Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The AMC Pacer is a two-door compact car produced in the United States by American Motors Corporation (AMC) from 1975 through the 1980 model year.The Pacer was also made in Mexico by Vehículos Automotores Mexicanos (VAM) from 1976 until 1979 and positioned as a premium-priced luxury car.
1975 AMC Pacer The AMC Pacer , an innovative all-new model introduced in March 1975 and marketed as "the first wide small car", was a subcompact designed to provide the comfort of a full-sized car. Its pre-production development coincided with tightened U.S. federal passenger emissions and auto safety regulations.
AMC Pacer. Intended to be a radically new concept, as well as being the first automobile to use cab forward design, the AMC Pacer's odd styling has been criticized. It was designed from the inside out with the objectives of passenger space and comfort at a time when most cars "were designed purely on looks and the interior only fitted later in ...
AMC Pacer (1975–1980) AMC Matador (1971–1978) AMC Gremlin and Spirit (1971–1983) International Scout and Light Line trucks (1972–1980) Jeep CJ (1972–1986) Jeep Cherokee and Wagoneer (1972–1986) Jeep J-Series (1971–1988) Jeep Wrangler (1987–1990) Jeep Commando (1972–1973) VAM Rambler American (1973–1974) U.S. equivalent ...
AMC Pacer (1975–1979) Buick Skyhawk (1975–1980) Buick Skylark (1975–1979) Buick Special (1975-1977) Cadillac Seville (1975–1979) Chevrolet Chevette (1975–1987)
AMC designers, 1961: Teague stands by the scale model Rambler's left front fender 1967 AMC Ambassador convertible AMC Pacer 1975 One of Teague's widely known designs, the Jeep Cherokee XJ 1983. Teague joined American Motors Corporation (AMC) as a member of Edmund E. Anderson's design team in 1959, and became principal designer when Anderson ...
In total, AMC sold 56,011 Gremlins in the (albeit shortened) 1975 model year, a 67% drop. [44] The success of the innovative Pacer launched in mid-February 1975 "severely cut" the sales of both the Gremlin and Hornet models.
The 1975 AMC Pacer was designed to utilize GM's new rotary engine, however AMC was forced to market the car with an inline six engine. [10] Rotary vs GM V8 engine