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To: 4yearlurker

Saw this article and thought of it immediately.

Rode in one once. Visibility out was indeed quite excellent.

Great concept car overall. Just not very well executed.


6 posted on 06/03/2016 12:37:28 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin
Heres what the blocks did with it
9 posted on 06/03/2016 12:40:18 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom yes I know john 3:16)
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To: BenLurkin

What was the car AMC made after the Rambler. (I had a 66 Rambler Classic. Loved that car!) I think it was 1967. The Hornet maybe with a large back window.


10 posted on 06/03/2016 12:40:49 PM PDT by 4yearlurker (We have leaped off the cliff toward madness and we are still falling...)
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To: BenLurkin
Saw this article and thought of it immediately. Rode in one once. Visibility out was indeed quite excellent. Great concept car overall. Just not very well executed.

The concept failed for many reasons, primarily because the performance was crippled when the expected Wankel engine was cancelled by GM (would have been sourced to AMC). The Wankel had significantly greater performance for size and weight. With a car designed for one type of power plant, AMC, as the weak sister of the 4 car companies, could not easily pivot to another choice.

39 posted on 06/03/2016 1:19:12 PM PDT by SES1066 (Quality, Speed or Economical - Any 2 of 3 except in government - 1 at best but never #3!)
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