The Photo and Image Archives

	276. "Here is a photo off my website of a original owner, low mile 1977 Pacer wagon I bought at the Houston AutoRama auction about 1993. It is a factory vinyl roof vehicle. Not a whole lot of Pacer owners opted for the vinyl roof, whihc first appeared in dealership saleman's guides in 1976. The car went thru the auction at the Astrodome Autorama, was a original owner and no one bid on it for starting bid of $600; I guess mainly to the auctioneers jumping up and down on the front and rear bumpers yelling 'Wayne's World!!' at the top of their lungs, who would want to bid on something like that? Well, me. But not then, I waited until the car had been run thru the auction two days in a row with no bids, then went up to the office and asked the promoter if he would consider $600 for it, he didn't bat a eye and said 'hell yes' and I was the new owner of a mint 77 Pacer wagon, 258, AT, AC, PS, PDB, tint, tilt, towing package, AM/FM, sport rims, vinyl roof. I drove it from 62K to 70K miles before selling it for $2500 to a fellow in Tennessee." -Eddie Stakes Submitted 28 June 2002.
	277. "Here is a picture of me and my '76 D/L Coupe before the driver's side got side swiped while it was parked in my high school parking lot." -Parker Rome Submitted 22 June 2002.
	278. Glen Hoag and his Pacer #4, at a motel in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during the national meet in July 2002.
	279. Pat Barnes' grandmother's Pacer. He drove it from Washington state to Kenosha, Wisconsin for the national meet in July 2002. I first met him at the Friday cruise night at Wendy's.
	280. A blue Pacer coupe from Wisconsin, at the Kenosha 2002 Wendy's cruise night. I couldn't find the owner.
	281. This totally tricked-out Pacer dragster has a Pontiac engine, massive racing slicks, and a pretty cool custom paint job. Definitely one of the most creative Pacers at the Kenosha 2002 show. Editor's Note: Shortly after I posted these pictures, Harrel Lamkin realized that this car is actually his former Pacer, but with a new paint job! The car is owned by Barbara Ann Schmidt, and Harrel realized the connection by recognizing the same racing number "C336" on the window. The car is also pictured here, here, here, and here.
	282. An autographed photograph of a '75 Pacer with its designers (from left): Chuck Mashigan, head of advanced design; Vince Geraci, director of interior design; Dick Teague, Vice-President of Design; Bob Nixon, director of exterior design. Vince and several of his former AMC colleagues were at the 2002 AMC convention in Kenosha, and Vince was kind enough to provide me with a copy of this photograph.
	283. Curt Uhrin's Pacer from Clearfield, PA. I took this photograph at the national meet in July 2002.
	284. David Gardner's '76 Pacer from Royal Oak, Michigan, with a hand-sprayed blue-green paint job. I took this photograph at the national meet in July 2002.
	285. Tom Altemus' '77 silver/brown, four-speed wagon with bucket seats from Connecticut. I took this photograph at the national meet in July 2002.
	286. A Pacer from Wisconsin, in the non-club section of the Kenosha 2002 showfield. I can't recall whether I ever was able to find the owner of this car.
	287. A biege Pacer in the non-club section of the Kenosha 2002 showfield, with a for sale sign in the window.
	288. A blue Pacer X, which appeared at both the cruise night at Wendy's the first night I was in Kenosha, as well as on the showfield.
	289. An orange Pacer, parked off (but near) the Kenosha 2002 showfield.
	290. Conway Twitty is arguably the most famous Pacer owner. Here are pictures of his Pacer.
	291. "I sold [my previous Pacer] a few months ago and I now have this one. A '76 Pacer X, 3-speed stick, 136,000 miles and still going strong. It spreads whimsy and monkeyshines on every journey. It was formerly owned by a kooky lady who worked for Hasbro toys, so she painted the headlight buckets, luggage rack and some of the chrome trim pink and turquoise. Cute, but we're in the process of correcting that." -Jon Eisen Submitted 1 September 2002. Jon later sold this Pacer and purchased this one.
	292. John Pryor modified the comic Pacer found in the archives at entry #43. "Note the added flames with the hood scoop," said John. Submitted 9 September 2002.
	293. "Here are some pics of a '77 Pacer X that I won on eBay. Looks pretty cool, huh? Still has the orginal 258, and I'm looking at dropping in a 390 just to get the performance up with the looks. This one is replacing my '76 Pacer DL that was stolen in CA. But first, the trip to OK to bring it home... I have decided to name it Jeni, after famous person who made the page..." -John Pryor Editor's Note: I'm very flattered! :) Submitted 9 September 2002.
	294. While on vacation with my husband in northeastern Arizona in the fall of 2002, I spotted this abandoned Pacer in a field next to Cake Chevrolet on Old Route 66 just east of Winslow, Arizona. As you can see, it's not the only orphan in this field. The tires are shot, and the car's full of junk, but it was registered as recently as '99 (see the license plate picture), which may mean it wouldn't take too much to get this little coupe running. Marianne Richardson wrote to tell me about this car, after I had seen it myself and taken these pictures, but before I had a chance to post them. Thanks, Marianne! Photographed 21 September 2002.
	295. "I just bought two 1976 Pacers for $300. Both run, but barely. Ever since I was a kid (I was 13 in 1976), I've wanted a Pacer. Now, being that my primary vehicle is a 2000 Cadillac Escalade, all of my friends, except one, think that I'm nuts to want to restore these Pacers. The D/L is the one that I've started on (needs a new water pump, oil change and tune up) and the X will be later on (unless I salvage it). The D/L needs a bit of interior, cosmetic work. I have to get the bloody, glued seashells off of the dash, but the engine looks and runs surprisingly good, being that it was ignored for so long." -Tonja Jackson Submitted 24 September 2002.
	296. "I have some bad news. He [the seller] said the Pacer was a '76, but it turns out it is a '78. It was also not as good as described. It's still cool, but I don't think it is the one. I am going to fix it up and try to sell it. It's starting to look real nice. I buffed it and polished it today. I also cleaned out the interior, which was full of junk. Literally full to the top. I found a CB radio that still works, so that's pretty cool." -Tommy Gustafson Editor's note: I first met Tommy in Kenosha in July 2002. He had driven out from Minnesota to find a Pacer, his dream car. He found this Pacer for sale in Tennessee and his dad drove it home to him in October 2002. Submitted 14 October 2002.
	297. "This little red & black hot rod has a built 401 under the hood, automatic transmission with a 2500 stall converter, 373 ford rear end and 12" Mickey Thompson Pros, disks brakes front & rear, 15" custom wheels, custom interior & gauges with a B & M shifter, Corvette front bumpers and Corvette mirrors. This Pacer is quick, fun, and gets a lot of attention." -Charlie Smith, Clackamas, Oregon Submitted 18 October 2002.
	298. "Here are some of my 'before pictures'. I will send you a picture of the finished product. The car was not driveable when I purchased it in July of 2002. I have done a lot of work on the car already, and it is now a daily driver. It has 54,000 miles and lots of bad rubber everywhere (it was a New Mexico car and the heat was very bad on ALL of the rubber parts). It is also in desperate need of paint (still the original Loden Green)." -Sly Rose, Lake Zurich, IL Submitted 1 December 2002.
	299. Michelle sent in a picture of this '77 wagon when she posted a classified, advertising it for sale.
	300. "This is my newly found daily driver with 52,000 original miles. It was in storage for the last 6 years; just got it out and going again about 1 month ago. A college professor at Ball State University owned it." -Rob Godwin, Daleville, Indiana This Pacer was for sale as of the date it was submitted, 17 December 2002.