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	126. GK55 was kind enough to provide this image of the adorable "Love Pacer" button from the 70s.
	127. This picture comes from Hilmar Karlsson in Iceland. A friend of his bought the car a few years ago for the sole purpose of travelling across the country for a party. Unfortunately, he sold it in the spring of 1999... but notice the way-cool Wayne's World paint job!
	128. "I stopped and chatted with Brandon back in February, and took some pictures. This is the rarely-seen 'bad' side of his Pacer. Notice the van in the background. That is Nationwide Clyde, my van. Also note the vacuum." -Tim Hansen
	129. "The Pacer Page Pacer somewhere in Kentucky. Taken during my 1997 trip to Oregon." -Glen Hoag
	130. "Here's [my pacer], but it's a little different. It has a 360 cubic inch Chrysler engine in it and is a race car now, ha ha. It's called the PACEMAKER." -Rob L.
	131. "Things are kind of strange right now- my Pacer 'Emily' hasn't been driven since last October [1998]; it sits under a tarp in my backyard. But, this summer, a custom project is going to completely change it. I was going to restore, but the rust got sooo bad, it's either spend a fortune on a rebody or cut out all the bad metal and replace it. If we go stock, well, we don't have the skills to go stock. But, we can craft some wild fender flares. I have a buddy who wants to sheetmetal over the rear side windows (mine's a Wagon) and build a mini-panel-van out of it, and then build one of those car-stereo showcases in it. I said, OK, but only if we balance it to my tastes. (I'm not much for that ridiculous heavy bass sound. I'm one of a small but fervent group of midrange/treble fans...think early Talking Heads...hey, I drive....well....OWN a Pacer. You expect normalcy?) The first objective is to have it running. I hope to drive it to the NAMDRA meet in August down in Cordova, IL. "Eventually, I want to find a nice '77 X coupe. "Anyhow, I was digging through my photos, and found this one taken with Glen Hoag when he was out to get the stuff from my parts Pacers. This photo has four Pacers on my property at one time. The PX3 (P.acer P.age P.acer), my Emily, and the two parts cars, representing the whole range of Pacer development- '75-'79 (although the distinctive '79 hood had already been removed and packaged for shipping!)." -Tim Hansen
	132. "This beige 1980 Pacer wagon (one of the last ones) was at the AMO Nat's last year in Kenosha, on the show field on Friday night. In the background is Emily, my '77 wagon." -Tim Hansen
	133. "I found these Pacers in a junkyard about half an hour west of Fargo, ND. I stopped there to grab some free license plates and brought my camera along. They may still be there, I don't know." -Tim Hansen
	134. "The [Pacer Page Pacer] and Emily in front of the now-closed-up building by the doors where all the Pacers ever made exited the factory to begin their round little lives." -Tim Hansen Editor's Note: I wonder how many Pacers have made this special pilgrimmage back to their birthplace.
	135. "Miscellaneous pics of the sights of Kenosha, including my vendor display and a mint 50k mile original '75 Pacer in bronze, for sale at $1600. Nice, but I'd like a few more options." -Tim Hansen
	136. "This is a 28,000 mile (or was it actual 2,800 mi?) original unrestored 1977 Pacer Wagon, quite possibly the nicest unrestored example of its type in the world. And again, a base model. Rather an uncommon thing with Pacers in comparison to the rest of the car hobby. It seems that only the most basic Pacers are the ones that are found in the best unrestored condition, whereas the '57 Bel Air kicked the crap out of its 210 counterpart for collectivity, and now, availability." -Tim Hansen
	137. "Last summer I FINALLY found that elusive Fourth Pacer at Prisk Auto. It's a red '75, and it's arguably the roughest of the four...only one with a broken window, trees growing through open doors just like the '78 Wagon, these cars have been there for over a decade. Does have a few good lenses and a saveable grille, + the remaining glass..." -Tim Hansen
	138. "Emily and the PX3 outside Burger King of Delavan, WI, enroute to the Transportation Homecoming Festival (Glen's U-haul trailer is back at my place)." -Tim Hansen
	139. "That same tan Pacer in [the] archives owned by Pat Petersen: I just bought this Pacer from an 86-year-old guy... It is a 1975 DL and has only 33,000 miles on it. It only sat outside 2 nights. Can you believe it? ....is pictured here with none other than the infamous Pacer Page Pacer at the AMC-list get-together at Ruffolo's Pizza in Kenosha. That 86-year-old-guy is none other than Fred Koos' grandfather, who still owned it at the time of the Kenosha event. Fred Koos is the president of Alamo AMC, the big AMO club in Texas and owner of multiple AMC vehicles." -Tim Hansen
