I had a genius ask if my Eagle wagon was a Pacer at the gas station last week. At least after correcting him he seemed to figure out it wasn't a Pacer. I pointed out this car was 4 wheel drive. That is when he told me that he and his buddy used to take the buddy's Pacer to the nearby dunes back in '82 Apparently another buddy who owned a tow-truck would pull them out after the inevitable rear-end strand on a dune top. Not immediate it seems- he said the Pacer had knobbies!
 
Steve

Quote from d7javelin on 11/14/08 at 23:17:04:

 
LMAO!!!    

I am currently working on a 80 Spirit hatchback and I have a neighbor who insists that it is a Gremlin.  When he first saw it, the car still had the Spirit emblems on it although they are gone now.  But for the most part, the car guys that see it recognize what it is, or at least recognize that it is AMC.

"Lol, by the way the guy had maybe 4 teeth."
 
You must be outside the loop on the east side of Cincy.

Got the idiots down here in Oz too.
Guy came round to pick up the shell of a Matador I'd parted out. Had my 74 Gremlin on a rotisserie, so stripped down you'd have to know your cars to pick it. Straight away he says, hey thats a Gremlin ! So I think hey this guy knows his cars. Then he loses all cred when he asks if I'm keeping the 4 cylinder engine in it or upgrading to a six.
 
Dave

Quote from davesdocs on 01/13/10 at 08:32:28:

  SH

Hey Bob,
   I definately can feel your pain. My Aussie Falcon gets some doozies, It's been called a Javelin ( which is somewhat understandable seeing as it has big hips like the 71-74s) The dash is almost a reverse image of the Jav dash layout. It's been called a Torino, Cyclone , Chevelle ,442, Talladega. On top of that is the questions of where it was built. RHD really screws up people, I've gotten England( Yes their cars  RHD) Best one is " Is that from Canada?"Are people really that clueless that they don't know Canada is the same as us except for the metric system. Which when that question comes up we tell them it's a Mexican Mustang . They go away satisfied . Really love when someone wants to argue what the car is. I told a guy he says Australia doesn't make their own cars. ??? What Ford has been building cars there since 1925, Holden soon after. Showed him the dash plates that say Built in BroadMeadows Australia . I hear him say to his buddy " I don't know how he can get away with making his own plates" To which I remember what my Mom said to me " Never argue with a moron you'll always lose"

Ain't that the truth SH