AMC Pacer

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Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "AMC Pacer". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article... Read Full Story

When the NBA season first started I like most people didn’t mention the Indiana Pacers and one of the best teams in the East. The season is only four games old but its clear the Pacer’s have the players to be a contender in the Eastern Conference. Despite Jermaine O’Neal’s slow start, statistically he has produced every season since being in Indiana. Mike Dunleavy Jr. is finally showing he can be an offensive stud in the league by averaging 20.5ppg. Danny Granger the former first round pick... Read Full Story

Designed to appear futuristic, the shape was highly rounded with a huge glass area, and very unusual for its time. The Pacer was unusually wide for a small car; roughly as wide as an American full-size car, since drivers were accustomed to large cars. The Pacer's width was the result of factory settings and marketing strategy. Manufacturing assembly lines for the Pacer were also used for full-size cars. Development was under Product Group Vice President Gerald C. Meyers, whose goal was to... Read Full Story

Pacers made a number of movie, TV and commercial appearances, largely out of being a 1970s icon and being commonly considered a unique or weird-looking car. The best known was the Mirthmobile in the popular 1992 comedy Wayne's World and its sequel, which also featured a Pacer convertible and a stretch Pacer limousine. Pacers also feature in: John Goodman drives a green Pacer in the David Byrne movie True Stories (1986) An orange Pacer is seen in the movie The Whole Ten Yards. A blue Pacer was... Read Full Story