Re: [Amc-list] HOT ROD: AMCers hate us!

["Armand Eshleman" <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I must admit, I was so hopeful when I first read that article about the
April fool's AMCs, that I wanted to rush right out and order a new Javelin.
Talk about the ultimate in cool looking cars. it has the new Camaro,
Mustang, and Challenger all beat to heck. And that new Machine that was in
the same section as the one being discussed here. Wow is that thing looking
good or what! I then went over to being pissed about being duped about
something as novel as AMC returning to the market. But then after thinking
about it for a few minutes I decided that it was the best coverage we've
gotten for a long time. And, yeah Hot Rod and Car Craft have been doing more
articles on AMC stuff lately so I think it's great. If I had enough money I
would be taking say a 69 or 70 Javelin and building it into the version that
was drawn in the first article. Or that new Machine is just way cool, maybe
that one. The luxury Ambassador has even those Lexus whatever bexus luxury
cars jealous.

Joe, I think it's more that just AMC baggage being generational, it's more
like gener-irrational. I base it on GM, Ford and Mopar guys living in fear
of being beaten by a Nash, which does in fact happen a lot more often that
what we hear about. After all none of us are living in fear of being beaten
by them!! We could care less, we know our cars are still the coolest of
all!!

Hemmings Muscle Machines has a great article about SC/Ramblers in the latest
issue.

Armand


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Fulton" <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans." <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 3:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Amc-list] HOT ROD: AMCers hate us!


> 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...
> >
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