>Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 00:37:31 EDT
>From: ScharfR@aol.com
>Subject: Re: Subject: Pacer(NLBC)
>
>In a message dated 5/18/2004 5:57:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>geneglenn@qwest.net writes:
>
>Gene:
>
>You are forgetting the V8 Pacer, a late-life cobble-up that couldn't save the
>patient. Of course some may quibble that the AMC V8 doesn't fall into the
>"decent engine" category.
>
>Bob Sharp
>Michigan
>64-ish TR4
>
Bob,
You may want to look at AMC's racing records before making comments like
this "AMC V8 doesn't fall into the "decent engine" category.".
The only heads up drag race I ever lost to a similarly prepared car when
I raced my AMX in my youth was to a Hemi Cuda. The list of losers
included to name a few more notable cars, LS6 Chevelle, L88 Corvette,
Shelby GT500, 440 six-pack Roadrunner, 455 HO Trans Am, SS 396 Camaro,
etc. All of those cars had a cubic inch advantage on my AMX's 401 bored
out to 409 but all of those cars are 500-1000 lbs heavier than an AMX.
And let's not forget Mark Donahue had his most successful seasons in
Trans Am racing behind the wheel of a Javelin. Even today long after
Chrysler closed the doors on AMC there are more speed parts available
for a AMC V8 than there are for Buick, or Olds V8s and about the same
support as Pontiac V8s. I'm sure there are a few Vietnam vet's on the
list with fond memories of the AMC powered Jeeps and Jeep trucks of that
era.
Doug Hamilton
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