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brahlf
AMC Nut Joined: Feb/16/2010 Location: Waukesha Status: Offline Points: 361 |
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Posted: Jun/22/2023 at 11:14pm |
If this is Jim Bacon I thought you were still there in the end of 79 when I left. I don’t remember Julius ever retiring, but my memory is not what it used to be.
I thought the change to West Allis American was to make it a Factory store. Again I could be wrong. Again if this is Jim Bacon great to hear from you again. Are you still living in Milwaukee? Bruce Rahlf
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Bruce
1969 American wagon 290 1966 American Convert 290 1972 Gremlin X Factory 304 1978 Matador Wagon 360 1989 Jeep Comanche 3 AMC Eagles, not running yet |
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jBacon
AMC Fan Joined: Jun/22/2023 Location: Tennessee Status: Offline Points: 1 |
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I hope you remember Jim Bacon! The reason the dealership changed names from Buran AMC to West Allis American was so that it could be sold to me. I started at Buran in 1963-64 and spent 14 years in management there. You are right about forming the first American Motors Car Club in 1967-68 at Buran. Working with Jim Jeffords and Ronnie Kaplan, we started the American Motors race team. I continued campaigning AMC cars until I left the dealership in 1977. I left behind many of my fondest memories.
I crewed for Roger Penske for 14 seasons including the year he raced the American Motors Formula 5000 car. I became very good friends with Roger, Mark Donahue, Bobby Allison and many other important people in American Motors racing history. I was fortunate enough to drive the red, white, and blue Gremlin and Javelin on the streets of Milwaukee. I also drove the AMC Pacer (Centaur) at Road America in Elkhart Lake where it was clocked at 140 mph.
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WiSeNhEiMeR
AMC Apprentice Joined: Oct/29/2007 Location: Indiana - 47374 Status: Offline Points: 145 |
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" BRUCE AMC / JEEP / renault " DEALERSHIP
2500 NRW ( National Road West = aka: US-40) Richmond INDIANA 47374 "Cousin Bruce" HOUCHIN became a Millionaire sell RAMBLERS & then AMC's
He did his own FINANCING & "owned" every vehicle on his LOT ( NEW & 'used') BRUCE would purchase 10 J10's or J20's JEEP Trucks when the Factory ran a SPECIAL It would not be uncommon to have TEN identical J10 pickup trucks on the lot ( usually I-6 258 cid / WHITE / Automatic Transmissions ) When BRUCE sold the dealership he still had one of the very LAST --- JAVELIN AMX's RED / Black Vinyl Top / & / Every option known to man / including a 4 bbl 401 / ! I was the "PARTS-MANAGER" up to the SALE & then worked for the NEXT owner "CAM" Sales ( Charlie Miller ) who was a retiree from AMC CORPORATE LEASING |
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Don't Mind ME,
I'm Just a WiSeNhEiMeR from: Richmond INdiana N.A.M.D.R.A. #398 |
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racerM95
AMC Apprentice Joined: Dec/16/2018 Location: Winnipeg Canada Status: Offline Points: 37 |
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Eastwood AMC Jeep Renault, Winnipeg Manitoba Canada 80's
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Shannock
AMC Nut Joined: May/23/2016 Location: Rhode Island Status: Offline Points: 412 |
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I worked at Tarbox Motors on Post Road in North Kingstown, RI, back in 1976. It was after high school and before college. They were a Pontiac and AMC dealer at the time. They were a small dealer by today's super size standard. I worked in the new car prep dept. I remember a Japanese customer wanting to buy a new car. He was looking at a Pacer and asked me why the inside area of the rear bumpers were already starting to rust. I just shrugged and said that it was just surface rust and not to worry about it. He didn't go for it and ended up buying a Pontiac Astre. Oh well.
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Tom Davies
Rhode Island 1971 Javelin SST |
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HCAMX
AMC Apprentice Joined: Apr/06/2013 Location: homer city pa Status: Offline Points: 56 |
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WORKED AT H.F. CLARK MOTORS WESTMIFFLIN, PA
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racerM95
AMC Apprentice Joined: Dec/16/2018 Location: Winnipeg Canada Status: Offline Points: 37 |
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Eastwood Jeep Eagle/Renault Winnipeg Mb Canada Parts Dept, and Sometimes Service Writer..
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ADAM12MATADOR
AMC Addicted Joined: Dec/03/2011 Location: New City, N.Y. Status: Offline Points: 518 |
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Thruway Motors in Nyack NY. 1981. Worked in the parts department. That dealership was just switching over to microfische. Didn't think about buying up whatever NOS stuff was out there, besides i couldnt afford to buy much. At that time just a 20 year old kid with a 70 AMX. Did get a set of exhaust tips but they were superceded 1971 clamp style.
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amcglass
AMC Addicted Joined: Dec/11/2011 Location: NW Ohio Status: Offline Points: 2588 |
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Worked at Warehouse AMC/Jeep when I was laid off from structural steel job. Friend of the Family and got to wash some cars and drive to and from auctions
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Javmanpres
BBG Mark Donohue 401 74 Jav/AMX 71 Matador 2dr sedan delivery wagon 1902 Rambler Runabout 70 T/A Javelin |
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unclebucks
AMC Fan Joined: May/03/2018 Location: Milwaukee, WI Status: Offline Points: 28 |
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surprised to only see 1 post from WI I worked at a small dealership in Milwaukee it was on 51st and forest home McCarthy AMC JEEP I started as a lot boy while in high school and worked my way into the garage and also filled in in the parts department when the regular lady was off
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