a guage pod of a different kind

[thereverendbill]

While lurking through one of my regular salvage yards today I peered into the trunk of the yellow AMX he has there and I found a package tray with a gauge pod attached.  So I bought it just because my rule of thumb is that if it's AMC and I have not seen one before I must get it.  Is this really as rare as I think it is?


the gauges are all of about shot but the housing could be modified slightly to accept after market gauges   

[philotomy]

Have to admit I've never seen one like this before myself.

[Mechanic]

Neither am I. I can say this with relative certainty though, it's not off of any model of eagle or concord or spirit after 1980. The package trays mount differently than that one does.

[thereverendbill]

I think I was told on the forum that it is from a 1979 concord AMX

this is the car I found it in

[ammachine390]

That's the gauge pod that was used on Hornet, Concord, and Spirit AMXs. It was also an option for regular Spirits, but not Concords. They did use them up to at least 1981 as they are described in my 81 Concord/Spirit Owners manual.

Also, does that package tray have A/C vents at the edges? If not that makes it even rarer.

[thereverendbill]

there are no AC vents but the package tray is broken on the corner and has a break on the front.  I figure since it was all off I might as well take the whole thing so that if I decide on using it I can put the brackets in the exact same place on a good package tray

[ammachine390]

I think package trays without A/C vents were only used Limited models, but without air conditioning. Finding an Eagle without A/C is uncommon, and so are Limited eagles, but limited Eagles without air, are very uncommon.

Also, according to the 81 TSM, the ammeter in the gauge pod, is actually a voltmeter with a specialized scale.

[AMCKen]

I think I was told on the forum that it is from a 1979 concord AMX

this is the car I found it in

That looks like a 77 AMX. The 78 was the Concord based one and 79 and 80 were Spirit.

[eagleman]

Strange indeed,but never the less neet! I had a pacer once that had a guage package similar to that,but yet different than the one you just found!

[El Matador]

That looks like a 77 AMX.

It has a Concord hood though... and it appears to be a power bulge one at that.

I'm guessing it's a '78 Concord, but I don't know if it's an AMX.

[shanebo]

I cant say Ive ever seen one before...Definatly a conversation piece.

[thereverendbill]

I cant say Ive ever seen one before...Definatly a conversation piece.

It's one of those things that I love about AMC, just when you think you have seen everything thing cool. Something else pops up

[BenM]

They used that pod in Pacers too, but obviously not on a package tray.

[thereverendbill]

They used that pod in Pacers too, but obviously not on a package tray.

in all honesty I have never seen a pacer in person up close.  I have spotted a few behind fences, but I am not the kind of person to just walk on private property unless I get consent from the owner of said property.  maybe one of these days I'll stumble across one
 

[shanebo]

I have not seen a Pacer on the road in a very long time.....come to think of it I havent seen one anywhere!!