Re: [Amc-list] Count

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

Frank,

No doubt you found out from a link John Elle posted, but 1967-1971 were the Rambler days in Iran.  Pars Khodro was "Jeep" first, "American Rambler" during the Aria (sometimes spelled "Arya") and Shahin era, then "American General Motors" and "Iran General Motors" when it assembled Opels, Novas, Buicks, Cadillacs and Chevy pick-ups --- during which time it continued to assemble Jeeps too.  After the Revolution, it switched to Nissan trucks, added Renaults (a later R5) and today sells both (from small to big and old --- VERY old, two gens back, Infiniti I30, to newest) and it has a [Farsi-only, of course] website you can inspect.  No history [of course] before the mid-'80s, though.

I suspect that GM cars and Jeeps actually continuted to be built for several years after the Ayatollah took power;
something, no doubt, they may be loath to admit.  They even built a Jeep "Sahra" (not Sahara) when Wranglers wore square headlights.  No ideas about that.    

I have seen --- or may have --- a 1967 vintage Shahin photo: looks just like regular LHD American Rambler 4-doors!

I know that quite a few junky old cars are still on the roads of Iran, but I think "old" would be 1980s, not AMCs.

They have some old-car culture and some collectors of American autos, but you'll see more Novas than Ramblers now.   

http://www.sasite.net/photo/classiccar/index.htm

Hope this helps.

John

PS --- My elders actually attended the 1967 Pahlavi coronation; I wonder if they saw any Ramblers running around? 
    

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Swygert, Francis G MSgt 436 CES/CECM
> [mailto:Francis.Swygert3@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 11:38 AM
> To: Mahoney, John
> Cc: farna@xxxxxxx
> Subject: re: [Amc-list] Count
> 
> 
> And do you remember the Rambler Aria and Shahin built by Pars Khodro?
> -----------
> 
> YES!! You're the only one who's ever been able to confirm that Pars
> Khodro actually built them. I did find a reference that Pars Khodro
> built Jeeps, and some British cars, but the Shahin/Aria were
> conveniently left out. I think they were built from 71-74, but can't
> confirm, and can't find ANY good pics! The only thing I've 
> found as far
> as pics have been some family photos posted with distant or blurry
> images of the car in the background. I also have a reference from an
> automotive magazine (I think... may have been and AMC stock holders
> report or in a dealer bulletin, will have to check) stating that an
> agreement had been reached "with Iran" for production of a version of
> the American (Rambler) dated sometime in 1970. 
> 
> If you can confirm the dates of production and have some pics I would
> greatly appreciate that info!! What I've been told is that the Shahin
> was the four door sedan, the Aria a more upscale two door 
> hardtop. Can't
> confirm that either!! Could have been two and four door 
> models of both,
> but the four door/two door HT models makes more sense.
> 
> 
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