IIRC the matador coupe was designed by Teague after serious input from Mark Donohue. It was meant for the super speedways and NASCAR. I believe there was a big write up about it in a 1974? R&T mag. Wayne Wayne and Lisa, Bolton Landing, NY, http://www.superglider.thinkhost.com AMO#8454, 82 Eagle SX/4; 66 Ambo 990 Wagon, AC, PS, PB, PW, Apollo Yellow woody 69 Ambo Coupe, 401, M12; 83 Eagle Limited wagon On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 14:53:16 -0400 farna@xxxxxxx writes: > Jeff is 100% correct, of course! The Coupe and the Pacer were two > money holes for AMC -- turned out to be big gapping holes too! > NEITHER shared ANY sheetmetal with any other vehicle. The Mat Coupe > shared a more than the Pacer, but just drivetrain and most front > suspension components. The jury is still out on whether the front > suspension crossmember was the same as a Matador sedans or > Ambassador. I don't think it would directly interchange with the > Matador sedans because the engine seems to be set back further. It > could interchange with the Ambassador, since the stretch required > the engien to be set back some. The wheelbase stretch was 8", but > the engine wasn't set back more than 4". > > We've gone over this before, but I believe the Pacer was a necessary > gamble. The entire full size line would have been based on it had it > not bombed. I don't know WHAT AMC execs were thinking when they > okayed the Matador Coupe. I think Teague just talked them into it -- > he'd mentioned before that it was his last shot at a clean sheet > design. Maybe the execs thought it might be as well, or just wanted > to give him the chance to see what could be done. Should have been > with a small car. It was just the wrong car at the wrong time. > > > On September 26, 2005 Jeff Reeves wrote: > > > In a word: no. > > > > I believe that AMC anted up for enough new sheetmetal for the > Matador coupe that it definitely wouldn't be a direct bolt on. Core > support would likely be different, if nothing else, and I would > speculate that the fenders wouldn't align correctly with the more > slab-sided wagon doors. > > > > But, with some effort and determination, anything could be > possible! A coupe front on a wagon body would definitely be an > interesting project. > > > > Jeff Reeves > > Auburn GA > > 94 Cherokee > > 79 Spirit GT > > 73 Javelin 401 > > 72 Javelin SST > > 69 Ambassador DPL > > > > Message-ID: <20050926032717.69296.qmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 20:27:17 -0700 (PDT) > > From: Jesse <j2sax@xxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: Mat Coupe Front Clip in Ambo Wagon? Marc? > > To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > SO I have this 6 cyl Coupe with no title. I really > > like the big Wagons, but I HATE the 75 up Ambo big > > nose look. > > > > Would a Coupe front clip work on an Ambo wagon? I > > know AMC is the ultimate for getting it's money's > > worth from a platform! I know this sounds crazy... > > but wouldn't it be cool! > > > > Just dreaming on a Sun evening! > > > > Have a great week, > > > > Jesse > > > > > > > > ============================================================= > > Posted by wixList Archiver -- http://www.amxfiles.com/wixlist > > > ============================================================= > Posted by wixList Archiver -- http://www.amxfiles.com/wixlist > > > > > > >