Re: [Amc-list] Coffin Nose

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

You're growing a coffin nose?  ;)

Ken

Quoting Jock J JocewJ Jocewicz <namdra@xxxxxxxx>:

> Bill,
>   I always thought the coffin nose Matadors did look a little odd/funny
> but a couple of weeks ago I bought a 74 4dr., 360, auto., that had been
> repainted green (was yellow) and has 74,000 miles on it. I have been
> driving it daily since and I can't believe the thumbs up I get and the
> questions I get when stopping at a gas station or out shopping. The front
> end is growing on me!!
> 
> On Thu, 5 Jul 2007 13:06:18 -0500 theamcguy <theamcguy@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > I too do not especially like the look of the Coffin Nose Matadors, 
> > but I have one. It was just too nice to pass up.  Interesting story. 
> >  I was at a Station Wagon Club show a few years back and met a guy 
> > who works as a modeler in styling studios.  In the 70s he worked for 
> > AMC ad we had a good time talking about AMC styling.  I mentioned I 
> > had a Coffin Nose Matador and was not particuliarly fond of the 
> > look.  He started laughing and said the Coffin Nose was done as a 
> > joke.  The styling bosses wanted a bold new look for the Matador and 
> > had rejected all of the ideas submitted.  Finally a stylist did the 
> > Coffin Nose as a joke to show how ridiculos one could get and it was 
> > immediately accepted.  Oh well.  Not fond of the look but my car is 
> > a clean low mileage example.  Wish I could find a low mileage 
> > Matador Wagon with wood paneling.  I'd buy it in a heartbeat.  Most 
> > I find need a lot of restoration work and I have too many projects 
> > now.
> > 
> > Bill Strobel
> > Fayetteville, NC
> > 1967 Rebel SST
> > 1969 SC/Rambler
> > 1972 Hornet Sportabout
> > 1976 Matador Brougham
> > AMCRC. AMCWC, AMO, NAMDRA
> > 
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