Worth noting: Oleg Cassini passed away yesterday March 17th. http://www.nndb.com/people/682/000025607/ and http://www.olegcassini.com/ Wonder how a Igor Cassini Matador would have went over? http://www.matadorcoupe.com/images/1974Cassinipackage.jpg Of which you can still leanr about AMCs intertwined fate with Cassini: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6610353331 from a variety of places: http://www.planethoustonamx.com/parts/74_Matador_PR.JPG Oleg Cassini Matador postcard NOS: http://cgi.ebay.com/AMC-NOS-Oleg-Cassini-Designer-Matador-postcard_W0QQitemZ5677685439QQcategoryZ88433QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (item #5677685439 ) Or actual NOS AMC Oleg Cassini flyer: http://cgi.ebay.com/AMC-NOS-Matador-X-401-Cassini-Brougham-flyer_W0QQitemZ5677773540QQcategoryZ88433QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (item #5677773540) Of which AMC used for NASCAR: http://www.geocities.com/mmbb444/Matador.html To do this: http://www.planethoustonamx.com/parts/NASCAR_penske_allison.JPG with these: http://www.planethoustonamx.com/parts/NASCAR_whole_team.JPG http://www.planethoustonamx.com/parts/NASCAR_onhood.JPG http://www.planethoustonamx.com/parts/NASCAR_gassing_up.JPG http://www.planethoustonamx.com/parts/allison_posing.jpg http://www.planethoustonamx.com/parts/NASCAR_daytona.jpg Which brings us full circle back to Mr. Cassini, who along with other designers wre brought in to spruce up AMC's image like Levi Strauss who did up the Hornet, Concord and Gremlin series, http://www.arcticboy.com/media/gremlin/leviint73.jpeg Gucci's who lent his hand and colors to the Hornet Sportabout complete with gift and travel bags (anyone ever seen on of those?) http://www.arcticboy.com/media/hornet/hornetgucci.jpeg http://www.arcticboy.com/media/hornet/hornguchi2.gif http://www.arcticboy.com/media/hornet/sportguchyel.jpg http://www.arcticboy.com/media/hornet/guccifamalb.jpg and Pierre Cardin who jazzed up the Javelin and AMX: http://www.arcticboy.com/media/javelin/cardinint.jpeg But the Cassini Matadors have to be the plushest interiors ever put on a AMC vehicle. Here is Mr. Cassini and the Matador: http://www.arcticboy.com/media/bigcars/cassinipress.jpg Want to learn more about the Cassini Matadors Craig Bond has a lot of neat info on his site: http://www.matadorcoupe.com/ Sad to see you go Mr. Cassini, thanks for the great AMC memories! Eddie Stakes' Planet Houston AMX 713.464.8825 eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.planethoustonamx.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaadAssGremlins/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: BaadAssGremlins-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/