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It seemed that when it came to mid sized and full sized cars in the 72-74 model era, GM and Ford were kind of tied with respect to popularity, whereas there were less fans of say Satellites/Coronets/Furies/Monacos/Polaras/Newports/New Yorkers/Imps and even less fans of Matadors and Ambassadors
And even Consumer reports tests of those cars during the 72-74 model years also paralelled the public's views--GM cars and Ford/Mercury usually were rated ahead of Mopars/AMC's in comparative tests
Do you consider the above mentioned Mopars as being closer to AMC's, or closer to GM/Ford, or in a class by themselves?
A poster to a link I provided here a few months ago that comparison tested the Fury, Galaxy and Impala expressed the opinion that the Fury appeared "more innovative in appearance than the other two"
mopars have always had respect, but their sales have generally been below that of gm and ford. as for amc, they have always been a niche manufacturer, and the reason their sales have been low is because of their truly spotty quality control, and their penchant for buy parts on sale and making them work. for instance in the late 60 and early 70's if you bought a jeep wagoneer with the 360 V8, you would get one of three engines, the amc 360, the ford FE360, or the buick 350. all good engines, but amc did not have the manufacturing capacity to make enough engines to cover the demand, so they bought what engines were the cheapest available that week.
I would say Mopar would be closer to GM and Ford back then... you seemed to always hear the "big 3" back then and Mopar was #3 I believe. GM #1 and Ford #2.... this is how it was for so many years. AMC just seemed to hang onto their shirt tails... even hanging onto Mopars tails. AMC used alot of parts from other makes anyway. lol.
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Originally Posted by rlrl
It seemed that when it came to mid sized and full sized cars in the 72-74 model era, GM and Ford were kind of tied with respect to popularity, whereas there were less fans of say Satellites/Coronets/Furies/Monacos/Polaras/Newports/New Yorkers/Imps and even less fans of Matadors and Ambassadors
And even Consumer reports tests of those cars during the 72-74 model years also paralelled the public's views--GM cars and Ford/Mercury usually were rated ahead of Mopars/AMC's in comparative tests
Do you consider the above mentioned Mopars as being closer to AMC's, or closer to GM/Ford, or in a class by themselves?
A poster to a link I provided here a few months ago that comparison tested the Fury, Galaxy and Impala expressed the opinion that the Fury appeared "more innovative in appearance than the other two"
AMC-The Original Hybrid
I thought that AMC didn't start building the Jeep brand until 72 or 74? Wasn't it Willy's in the 50s, then Kaiser, and then AMC around 73? I thought it unfortunate for AMC to be sold to Mopar in 79....Jeep just wasn't the same after that.
New Yorker for Chrysler in 1979? If there was, was it based on the Aspen chassis (ie Diplomat,LeBaron et al) or on the new Newport/St Regis chassis? I remember a Town and Country station wagon (I have a 79 model in scale model) which was essentially a New Yorker wagon but now I can't recall.
AMC-The Original Hybrid
I thought that AMC didn't start building the Jeep brand until 72 or 74? Wasn't it Willy's in the 50s, then Kaiser, and then AMC around 73? I thought it unfortunate for AMC to be sold to Mopar in 79....Jeep just wasn't the same after that.
amc bought jeep in the 60's when willys was going under.
amc bought jeep in the 60's when willys was going under.
yeah and didnt Mopar purchase them in 1987 or 1988? I think it was 1987, but I could be wrong. I know that 1987 was the last year for cars like the AMC Eagle wagon.
New Yorker for Chrysler in 1979? If there was, was it based on the Aspen chassis (ie Diplomat,LeBaron et al) or on the new Newport/St Regis chassis? I remember a Town and Country station wagon (I have a 79 model in scale model) which was essentially a New Yorker wagon but now I can't recall.
Yep, they did..... it was based on the Newport/St. Regis chassis.... (it was Mopars largest sedan that year, so I guess it was the closest competitor to the Cadillac DeVille and Lincoln Town Car....
yeah and didnt Mopar purchase them in 1987 or 1988? I think it was 1987, but I could be wrong. I know that 1987 was the last year for cars like the AMC Eagle wagon.
yeah and didnt Mopar purchase them in 1987 or 1988? I think it was 1987, but I could be wrong. I know that 1987 was the last year for cars like the AMC Eagle wagon.
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Originally Posted by Deez Nuttz
Yes AMC was bought out by Chrysler in 1987.
yep, and the amc name plate went away and was replaced by the eagle name plate, and eventually that name plate went away.
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