Re: [AMC-list] Nash Truck

[Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>]

It was in the early 70s Marc, not 69. From the Popular Mechanics clip, dated January 1974: "Pow-R-Pak is a new front-wheel-drive motor-home chassis from AM General Div,. American Motors. Holiday Rambler will be the first to feature RVs with special unit."

A note I made: "Holiday Rambler reported that only four prototype coaches were made, no production models. Source: e-mail from Holiday Rambler tech department". I didn't date when I enquired via e-mail and got an answer, but that was in the late 90s. 

AMC did have a Government Products Division before acquiring Jeep. I don't know what they made except for the 60-65 or so Mighty Mite air transportable 4x4 (mini Jeep) for the Marines. Well, there were the late 60s USPS Ambassadors, but I don't know what else other than stripped cars for military and other government agencies. They were mostly fleet versions of passenger cars though. 

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Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:15:15 -0500 (EST)
From: adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)

" From: Marc Montoni <Freedom@xxxxxxxx>
" 
" adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker) wrote:
" 
" >" No, they were basically just a bare-bones motorhome subframe with the
" >" 390 engine and trans preinstalled in it and ready to ship to any
" >" motorhome maker that wanted to buy one.
" >
" >they'd have been amgeneral truck chassis in the early '70s, same as
" >went under their parcel vans.  the big 3 did this too.
" 
" 
" I'm not sure about that.  The skeleton, if I'm remembering right, was
" first offered in the first half of 1969, which predated the
" acquisition of the Willys truck manufacturing operation that was
" later subdivided into AMGeneral.
" 
" But that's only if I'm remembering right....

that would be interesting.  i wasn't aware that amc was interested in
trucks before acquiring kaiser.  but if they were, it would've made
sense to give it to amgeneral afterwards.

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