Awesome AMC collection up for sale
Steve Green's AMC collection is enviable, and it's headed for auction. Spanning from the '60s to the '80s, there are several significant vehicles in the bunch, like the very last Matador ever produced -- a white Barcelona edition that belonged to AMC design chief Dick Teague - and a few lowest-miles examples of some models. Original paint graces most of the cars, and if you're a fan of AMC vehicles of the era, you'll be salivating over Pacers, Gremlins, Spirits, and AMXs. Steve Green's collection is widely respected, and health concerns are forcing the sale. There is no reserve, and Tom Mack Classics is handling the sale, which will happen during the Friday, April 3rd auction at the Lowe's Motor Speedway Spring Fling event. AMCs are personality-filled cars with anvil-like durability, and are relatively inexpensive to keep going. Sounds like a perfect entry point to collector cars.
Gallery: Steve Green AMC Collection
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[Source: Hemmings, Photos: Tom Mack Classics]
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P.V. 2:10PM (3/21/2009)
Health concerns? Does this mean that he has a serious illness and he needs to sell these cars to pay for treatments? If so, get better soon and good luck!
That's a pretty sweet collection, anyway.
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James 2:40PM (3/21/2009)
I'd jive for that '69 Javelin (if I have moola to burn)...ditto for Steve's recovery.
PJ 3:53PM (3/21/2009)
Those Javelin/AMXs are indeed beautiful specimens. Add a Rebel Machine to those, and you'd have "AMC's Greatest Hits" all under one roof.
Here's hoping the collector gets top dollar for these.
Tim 4:31PM (3/21/2009)
Now that really is a Craptastic Collection!
Mike 2:24PM (3/21/2009)
Id like to know.. what would possess someone to sell off these great cars..
Besides him being ill...
Then again, Id like to know what would possess somone to BUY these cars in the first place.
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Jay 2:29PM (3/21/2009)
I don't exactly either, but I've always had a soft spot for AMCs. I'd love to have a crack at a few of those.
Galley 2:29PM (3/21/2009)
What an amazing collection!
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Stuka 2:30PM (3/21/2009)
Wow, I really wish I had the money for one of these. I am a huge AMC fan. I especially love the '70 AMX, the '74 Hornet, the '70 Rebel machine, and the '78 Matador ( I love it in that silver color).
Its really a shame he has to get rid of them. I hope he gets well soon.
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inline6 2:52PM (3/21/2009)
I had a '76 Gremlin about 10 years ago, and it was easily the most durable, cheapest-to-run and most fun car I've ever owned (and I've owned 9).
I'd heard of Green's collection when I was part of the AMC List. I am kinda pissed that I don't have the money right now to pick up any of these awesome specimens.
My choices, in order, would be:
1. White '76 Matador Brougham Barcelona II coupe
2. Bronze Ambassador Brougham wagon (1973?)
3. Blue 1980 Pacer hatchback
4. Autumn Red/Claret '77-78 Matador Brougham Barcelona II coupe
5. White/Gold '77 Gremlin X
6. Tan/brown '75-78 Matador sedan
7. Cream 1979-80 Spirit Limited
8. Blue/white '76 Gremlin X
9. Blue/white '71 Ambassador SST sedan
10. White '74-75 Matador Oleg Cassini coupe
11. Bronze '79-80 Pacer DL wagon
God, I love these cars.
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artandcolour 2:57PM (3/21/2009)
i'm really sorry that health issues are forcing the sale-i have lifelong collections of things and no health insurance, so i know i'll be in the same situation some time. i hope everything works out for him.
that being said, this is one damn hot collection! my family had a few AMCs back in the day, a couple of hornets in the 70s and an early 60s Ambassador further back, but i've always loved them. i had a friend in college with a Levis Gremlin, and some next door neighbors with multiple Eagles-the Hornet based ones. being a starving artist, i can't buy any either, but i wouldn't mind any of these cars, even the Matador sedans, which are an acquired taste to say the least! i have all the original sales literature for these cars, which is probably the closest i'll ever come to having one.
again, the best of luck with everything.
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inline6 3:02PM (3/21/2009)
Oh wait...I just got to the Tom Mack Classics page.
That green '73 Ambassador is awesome, too. So is the white '82 Concord wagon. The '73 Gucci Sportabout looks great, too.
