AMC Lone Star Regional Date Set for

October 16th!

Fellow AMC'ers,
It's official, mark your calendars and get the word out for 16 Oct. You have
just under 50 days until the Lonestar Regional in West, TX. This will be the
3rd regional in West, and those who have attended previously know it is a low
key, fun affair. Although the ground work has been started there is still much to do. We're
always looking for sponsors, door prizes, and any suggestions to improve the show.
We will work to have the show flyer out in the next week.
One early heads-up. Rooms are at a premium at the Czech Inn (currently we
only have a block of 10 for 15 and 16 Oct) at their AMC show rate of
$79/night. If you're interested in reserving a room early, call now
(254)826-0901. www.czechinnofwest.com.
The planned times for the show are 0800-1400 followed by a break and the
banquet/awards dinner at 1600 at the Nor Sausage and Burger Hose. For those who
attended the 1st West event this is just across the tracks and will be on the
upper floor, a much better setup than at the steak house next to the Czech
Inn. We will not pre sell tickets but they have homemade sausage and, according
to the bank president, their steaks are superb.
As before, no formal judging, just a few plaques for long distance, under
construction, participants choice and West choice are currently planned.
So, time to get the AMC in shape and plan to meet in West on 15/16 Oct.
Any questions, concerns or suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks.

Marty
Pres, NTAMC

 

 

 

AACOCC Tenth Annual Scenic Hills Cruise
Hospitality Stops and Pit Stops
Saturday, October 16th, 2010

This year we are working within the boundries of Interstate 10 on the west, US 290 on the north and US281 on the east. This list is in alphabetical order. Our starting point will be The Rim Shopping Center, in front of Bass Pro Shop, as before. We have added Blanco County. The list is complete with the exception of Johnson City. I am still working with the Johnson City Chamber and the LBJ Home Park. Remember, I will make the final phone call to the hospitality stops. You are perfectly welcome to contact these folks to make any special arrangements.

BERGHEIM The Hospitality Stop is at the Bergheim General Store on Hiway 46 on your right as you come from Boerne. They will have a few goodies and rest rooms for your stop.
There is a Valero Corner Store that can serve as a Pit Stop, also. BLANCO The Hospitality Stop will be at the Threshold, 602 Main St, corner of 6th & 281, on your right if you are north bound. It is a gift shop/antique store. The owner, Tammy Schroeder is a car enthusiast and plans to have a set up outside, either on her front porch or in a tent. Parking will be off of 6th street, on the right side of the store. Possible live music. Tammy Schroeder, 830-833-2139
We had another offer of a Hospitality Stop from Gay Smith, owner of the Sunset Restaurant & Bar. It is located at 419 3RD Street, on the courthouse square. There are numerous cafes and restaurants available in Blanco.

BOERNE The Hospitality Stop is The Boerne Visitors Center, 1407 S Main St, In the Wal-Mart parking lot. They will open early for us. Someone will be there setting up around 8:30 and ready by 9:00AM. They will have coffee and cookies as usual. They close at 2:00PM.
Wendy is my contact person. The Director is Larry Woods. Ph # 830-249-7277

BULVERDE The Hospitality Stop is at the Bulverde Chamber of Commerce,30450 Cougar Bend (old town) Bulverde. Plans are to have an Art Show set up just west of the General Store and a Trunk Show (something like a crafts show) at the Chamber location on Cougar Bend. Sharon Herbert is the Bulverde Chamber Director. 830-438-4285.

FREDERICKSBURG The Hospitality Stop will be at the Fredericksburg Visitors Center, 302 E. Austin St. Goody Bags and usually a snack of some kind, This is just one block off Main St. Park there and walk around town or get a bite to eat.
Contact Daryl Whitworth at 830-997-6523.

JOHNSON CITY Still up in the air! If nothing materializes by Aug 27th , I will find some place for a good Pit Stop.

KENDALIA Our Hospitality Stop is the Kendalia General Store on FM473. They will have something for you plus another great place for a hamburger. They have added more tables to serve food. Phone: 830-336-2450

LUCKENBACH The Hospitality Stop is The Full Moon Inn, 3234 Luckenbach Rd, about a mile east of the Dance Hall etc. Matthew or Bill will be glad to set up a lunch for your group. You will need to set that up with Matthew 830-997-2205 or Bill 830-997 0444. Matthew runs the Inn and Bill runs Willey’s BBQ and Steakhouse.

