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58L8134 wrote:
Hi
Were it not for the addition of Jeep in 1970, the evergreen Hornet/Concord/Eagle platform and 'Franco-American' Motors episode, it likely AMC would have failed in the 1970's. To the extent it continued to until 1987 as independent is something of a miracle.
Steve
Yup, the Pacer and Matador coupe burned the last of their money. People freaked when gas topped 50 cents/gallon in 74 and snapped up anything with a 5, including massive numbers of Gremlins and Hornets. iirc AMC was about busted when Renault came on the scene in the late 70s. Renault made several infusions of cash and an all new line to build the Alliance, plus the Brampton plant that Chrysler is still using.
Of course I can't find the pic on line, but, within the last few months, Hemmings ran an article about Pacer based concepts that AMC looked at. One was a Pacer wagon, with the Eagle AWD powertrain, and a squared off, more purposeful front clip. Absolutely brilliant.
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