Things have come a long way since this “good old boys” photo of an AMC design team working on a clay model was released in the early 60’s. Maybe American Motors would have had better success if their cars were actually made out of clay. Products such as the Gremlin, Pacer and Javelin while innovative, all had major holes that eventually lead to AMC falling through one, and finally shutting its doors in the 80’s.
Fast forward to 2007 where visitors to the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show will be able to watch a life-size “concept car” being sculpted out of clay. The final model will be completed on November 24th.
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