SISTERDALE Our Hospitality Stop is the Sisterdale Saloon, 1211 Sisterdale Rd. This is the old general store and bar that has operated there for years. The owner is Spence Thompson 830-324-6767.

STONEWALL Our Hospitality Stop is the Pedernales Cellars, 2916 Upper Albert Rd, it is on the corner of Upper Albert Rd and RR 1623. They have a wine tasting room and they gave me a nice tour of the cellar. They will give your group a tour upon request. They told me it would take 15 minutes or more, depending on how many questions you have. I was told that come October the wine will be in casks and not much else to see. They had vats set out with two different wines in the making. They let us stick our hands into the fermenting grapes to feel the heat. This is well worth the stop. Our contact is Whitney Clement, Tasting Room Manager. Phone: 830-644-2037.
We have another stop in Stonewall. It is Burg’s Corner, corner of US290 and RR 1623. They will have produce, jellies, peach preserves and salsa, honey and peach ice cream for sale. They were very happy to have us come. I stopped in to buy some peaches and got to talking with Jimmy Duecker, the operator of the store, and he asked if we would like to stop there. It’s a nice stop with good products and good people.

WARING The Hospitality Stop will be the Waring Country Store, 539 Waring/Welfare Rd. This is directly across the street from the old Waring General Store. Ed and Carol Patton had run the General Store for Don Strange for years. When Don died, his son took over the store. Ed and Carol set up shop across the street in the front of the welding shop. They are where most of parked across the street.
Contact Ed and Carol Patton at 830-995-3176.

 

 

TRACK ATTACK! OWNER OF 1973 JAVELIN GOES ON RACETRACK for First Time

 

ARTICLE and VIDEO

 

 

AMX Story

 

 

"Tender Loving Transport"

AMC Gremlin Blog Story

 

 

 

 

American Motors Fans Unite!

 

 

 

Alamo AMC Now on Facebook

 

 

 

Rousing Rebel: AMC fan goes all-out on Rebel SST

Story from Old Car Weekly

 

 

 

 

McClellans Automotive.com

AMC Sales Literature

 

Check out the Gold Eagle Cool Rides Online Website

 

New carpets for AMX, Javelin, American, SC/Rambler, Ambassador, Classic,
Rebel, Marlin, Concord, Eagle, Gremlin, Hornet, Matador, Pacer and
Spirit. Starting at $150. Weatherstripping for most models, AMX kit
$380, 68-74 Javelin kit $340, and include Roof rail , door, correct
trunk seal, 1/4 glass and inner and outer fuzzes. Also Glove box liners,
AMX sail panels $25, sound deader kit, fire wall pads, trunk mats, tire
covers, trunk dividers, package trays, splash shields,
hood insulations, body and lens seals. Detailing decals and exterior
stripes. Machine and SC/Rambler scoops starting at $175. Hi volume - Hi
pressure water pumps, Aluminum and cast iron, with HD thermostat $114, 4
piston calipers $199.99, Timing cover Kit with oil pump $256, N.O.S. and
used parts, call or e-mail with your request. 830-980-3165
akjamc@juno.com

EDDIE HAS These and More at Planet Houston AMX

Eddie Stakes Offers
New Engine Turned Aluminum Dash Overlays
for AMC Gremlin & Hornet AMX, DL, X, SST!

Beautiful precision machined aluminum overlays brand new, MADE IN USA for your classic Gremlin & Hornet Series 1970 thru 1977.

FOR MORE INFO

 

Carcraft Article by By Douglas R. Glad, the 1973 Javelin-"The Mango Gambler"

 

 

EGGE Machine Company Introduces New Pistons for 401

For more info-

800-866-3443

http://www.egge.com/

 

Click the link below to check out photos of some very fine AMC cars. Thanks to T.J. Davis and the email forward from Andy Taylor for providing the link.

2009 Regional Photos

 

 

 

Automotive Traveler Online Magazine- Great Web Site!

Richard Truesdell Editorial Director, Automotive Traveler and owner of five AMCs currently, invites you to puruse his site which contains some great AMC storys such as "An AMC Weekend in North Carolina" and followup on the auction featuring the Steve Green Collection.Click on photo to go to the site.
Thanks Rich !

