AMC-List Digest, Vol 7, Issue 46
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AMC-List Digest, Vol 7, Issue 46
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Today's Topics:
1. Nobody home here? Something Bad Hapen? (RetroRalph)
2. torpedoed/65 rambler prototype auction (Eddie Stakes)
3. Re: Nobody home here? Something Bad Hapen? (Tom Jennings)
4. AMC Eagle Better than a Corvette? (Jamie Smith)
5. Re: Spring perch plates... (Tom Jennings)
6. torpedoed/65 rambler prototype auction
(francis.swygert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
7. Re: AMC Eagle Better Than a Corvette (Mr. AMC)
8. survivor vintage/ versus restored old girlfriend, (eddie walker)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 20:37:23 -0700
From: "RetroRalph" <retroralph@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] Nobody home here? Something Bad Hapen?
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Web site does not respond and no mail received here today... And things
were going so well for so long...
Wake me up when things are working again. Thanks.
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 23:29:20 -0500
From: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] torpedoed/65 rambler prototype auction
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I got this message from the sellers of the Rambler 65 prototype on ebay.
Seems someone torpedoed their auction:
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Hi there. I just wanted to give you some information about the AMC Rambler
auction you were inquiring about. Someone broke into our account and edited
the description to commit fraud on the auction. We are very sorry that this
happened. We have resolved all problems with this and have created a new
auction for the car. It is listed as item #330021373417 and it is now
completely safe to bid on this item again if you so wish.
Again, we are very sorry this happened but it was really out of our control.
Ebay was very helpful and helped us to resolve this issue but we had to
relist the item.
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I didn't bid on it, however had emailed them directly.
Ironically, if you look closely, the word prototype is absent from the new
listing, except in the blog link itself. Why?
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:23:53 -0700 (PDT)
From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] Nobody home here? Something Bad Hapen?
Cc: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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On Wed, 23 Aug 2006, RetroRalph wrote:
> Web site does not respond and no mail received here today... And things were
> going so well for so long...
>
> Wake me up when things are working again. Thanks.
YO! WAKE UP!
My bad -- the host machine was moved, and I neglected to restart
the webserver (requires password entry). (We're paranoid.)
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 23:11:54 -0700
From: "Jamie Smith" <oconner51@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] AMC Eagle Better than a Corvette?
To: <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Yesterday at work one of our regular customers came by to show off his new bright yellow 2000 Corvette. A coworker and I were standing in the parking lot looking at it when another customer pulled in. He started walking towards us and Mike started "puffing up" getting ready to tell the guy all about his Corvette when suddenly the guy asks "Hey, who owns the AMC Eagle over there". I told him it was mine and he said "Man, that is a cool car. I love that car. The 'Vette is ok but I want to own one of those Eagles". At this point Mike got in his Car and slammed the door and started to leave. He made it very clear that he wasn't happy about this other guy saying his Corvette was "OK" and then oohing and aahhing over my Eagle.
Jamie Smith
Spokane, WA
oconner51@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:oconner51@xxxxxxxxxxx>
1966 Rambler American 220 Station Wagon
1966 Rambler Classic 770 two Door Hardtop
1977 GMC Sierra 3/4 ton Pickup
1984 AMC Eagle Limited Station Wagon
1986 AMC Eagle Station Wagon
1993 Dodge Caravan (pending)
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 23:15:15 -0700 (PDT)
From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] Spring perch plates...
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On Tue, 22 Aug 2006, Ken Ames wrote:
> You 2 are talking of 2 different items. WR is looking for the EXtra plate that
> the antisway bar attaches to, not the normal spring/u-bolt plate.
AHA! My bad! I should read more carefully!!
