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ChevyRacefan 01-30-2021 10:00 PM
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The hhr, should have had the ssr nose

yuccales 01-31-2021 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20 (Post 8872090)
I'm trying to figure out, what did that start life as.
64 ElCamino so say this. Wild! Good eye Boog!

https://kustomrama.com/wiki/Harry_Br...1964_Chevrolet

special-K 01-31-2021 03:13 PM
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Jeep wanted to call it the Cowboy. Midnight I guess :lol:

3757chevy 02-01-2021 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by special-K (Post 8872740)
Jeep wanted to call it the Cowboy. Midnight I guess :lol:
The front sheet metal looks Gremlin.

Ol Blue K20 02-01-2021 05:28 AM
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Originally Posted by special-K (Post 8872740)
Jeep wanted to call it the Cowboy. Midnight I guess :lol:
I think it's cool.

FleetsidePaul 02-01-2021 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by 3757chevy (Post 8873024)
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The front sheet metal looks Gremlin.
They were AMC based.

Here's a 73 Hornet version.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...net_Cowboy.jpg

special-K 02-01-2021 08:13 AM
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I do too. I'd own it. Just not sure how well the name fits. Sidekick might fit better. And it sure does look like a Gremlin. Same sheet metal. Here is one based off the Hornet (I think?). These two were AMC concepts
Attachment 2078553

How about this concept? Goes back to before factory pickups were offered
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FleetsidePaul 02-01-2021 11:34 AM
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Call it what you want. AMC should have made it. It might have saved the company. That and not killing off the AMX.

But this is what we got instead. And they went belly up. :(

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...AMC_Hornet.jpg

FleetsidePaul 02-01-2021 11:44 AM
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I miss Pontiac. I had some good times in Pontiac's. Not this one. It has no back seat. ;)

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...um/Poncho1.jpg

72c20customcamper 02-01-2021 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul (Post 8873183)
Call it what you want. AMC should have made it. It might have saved the company. That and not killing off the AMX.

But this is what we got instead. And they went belly up. :(

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...AMC_Hornet.jpg
Actually AMC sold a butt load of Hornets and gremlins . The Eagle 4x4 s were genius maybe a little ahead of their time . Chrysler bought AMC not just for jeep but AMC in a joint venture with Renault built a new plant for the new eagle line . Which became a dodge for a while

AMX wasnt killed off it went the way of the Mustange . Small displacement engines no real performance

I had a few eagle 4x4s the SX4 was my favorite small 6cyl went anywhere. Loved going into the trails and people laughing untill I was either right behind them or in front .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Premier

Boog 02-01-2021 11:58 AM
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It looks kinda like a 4wd mustang ll

FleetsidePaul 02-01-2021 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper (Post 8873200)
Actually AMC sold a butt load of Hornets and gremlins . The Eagle 4x4 s were genius maybe a little ahead of their time . Chrysler bought AMC not just for jeep but AMC in a joint venture with Renault built a new plant for the new eagle line . Which became a dodge for a while

AMX wasnt killed off it went the way of the Mustange . Small displacement engines no real performance

I had a few eagle 4x4s the SX4 was my favorite small 6cyl went anywhere. Loved going into the trails and people laughing untill I was either right behind them or in front .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Premier
My parents owned 2 Hornets. And I have to admit that I was one of those people that laughed at the 4X4 Eagles. Now I would love to have one if I could find one.

When I say that they killed off the AMX I'm talking about the "real" AMX's. Like yours. Not just some stickers stuck on a slug. It seemed to me that American Motors never really supported them. Which is a shame because they were (and are) really cool.

But I guess it was the time. Emissions regulations killed a lot of great cars. Case in point.This aint a Mustang in my opinion. It's a Pinto that went to college.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...stang_Junk.jpg

72c20customcamper 02-01-2021 02:22 PM
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They killed the AMX in 71 when it became just a package on the 4 seater Javalin.

FleetsidePaul 02-01-2021 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper (Post 8873264)
They killed the AMX in 71 when it became just a package on the 4 seater Javalin.
Everything went downhill after 71. Big ugly bumpers and smog strangled low horsepower motors replaced style and power. :waah:

My 76 Corvette couldn't outrun a turtle with a broken leg. That thing was a dog.

ChevyRacefan 02-01-2021 11:22 PM
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I like the look of the Eagle based AMX. sure it was some body parts and decals, but the lack of power is an easy fix. It handles 10 x better than the 2 seater, and no one will care if you build it up and don't keep it oem chalk mark correct , like they will with the 2 seaters. That by the way. grandma's camery will wax it. but ah, the good ole days of h/p. right.

special-K 02-02-2021 07:50 AM
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Everything went downhill in '73 when 5 mph bumpers were mandated and hp numbers had been shrinking. The beginning of the sticker era.

