Re: Turning wheels

[farna@xxxxxxx]

On September 7, 2005 Mahoney, John wrote:

> In addition to the red Nash-Healey in the Pininfarina display, maybe the most pro-AMC I saw was a P-car; a pea soup, Hornet-proportioned (given a Nash/AMC cowl-forward stretch, that, even if the Ambassador-ized Concord only rode a 108" wheelbase, would have matched its Imperial K-sized rear fender cap extensions) Packard, and it was something.    
> 
> http://www.goodingco.com/pb2005/lot47b.html
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> It would've been something even more if it had been painted in Teague's copper-brown metallic (or even in black; Classic AMC or Henry's choice.)  Nonetheless, AMC friends, it is the exact sort of "sports sedan" body that your Hornet was derived from.  There are reasons for those skimpy rear doors.  

I would have expected it to be painted a more "classic" color -- surely they didn't have such bright colors back then!! I must admit though, I think the car looks very good, even a bit modern, in that color. If I saw it on a show field the first thing I'd wonder is if it had modern running gear underneath though. It looks that modern and "unclassic". 

Maybe that's the reason for the Jeep XJ small rear doors -- and limited rear seat leg room. the Chinese fixed that with their "Super Cherokee" though. 
http://www.beijing-jeep.com/sc_7250el_1.html
The small pic shows the longer doors and lengthend roof. Click to the left on Super Cherokee then specifications for dimensions, but get ready for metric conversions. The bigger pics are the "Jeep 2500" to the left and Grand Chero to the right. The 2500 is a Super Chero w/GC type front end, another Chinese only model. 


> I didn't buy any bricks from the Brickyard: I already have enough from the Great Arrow Drive factory.  (And does anyone here have any pieces of the original Nash/AMC buildings?)

You might want to see if the Kenosha Historical Society has any more. They sold bricks from the remains of the original Jeffery factory when it was torn down 10 years ago. I didn't buy one, but I know a few people did. 

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