The Wankel engine would have generated warranty claims that would have put AMC out of business even sooner. Losing the rotary engine was a stroke of luck. Whatever its other faults, the Pacer had AMC’s tried and true 6-cylinder engines.
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“Ahead of its time” would have meant it weighed under 2500 pounds, had an efficient 4-cylinder engine, a compact front-wheel-drive powertrain, and fuel economy near 30mpg. Oh, and it would have been available as a 4-door. The VW Golf (Rabbit) was introduced around the same time. It was ahead of its time, the Pacer was…
Now I want to cry. We have a generation of people who don’t know what an Eagle SX/4 is.
I’ve always been an AMC fan but I have to disagree. The Pacer was bloated and heavy for a 4-passenger car and got so-so fuel economy at a time when cars needed to be lighter and more fuel efficient. As the “first wide small car” it was a one trick pony, only available as a 2-door when the company needed a new platform…
Not sure about issues with Kinja but, yeah, no dice on this one.
Sorry, but the statute of limitations on questioning naming it a Mustang has expired.
AMC’s entire 1967 line had been transformed into the “Now Cars”. 1967 was also the dawning of the Age of Aquarius so of course there would be acid-addled hippies cavorting in a field on their way to a love-in in that little tent. The Rebel was there to whisk them away to their next “trip”.
Not the most interesting of the Kei cars that have been imported here (see also: Autozam AZ-1, Honda Beat, Nissan Figaro, Suzuki Cappucino, et. al.) but the asking price is less than most of those. I’d feel more comfortable if the photos showed a license plate on it but if the registration checks out and is current,…
Couldn’t help but notice at the start of the news slip in the diner, all the guys around the table are smoking. Yet another “freedom” that has been stolen from those patriots.
That was a common feature on cars until a/c became nearly universal. The air came in through the fresh air intake at the base of the windshield, same as for the heater/defroster except the air went straight to the footwell vents and wasn’t routed through the heater plenum. You can thank Nash for the idea of bringing…
Yup, add that to the list: Vacuum operated wipers.
Rather than ask the question that way, which allows for only three answers — yes, no, maybe/depends — how about asking this: “Name something owners of modern cars no longer have to put up with (or words to that effect).” I’ll start. Drum brakes in the rain, vapor lock, gas line freeze . . . .
It was pretty common on Country Squires (and others)in the late 1960s/early 1970s.
Right hand drive? Must have been an Australian market ad.
Not even sure how to judge this other than my own subjective feelings. I have no use for something like this and harbor no nostalgic twinges for it. However much fun you might think it would be, that would probably wear off in a few days then you’ve got . . . what? A 35 year old museum piece you paid too much money…
Another element that could be added to a discussion about PHEVs — with their much smaller battery packs, any environmental consequences associated with the mining their components are reduced by more than half.
But the image is from the 1964 brochure. The 1964 Acadian was based on the Chevelle.
Agreed. It occurs to me, though, that as things stand now you might as well drive a PHEV that allows you to do much of your local driving on electricity you charged up with at lower home rates and reserve gasoline use for longer distance driving where DCFC costs nearly as much (maybe just as much) as driving on…
This article and others demonstrate some of the problems with the current state of public charging. EV owners accept the fact that charging will take longer than a gasoline fill up but non-Tesla owners probably don’t count on is the inconvenience of having to download apps, charging stations that are hard to find or…
That looks like it’s based on the Chevelle, not the Chevy II. Indeed, Wikipedia says for 1964 the Acadian was moved to the Chevelle platform.