Seems like a odd thing to spend $40 million on development and
production of the Pacer which shared few parts with anything else
AMC too....just a couple years before AMC had spent $40 million
buying Jeep from Willys you know.
So AMC got away from mode that made them
successful.....interchangability of parts.......in the 60s, and much
spent for glass, sheetmetal, dies, pressing, molds, rather endless
here of what things unique as the Pacer itself. And Matador coupes.
And Marlin lessons not learned before them.
Not knock on Pacer, Matty coupes or Marlin, it is just that AMC was
top of game with getting away with 'new' models with cosmetic
changes. How many of you remember AMC mentioning that "they were
going to introduce a NEW model every SIX months" in 1970?
By 1971......you had 3 different Gremlins; 7 different Hornets; 3
different Matadors; 3 different Javelins; and count them.....7
different Ambassador series. Total *23* models to choos from in your
nearest AMC dealership. Easy as looking at back of your NOS 1971
full line color catalog and see choices! So subtle and not so subtle
changes made a new model for AMC...easy as 'base' to 'DPL' to 'SST'
for instance.
For all customers price ranges. That was marketing genius in my
humble opinion, sort of what you see companies doing now, making
smaller cereal boxes, or concave bottom of glass jar of peanut
butter......looks same, costs same at store, just uh, getting LESS
product. New & Improved! That's the Spirit Thing, lend a hand! As
Gomez would say.......
$40 million. I could hang with Charlie Sheen for a night in Veags
and his girls with that.
Eddie Stakes
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Ames" <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "AMC,
Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 1:50 AM
Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Pacer in CO Springs /pacer motor mounts oddities
Seems like an odd thing for AMC to do - have a special block for one model.
Ken
Quoting Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
Glen Hoag mentioned of the Pacer in CO here:
http://denver.craigslist.org/ctd/2234564950.html
"I'm fairly certain that the 1974 and earlier blocks will not fit the Pacer.
Attachment
points for the motor mount brackets to the block may also have changed."
I had hell of a time finding a Pacer six years ago for my custom woodie
wagon, I could get
regular old 232 and 258 at pick a parts for $89 whole engine, but none of
them would fit
as the motor mounts were totally different for Pacer. So had to find a Pacer
to
cannibalize for drivetrain. A 258 is a 258 and 232 is 232 until it is in a
Pacer, they sat
in at odd angle, was not motor mounts, was the actual block mounting was
different. So
bought whole Pacer and pulled drivetrain for my woodie wagon
http://www.planethoustonamx.com/stuff/pacer-commercial.htm
and parted out rest years ago.
Eddie Stakes
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com
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