Re: Stange Happening Tuesday

["Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxx>]

Actually, not strange at all. Everyone seems to have "A Rambler Story" that
is, somewhere in thier past, they recall a Rambler or aMC built vehicle
they, or parents, ro someone they knew once owned. If I had just one dollar
for every person that has told me the past 21 years at swap meets, cruise
nights, car shows, some sort of 'Rambler Story' I would retire. Had another
just 3 nights ago at work, a fellow drinking Absolut & tonic told me about a
fellow serviceman in Germany in 1969 who bought a new 69 AMX and how fast it
was. His fellow serviceman lent him the car for a weekend while he was out
of town and this fellow proceeded to 'light it up' and thought the car
handled, and drove, really well and remembered all the nice comments from
Americans and Germans alike about it that weekend. Many of you know one of
AMC's big deals was they commonly put AMC dealerships just outside US bases
overseas, and gave nice military discounts. I have some original catalogs
for 1970 with the military special cards still in them, and the cuts were
deep to show appreciation for our service men and women. So everyone has a
"Rambler Story" and to me at least, it is fascinating to hear many people
who lived it, whether they bought the car new, raced on a team, got laid in
the back seat, whatever it was. There is a dealership listing on my website,
of which I have added more photos.

Hopefully with people who have 'a Rambler Story' this aspect of AMC, the
dealerships, small and large, will never be forgotten. Well, won't be while
I have my website up!
http://www.planethoustonamx.com/bodyAMC.htm
Enjoy........
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
www.planethoustonamx.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "amc74hornet" <AMC74HORNET@xxxx>
To: <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 1:11 PM
Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: Stange Happening Tuesday


--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, twa1950@xxxx wrote:
> Not exactly like your experience Doc. Did had a drunk 50+ year old woman
get pretty excited at a car show because her first car was a Gremlin. She
acted pretty stupid but I figured it was beer.
> Terry

Unfortunately these experiences will die with us. I seem to sence if AMC
still was around they would be makeing the same front wheel drive crap
everyone else is makeing to survive. Men of vision like Dick Teague (Sorry
can't spell it) and the other styling genious from GM in the 50's-early 60's
are a thing of the past. All cars are made now for a global market. No one
in 20-30 years will remeber their first car as being somthing out of the
ordinary, just a car. It's sad really sad.
"Doc"





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