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Offline matt1971

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Concept AM Van
« on: October 02, 2009, 04:39:29 PM »
Hi. Matt here. I am now reading an AMC book "American Motors, The last Independant." On page 213 there is a photo of a concept vehicle that AMC did. This was done in the summer of 1977. The concept vehicle is a small 4wd van that says AM van on the side. Does anyone out there know anything more about this vehicle? -Matt.
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Re: Concept AM Van
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2009, 04:43:50 PM »
Check the Artic Boy web side he has some information on it or at least pictures.
There should all so be something here on the forum, from way back in the beginning.
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Re: Concept AM Van
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2009, 05:21:57 PM »
Thanks Gil. I just checked arcticboy.com. on page 1 of the prototype page, there is an AM Van prototype pictured there. It says from 1979. The book says from 1977, and has some different features than the 79 version. Very similar, yet diffferent options. I wonder how many of these AM vans were made? That would be cool to find one, fix it up and use Jeep and Eagle parts on it. -Matt.
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Re: Concept AM Van
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Re: Concept AM Van
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2009, 06:03:03 PM »
Thanks again Pack Rat! Thats the one! Unfortunately, I don't have high speed internet yet, so I couldn't watch the video. Thats the one from the AMC book! The summer of 1977 version of the AM van! Anybody know of the whereabouts of any of these AM vans? -Matt.
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Re: Concept AM Van
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2009, 07:04:03 PM »
Oh my God that is beautiful, Looks like a morphed pacer but I love it.
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Re: Concept AM Van
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2009, 07:52:04 PM »
That thing is very cool.  So what, AMC was really the innovator of the minivan but didn't follow through?  That just might have saved them from oblivion like it did for Chrysler.  I'm actually bummed now...
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Re: Concept AM Van
« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2009, 08:06:48 PM »
Hemmings Classic Cars magazines a couple of months ago had a really nice article about AMC concept vehicles from that era.  The AM Van was included and it did rate highly as a concept people liked to see produced.  But, AMC was pretty much broke then, so no AM Van.
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Re: Concept AM Van
« Reply #8 on: October 02, 2009, 08:19:18 PM »
Interesting to note that it had BFGoodrich All Terrain T/As on it, and had a bit of a high stance.  I wonder if it was four wheel drive?
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Re: Concept AM Van
« Reply #9 on: October 02, 2009, 08:24:18 PM »
Yes.  The video said 4 wheel drive.
Quote from: matt1971 on October 02, 2009, 04:39:29 PM
Hi. Matt here. I am now reading an AMC book "American Motors, The last Independant." On page 213 there is a photo of a concept vehicle that AMC did. This was done in the summer of 1977. The concept vehicle is a

small 4wd van that says AM van on the side.

Does anyone out there know anything more about this vehicle? -Matt.
The video also said 4 wheel drive.  I think it was the van he was referring to.
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Re: Concept AM Van
« Reply #10 on: October 02, 2009, 08:25:58 PM »
I think it may have been 4WD, I need to find that article.
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Re: Concept AM Van
« Reply #11 on: October 02, 2009, 08:30:17 PM »
Figures...  ::)  I watched the video with no audio since my daughter had fallen asleep in the computer room.  :P
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Re: Concept AM Van
« Reply #12 on: October 03, 2009, 01:36:33 AM »
That would have been very cool if one would have been made.  I didn't catch the 4 wheel drivemention the first time I watched the video.
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Re: Concept AM Van
« Reply #13 on: October 03, 2009, 08:28:45 PM »
 :o

That thing is GORGUS!!

Wonder why AMC never went through with it?? same with that extra small smart like thing. Both probably woulda pulled AMC outa the hole.
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Re: Concept AM Van
« Reply #14 on: October 04, 2009, 05:33:39 PM »
It does say 4 wheel drive and the announcer also said that he could imagine a lot of families replacing their station wagons with this van. Boy if that guy only knew how right he was. Mini van has almost made the station wagon extinct.
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