Photo from Automotive Traveler

 

AMERICAN MOTORS RACING SITE

 

"Automotive Antiques: A Restoration Guide" Article
LINK

 

NEW! AMC 304/360 CAM ECCENTRIC WITH DRIVE GEAR, BOLT & WASHER

Now AVAILABLE FROM ENGINEQUEST

 

 

LINK of the Story of this 1972 Alabama State Trooper Car

 

This company makes AM radio adapter that plays portable FM, CD, MP3/iPod®, tape players, even Sirius-XM satellite radio through your classic car's original radio. Click logo for more info.

American Motors Articles, Pictures, & Videos of AMC Cars located at Automotive.com
(click on Automotive.com logo to go to site. Close the initial pop-up box to view articles)

HOT ROD MAGAZINE ARTICLE ABOUT "NEW" AMERICAN MOTORS
COMPLETE WITH ILLUSTRATED UPDATED MODELS

LINK

AMX 3 fan decides to build his own with a little help from his friends-

RACING JAVELIN/AMX

This is an Amzoil web site Worth checking out humpfender racing fans at least for the pictures. Click on photo.

 

Mario Andretti Drives the "New" AMX

 

The Eagle has Landed...in Denver

 

Legendary Auto Interiors Adds 1970 Rebel Machine to Upholstery Line

Legendary Web Site

Pete Sandquist's '71 AMC Javelin
What's so special?
Pete is in Sweden

Click on Picture for info

American Motors AMX "Palm Beach"

Click on Picture for info

From Surprising Design Connections Design Logic Web site

#1. [1970's] Porsche and AMC (American Motors Corporation)

(Left) 1975 AMC Pacer. Designer Dick Teague
(Right)1978 Porsche 928. Designer Tony Lapine (Later model shown.)

Porsche design chief Tony Lapine boldly admitted that significant inspiration for the 1978 Porsche 928 was the work of AMC design chief Dick Teague, specifically the "lost-in-(production)-translation" 1975 AMC Pacer. I kid you not.

Lapine credits Teague
Might have been in the June 1979 Road & Track.
Dick Teague: American Motors Corp. Design Chief
Anatole "Tony" Lapine German/American Porsche Design Chief

Supercars.net article on the AMX 3

ARTICLE LINK

Comparison with the Ford Pantera of the same period

 

 

Text and Photo From Hemmings e-Weekly

Classic Cars
Always Call Those Ads

Joseph Cargagna, Jr found this 5,000-mile all original 1971 Gremlin in his local newspaper's classifieds. It pays to follow up on promising-sounding leads...
Did you ever read the classifieds in your local newspaper and see a listing for a car for sale that sounded way too good to be true, so you disregarded it, thinking that it was nothing more than a misprint?

Well, Joseph Cargagna, Jr. thought otherwise when he saw a listing for a 1971 Gremlin, advertised locally, that had been driven only 5,000 miles. He figured he had nothing to lose and called the seller. It turned out the owner bought the car for his wife back in 1971, then she died nine months later. So,he parked the car in the garage and covered it with blankets until he decided to sell it more than 30 years later.

For just a few thousand dollars, Joe got himself a true AMC survivor. The Gremlin is all original, without a single mark on the factory-applied paint, upholstery, carpet or chrome. The compact cruiser looks as if it just rolled off the Kenosha assembly line. So, the next time you see an ad for a Duesenberg in your Pennysaver, it just very well could be the score of the century. But you gotta call to get it.
- By Richard Lentinello

FEATURE ARTICLE from Hemmings Motor News
May 1, 2007

1973 American Motors Javelin/AMX

Click HERE

 

Click photo to read "American Motors Rebel Machine"
by Jack Nerad for "Driving Today"- KPIX Channel 5/San Fransisco

 

 

 

AMC FORUMS
Find out what people are talking about and get info:

American Motors Forum/amcforum.net- Click HERE

 

BREEDLOVE JAVELIN UNDER RESTORATION

See the blog at Hemmings.com for more info:

LINK

 

 

New BIG BAD JAVELIN and AMX Registry

Click on image to go to site

The listing of the above website is done so for information purposes and does not constitute an endorsement by AAMC.