Seeing things

["Mahoney, John" <JMahoney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Brien Tourville found "an Original Raymond Lowey 1948 Emerson Radio"

http://tinyurl.com/8pely

Henry Kloss clearly found it to be well designed 40+ years ago also.

http://tinyurl.com/8xm3k

http://tinyurl.com/8ll5u

As a "keeper" of old KLH, I find both their findings to be well founded.  I grew up listening to McIntosh through Klipschorns (but was not allowed to push the [white] buttons on the [blond] Telefunken that my father had bought in Germany) and I still think there's no finer way for fine music to be heard --- save in a fine performance space, in person.  Blaupunkt in Bimmer, Levinson in Lexus, and XM in Escalade?  Not greats; only OK.  


Brian Nelson offered '82 Spirit "'fluted' running board trim" for sale: in case anyone cares to read, his ribbed extrusions have an interesting history and their use by AMC can be traced right back to the beginning.
Hershey (Pontiac) taught Teague (Packard), Teague trimmed Mitchell, and Gubitz with Ed Macauley were first to give a one-off Packard the look of a one-off Duesenberg.  Remember that when you note any "less legitimate" use of that cue on other makes and models.  AMC echoed "the real thing."

http://tinyurl.com/8xvgu 

And Brian saw "a '65-ish Classic Police cruiser (in California town set of movie) - gold or metallic tan.  Never have seen this model used for police service before - didn't look correct."

AMC definitely tried to sell '63-'66 Classic/Ambassador cruisers/taxis

http://www.arcticboy.com/Pages/arcticboyscop.html

(click forward for pages 3 and 4 as well...)

but, according to discussions during '67 AMC design development, product planners decided that the "European" styling probably made them look too small.  Direction was given to stylists to "flesh out" new 10/80 bodies.  


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This is why I have a full set of TSMs! 1971 was the last use of vacuum wipers by AMC. They were only used in Hornet and Gremlin.
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My 71 Javelin with 232 has vacuum wipers. So the TSM is not always
correct with specific options for each series.
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I believe you Ray. You probably have an early production model. There was always a little overlap during model year change-up that are exceptions to the rule.

No Frank, [I believe] vacuum wipers were standard on -all- 1971 models.

I paid $22+ extra for 2-sp electrics on a top-line Ambassador Brougham.

But yes, AMC was the last domestic manufacturer to switch over in 1972.

AMC was almost last with standard front vent windows [in 1978] and with optional vents [in 1980?  Speak up Pacer experts!], but Ford managed to keep that "window of availability" open for almost ten years more.  Wow.      

http://www.cars-on-line.com/19008.html


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...that, for once, does not include a Pacer or Gremlin!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10155740/
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Then read the letter that does mention AMC.  (Hopefully a different David Guenther than the David Guenther who won numerous AACA awards by showing his AMCs...)  (Unless that David Guenther moved from the mid-South to the Rust Belt, of course...)   

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10139923/


>>Has anyone ever seen a 1964 two door American wagon?

I haven't, but that doesn't mean anything.  Look back.

http://www.arcticboy.com/Pages/arcticboysamerican2.html

http://tinyurl.com/83eaz


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There was a Sportabout delivery that was a four door with the back seat removed and a plywood floor made to replace it. The rear doors opened from the outside and had fixed windows.
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A pre-'71 use of the "Sportabout" name and a delivery with glass and not steel panel inserts, a rare bird?  We want to read about it and see photos.  "Take AIM" and tell us more!


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It looks like they were shipping Vegas
vertically.  I've never heard of that before.
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>>i don't recall how they were loaded/unloaded though.

Sides opened like those of early toasters: just drive on and "clam" up.  It was tried here for a while but did not prosper; the concept came from overseas.  Even in Japan, "tip-up" parking failed, with the Nash World's Fair idea being today's best answer.

http://tinyurl.com/de3bc

http://tinyurl.com/8keml


Last time, I asked you to tell us how a '31 Ford became a '50 Rambler.

No takers?  No interest?  No surprise.  No problem.

http://tinyurl.com/cu4sb

http://tinyurl.com/7nnvy