What Happened To American Motors?
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Breaking news in NASCAR as a settlement ends the antitrust lawsuit early, ensuring the permanence of charters for teams like 2311 Racing and Front Row Motorsports. Hosts Gary and Alex discuss Chevrolet's new special edition cars for America's 250th anniversary and the nostalgic Spirit of America models. They also welcome Joe Lago, producer of a documentary on American Motors, who shares insights on AMC's rise and fall, key decisions that led to its demise, and the enduring appeal of AMC vehicles among collectors today.
Gary and Alex welcome filmmaker Joe Ligo to the show to talk about his new documentary series "The Last Independent Automaker," which chronicles the rise and fall of American Motors through interviews with former employees, fans and politician Mitt Romney, who shares memories of when his father George Romney ran the company.
Chevrolet Impala
"... of America models, special edition models of the Impala, Nova and the Vega to celebrate the Bicentennial...."
Chevrolet Nova
"...ica models, special edition models of the Impala, Nova and the Vega to celebrate the Bicentennial. Not s..."
Chevrolet Vega
"...pecial edition models of the Impala, Nova and the Vega to celebrate the Bicentennial. Not sure why they ..."
Chevrolet Corvette
"...Stars and Steel Collection. And it's actually the Corvette, the Colorado and the Silverado Light Duty, Heavy..."
Chevrolet Silverado
"... it's actually the Corvette, the Colorado and the Silverado Light Duty, Heavy Duty and EV, you know, they've ..."
American Motors Corporation (Amc) Pacer
"... of money in the design that would become the AMC Pacer and then having that not pan out, getting to the ..."
American Javelins
"...e into 70s cars, you know, baby boomers that have Javelins, AMXs and gremlins."
Ferrari LaFerrari
"... some ways it's like it's more exotic than like a LaFerrari, you know, in real world terms, you know,"
Ford Mustang
"I mean, a javelin was a lot cheaper than a Mustang or a Camaro. I mean, that started to change, pric..."
Chevrolet Camaro
"..., a javelin was a lot cheaper than a Mustang or a Camaro. I mean, that started to change, prices have gone..."
Ford Taurus
"...ause they were just a lot more durable. You know, Taurus was a car he drove 150,000 miles and scrapped and..."
Dodge Challenger
"...super excited about that. You saw how popular the Challenger, all-wheel drive Challenger was."
Dodge Hornet
"some model things. I mean, the Dodge Hornet sadly is nowhere near as cool as an AMC Hornet."
Jeep Gladiator
"...could bring back. I mean, I don't really like the Gladiator. I think they should have brought back, you know,"
Jeep Willys
"... found. The original Jeep CJ 2A, back when it was Willys before AMC owned that, it was 130 inches long"
Cadillac CT5
"...going to happen. Maybe 2027 when the new Cadillac CT5 comes out, they might throw Chevy a new sports ca..."
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