Re: Non-AMC powered cars in AMO

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 17 Apr 2005, John W Rosa wrote:

> Just as a qualification, tho- I dislike all inter-marque
> engine mixing.

See, there's this primary and heavy emphasis on engines as 'the
car'. To me, engines are far less important than sheet metal and
chassis and other design criteria.  Short of racing, and with the
hood closed, all engines twist a shaft.

I know and love AMC engines, having literally owned nothing else
since 1973 with three exceptions (one of them a Stude, and the
other two mere hood-closed commuter-boxen).

In any case, I don't care so much about non-AMC engines; why is
everyone so hung up about that tiny subset?

What about a class for mix'n'match all AMC/Rambler cars?  Or --
heaven forbid -- hand-made modifications?

Nearly EVERY AMC/RAMBLER OWNER I KNOW has a customized car.  None
of them but me ever go to Nationals. All of us have
non-factory-stock cars.