Police Javelin on TV tonight

["John W Rosa" <JohnRosa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks to the History channel for featuring AMC
in a good light tonight...even if, once again, 
their fact-checking is woefully inadequate.

First, they pointed out that AMC wasn't doing 
well in the early 70s...and that the Gremlin 
was...quote....'a bust'. HUH??? I wish all my 
failures did that well.

Still, it was neat to see that Javelin spinning 
the tires and re-enacting a chase....even if the 
car wasn't a real ADPS Javelin, but a very pretty 
clone. The owner, Ed Sanow, is featured in the 
show, explaining the cop Javelins and their history.
But at no time does the show take a moment to say
the car is Ed's, and it's actually a '72 AMX made 
to look like an SST. Heck, it still has its tan 
AMX corduroy interior where all ADPS SSTs have blue 
vinyl.

Of course, muscle-head Goldberg had to get his little 
dig in by saying the ADPS drove the 'oddest' police 
car ever seen.

As always...they giveth a wee bit of credit, then take 
it away. They just can't let the age-old bias go.

Luckily, they couldn't alter the fact that no ADPS 
Javelin was ever outrun in a pursuit. They just said 
it, then moved on.

John