Okay Eddie, my little 258 is fixin' to go in for some overhaulin so what is the "Que Passa" on that I6 literature of yours. Hal --- Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Eh, I am a big fan of six banger Javelins, and > always kep them stock sixes. > I'm a V8 man, but hell, you can do a lot with a AMC > six also, but I simply > like to keep them stock, great gas mileage and great > looks. Sort of like > older Mustang or Cougar with six. > > One 68 Javelin I used to have I drove regularly > between Corpus Christi and > Houston, and it was a 232, AT, on a 16 gallon tank I > would use 12 gallons on > a 220 mile trip, rather decent. I try that with say, > my convertible Machine > with 401 and it has a penchant to sniff out every > Citgo, Conoco and Shamrock > station along the route! > > If you ever go to some of the national meets, take a > extra minute or two to > check out two cars that come to mind, both Javelins. > One is the stunning 69 > red Javelin owned by the Knapp's in Kenosha, six > banger, I believe it won > the America's Cup so retired from active showing > now. The other is a 70 > Javelin in Big Bad Orange I sold to Carter Schmidt > in Minnesota...built in > the first week of production Aug 69. Unusual as it > was loaded, AC, PS, PSB, > tint, console, you name it, and then you open the > hood and there is skinny > Kate Moss looking factory 258! You would think that > it would have some 900hp > blower induced whatnot, but no, trusty six. He > restored that car and you > have to see it to believe it, better than showroom. > And a six. > > Unfortunately, while most of us would rather waste a > set of rear tires at a > stoplight putting away brand x, the sixes are > something to discover again, > especially with gas hitting $3 a damned gallon this > summer. American Motors > had it right witrh their misery cars in the early > 60s, and then had to play > catch up again in 74/75 with OPEC embargo. So before > you gut and toss the > six, have some fun with it. > > And for those of you who might not consider a six > race fodder, I sell copies > of AMC Power Book which has some info in it about > sixes. So does Performance > American Style, I also sell copies of. Or I could > point you to Ed Fernandez, > I still remember seeing him run that six Gremlin at > Cecil > County......putting up 11's.... > > As for the topic of this called 'the big score' I > just figured someone was > sleeping with my ex wife again! > Eddie Stakes' > Planet Houston AMX > 713.464.8825 > eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > www.planethoustonamx.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 8:57 AM > Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] My big score > > > > 300$ is around the going price for a disc brake > set up and maybe he can > > sell the rest of the parts. There weren't a lot of > 6 cyl Javelins made > > but some one may want the parts. So it really is > not a loss. Some one > > with a Rebel or Matador with a 6 might want to > swap in a V8. Besides he > > got the rear for a good price. > > "Doc" > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > Hidden in Wichita Falls TX __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.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/