The Photo and Image Archives

203. These are photographs of Fernando Collao's Pacer, located in Chile. Here is message, translated from Spanish to English by George Paine: "1977 AMC Pacer Location: La Serena, Chile, South America Owner: Fernando Collao Age: 30 Years No. Engine (VIN): A7A667E183511 No. Chassis: L026994 "This is a photo of my 1977 Pacer, taken on the beach called Totoralillo which is located 25 km south of La Serena and 440 km north of Santiago. I have owned this vehicle since 25 November 1994 and on many occasions I have been told [asked] "why not sell it?" but I couldn't because it is like part of myself. I became enamoured of this car the first time I saw it in 1994, when it was owned by a colleague at work and her husband. They had been crazy for Pacers, having gotten to the point of having three of them: a white one (shown in photo), a blue one (which has been abandoned in a field near my house, completely destroyed and having only the body and side windows) and a yellow one which they bought from a hippie who lives in the valley of Elqui (120 km to the East of La Serena in a town named Pisco Elqui - I haven't gone to see it). "When I was young (now I'm 30) I saw my first Pacer around 1978, it was owned by a dental surgeon who lives near my house. It's gray and has been kept in a very good condition to date, it's used daily, also there's a burgundy-colored one which I was at the point of buying but due the family pressure was great and I couldn't do it. This was about 6 months ago, although I would still like just as much to purchase it. In my city there is also a red one owned my a man who works in the public health department, though it's been a while since I've seen it operating (my city is not that large as we have a population of about 3,000). In another small city 60 km to the East of La Serena, named Vicuna, there were two Pacers at a dealer, one was violet but it was dismantled and there other one, which lacked a motor, was red. After browsing and getting to know so many of your pages dedicated to the Pacer I would like to take my camera and get photos of the Pacers in my region which if I am correct are no more than 4 or 5, also I'd like to make my own Pacer web page to contain these photos." -Fernando Collao Submitted 18 March 2000.