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    Posted: May/02/2020 at 7:11pm
I also visited the dealership with another member back in 2010. Very interesting place to walk around. It was Mr. Collier's 80th birthday so we had to cut it short as they were having a party for him back at the house. I do not understand it either but as some have said here, the cars are his property to do whatever he pleases with. He had 3 68 ambos out front and insisted one of them was a 390 but would not let me open the hood to check. There were some made with 390 but they are almost unicorns now. I still wonder if he was right or if the car is a 290. Think I still have some pics somewhere. At this point most, if not all of the cars outside are parts cars. I am surprised someone did not try to sell some stuff off after senior died but who knows what is going on behind the scenes.
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@pos1  lol that still happens.... even worse with the German stuff :)
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Originally posted by racerM95 racerM95 wrote:

tuffy: if you do it please let me know, I used to work for an AMC Dealer in the parts Dept...  If i dig far enough I probably still have the factory microfiche ;)


i also worked in a Parts Dept.
Dick Clifton motors.. west broad street Columbus Ohio..
I do have microfiche and a viewer and a few other odds and ends from way back when...
what i hated the most was checking part #;s in the book, only to see the
# changed 10 times, before you got to the DISC.   #... !-(
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tuffy: if you do it please let me know, I used to work for an AMC Dealer in the parts Dept...  If i dig far enpough I probably still have the factory microfiche ;)

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My dream would be to hit the lottery and purchase collier motors and restore the place back to her glory and restore AMC cars.
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Didn't Rutlidge Wood (sp) from Top Gear, buy some parts from Collier's on his own show a few years back ?
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Mr. Robert Collier sr. passed away on February 11, 2018, at the age of 88.  He was survived by a daughter and 3 sons.
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Hi Richard. Did that road trip in 2012, so i guess everything got more deteriorated since you were there. I personally would love to see the  dealership  restored and turned into a museum. But like i stated, memories of days past keep that old gentleman alive.  Will have to add your book to my Christmas list. Happy Holidays to you and yours.
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Hi Adam12Matador.

I hope you'll buy a copy of LAMM and check out the story I wrote. Sounds like your experience was similar to mine in 2009.

Happy Holidays,

Richard Truesdell
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Went there a couple of years ago on a road trip to Florida. Located in a visually depressed area. One traffic light and a train track thru the middle of town. No real industry or any box stores. The town is like the dealership where time stands still. The owner is a quiet guy with pics of Patton and Roosevelt on the office walls. I spent about  an hour and a half waking around the dealership grounds. The Goldwater AMX was inside the shop building. All the buildings are in disrepair or collapsed. The showroom roof fell in and the paint room / body shop is basically 3 walls. The service dept building is large with quite a few cars but the roof leaks everywhere and there are stacks of scrap and used parts all over the place. Saw the Healy's and they were rough. Yes all the cars are for sale for the right price. The owner told me he recently sold a Machine and a couple of Javelins. Yes it is sad that the cars are there deteriorating but they are his to do with what he wants. Maybe walking around looking at his cars or sitting in his office reminds him of past good times. It might just give him a purpose in his life and thats what keeps him going. This is only my 2 cents.
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