Re: [AMC-List] AMC-List Digest, Vol 6, Issue 13

[Michael Bailey <route66rambler@xxxxxxxxx>]

From: AMC74Hornet@xxxxxxxxx (Mr. AMC)
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] I Shouldn't Have Done It

Jim we have all been there at one time or another...

...I now have 2 Hornet's and a beater 77 Malibu and I
am the only
driver, my wife doesn't drive. I wanted it and I
bought it. After
working 2-3 jobs at one time over the years and doing
with out to raise
3 kids it is now time for ME!!!!!!
"Doc"

-----> AMEN, Doc!  I sold my first AMC, a 69 BBO
Javelin SST with 390/4spd and a T/A wing, to cover the
birth expenses of my first daughter.  The 70 SST 390
Javelin was gone soon after, while on deployment.  My
wife is very supportive of my weird dream, but I feel
exactly the same.  All those little rugrats turned
into fine women and a big and strong man who lent me
the money to put the cam into Molly.  I too am the
only driver and have to get up just to run her
over(oops, I mean to work).

On another note, I too liked hearing about Tom's
little escapades.  Here's an excerpt from the Gremlin
Birthday Card I had up for a while:

/...During the 80's, my father owned two used
Gremlins, both already in the required Earl Schreib
bucket of paint job.  The green 75 was on its way home
from a desert party on a rough road one morning, when
it lost the bottom control arm bushings at the
frame...  I actually drove it 10 miles home on the
spring only(I was like 21), repaired the car in about
20 minutes, and picked up my dad from work.  We never
had any problem with the front end after that.  As for
the 74, it was an ugly pink that would sometimes stay
orange for a week or more at a time when polished.
After a camping trip to Sycamore Canyon,  my best
friend and I were caught during a crossing of the
Verde River by a wall of water about 3 feet high
washing into the little car and pushing it sideways
almost off of the crossing.  Flash flood!  I started
backing up, but the water rose too fast and killed the
258.  That Gremlin still saved our bacon.  I began to
steer the wheels upstream and back to straight, and
the force pushed it backwards.  By "swimming" the
wheels in this manner, we backed out to safety, dried
out the distributor, then went the long way 20 miles
over muddy, rutted roads to get home safe and dry./
 I could add a lot more stupid crap like this to the
list. I was a real moron, and it's a good thing we
were a Rambler family.
mike





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