I think they ended the Javelin production in '73 or '74, but it did get ugly after the early 70's model year. The 69 had the best body style in my opinion, nice lines to the fenders and those factory Crager SST wheels looked real sharp
"Mike Canfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >MAN did AMC mess up the Javelin when they made that awfull bubble fender >model!!! I LOVED my 70...That was a nice body style but just like all NY >cars was eaten away by the salt and became too dangerous to drive so I sold >it to a guy doing a resto on one who needed trim pieces. That's OK I WILL >have an AMX(68 or 9) to replace it with when the kids are graduated and I >can get away with a 2 seater again. > >Mike >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Harry " M.)"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 8:49 AM >Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Vega > > >You are right about the javelin, the Alabama State Police purchased a few of >those as pursuit vehicles. As a matter of fact they kept a couple of them >they use as show cars in parades. My nefiew lives down they and took some >pictures and ask me if I knew what they were. Thought they a pretty cool >looking > > >Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Kevin wrote: >>> >>> Matadors and Ambassadors were used for police vehicles. IIRC, Adam-12 was >>> a >>> matador. There wasn't a police package like Ford, but there was a >>> certified >>> speedo, and police cars usually got 401s, front and rear sways, tranny >>> coolers, >>> and bigger brakes. The engine was identical to civilian except the oil >>> pan >>> had baffles. Alabama used to use javelins as pursuit vehicles. >> >>I thought a Matador was a Hornet coupe. In "Man with a Golden Gun", didn't >>Bond and the redneck sheriff chase Scaramanga and Tattoo in a Hornet, with >>Scaramanga driving a Matador which converted into an airplane? >> >>_______________________________________ >>For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >>For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >> > > >-- >69 280 SEL 120,000 Miles >72 350SL 108,000 Miles >2004 VW Passat 4 Motion >1999 Mazda Miata > > >__________________________________________________________________ >Switch to Netscape Internet Service. >As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register > >Netscape. Just the Net You Need. > >New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer >Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. >Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp > >_______________________________________ >For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > >_______________________________________ >For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > -- 69 280 SEL 120,000 Miles 72 350SL 108,000 Miles 2004 VW Passat 4 Motion 1999 Mazda Miata __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp
