Re: [AMC-List] Item number: 330008960552

["Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi John, well, on the golf course, having a swill. I hope that golf cart is 
AMC powered, and you not letting Paris Hilton drive it, let her drive 
something else! Don't check your AMcyclopedia, check your video library 
:~O). Speaking of scotch, I hope John is having a scotch, AMC's marketing 
for the new AMX was just that in 1968. Back to 19 sixty eight.....

"Mission AMX: AMC had dealer meetings in 9 cities in the US from Feb 15-22nd 
1969 at Playboy clubs; Guy Hadsall Jr the National Merchandising Manager was 
in charge of the meetings, which was to introduce AMC Dealers to the NEW 
AMX. The original American Motors flyers states: "the meeting guide poster 
is guaranteed to turn your audience on! Being in charge of the meeting, 
you'll have the FIRST opportunity to see it, and get in the proper frame of 
mind. Very simply instructions on it's use are all that is needed. Simply 
display it in sight of everyone and happily run-down the swinging new 
features of the car that are provocatively present in numbered call outs."

There was a film and record originally for presentation. Those instructions 
read (worth noting AMC's great marketing) "Two for the Road: This AMX 
features film will sustain the stimulating meeting enviroment this meeting 
guide poster will cause....That's a PROMISE!"

and the second film states: "One Of A Kind! This is a fast moving, different 
type of marketing presentation that should shake some of the cobwebs loose. 
The film looks closely at the YOUTH MARKET, who they are, where they are, 
and how to reach them! Now go ahead and take the first look, hang it up and 
have a swinging meeting! Are you FEELING GROOVY yet? Need a scotch? LETS 
SELL SOME CARS!!"

http://www.planethoustonamx.com/mission_amx.htm

Ah yes, the last thing you need is a bunch of drunk AMC dealers on scotch 
playing with their putters (4 iron?) (Big Bertha?) (Tiger Woodie??!?) 
looking at Playmates....the tab is covered and all the swill is on the 
house:
http://www.planethoustonamx.com/press_photos/47_nash_drums.JPG
back 41 more years to 19 forty seven.......
"All the major Nash dealers were crowded into a room, given drums, and told 
to beat them on cue according to the widow of the owner of the dealership I 
would later buy out in the 90s, P. K. Williams on Congress street in Austin, 
Texas. She indicated that she never knew why they rounded up the dealers 
like this once a year, but spouses were invited, they just could not attend 
the meetings, not that they would want to be in there with all those drums 
and Cuban cigars. Not sure if that is a pitcher of ice water on the middle 
of the table or a pitcher of Stoli. P. K. Williams was one of the highest 
volume Nash dealers in Texas. He would morph into Rambler then AMC before 
closing. He is pictured directly below the "H" in the "Sell Nash" banner on 
the back wall. Ironically, AMC President William V. Luneberg would later say 
in 1971: "We want to be recognized as a company that marches to the beat of 
it's own drums;" when he was describing AMCs 'philosophy of difference'. "

Fast forward to 2003 when the Green Bay Packers still had a team:
http://www.planethoustonamx.com/amc_window_stickers/eddie_packers.jpg
Yes, like gas, as with scotch, only the prices have chaged....and aged!

"Mike/Tom/X should notice the difference between my "serious" and "fun" ---  
I took the "8,000 pound Chrysler" theme model year still unknown] and simply 
riffed on it; maybe saying or showing something new or of interest to 
someone.  I don't expect everyone to read between the lines, to find all the 
factoids, or even to get all the embedded jokes, but, like life itself, it's 
out there for the taking.  Free of charge.  The right price for Rambler 
mentality (and for Rambler mentalitty...)"
On the showfield in Kenosha for the huge Homecoming in 1998 there were 3-4 
Dodges that had been produced in Kenosha at the former AMC plant. Looked odd 
sitting there on a field of over 1000 AMC vehicles. Over the hill on same 
field there was a few Nashes. And one Ajax. All AMC somehow related, scotch 
or not.

Yes, cars can be fun and serious. Most are fun. I saw a older gentleman 
driving his pristine 55-57 T Bird, top down this morning. My boys 
instinctively yelled 'papa! Hot Wheels car!' Not knowing what it is, made 
before even I was born. Timeless nonetheless. One day some will look back on 
those 3-4 Mopars (New Yorkers? Dynasties?) on the field almost a decade ago. 
Did anyone take their photos? Did anyone go over and talk to the owners? 
Welcome them? Did AMCers act like it was Hezbollah Dodge's over there? I 
don't know, but I did walk up and check them out. Where are they now?

