Hagerty newsletter just came out and this is one of the featured articles (even though looks like it posted 9/20):
http://www.hagerty.com/classic-car-arti ... dd-Company
Just sharing.
will e wrote:I guess life is better if you are not moving too fast.
That could be fixed with a 401.FSJunkie wrote:The Pacer was a great idea: luxury car feel with compact car economy. Trouble was, it was so darn heavy that the economy part didn't work out too well.
The weight was because they had to re-engineer the car from frontwheel drive to RWD when the planned GM rotary/FWD platform tanked. I really want a 79/80 wagon with the raised hood/grill design to put a 4.0L with EFI and AW4 into.FSJunkie wrote:Gremlin competed with the Chevrolet Vega and Ford Pinto.
I'd chose the Gremlin without a question. They actually sold really well, along with the Pacer. The Pacer was a great idea: luxury car feel with compact car economy. Trouble was, it was so darn heavy that the economy part didn't work out too well.
FSJunkie wrote:Gremlin competed with the Chevrolet Vega and Ford Pinto.
I'd chose the Gremlin without a question. They actually sold really well, along with the Pacer. The Pacer was a great idea: luxury car feel with compact car economy. Trouble was, it was so darn heavy that the economy part didn't work out too well.