I wouldn't actually call it a rant, but still it would be nice if they had actually told a few people what they where thinking when they dreamed up the "H" It could stand for Hardtop or Happy or Hot even perhaps a way to link the cars to Hurst without paying up. Just change the split in the H and mumble something about the cars being loaded Hardtops to get the "H" tag. Mark Price mpriceATwestco.net Morgantown, WV 69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed 65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase 01 S-10 CREWCRAP 4X4 ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Gary Walker" <NashFlash@xxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 18:25:23 -0500 > "H" stood for hard top. > I know that there were some plain hardtops in 1963 that did not carry the >"H" emblems, but the hardtop "H" cars were specially dressed up to appeal to >a more youthful market. More on that later. These cars had a package that >included bucket seats, a more powerful 138 hp engine, special exterior side >panel color and a new roof design. It was classified as a four passenger >car as opposed to the bottom line six capacity car. > 1963 was a big year for AMC in many ways. To make a long story short, >Romney was going, and Abernethy was taking over. Some good new things had >taken place in the past year or so under Romney even though he did not want >to build racy cars. He had been persuaded to allow many updates to the >lineup, many of which were award winning. Heck, the whole 1963 AMC lineup >was declared Motor Trend Magazines' Car Of The Year Award. There was now >for example, curved side glass in a low cost vehicle. The company had >received awards just a couple of years prior for new innovations in the >successful casting of aluminum engine blocks with contained steel >reinforcement as in the crank web area. The company was relatively lean >and mean and Abernethy wanted to introduce cars that were less sedate, cars >that would attract more younger buyers. He allowed the styling executives >to address a younger market and this is why many of our more beloved models >were born. You could surmise that the model was produced to celebrate the >advancements of AMC in terms of technology and style. > ................. and as Dennis Miller used to say on tv, "Sorry >about the rant, I could be wrong." > Your AMC friend, > Gary Walker, owner of some old stuff ( not junk ) > > > > > >