Just got this 1982 original owner, 39,000 mile Concord DL out of paint shop, neat color Slate Blue, so spent some time taking photos of it as will be putting it, along with several other of my wagons, up for sale possibly in May, just don't need 14 AMCs. This one is a fun driver though and Paige might convince me to keep it. http://www.planethoustonamx.com/82-concord-1.jpg How many of you have ever seen a factory installed towing package? It was called LOAD LEVELLER back then and is a air compressor under hood on passneger engine bay. You not only can adjust shocks in back once you have trailer bolted up, but also use the remote to fill up beach balls, ties, soccer balls and what not as it has a different valve for that: http://www.planethoustonamx.com/82-concord-6.jpg you can see it on side of engine bay photo: http://www.planethoustonamx.com/82-concord-7.jpg back end of car showing original hitch: http://www.planethoustonamx.com/82-concord-19.jpg http://www.planethoustonamx.com/82-concord-22.jpg here is the original 1982 Texas title....sold new at Vance & Sons AMC in Houston, that dealership had been around since 1912 and was in Bellaire....I would later buy out their inventory after they shut down but by they they were called Western AMC Jeep Renault. The place is still there and now subdived and one 1/2 sells car stereos and does detail work, other area is Taco Bell. The dealership in it's heyday was high volume place, this is off my AMC DEALERSHIP file: http://www.planethoustonamx.com/amc-dealerships/vancensonsbacklot.jpg http://www.planethoustonamx.com/amc-dealerships/vancensonsfront.jpg http://www.planethoustonamx.com/amc-dealerships/vancensonsshowroom.jpg http://www.planethoustonamx.com/amc-dealerships/vancensonstuneups.jpg http://www.planethoustonamx.com/amc-dealerships/vancensonsambassador.jpg my 68 Rebel convertible 'Machine' is from same place, and when I restored it in 1986-88, I purposely left the original Vance & Sons decal on rear bumper so didn't have it chromed. The Rebel was sent to Vance by AMC and no one wanted to pay $4500 for a convertible 68 Rebel (tons of money in 1968, but it is the heaviest optioned one made of only 832 last year convertibles AMC ever made; here's the build sheet) http://www.planethoustonamx.com/main/68-rebel-build-sheet.jpg so Richard Brumgardt, the AM parts Manager bought it in almost 1971, and I bought it from him in 1985. http://www.planethoustonamx.com/Photo_Gallery_AMC/amc_summer_06.jpg http://www.planethoustonamx.com/Photo_Gallery_AMC/68_rebel_w_hummer.jpg Back to the Concord...when replacing the spacer panel between rear bumper & body (you know, the rubbery thing that gets brittle and falls apart on Hornet, Concord & Gremlin) I took care to get off the Vance & Sons piece intact: http://www.planethoustonamx.com/82-concord-33.jpg which while the panel itself was sun baked from relentless Texas summers here in Houston, came off in one piece! How often do you see a original Texas title car, or a title of any AMC from dealership long since faded into history? http://www.planethoustonamx.com/82-concord-32.jpg How about a original Ziebart decal? http://www.planethoustonamx.com/82-concord-30.jpg Too bad AMC didn't Ziebart their cars going back into the 60s, hell, Ziebart been around as long as I have been...1959. I think AMC started Ziebarting their cars in 1979 due to some severe quality control issues in 1973-78, especially 76-78 years. Might be why so many Eagles still running around in 2011 still. Horror stories of less than 2 year old AMCs with fenders, rockers, floorboards and 1/4s rotting out were common in mid 1970s though. You might not even have paid AMC car loan off and can already look down at tires thru tops of fenders or use feet to stop like Fred Flintstone. Good job though on the Ziebarted cars, some of the later model AMCs I have had pleasure of owning (like this photo taken 04.16.2011) http://www.planethoustonamx.com/Photo_Gallery_My/amc-jeep-flag-kids.jpg are solid. Good for us. Anyways, have to go, but that is how I spent my AMC weekend, also polished the AMC chrome rims on Lester the 74 Hornet Sportabout, which also will be going up for sale: http://www.planethoustonamx.com/Photo_Gallery_AMC/hurricane-ike-hornet.jpg unfinished file off my site that will be loading some of my cars for sale photos on: http://www.planethoustonamx.com/my-amcs-for-sale.htm Eddie Stakes 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaadAssGremlins/join (Yahoo! 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