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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #285 on: July 26, 2010, 09:43:25 PM »
there's a wagoneer in the movie meet dave with eddie murphy.
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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #286 on: July 27, 2010, 07:33:15 AM »
I happened to turn on the tv the other day, and National Lampoons Vacation was on. I didn't notice it before but as Chevy Chase is running out after robbing the hotel at the grand canyon, a white Eagle wagon passes by, lol.
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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #287 on: July 30, 2010, 02:45:20 AM »
was watching black dynamite yesterday and saw a pacer in it.
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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #288 on: July 30, 2010, 01:28:22 PM »
Enemy of the State had a really nice GW in several scenes.
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"The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people;
that... it is their right and duty to be at all times armed."
--Thomas Jefferson to John Cartwright, 1824. ME 16:45
What part of "shall not be infringed" do they not understand?
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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #289 on: July 30, 2010, 09:51:42 PM »
Do books count?
I have the complete series of Matt Helm books by Donald Hamilton.
"The Infiltrators" was copyrighted in 1984.
Our hero was madly in love with his Mazda RX7, with which he had been out-driving all the bad guys.
However, when he took a crew up into the mountains to waylay the crooks, he left his Mazda in town
and caught a ride with another agent in a "floosy four-wheel-drive station wagon called Eagle, distantly
related to the old utilitarian jeep."
Later he had go off road to save the girl, so he, with difficulty, persuaded the agent to trade vehicles
and let him use the Eagle.  He was soon rolling down the four-lane highway in the "fancy FWD Eagle".
The Eagle promptly stuck itself in the first sand arroyo.
He got out to lock the hubs and couldn't find any to lock.  He also couldn't find a lever to engage the front wheels.
All else had failed so he read the directions and discovered all he had to do was flip a simple little switch - - -
With all four pulling she came right out, and the next arroyo was no problem.

This could almost have been a commercial for AMC.
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I'm right 98% of the time, and I don't care about the other 3%.
"The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people;
that... it is their right and duty to be at all times armed."
--Thomas Jefferson to John Cartwright, 1824. ME 16:45
What part of "shall not be infringed" do they not understand?
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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #290 on: July 31, 2010, 08:42:04 AM »
Someone did their homework when they wrote that.  I like Clive Cussler books and in almost every one at least one if not more classic cars are used by the hero.  He is partial to Jeeps, usually XJ's, in the Dirk Pitt novels, now to ask him to feature an Eagle or anything AMC would be nice.
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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #291 on: July 31, 2010, 09:58:58 AM »
Donald Hamilton always did his homework regarding firearms and vehicles.
I plan to remember the phrase about the "floosy" Eagle.
I like the Dirk Pitt books, too.
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I'm right 98% of the time, and I don't care about the other 3%.
"The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people;
that... it is their right and duty to be at all times armed."
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What part of "shall not be infringed" do they not understand?
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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #292 on: July 31, 2010, 03:35:33 PM »
There's a pizza comerical out now with a Gremlin in it
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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #293 on: August 01, 2010, 03:04:21 AM »
I guess I'm going to have to buy that book now



and I watched The Gumball Rally again last night, lots of AMCs in that
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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #294 on: August 04, 2010, 07:46:44 PM »
Was just watching an older episode of 'Without a Trace'.  There was a 75 Pacer, Red in the show. 
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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #295 on: August 09, 2010, 01:08:06 PM »
I remember that episode when it came out, I was watching it in one room, my brother and parents were watching it in another
I saw the Pacer, just yelled "PACER!! really loud
my brother said my dad said "Wait for it....." hust before I yelled it
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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #296 on: August 09, 2010, 06:28:43 PM »
Heard on the radio today (that's media isn't it?) That George HW Bush owned a purple Levis Gremlin.
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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #297 on: August 09, 2010, 11:50:06 PM »
Wonder how much that would be worth now, if it is even still around

looks what popped up on the side of facebook for me just now
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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #298 on: August 12, 2010, 10:39:57 AM »
Pick up the NASCAR mag that has the old 21 Purolator Mercury in that
some great old Hudson and Nash pictures from NASCARs early days, and of course, the Penske Matadors
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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #299 on: August 12, 2010, 04:22:49 PM »
In Hot Tub Time Machine there's a glimpse of a Pacer when they're first in town back in the 80's. It was a fast shot but I'm sure of it.
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