Rambler didn't build this

Boog 02-02-2021 07:54 AM
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I wouldn't buy that but I like it.
You know. Picture doing that to an early Nova. Hmm

ChevyRacefan 02-02-2021 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by special-K (Post 8873664)
Everything went downhill in '73 when 5 mph bumpers were mandated and hp numbers had been shrinking. The beginning of the sticker era.

Rambler didn't build this

Yes the bigger bumpers look like after thoughts, but the h/p.
It was not as big of a drop as it seems.
The change in testing was a big part of the rating drop.
Yes the drop in the compression did not help. but it was getting hit with both at the same time. made the hp loss bigger than it really was/is.
the "gross" hp numbers were well. A joke.
I would love to know what the honest hp at the wheels of the golden era powerhouses honestly were.
375-450hp cars running 14 seconds,
and 225 hp 80's cars running 14 seconds. And they weight about the same
sum thing wong I can feel it.

jweb 02-02-2021 11:30 AM
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Here's a local Rambler for sale.
https://salem.craigslist.org/cto/d/m...269709751.html

FleetsidePaul 02-02-2021 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by special-K (Post 8873664)
Everything went downhill in '73 when 5 mph bumpers were mandated and hp numbers had been shrinking. The beginning of the sticker era.

Rambler didn't build this
They should have

I had a buddy that bought a 1980 MGB. He said that British Leyland had to raise the front end of the car to meet bumper standards.

It was hard to notice but I had a 69 MGB at the time and when they were side by side. Mine sat lower and looked better.


1980
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...m/MGB_1980.jpg


1969

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...m/MGB_1969.jpg

Kind of hard to tell. But it bugged my buddy.That and the goofy bumper.

My 69 looked exactly like the red one in the pic. Nice looking car but it was not a good car. It was a PITA.

But it did look good. I was in a drive thru with my buddy in it (buying beer) and a really cute girl walked up and asked me if it was a Ferrari. :lol:

She was cute. So I said yes would you like to go for a ride? :devil:

I got her number and dated her for a while. :) Sometimes it pays to lie to women. I'm bad. I know, But it got my foot in the door.

special-K 02-02-2021 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by ChevyRacefan (Post 8873738)
Yes the bigger bumpers look like after thoughts, but the h/p.
It was not as big of a drop as it seems.
The change in testing was a big part of the rating drop.
Yes the drop in the compression did not help. but it was getting hit with both at the same time. made the hp loss bigger than it really was/is.
the "gross" hp numbers were well. A joke.
I would love to know what the honest hp at the wheels of the golden era powerhouses honestly were.
375-450hp cars running 14 seconds,
and 225 hp 80's cars running 14 seconds. And they weight about the same
sum thing wong I can feel it.
Yeah, bogus gross ratings @ flywheel.

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Originally Posted by jweb (Post 8873754)
Here's a local Rambler for sale.
There you go. That would be a unique one to have. Here is one similar
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They should have

I had a buddy that bought a 1980 MGB. He said that British Leyland had to raise the front end of the car to meet bumper standards.

It was hard to notice but I had a 69 MGB at the time and when they were side by side. Mine sat lower and looked better.
I agree. I like that American conversion. Speaking of MGs
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72c20customcamper 02-02-2021 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by ChevyRacefan (Post 8873738)
Yes the bigger bumpers look like after thoughts, but the h/p.
It was not as big of a drop as it seems.
The change in testing was a big part of the rating drop.
Yes the drop in the compression did not help. but it was getting hit with both at the same time. made the hp loss bigger than it really was/is.
the "gross" hp numbers were well. A joke.
I would love to know what the honest hp at the wheels of the golden era powerhouses honestly were.
375-450hp cars running 14 seconds,
and 225 hp 80's cars running 14 seconds. And they weight about the same
sum thing wong I can feel it.
Better tires I would think . My chevelle if you tried to launch it with f70-14 tires would just smoke the tires.

The 70 ss would do the 1/4 in a little over 13 seconds. With a pair of sticky tires you could shave a 1/2 second easily.

special-K 02-02-2021 08:46 PM
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Gremlin hauler

1976gmc20 02-02-2021 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by ChevyRacefan (Post 8872416)
The hhr, should have had the ssr nose
What the HHR needed was better build quality in stuff like the interior door handles that snapped off in your fingers, and you had to buy an entire inner door panel for $500 to fix it :(

And an AWD option ;)



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Sometimes it pays to lie to women. I'm bad. I know, But it got my foot in the door.
Was it your foot in the door you wanted or - oh, never mind :ito:

FleetsidePaul 02-02-2021 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by special-K (Post 8873987)
Gremlin hauler
I don't think you're going to be hauling much with that payload.

You aint taking it to Home Depot.


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