[BaadAssGremlins] Re: 78 Concord AMX & more

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Good buy on a rare car, hell, I wished I would have seen it. When you are 
talking about "AMX specific" items, those can not only be hard to find but 
expensive if found. I paid $350 for a complete set of flairs for a 77 AMX, 
however a air dam alone for the 77-78 can set you back most of that price. 
The fender flairs are unique to that one model year only. The bumpers will 
interchange with several other models however and impressive is that the 
wire mesh grill and louvers are intact; along with rally pack and tach. 
Those items mentioned above are usually the first to go.

Somewhere in here I believe I have a set of flairs, less dam:
http://www.planethoustonamx.com/amc_sheet_metal_special.htm
for sale. I believe aJ at South Texas AMC also had a set, I believe he also 
has a grill for sale for $250 too. Not sure if he sold it or not. He is 
listed on my vendors list.

What color was this car originally....it appears some sort of orange on the 
pillars. The Targa is black, which makes me think the car might have once 
been black. You can check your metal trim door paint tag on my website here:
http://www.planethoustonamx.com/main/amc_production_figures_decodes.htm

He did have a number of questions about the vehicle which shows why it's 
usually best to give as much infomation in the descriptions as one knows 
about the vehicle.

One thing I wish to add here is that it seems a majority of people who 
ordered a 77, 78, 79-80 AMX opted out of the big hood decals, the people I 
remember having them new used words like gaudy. Hell, it was the 1970s, duh. 
This is a pre production 77 Hornet AMX press photo taken in May 1976:
http://www.planethoustonamx.com/parts%20&%20Literature/77_amx_pr.jpg
Note sans flaming bee on hood. Also note several other interesting changes 
that never saw production like on the back panel near driver side tailight 
the (((AMX decal. Here is that 78 AMX press photo of a black car, my 
mistake, the Targa was GOLD, not black as mentioned above, this was one of 
several oddities AMC did to the black cars; the black ones also had gold 
rims. Bling! This one is shown with the 'flamin bee' on the hood, same as 
77.
http://www.planethoustonamx.com/parts%20&%20Literature/78_AMX_PR.jpg

The 79-80 you could opt for a big 'flaming fireball'
http://www.planethoustonamx.com/parts%20&%20Literature/79_amx_pr.jpg
and like several others, there was a 'opt out' box one would check on the 
dealer order form for this feature. Backing up to 77, you could also get a 
bee on the trunk:
http://www.planethoustonamx.com/ebay_stuff_323.jpg
is one I have for sale right now. $100 & NOS.

Funny thing, Doc builds models, and if one goes to some hobby stores, there 
is a model decal kit with same design, and Hornet letters. About $2.50 for 
the whole decal kit. I am not sure whether it is for car models or airplane 
models, but I commonly see them at Hobby Lobby.

This is the 80 AMX. It's one of two AMXs I have never owned, the other is a 
78.
http://www.planethoustonamx.com/parts%20&%20Literature/80_AMX_PR.JPG
These, along with Pacer, were axed early in the model year by AMC due to 
dismal sales, only 865 made and abuot 408 Pacers made......although there 
were some Pacers (80) passed off as 1981 models. 111 to be exact and there 
is a lady here with one I have been up her ass since 1985 to buy it, not 
sure why she lives in a $350K house and has a damned Rambler. Have fun with 
your 78 regardless of what you do, it is a neat piece of AMC and US 
automotive history.

Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "rebade1" <rebade1@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 12:00 AM
Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: 78 Concord AMX & more


> Doc, Eddie, and Bart,
> I can now take a deep breath and state that I convinced my son to
> purchase this vehicle. It was listed on E-bay as item #8005401380 and
> we got it for $810.00. So, take a look at it and look at the
> questions underneath as they will explain what the original seller
> didn't in his description. That's why he didn't have many bidders I
> think. I hate the way that paint looks and it doesn't have any fender
> flares. But, another one rescued and will look nice when the work is
> done on it. What do you think of it? I wish it had the V-8, but...
>
> Now I have to find out what Doc was talking about on the fender
> flares...:-)) Anybody have some?
>
> Ralph
>
> --- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, AMC74HORNET@xxxx wrote:
>>
>> As you all know the 74-77 Hornet Hatchback is my favorite car since
> I
>> have 2 74's. There were not many exterior changes between 74 & 77
> except
>> for the grill and tail light lens design. I am not a fan of the
> Concord
>> AMX body style. My friend had 2 of them so I got a close up look at
> them
>> from working on one. I didn't like the targa band on the roof on
> the 77
>> AMX or the 78. My main dislike was the fender flairs used in 78
> versus
>> the 77. The 77 flairs looked like they were designed for the car
> where
>> as in my opinion the 78's looked like they were an after thought
> that
>> some one threw on at the last minute and might have looked some what
>> better if they were painted body color like the 77's. Also the 78
> didn't
>> have the rubber filler between the body and bumpers front or rear
> like
>> the 74-77 Hornet's which only made the ugly 5 mph bumpers look even
> more
>> out of place. The rear bumper on the 78 is a 74-77 Hornet bumper so
> the
>> Hornet rear filler could have been used. The front being a straight
>> bumper would have needed a new one to be made for 78. It might have
> been
>> a much better looking car with 77 AMX flairs, they probably would
> be a
>> bolt on. I have had 77 AMX flairs and a rear louver on my yellow car
>> since 79. The came off a new 77 AMX that didn't sell and I paid 50$
> for
>> every thing  new. For some reason AMC always had a quality problem.
> I
>> could see it in my 2 74's. My bought new yellow car was made in
> Canada
>> and the orange car made in the USA. The fit and trim, body lead
> work and
>> paint are the outstanding differences with the yellow Canadian car
> being
>> done much better the orange American car. I think the 78 Concord AMX
>> would have been a real looker with 77 flairs painted body color,
> bumper
>> fillers, real louver painted body color and Eagle tail light in
> place of
>> the ones they used and no targa bar to clean up the roof. Also last
> but
>> not least the Javelin AMX grills and the Concord AMX grills look
> like
>> they were made in some ones basement with the outer frames crudely
> rivet
>> together and the mesh just popped in. As far as to why the
> Hatchbacks
>> failed to sell in the late 70's is a mystery to me. This is one of
> the
>> best all around cars I ever owned and almost as good as having a
> station
>> wagon, you wouldn't believe the things I hauled in the yellow car
> in the
>> last almost 32 years. It was designed as a hatchback not like the GM
>> Nova bodied hatchbacks which had the 2 door roof line with hatch
> added.
>> "Doc"
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