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The Shop => Body Shop => Topic started by: recomer on December 31, 2013, 11:45:29 AM

Title: Roof Racks
Post by: recomer on December 31, 2013, 11:45:29 AM
Looking through some of pages here, just a curiosity question. When did Roof Racks switch between fixed racks and sliding racks? I looked through the 1983 info and picutres thereshow wagons with fixed roof racks. My 83 has a rack with sliding cross bars.
Title: Re: Roof Racks
Post by: IowaEagle on December 31, 2013, 11:48:01 AM
AMC made running changes, typically in January. So it may be possible if your '73 is a late production one that it has a different roof rack.  The dealer brochures were often printed a couple of months before the new model year.  That is why you will see SX/4's in some/most of the '84 brochures.
Title: Re: Roof Racks
Post by: Prafeston on December 31, 2013, 11:51:22 AM
I think it was sometime between 82-83 that they switched over. And I just learned recently that I think 80 only had the fixed rack with rear spoiler like the ones found on the Concord wagons.
Title: Re: Roof Racks
Post by: recomer on December 31, 2013, 11:51:54 AM
Mine has a Jan 83 Build date.
Title: Re: Roof Racks
Post by: IowaEagle on December 31, 2013, 12:13:47 PM
Quote from: recomer on December 31, 2013, 11:51:54 AM
Mine has a Jan 83 Build date.

That could explain the difference.