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To this day, I fail to understand just how that vehicle made it to production.
The inspiration for Buzz Lightyear's helmet
PIC: AMC planned to power it with a Wankel engine.
The initial design objectives were ambitious and there were a number of advances made during its development. Check out the wiki on this one. It's interesting reading.
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John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
Get ready 4 for this ... I owned one and I loved it - great grocery getter around town
On a hot humid summer day in Shreveport LA ...
A guy walked up to me asked if I would sell it
He gave me cash and I gave him the title
I must admit I always kind of liked them but have never actually seen one in the metal
Well, they did sell for 4 years, longer than the Edsel.
Every time I see that front end, I'm reminded of the Chrysler Turbine car...
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Never owned one but always liked them. Same with the Gremlin seen here as a four door,yes I know they never made one but if they had I think it would look like this.
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I alway thought it resembled the Rover from the TV series Lost in Space.
We called it the fish bowl.
I had a friend who owned the station wagon version of the Pacer, and she drove it for years.