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Hello everyone,
I just traded my Nissan Frontier crewcab XE last Saturday (6/9/07) for a Kahki Patriot sport 4X4 FDII w/ crawl ratio. I'm already saving money on gas!! and what a great JEEP. The wife & family all love it.

This is my first JEEP but back in the 70's my Uncle had a CJ10 (I think thats right) pick up and my oldest brother bought one in the early 80's. I'm a big AMC fan having owned a 69 AMX, 72 Javelin SST, 73 Javelin AMX, and Currently a 70 Javelin W/ 360 cid. restoration project in my garage (the JEEP stays outside).

This forum was very helpful in researching the Patriot. Especially the Expiditions West review!! Thanks for the great info. I hope I can help out as well.
 
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Congratulations on your Patriot!
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Looks like you have good taste in cars. When I was 12 my father had a Javelin; I think it was a '73. God I loved that car! I think it was the first non-Mopar that I really, truly loved. I still think the Javelin is best muscle-car of that era.
 
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Thanks Rottenbob,
I couldn't agree with you more!!! Even though the Patriot is ALL DC parts/engineering its soul is pure AMC!! Just looking at it reminds me of the old school AMC Cherokee. These things are gonna sell like hot cakes!!
 
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Congrats AMCNut! Were you at the AMC National Show in N. Georgia in 2005?
 
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Sigh - There were about 50 Javelins and AMXs in various stages of perfect. There were 3 Rebel Machines. About a dozen Metropolitans. One of these days I'll pick up a 67-68 Ambassador or Rebel. They were one of the most stout cars of the period with superior bodies and good basic engineering.
 
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Bobbyt My taste would be towards Speed Channel. Not really interested in a Quinn Martin Production with Martin Milner and Kent McCord reading bad scripts. I honestly don't have the time or inclination to watch. I would much rather drive. There are so many car shows around here this time of year I could book one weekend day and one weekday night at a show. I can see a real Plymouth Satellite rather than look at one on a screen. Besides, until they can figure out how to transmit the smell and feel of a classic car I wouldn't be interested in just being an observer.
 
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Fyi went to the GoodGuys show and swap meet at Atlanta Motor Speedway today. They had a 68 Satellite in good condition for sale if you want. A little black and white paint, a bubble top on the roof, and a spotlight and you could be in business so to speak :D

Didn't enter my ragtop but lots of nice customs and classics from T-buckets all the way to NASCAR's finest. My taste is for 34-37, 39-40 Fords. In particular there was a nice black 36 Ford club convertible tastefully customized that caught my eye but not in my budget. That Foose Dodge Challenger they are giving away is vvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyy nice as well. It has got a Hemi all right.
 
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