I'm not sure what the title of the post was, but Jalopnik had an article on the stillborn Pontiac Elco. It didn't get approved prior to Pontiac's death, but it was a concept that did exist. It was based on the Holden ute of Australia, and was quite a handsome machine.
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I think part of the reason that Pontiac no longer exists is because the Grand Am and Grand Prix of the late 1990s and early 2000s were sort of unreliable. Lots of kids that I went to high school with had Grand AMs and they had a lot of issues with them. The problem is that GM thought that the Grand Am and Grand Prix…
Teampunk... Coming from someone who bought a Pacer wagon for pure love of the design, go for it! I was also very worried that all of the "AMCs are junk" nonsense would turn out to be true, but, as crazy as it may sound, I think that they became more reliable as they aged. My Pacer has only given me trouble twice, and…
I have a 1995 Corolla in my carport that's getting the VIP treatment, as soon as I can find some wheels that fit the bill that are less than $1000. Anybody have any ideas?
As a 19 year old, I can tell you what you should get your child- a 1970s compact. As long as they drive in town, it will be easy to fix, indestructible and generally pretty safe, because most of them struggle to make the 1/4 mile in 20 seconds at full bore, if they can even do that. At the same time, they have just…
Awesome- I have a station wagon made from a hatchback lineup, so I must be a deadbeat who throws caution to the wind. What would you say that people have labeled pony cars? I also drive a car that most people would consider an effeminate "secretary's car", a V6 Mustang. It cracks me up when people say that I don't…
YES!!! I'd almost forgotten about those stupid things. I wonder who came up with those thing. "Yeah guys, know what our customers would probably love? If we obscured the engine with this giant peice of plastic that gets really dirty and makes it look like the car runs on double a batteries. It's not like they'll ever…
I have an S197 Mustang, and I resent that remark... Just kidding, I'll admit that any cheap sporty car is going to attract some brainless, over enthusiastic hooners.
My uncle has a 79 El Camino and it still runs like a champ after 35 years. If you make it, I'll forgo college and buy the mullet. Only thing better would be if Chrysler brought back the entire AMC line.
Just for the record, I really like the XJ220- in fact, that, the NSX, and a Spyker would be the only super cars I would ever consider owning. BTW, a girl at my high school had a maroon 94 SHO and I quite liked it. I recall almost crying when some jack wagon 16-year-old in a GMC Jimmy caved in its rear quarter panel.…
Good idea, except the Fiesta ST is a lot more expensive than a modern day CRX would be. A 1985 Honda CRX Si cost $7999 when new, which, using the bureau of labor statistics inflation calculator is about $17,500 in today's money. The Fiesta starts at $21,000 according to the official website. I don't need the…
I guess I wouldn't know about that, I have a wagon and it is very functional. But if you're talking about the hatchback, you're probably right. I'll probably own both a Gremlin and a Pacer hatch someday, I might get back to you on which one is more functional.
May I suggest a project idea- how about a 75 hatch with an RX-7 Wankel swapped in to build the car that AMC had planned in the first place? I would do it to mine if it wasn't a wagon with only 60,000 original miles.
That's odd, my Pacer wagon came from Ohio rust-free and I can get parts for my 4.2L underhood from almost any Jeep up until 2005, as long as I use a little ingenuity. I agree that they wouldn't be good in a big town, but in my town of 7500 my Pacer works fine as a driver. I think the bad AMCs were killed off- the key…
Just to tell you, I'm a kid and I am not an idiot. What I'm tired about in car movies is, yes, the unrealistic driving stunts, and the fact that every character in a modern car movie seems to be a brainless sex symbol. What, did it suddently become illegal to star in a movie if you have any kind of gut at all. I hate…
Nope- then we'll just have to make do with the beat up, 20 year old Camaro SSes, Challenger SRT8s, Mustang GTs, BRZs, Focus STs, Lancer Evos... It's a never-ending cycle of production, destruction and restoration
Nope, it's irrational. Watch your language and acquire some taste.
I think this is exactly what we need today...cars that are all show and no go. Obama's enviro-rant won't allow us to build actual dirt-cheap performance rwd cars, but I know I would look a heck of a lot harder at an econobox today if it came with orange stripes and a giant mural on the hood...just sayin'.
AMXs are awesome...If I could have found one where I lived for under $20k, I would have forgone the Mustang and drove some Kenosha steel to college.