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- The Pacer was a vertical take-off. In the first year of production 145,528 were sold, 72,158 were X-models.
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The AMC Pacer is a two-door compact car produced in the United States by American Motors Corporation (AMC) from 1975 through the 1980 model year. The Pacer was also made in Mexico by Vehículos Automotores Mexicanos (VAM) from 1976 until 1979 and positioned as a premium-priced luxury car.
Dec 25, 2019 · In the first year of production 145,528 were sold, 72,158 were X-models. Customers did not like the Pacer's lack of power. The sixes were optimized for low emissions and good mileage.
Model Years of Production: 1975-1980. Production Totals: (Source: Illustrated AMC Buyer's Guide by Larry G. Mitchell, with a commonly agreed-upon correction to the 1975 totals.) Length (1975 sedan): 171 inches, length of a VW Dasher. Width (sedan & wagon, all model years): 77 inches, width of a Cadillac.
Dec 3, 2019 · The Pacer was nearly half as wide (77 inches) as it was long (171.5 inches on a 100-inch wheelbase), and with its large wrap-around windows, it quickly became known as “the fish bowl.”. On hot summer days, however, it was “the boiling lobster pot.”.
Apr 8, 2008 · Despite its drawbacks, the Pacer’s novelty made for good initial sales: about 72,000 for the first partial model year and more than 117,000 for 1976. As with the Gremlin before it, the Pacer’s unusual appearance probably helped it more than it hurt.
Feb 28, 2022 · In its first year of production 145,528 Pacers left the Kenosha, Wisconsin AMC plant. The numbers told a story of success but it would not last forever. The high sales numbers are attributed in part to the oil crisis that hit many other automakers like a brick.
Introduced in showrooms on 28 February 1975, the Pacer was designed to attract buyers of traditional large cars to a smaller package during a time when gasoline prices were projected to rise dramatically. In its first year of production, the Pacer sold well, with 145,528 units.
