Pic Thread: Not Just El Caminos

[ChevyRacefan]

The hhr, should have had the ssr nose

[yuccales]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

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]

Jeep wanted to call it the Cowboy. Midnight I guess

[3757chevy]

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Originally Posted by special-K

Jeep wanted to call it the Cowboy. Midnight I guess

The front sheet metal looks Gremlin.

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by special-K

Jeep wanted to call it the Cowboy. Midnight I guess

I think it's cool.

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by 3757chevy

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The front sheet metal looks Gremlin.

They were AMC based.

Here's a 73 Hornet version.

[special-K]

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


How about this concept? Goes back to before factory pickups were offered

[FleetsidePaul]

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.

[FleetsidePaul]

I miss Pontiac. I had some good times in Pontiac's. Not this one. It has no back seat.

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

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.

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]

It looks kinda like a 4wd mustang ll

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

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.

[72c20customcamper]

They killed the AMX in 71 when it became just a package on the 4 seater Javalin.

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

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.

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

[ChevyRacefan]

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]

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]

I wouldn't buy that but I like it.
You know. Picture doing that to an early Nova. Hmm

[ChevyRacefan]

Originally Posted by special-K

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]

Here's a local Rambler for sale.
https://salem.craigslist.org/cto/d/m...269709751.html

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by special-K

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



1969



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.

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

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]

Originally Posted by ChevyRacefan

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.

Originally Posted by jweb

Here's a local Rambler for sale.

There you go. That would be a unique one to have. Here is one similar

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

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

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by ChevyRacefan

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]

Gremlin hauler

[1976gmc20]

Originally Posted by ChevyRacefan

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

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

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by special-K

Gremlin hauler

I don't think you're going to be hauling much with that payload.

You aint taking it to Home Depot.