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re: Would you drive this? 1978 AMC Pacer wagon
Posted on 6/26/20 at 11:38 am to Zappas Stache
Posted on 6/26/20 at 11:38 am to Zappas Stache
A roommate from college had one … they are a death trap … he lost control, flipped it and end upside down in afoot of water and drowned. I rode in it many times - noisy as hell as I recall overall just a dose of the clap
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Posted on 6/26/20 at 11:39 am to goofball
When we were in grade school a friend's family had one..The Pacer was the 3rd car for the maid...We didn't have a license and would "steal" it and go for rides at night. We ragged the crap out of that thing and it took the punishment.
Posted on 6/26/20 at 12:27 pm to goofball
my cousin had one, it was goofy looking but ran great drove great, got great gas mileage, and best of all had as much interior room as a mini van
it was the yellow one with brown and puke green interior just like the pictures above but his had a center console with floor tee shifter
it was the yellow one with brown and puke green interior just like the pictures above but his had a center console with floor tee shifter
This post was edited on 6/26/20 at 12:30 pm
Posted on 6/26/20 at 12:34 pm to soccerfüt
My Dad had a 1959 Bel Air when I was a kid; that video brought back memories. Too bad they destroyed that beautiful old car. 
Posted on 6/26/20 at 12:34 pm to goofball
Depends. What will it cost to tint the windows on that thing?
Posted on 6/26/20 at 12:36 pm to goofball
I flipped a 1976 ford pinto and it didn’t explode......
Posted on 6/26/20 at 12:38 pm to redstick13
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Depends. What will it cost to tint the windows on that thing?
Don't worry, when they sold them new, they'd thrown in a lifetime supply of sunscreen.
Posted on 6/26/20 at 12:42 pm to LegendInMyMind
Not about the Pacers, but its cousin, the Gremlin. This is where I stole the sunscreen joke from. It is an interesting episode:
Jay's Garage with Jeff Dunham's AMC Gremlins
Jay's Garage with Jeff Dunham's AMC Gremlins
Posted on 6/26/20 at 12:52 pm to Zappas Stache
It’s an AMC. Hell no
Posted on 6/26/20 at 1:03 pm to goofball
I’m pissed the ruined a 59 bel air to make that video
Posted on 6/26/20 at 1:05 pm to goofball
My mom had one, same year, color was metallic brown or tan. It was a POS.
So much glass, the A/C couldn’t keep up.
So much glass, the A/C couldn’t keep up.
This post was edited on 6/26/20 at 1:09 pm
Posted on 6/26/20 at 1:10 pm to prplhze2000
had the amc javelin in college...
liked the look... but as you said...it was an amc:(
liked the look... but as you said...it was an amc:(
Posted on 6/26/20 at 1:19 pm to goofball
Hell yes
Posted on 6/26/20 at 1:32 pm to OntarioTiger
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he lost control, flipped it and end upside down in afoot of water and drowned
Seems your roommate was the problem.
Posted on 6/26/20 at 1:50 pm to goofball
I DID drive one in college. It was brown & awesome until a Bloody Mary was spilled between the seats. Then it was not so awesome.
Posted on 6/26/20 at 2:09 pm to goofball
The funniest thing about this (to me) is that all the TJ, YJ and CJ owners always talk shite to the JK owners about how they have a minivan engine instead of the i6. My retort is usually a picture of the pacer and/or gremlin.
Posted on 6/26/20 at 3:00 pm to goofball
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Oh it's a death trap....but it's infinitely safer than the Ford Pinto from the same era.
The gas tank was placed in the crush zone of the pinto. Wtf
Posted on 6/26/20 at 3:02 pm to goofball
I'd cover the back seat with a Mexican blanket, hang dingle balls around the windows, and drive the shite out of it.
Posted on 6/26/20 at 3:25 pm to goofball
Cousin had one that was painted camo and was seen a lot at UNO back around the early 90s. It had been a "family car" that had been "gifted" to quite a few inept drivers in the family. It miraculously made them somehow wreck-free while driving it. This thing just would not die.
It was too ugly to sell. This was back in the late 80s early 90s. No one would buy it but a desperate person in need of wheels would accept the gift.
Thats how we rolled back in the day. Obvious future ballers in the making.
It was too ugly to sell. This was back in the late 80s early 90s. No one would buy it but a desperate person in need of wheels would accept the gift.
Thats how we rolled back in the day. Obvious future ballers in the making.
Posted on 6/26/20 at 3:31 pm to tigerpimpbot
ford had a problem with gas tank placement back then... heard stuff about hitting the mustang from behind and popping the gas tank up from the trunk... it would rupture and throw gas on backseat and burned some people... if you buy a redone one now i think they add more straps over the tank...????
at least that was the sales pitch i got when looking at one a while back.. idk if true???
at least that was the sales pitch i got when looking at one a while back.. idk if true???
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