The world has turned very slowly to look at the obscure, the ramblers, the studebakers, I know I'd forgetting other, but I found a bottle of whiskey at the cabin and had to clear it out before my son goes down next week....he's 17... I feel confident I am up to the task!!!!! -- Mark Price Morgantown, WV 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II " Chronic Pain Hurts" -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx> > I think that you can thank David Freiberger > (Frieberger?) for that (putting AMCs in the mag). He > loves cars, period. He braved some criticism and > began inserting unusual cars in the mag during his > turn as editor. He has been at Bonnevile the last few > years, most recently racing that F-Bomb that Hot Rod > built. I have ridden in the same elevator with him, > but never shook his hand and thanked him and I should > have. He has since moved on to the video world but > his influence lingers. > > There were some more sensible letters to, which > basically agreed with you Tom. I think that Hot Rod > was pleased that there was so much response. Who > knows? They may try another April Fool's issue > featuring Studebakers or Packards. > > You make a good point about the AMC baggage being > generational, but I still get snickers when people see > my Gremlin here in Salinas. On the other hand, I have > also had two offers to buy it recently and one guy > stopped in front of my house just to take pictures. > > Joe Fulton > Salinas, CA > > Joe Fulton > --- Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > My father got me a sub to HOT ROD a couple of years > > back. I > > really wanted to hate it. It's filled with camaros > > and vettes > > and all the usual common stuff -- but there's been a > > solid > > thread of novel cars, and lots of AMCs, certainly > > compared to > > the past! Some of the how-to articles are actually > > good. It's > > part of the reason I'm drifing towards customs and > > hot rods, > > using AMC as a base. Camaros and Novas pay the rent > > I guess... > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Amc-list mailing list > > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list