Author Topic: What's Up with that Car? #1 - Dow Smith Resin-Body AMX / Twist Test (Read 1521 times)

Otto Puzzell · « **on:** October 25, 2009, 08:18:04 AM »

What's the story?

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HEMI 426 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 25, 2009, 08:59:53 AM »

'65 AMC AMX concept car, one of most interesting concept vehicles that came out that year. In '68 AMX become a reality, very similar to the concept. This car was part of 4 interesting concept that came from AMC that year. AMC AMX concept car is made by Vignale and it was finished in 78 days. First, car didn't had an engine, but later it got 290 V8 from AMC engine line up...

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #2 on:** October 25, 2009, 09:23:30 AM »

Good guess, but wrong.

HEMI 426 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 25, 2009, 09:52:33 AM »

what's is wrong with my answer???

vdp · « **Reply #4 on:** October 25, 2009, 10:09:54 AM »

HEMI told you what car it was and I can tell what they are doing with it.

I think they are measuring torsional stiffness of the car. The have supported ther rear axle from the wheel hubs securely so there is no vertical movement. The front wheelhubs have been attached to a beam - if you support the center of the beam and pull one end downward, you twist the body of the car. The numerous gauges are for measuring the vertical movement of different poinst of the body.

Am I good for a half of a point?

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #5 on:** October 26, 2009, 02:38:17 AM »

Quote from: HEMI 426 on October 25, 2009, 09:52:33 AM

what's is wrong with my answer???

That's the "pushmobile" AMX, not the Vignale-built example. The puzzle car is neither of those.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #6 on:** October 26, 2009, 02:40:49 AM »

Quote from: vdp on October 25, 2009, 10:09:54 AM

I think they are measuring torsional stiffness of the car.

That is what they are doing to this body.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #7 on:** November 02, 2009, 02:39:18 AM »

Experts?

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #8 on:** November 09, 2009, 05:09:15 AM »

Pros?

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #9 on:** December 08, 2009, 05:40:28 AM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxuqUNKqj6E

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #10 on:** February 13, 2010, 09:03:00 AM »

Off to the boneyard with this one.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #11 on:** February 20, 2010, 06:07:05 AM »

Easily Google-able, using the info provided so far.

Carnut · « **Reply #12 on:** February 21, 2010, 12:59:25 PM »

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on December 08, 2009, 05:40:28 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxuqUNKqj6E

I have a CD of theirs!
I thought I was the only bloke who'd ever heard of them..

streamliner · « **Reply #13 on:** February 28, 2010, 12:18:27 AM »

Is it the AMX-1, originally a 6-cylinder 1965 Rambler American?

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #14 on:** February 28, 2010, 03:39:05 AM »

Nope.

The builder though this one was more prone to deterioration through shaking than a run-of-the-mill AMX

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #15 on:** February 28, 2010, 03:46:00 AM »

Quote from: Carnut on February 21, 2010, 12:59:25 PM

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on December 08, 2009, 05:40:28 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxuqUNKqj6E

I have a CD of theirs!
I thought I was the only bloke who'd ever heard of them..

The were quite popular in the US, later on. Hugely popular in their native Canada, almost from the get-go. Their early stuff is some of their best, IMO.

I really dig this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwAzXJC1wwA

streamliner · « **Reply #16 on:** February 28, 2010, 10:55:07 AM »

So this one was metal-bodied, not fiberglass?

Is it currently being "refreshed" after sitting for a long time?

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #17 on:** February 28, 2010, 11:14:12 AM »

Run-of-the-mill AMX's were fiberglass?

streamliner · « **Reply #18 on:** February 28, 2010, 06:21:35 PM »

Quote

Posted by: Otto Puzzell

Run-of-the-mill AMX's were fiberglass?

I think the run-of-the-mill Vignale's were fiberglass (except the second-built AMX-1)...

Then, could this be one of the two or three Dow Smith Inc.'s resin AMX-2 body proposals for fiberglass bodywork, undergoing torsional twist testing for use on the production automobile (which it failed)?

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #19 on:** March 01, 2010, 02:58:34 AM »

Run of the mill Vignale's eh?

Well, you took the long way 'round, but you've answered the question posed at the beginning of this puzzle.

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Author Topic: What's Up with that Car? #1 - Dow Smith Resin-Body AMX / Twist Test (Read 1521 times)