"Third chance to contribute something.  Go to it; it's your AMC life.  Don't 
rely on someone else to do it for you."

I agree. Not everyone wants a AMC. Not everyone wants to 
restore/restify/fix/drive a AMC. But for those of us who still do (how many 
people here drive their AMC daily in 2006? I drive EXCLUSIVELY AMC and have 
since 1976...) get out and enjoy the products AMC made. It don't have to be 
a "collectible" musclecar. You will find wagons are just as much fun, as are 
convertibles as are four doors. All worth having fun with in some fashion!

There will be more from the likes of great storytellers like Foster, Brooks, 
Mayes, maybe even get Zinn out of Amishville to write AMC again. However, 
everyone has a story to tell when it comes to AMC. How many of you have ever 
been to a cruise night or car show or just driving your AMC and had someone 
tell you 'tey remember those Ramblers' or 'I used to have one like that' or 
'so and so worked at the dealership/factory/lot' for instance? Tell everyone 
about it.

Fo!
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mahoney, John" <jmahoney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 3:41 PM
Subject: Re: Item number: 330008960552


Hey Eddie, eBay won't let me comment since I'm not a member (thanks, I get 
enough Spam already...), so I'll correct your errors by e-mail: I can use my 
Blueberry Mac Pie while I wait for some dude named Tiger to make his roof 
shot.

Your classy '666 [1] AMX sales pitchfork is an AMC classic, but the two 
muchachos, their Ramble seat and the French spoiler all were -optional-. 
Check your AMcyclopedia.

GM's "Don Quixote" ducktail, as adopted, was standard.

Please also note that, if a "Space-Saver" spare wasn't ordered, a "Mini-Me" 
inflator in a Halloween jelly bean jar pumped you up.  An AMC Verne was 
properly housed beside the bazooka subwoofer with -black-, not orange, side 
down.

Please don't make such errors again: AMC is not a joke.

There, that's my mentalitty (or what lil' of its left.)

Sic.  Hic.  Back to the golf tee.  After another drink.

Yours very tur-, uh, rur-, uh, -trueley-,

Thomas Jeffery Charles George George Jefferson Nash Hash Mason Romney 
Letterman Leno

(But call me a Plymouth Rambler* Space Cadet --- or a Chrysler Cordoba 
Cabriolet cab)

PS - Set a more suitable [high tech!] starting bid.

http://www.czechmarionettes.org/store/camstore2.htm

http://www.gc.iut-amiens.fr/images/Photos_ouvrages/Arche.jpg

http://www.gc.iut-amiens.fr/Le_Genie_Civil.htm

http://www.freakingnews.com/entries/9000/9283sxAW_w.jpg

http://zfacts.com/p/461.html

If you make AMC a contender again, it can be the new Mercedesh-Benz.

Keep the laffs coming --- and keep the "imposhible" AMC dream alive.

http://www.reelclassics.com/Actors/O'Toole/impossibledream-lyrics.htm


*Cars can be fun and serious.  Here's another chance for all to shine.  Tell 
us the story of the real "Rambler" that Chrysler almost produced.  Go back 
before Mopar built the Valiant; back to when the Nash was new.  When what 
grew on the old AMC family tree actually got -noticed- by the American 
Big-3.

Mike/Tom/X should notice the difference between my "serious" and "fun" --- I 
took the "8,000 pound Chrysler" theme model year still unknown] and simply 
riffed on it; maybe saying or showing something new or of interest to 
someone.  I don't expect everyone to read between the lines, to find all the 
factoids, or even to get all the embedded jokes, but, like life itself, it's 
out there for the taking.  Free of charge.  The right price for Rambler 
mentality (and for Rambler mentalitty...)

And the right prize in Rambler research?  The "Milner Marlin" maybe?

Now I'm being serious -and- having fun: there really was such a car.

Third chance to contribute something.  Go to it; it's your AMC life.  Don't 
rely on someone else to do it for you.

Foster Brooks' books may not tell you many more AMC stories.  Stude-Packard 
money might jangle like Jingle Bellsh.

Ignore that shentensh: I may've put a put where I shoulda put a Pat.

Fore!

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