(December 4, 2019) On Dec. 3,1979, the last American Motors Pacer rolled off the assembly line. Now, before you say "Party on! Excellent!" in your best Wayne and Garth imitation, spare a thought for what the auto industry was facing, and what AMC was trying to do with its meager resources.
The Pacer was to be a radical design aimed at a future where tough crash standards (side, front, rear and rollover) came face-to-face with equally tough fuel economy requirements. AMC's CEO gave the company's head of design, Dick Teague, carte blanche to pursue a new type of family car, one that was robust, had exceptional visibility, returned good gas mileage, and yet was sporty and nimble.
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