> > On Tue, 22 Aug 2006, William Renshaw wrote:
> >
> > > Anyone here have a good pair of spring perch plates for a rear sway bar?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 08:27:56 -0000
From: <francis.swygert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] torpedoed/65 rambler prototype auction
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It is possible that the people selling realized that it most likely is
not a "prototype" of anything. What led them to believe it was a
pre-production or prototype was the 1963 date on the build sheet. After
viewing a couple build sheets recently it's obvious that AMC made some
orders 18-24 months in advance. This makes sense -- the company has to
have cars ready for dealers when they come out, and the factory needs
build sheets well in advance so they know what parts to have ready (and
to order). So the process has to start that far in advance. Once
everything is set up and running it wouldn't take to long to build a few
more cars as orders came in. The serial or last six numbers of a VIN
indicate what sequence the car was ordered in. An AMX build sheet on
Eddies site has a date two years before the car (67 for a 69, I
believe). The "prototype" remarks come from that date, and I suppose is
a reasonable assumption not knowing how the factory operated. I was
willing to give them the benefit of the doubt at first, but my request
for a photo of the serial number and door tags were ignored. I told them
specifically that I'd been asked about authenticating the car as a
possible prototype or pre-production model, and signed the e-mail as
editor of AIM. I'm pretty convinced it's just a nice convertible. Still,
a nice mid 60s AMC V-8 convertible should be worth $12K or so. Price a
Chevy or Ford mid size convertible in as good a condition. You'll get
more looks with the AMC too!
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 06:26:57 -0400
From: AMC74Hornet@xxxxxxxxx (Mr. AMC)
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] AMC Eagle Better Than a Corvette
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Jamie you are just experiencing what is happening to more and more AMC
owners in the last few years. Everyone is getting tired of all those ho
hum cookie cutter cars. Unique cars are in now. You see one Camero,
Chevelle or Mustang and you have seen them all and that goes for the
ricers too. I had a similar situation when I first bought my orange
Hornet Hatchback a few years back. The car was un-washed as I had just
put it on the road 3 days before I attended my first cruise with it. The
Western turbine wheels were grungy, the tires bald and the paint was
dull and oxidized, the interior was torn and the plastic was warped,
pieces missing and in just horrible condition. It was real survivor car
neglected by it's previous owner for the whole 4 years he had it. I was
parked between a mint 69 Chevelle SS 396 and a beautiful 6-71 blown BB
427 in a 39 Chevy coupe. The Hornet got more attention than either car
and the owner of the Chevelle was definitely not happy when people
walked passed his chevelle to look at the Hornet. Now after working on
the car for 3 years I can't go anywhere with out the car getting all
sorts of attention. The original paint is polished out, the tires are
BFG T/A radials and the wheels detailed and it has a completely new
interior. I haven't been to the cruise that the Chevelle owner attends
regularly yet but I plan to soon and park next to him. :-)
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 03:41:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: eddie walker <moparedwalker@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] survivor vintage/ versus restored old
girlfriend,
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I picked up my girlfriend on Friday night, it was summer the year of
our Lord 1973. What to do, what to do? Go cruising like most other
Friday nights and end up at our usual make out spot? Hey, I have an idea,
lets take the Hornet down to the shop, pull the engine and clean the
engine compartment! You ready to get dirty? She agreed and sat
patiently on the parts counter while I pulled out the 304 w/Ford FMX attached.
I cleaned the engine/trans while she cleaned the compartment. We took
a couple breaks, but I had her home by midnight and the Hornet had a
sparkling engine, fresh coat of satin black where I thought it looked
best and the engine compartment hadn't been that clean since I had
purchased the car.
I had a girlfriend like that. I was dating 4 girls and had decided to break it off with three and concentrate on one.. Roxanne was not the one, however before I could break it off with her, she took her savings ($2500.00.She made $6.00 an hour then and it took her all summer) and bought me a car that I casually mentioned that I would buy if I had the money.She spent the next 4 days detailing tht car and presented it to me. I was floored. I also realized that she would be a much better girlfriend. Well after 16 years of marriage and 5 kids, she still surprises me with her generosity (1977 Matador from Arizona that was delivered last week). She still goes junkyard walking with me and allows me my car crazy ways.She has been a perfect wife. I think that girlfriend was just such a catch...I hope she found a car nut.....eddie walker.
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