Nick 34
Caretaker of a 1987 Nissan 300ZX named Lily, that's all. Resident American Motors Corporation expert.
Articles by Nick 34
Opinion
28/10/18
In the beginning Studebaker in the early 1960’s wasn’t in the greatest of shape. Barely managing to scrape by the late 1950’s through selling their Lark compact and sporty Hawk, neither of these cars being updated from their 1950’s styling because of a notable lack of funds. Studebaker being a small and independant (and the most storied manufacturer, being the only major company to switch from carriages to cars), didn’t have nearly the funds like the Big Three had.
Opinion
01/10/18
Pre-1965 Prince racing Prince Motor Company had entered their new S54 Skyline GTs into the Japanese Grand Prix, wanting to show off what their new G-7 straight six could do. Both the S54 Skyline and G-7 six cylinder were good, but didn’t have the success that Prince was looking for in a world beating Grand Prix car. Prince’s S54s took second through sixth position at that years Japanese Grand Prix, coming second only to a privately entered Porsche 904. Development
Opinion
25/08/18
Så nätt den är What even is a sonett? A sonett is a type of poem that contains 14 lines each containing 10 syllables with a fixed pattern of rhymes. However, in Sweden, the term “Sonett” is derived from the Swedish phrase, “Så nätt den är”, which the literal translation means, “it’s so neat”, which this car indeed is. Sonett I 1955-1957
Car History
04/07/18
Hoods didn't come any longer, nor decks any shorter. - AMX design philosophy THE BEGINNINGS It’s 1966, the muscle car era is in, the Ford Mustang is in its second year, and Kenosha, Wisconsin based American Motors is still making more or less stodgy economy cars. In an attempt to shed themselves of this reputation, they begin showing off a series of new and exciting cars at their “Project IV” car showing tour. Two cars at the 1966 show used this name, the “AMX”- a fiberglass two seater, and the “AMX-II”- a four seater car.