Re: [AMC-List] overweight Americans

[Mark Price <markprice242@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All this reading has me curious to try and get my 69 on a scale.
With it's 4.0L and T5, no A/C, I wonder what it weighs in at?
  It'll likely be heavier when it makes it as the interior is scheduled for carpet sound mat and some modern shoulder harnesses front and rear.
--
Mark Price
markprice242ATadelphia.net
Morgantown, WV


---- "Swygert wrote: 
> As I recall my 61 American wagon weighed 2500-2600 pounds -- on a grain
> scale. It was only ~200 lbs more than a friends 72 Pinto (this was back
> in 79!). He couldn't believe it! Even I thought it would be more like a
> 500 lb. difference (he was thinking 800-1000). The weight difference was
> mainly the heavy 196. With a newer engine it would have been closer. His
> 2.3L four speed would have been a good combo for it -- I've helped with
> that swap in a 54 Nash Rambler -- ran great! Might have been a bit
> lighter. 
> 
> Part of the weight growth is the change in unit body design. The "three
> box" design is a bit heavier than the bumper to bumper rail design,
> believe it or not. But manufacturing is quicker/easier (cheaper) for the
> "three box" and the car can sit lower. Styling leads here, but the
> difference is only about 200 lbs. in the body for a much more modern
> looking car, and the better aerodynamics probably negates the slight
> weight gain, at least on the highway. A 63 Classic isn't real
> aerodynamic, but has less frontal area and is lower than a 62. The
> heavier cars are a little more roomy too. Not so much difference in the
> big cars (maybe none between 62 and 63 Classic, just different as the 62
> sits higher), but there's a HUGE difference in interior space between a
> 63 and 64 American (63 being about the same as that 1950 Nash Rambler!).
> Compare the weight between a 62 and 63 Classic to get a more realistic
> figure on weight gain due to design differences. The 50-55 Nash Rambler
> should only be compared to the 58-63 -- they are virtually the same car.
> 64-69 American to the Hornet is a more reasonable comparison also, since
> the Hornet is a bit smaller than the 69. I think you'll find that they
> are about the same weight though. Scaling down doesn't always produce a
> lighter vehicle, just more cramped. 
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