Re: [Amc-list] April Fools- Hotrod Article

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I honestly am going to chew on a piece of humble pie here.
After contemplating the whole idea, I have decided that while I don't think they should have spent so much written space on an AP joke, the pics are great, as I mentioned, we got coverage.
   Who cares?
I'm over it... mosly

--
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II
" Chronic Pain Hurts"

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From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> At the risk of pissing people off, I have to say I think that
> writing in to complain is walking right into a sort of trap --
> 
> a better response I think would to be take a 'big man' approach
> and chuckle at the joke, then point out brief intersting points
> -- Ford made more MODEL-T's! than AMC did cars in 30 years --
> yet frugal AMC conjured up the first muscle car; the OTHER true
> American sports car; more than it's fair share of muscle cars;
> the bullet-proof "jeep" motor (the six) in production for FORTY
> YEARS and still strong.
> 
> AMC made blunders too -- occasional bad design choices, bad
> timing, poor long-view decisions -- same as GM and Ford did,
> only they had the money to muscle through it that AMC didn't. And
> current GM fans should be nervous today... (I wouldn't point
> that out :-)
> 
> For the hundred or so "models" of car that AMC made in those
> 30 years, a huge proprotion of them are notable one way or
> the other.
> 
> On Wed, 13 Feb 2008, KENT ANDERSON wrote:
> 
> > My comments have stirred a few folks up, but to qualify a couple of things.... 
> what upset me about the article was the "sudden deat" April fool ending.  Yep... 
> I admit it... I'd LOVE to see some kind of resurected AMC, but it's not going to 
> happen.  The article raised a dream, and popped the bubble.
> > I was, in NO way referring to Frank's publication as a "small" thing.  I love 
> it, and admire him for taking the time to put it together.
> >
> > It's nice when mainstream mags talk glowingly of our chosen rides, and I'm 
> sure we all appreciate it.  There just seems to be so much negativity about them 
> from the "Big 3" fans, even to this day, yet here the occasional AMC car cruises 
> onto the field at the car show, causing more smiles and "my Dad had one of 
> those" comments than any Falcon or Fury ever does.  Sure, we're different.  AMC 
> was different.  When everyone else was making drastic changes to their products, 
> throwing money around like mints, AMC saved a bundle producing the same subframe 
> with fresh skin, and keeping up with changing tastes.  Clever.
> >
> > One more point AMC always got thrown at it was their use of proven parts, 
> keeping R&D costs down.  Another company has been doing that for generations... 
> Rolls Royce.  Last I knew, a Rolls used Camry disc pads!  I don't hear anyone 
> slamming THEM for using "proven parts" at a quarter of a million a copy.
> >
> > Just one AMCer's opinion.  I'm proud to have been driving AMC since '65, and 
> still doing so.  I pull up to a music job in my Matador wagon, and heads still 
> turn.  Kinda neat.
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