Author Topic: Solved - NEH 393: American Motors Concept II  (Read 595 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Carnut

  • Editor
  • *
  • Posts: 40960
  • Country: gb
  • Puzzle Points 423
  • YearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYears
Solved - NEH 393: American Motors Concept II
« on: March 11, 2010, 10:07:46 AM »
A point for correct idenification of this car:
Interests in life:  Cars, cars, cars - oh and ..er..cars

Offline Carnut

  • Editor
  • *
  • Posts: 40960
  • Country: gb
  • Puzzle Points 423
  • YearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYears
Re: NEH 393
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2010, 08:36:35 AM »
Experts?
Interests in life:  Cars, cars, cars - oh and ..er..cars

Offline JR

  • *
  • Posts: 236
  • Country: gb
  • Puzzle Points 203
  • Who shot?
  • YearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYears
Re: NEH 393
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2010, 02:31:27 PM »
I think this one was called the American Motors Concept 80 Concept II, one of six concepts promoted under the Concept 80 banner.

JR

Offline Carnut

  • Editor
  • *
  • Posts: 40960
  • Country: gb
  • Puzzle Points 423
  • YearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYears
Re: NEH 393
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2010, 02:43:08 PM »
That's right.
Believe they were toying with ideas for the Pacer.
Interests in life:  Cars, cars, cars - oh and ..er..cars

Offline Otto Puzzell

  • Founder and
  • Editor
  • *
  • Posts: 31557
  • Country: us
  • Puzzle Points 444
  • Open field, with a window.
  • YearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYears
    • AutoPuzzles
Re: Solved - NEH 393: American Motors Concept II
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2010, 04:33:14 PM »
A Pacer re-work perhaps. The Concept 80 cars were displayed in 1977, while the Pacer went on sale in early 1975.
You wanna be the man, you gotta Name That Car!

Offline Carnut

  • Editor
  • *
  • Posts: 40960
  • Country: gb
  • Puzzle Points 423
  • YearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYears
Re: Solved - NEH 393: American Motors Concept II
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2010, 07:40:33 AM »
A Pacer re-work perhaps. The Concept 80 cars were displayed in 1977, while the Pacer went on sale in early 1975.

Maybe a Gremlin?  When did that come out?

Here's a rear-view for interest:
Interests in life:  Cars, cars, cars - oh and ..er..cars

Offline Djetset

  • Editor
  • *
  • Posts: 13475
  • Country: gb
  • Puzzle Points 562
  • Car Life
  • YearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYears
Re: Solved - NEH 393: American Motors Concept II
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2010, 06:07:53 AM »
From memory the AMC Gremlin  came out in 1970, and was launched on 1st April, which was rather apt!
A car is for life, not just for Christmas.