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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #375 on: July 16, 2011, 12:03:51 AM »
Id take my trusty old 258 cross country over any big three car produced back then. It all boiled down to who was pumping the most cash into the pockets of the media back then....Chrysler was well on its way to failure in the 80's and 90's too...people seem to overlook all of their Mitsubishi induced flops...In my opinion their acqiring of the Jeep brand was the only thing that saved them.
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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #376 on: July 16, 2011, 12:48:54 PM »
Quote from: shanebo on July 16, 2011, 12:03:51 AM
...........In my opinion their acqiring of the Jeep brand was the only thing that saved them.
I share that opinion.  I think it was planned in advance just the way it happened.
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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #377 on: July 17, 2011, 01:58:34 PM »
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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #378 on: July 18, 2011, 01:31:32 AM »
The jeep name is probably one of the most well known sought after auto brands on the planet....Chrysler had their eyes on Jeep way before the buy out. They were waiting like vultures for their opportunity to swoop in and snatch it up from AMC. I too think the buy out in 87' was in the works several years before it actually went public.

I was thinking to myself the other day, Jeep is kind of like the Hope Diamond, in that it is highly coveted, but it has brought every company that has acquired  it failure...Willys, Kaiser, Amc...And just look at Chrysler these days...first Daimler-Benz..now Fiat...Even though the "Chrysler" nameplate still exists...The company itself has been basically bought out twice in the last decade.
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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #379 on: July 18, 2011, 02:21:22 AM »
Quote from: shanebo on July 18, 2011, 01:31:32 AM
I too think the buy out in 87' was in the works several years before it actually went public.

It's hard to say on that one. It's pretty safe to assume Chrysler was waiting for the perfect time to get AMC. However, Georges Besse, the head of Renault at the time, wanted to keep AMC, when everyone wanted him to sell it off. And just when AMC/Jeep/Renault was starting to become profitable again, he was was assassinated.  The people that took over then sold AMC. I truly believe that with his death, AMC died. If only AMC had been around longer into having the 4.0L on the market, they probably could have survived. Especially since they made a ton of Cherokees and Grand Cherokees.

However, as for Jeep, I believe that the new Jeeps don't live up to their name at all. I think the last true Jeeps were the Cherokee and TJ Wrangler.
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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #380 on: July 18, 2011, 08:27:29 AM »
^^ Which happens to be when the AMC I6 was put to rest.......The new wrangler rubicons are a rather capable machine in stock form, pretty amazing actually, but I can't get passed the fact that they have a minivan engine  :P (I mean no offense to minvan owners, lol.)
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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #381 on: July 18, 2011, 10:08:37 PM »
Quote from: shanebo on July 18, 2011, 01:31:32 AM
I was thinking to myself the other day, Jeep is kind of like the Hope Diamond, in that it is highly coveted, but it has brought every company that has acquired  it failure...Willys, Kaiser, Amc...And just look at Chrysler these days...first Daimler-Benz..now Fiat...Even though the "Chrysler" nameplate still exists...The company itself has been basically bought out twice in the last decade.

And declared bankruptcy!  I think you're onto something Shane.
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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #382 on: July 19, 2011, 12:36:45 AM »
This is almost starting to sound like a conspiracy...I didnt know about Georges Besse....that puts a whole new twist on this thing.

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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #383 on: July 26, 2011, 12:38:05 AM »
If a guy (or gal) had a whole lot of time, money, and ambition Ill bet you could dig up all kinds of dirt on the whole buy out.
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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #384 on: August 03, 2011, 12:49:15 AM »
Heres one in the movie Vacation...
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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #385 on: August 03, 2011, 01:09:31 AM »
Quote from: shanebo on August 03, 2011, 12:49:15 AM
Heres one in the movie Vacation...

I know this is about Eagles, but you gotta love the family truckster model in the picture.  Able to drive itself when the driver falls asleep lol!!
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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #386 on: August 03, 2011, 01:15:22 AM »
The Family Truckster was actually up for sale a few years ago.
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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #387 on: August 03, 2011, 05:51:05 AM »
Yesterday I was browsing the website of an online insurance company.
Look at the Flash animation on the homepage...

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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #388 on: August 03, 2011, 04:23:27 PM »
WOW! A Zurich company featuring an American car?! That is way cool exposure for AMC!  :amc:
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Re: AMCs in the media
« Reply #389 on: August 04, 2011, 12:04:01 AM »
Who would have guessed a pacer would find its way into an ad all the way over seas in Zurich. Folks over there recognize a good car when they see one.
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