	140. "In the summer of 1997, Eddie Stakes referred a gentleman in Evansville, WI to me to try to find him a new Pacer after an accident. He and his wife, longtime Pacer enthusiasts, had a pair of Pacer wagons, a '79 and an '80, which they had restored and painted identically. The 1980 one had an extensive rust-repair and bodywork restoration done on it, using the last known NOS left front fender. The '80 was unfortunately the one involved in the particularly nasty crash. As he and a friend were slowing down to turn into their driveway, a car hit them from behind and pushed them directly into the path of an oncoming Ford Ranger, which hit them at 50+ miles an hour. There was not much left. I took these photos as a last reminder of the Twins. The '79 soldiers on still, looking for a new brother. Has to be a '79 or '80 with a tan interior. I wish I remembered the owners' names. It's been quite a while since then." -Tim Hansen
	141. "You know that Car Talk article about that couple that fell in love because of his Pacer? Well, this is that Pacer. Its name is Zippy, as stated in the article, and Bud and Bobbie are really interesting people. At the swapmeet, they offered to buy the factory console straight out of Emily for $75. I said no. I like my console. I may sell it now, however, as I'm scratchbuilding a new one for it. This photo was taken at Andy's Drive-In, where much AMC iron was displayed during the KTHF." -Tim Hansen
	142. "Here's a shot of my Pacer wagon. I was able (at great personal expense) to save this brown wagon from an Austin dealer selling it to a certain death in a Mexican junkyard. It was worth every penny, though... It is the most fun car I've ever had!" -Laird "PacerFox" Wetzel
	143. "Check out this wild custom! It's a Pacer with the nose and tail of a '50 Ford! Slick! I got these photos from a gentleman in Arizona who I'm considering buying a mint '74 Matador and a 24' car trailer from. He's throwing in a FREE Pacer. I don't think it runs. Probably will just be a good parts car." -Tim Hansen
	144. From the snailmail bag: "In November of 1997, my beloved Pacer came into my life. I had been looking for one for about 2 years, and I had found three, but they were either [priced] too high or too rusty. "I was driving through a town ten miles south of here, and I saw one sitting in the Public Housing Developments with a cardboard 'For Sale' sign on it. I [stopped], and an old woman with a wad of chewing tobacco in her lip answered the door. I asked 'how much for the Pacer?', and after a spit, she told me $400. I then [asked her] how she would like to own a car about 10 years newer instead of taking cash. So I went home and brought back a silver '85 Chevette. In other words, I now own a Pacer. "It was in pretty sad shape. I've put in new carpet, tires, patched up the door panels, painted all of the interior trim, buffed the outside, and countless other things and troubles. I've since joined the Pacer Club, and I also run the AMC Matador Barcelona Registry through AMO." -Keith Bryson Keith's Pacer "Flo" is a 1977 D/L coupe in Captain Blue Metallic, light blue interior. It's an automatic with power steering, power brakes, an 8-track player, A/C, automatic running lamps, a roof rack, basketry-weave seats with blue trim, and buttercup wheels. Keith also owns a 1977 Matador Barcelona coupe. The pictures to the left are Keith's Pacer and the awesome envelope in which he sent me the pictures and letter. Unfortunately, my mom, who was forwarding me my mail at the time, defaced it slightly.
	145. "This red Pacer was for sale at the Spring 1999 Jefferson swap meets in Jefferson, WI. Also the home of AMC mega-enthusiast Mike Spangler, Jefferson is a hotbed of AMC activity, and a Pacer or two routinely shows up at the swap meets." -Tim Hansen
	146. This very cool "Pacer vortex" wallpaper is mirrored from Bob "ArcticBoy" Wilson's site.
	147. "Here are some more from my visit with Brandon Ankeny in Blue Earth, MN. This one is the car that got him hooked on Pacers, a fully optioned '76 Coupe." -Tim Hansen
	148. "My wife and I are retired and we both owned Pacer Wagons [in a former life] over a decade ago. "For the last 6 months or so we have been searching out another Pacer to restore, and 2 months ago, we found it. Not a bargain, but a low mileage minimal rust beauty. "We have done all the mechanicals [springs, shocks, brakes, and then body work and painting.. I have included a photo, and once I have loaded them to my site, I will join the web ring so I can brag..[g] "If you can make to Ocean Shores on the Olympic Peninsula at the end of July, I would be pleased to meet you. This will be my first 'showing' of our 1975 Pacer 232 I6, Auto. It still has some details missing, but we are happy with it. I moved out here [when I retired, and to get married] from the Toronto area, 6 years ago.. and haven't regretted it." -Charles Patterson Editor's Note: I did, in fact meet Charles and Pat at the Ocean Shores meet, which is where I found Pacer #2!
	149. "This car was for sale in Corpus Christi, Texas for $1500; powered by a 350 Chevy, and resting on a Blazer frame." -Eddie Stakes Editor's Note: As of June 1999. Check out the "HOT" sticker on the rear hatch window.
	150. Win a Pacer! "A cool contest. It is my understanding that over 25 of them were eventually given away!" -Eddie Stakes

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