Wednesday, June 30, 2010
the San Diego Auto Museum has one of the 6 existing AMX 3 concept cars, head over and see it for yourself!
Posted by alex at 5:30 PM 0 comments
Labels: AMC, AMX-3, concept car, Dick Teague
The variety in the few AMX3 concept cars made, 10 total I've read, but interestingly not alike in tail lights, and rear deck
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From the Supercars website story on the AMX3:
Giotto Bizzarrini, of ex-Ferrari fame, was specifically responsible for making a production worthy AMX/3 out of the show queen AMX/2. What would have been a challenging build for AMC, was easily handled by Bizzarrini who was very familiar with race car design
and construction, particularly on a tight budget.
Bizzarrini's final AMX/3 featured the hallmark of sports engineering, a mid-mounted engine and rear transaxle. The Italian firm Melara developed the new gearbox while BMW completed final testing on the roadworthy AMX/3. It seemed AMC was serious about production. From a design standpoint, the AMC/3 was remarkably similar to Ford's DeTomaso Pantera which debuted just one day after the AMX/3. Such timely releases made it unclear exactly who copied who, but in any case, the casual observer can easily mistake the AMX/3 with a Pantera.
Due to the successful launch, and low price of the Pantera, AMC scrapped the AMX/3 project. Bizzarrini was ordered to destroy all six cars, which he, of course, did not.
Posted by alex at 5:22 PM 0 comments
Labels: AMC, AMX-3, concept, concept car
Car of the Day - 2001 Ford Mustang with collision repair and auto paint
Today's car of the day is a 2001 Ford Mustang that came in with damage to the right fender and right headlamp. Maaco-Fremont replaced the right fender and right headlight with a new parts, painted the right fender, front bumper cover, and blended the right door and hood for the best color match. Maaco-Fremont used waterborne auto paint to match the existing color.
Before:
After:
Posted by alex at 2:17 PM 0 comments
Labels: Auto Paint, Autobody Repair, Car of the Day, Collision Repair, Ford, Maaco, Maaco Fremont, waterborne
2010 Lamborghini Supercar Cnossus Concept - Lamborghini Sports Car
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Posted by alex at 12:35 PM 0 comments
Labels: 2010, Concept Car, Lamborghini, Sport Car