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!
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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
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.
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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:
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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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Labels: 2010, Concept Car, Lamborghini, Sport Car