > pretty attractive, functional, and fun cars to have around. :-) > > Cheers, > Gwen Smith > > ______^_____^______ > (O|O) =RAMBLER= (O|O) Gwen Smith * gwen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ------------------- www.gwensmith.com/interests/rambler > \-<>---|770|---<>-/ > > > > > > . Gwen all I have to say is you did a bang up job on your Rambler/AMC of choice. You have done a super job on this car. I have followed your progress for a few years now. It's nice to see what is generally seen as a lower model in the Rambler/AMC line up get some well deserved attention for a change. The bread and butter cars of AMC kept the company alive till the end. "Za Doctor" tips his hat to you. "Doc" ============================================================= Posted by wixList Archiver -- http://www.amxfiles.com/wixlist