Dear God, why did Chrysler have to be the one that survived (such as it is) and not AMC? Why?
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Tahoe 10:19AM (3/22/2009)
a design chief? yea right?! j/k. One of my most memorable Gremlin moments was ferrying a Gremlin X for a school buddy - memorable for sure. Insanely overpowered, thougfh I suppose not by today's standards anay more.
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Bill 3:57PM (3/21/2009)
I too love AMCs because I love the dorks.
That '73 Matador Wagon looks nice. And if you go to the auction website, there's an 83 Imperial in the collection too, and two 79/80 New Yorkers. Yum.
No Eagle wagons? :-(
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letstakeawalk 4:08PM (3/21/2009)
The Eagle wagons were my favorite AMCs (ok, yes, the AMXs also). My former scoutmaster had one, and it was the most awesome car for getting way out into the wilderness.
http://www.amceaglenest.com/history1986.html
U.K. 4:15PM (3/21/2009)
I’m not American so can you just clarify. If you have a serious illness and do not have enough money for an operation or treatment you are left to die?
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fixitfixitstop 4:18PM (3/21/2009)
Or they'll garnish your wagers until you're paid up. For some, that means working two full-time jobs until you die.
Folksagan 5:38PM (3/21/2009)
No, you are not left to die, but if you have thousands of dollars worth of collector cars, you have to sell them first before you get charity care.
phoenix 5:58PM (3/21/2009)
Yes. If you don't have money and health insurance, too bad. Die and make room for somebody else. If you're sick and can't work, you can't pay taxes, and that's the only thing Americans are good for -- paying taxes to keep a huge government running.
Sound harsh? Sure it is. Welcome to Big Business America.
Don't worry -- once our empire has completed its total collapse, we'll probably work out something better than what we have today.
Frank 4:48PM (3/22/2009)
Don't listen to phoenix, he's an idiot. I have relatives in the health profession. Care is provided to all even if you can't pay. By law hospitals must treat you regardless of your ability to pay. Illegal immigrants get treatment here all the time. They just waltz in to an ER and get whatever they need. the Docs and nurses are not allowed by law to ask them their immigration status. There are charity foundations to help allay medical costs for those who can't afford it, and hospitals will make payment arrangements with those who are working to at least pay a percentage back (many times 10 cents on the dollar). Most of the cost is pushed to the insurance companies who are charged more for their patients who then raise premiums on those of us with insurance. One time a guy who was out of work at the time had $1500 bill at the hospital. He told them he was unemployed (basically between jobs, not chronically unemployed) but he plenty of savings (for times like these) and was willing to pay the bill. The hospital told him it wasn't necessary. They wrote it off, even though he offered to pay. Now Mexico is an interesting country. They want cash up front (if you're a foreigner) or you get nothing.
It's too long to go into here but our government has so screwed up healthcare in this country so that now we have almost no choice but to turn the whole thing over to them so they can control it and by so doing control us. If they get a hold of our IRA's and 401k's (there have been rumors) they will have our healthcare and retirement.
Frank 4:52PM (3/22/2009)
Don't listen to phoenix, he's an idiot. I have relatives in the health profession. Care is provided to all even if you can't pay. By law hospitals must treat you regardless of your ability to pay. Illegal immigrants get treatment here all the time. They just waltz in to an ER and get whatever they need. the Docs and nurses are not allowed by law to ask them their immigration status. There are charity foundations to help allay medical costs for those who can't afford it, and hospitals will make payment arrangements with those who are working to at least pay a percentage back (many times 10 cents on the dollar). Most of the cost is pushed to the insurance companies who are charged more for their patients who then raise premiums on those of us with insurance. One time a guy who was out of work at the time had $1500 bill at the hospital. He told them he was unemployed (basically between jobs, not chronically unemployed) but he plenty of savings (for times like these) and was willing to pay the bill. The hospital told him it wasn't necessary. They wrote it off, even though he offered to pay. Now Mexico is an interesting country. They want cash up front (if you're a foreigner) or you get nothing.
It's too long to go into here but our government has so screwed up healthcare in this country so that now we have almost no choice but to turn the whole thing over to them so they can control it and by so doing control us. If they get a hold of our IRA's and 401k's (there have been rumors) they will have our healthcare and retirement.