They're both full-time four wheel drive with a viscous coupling.

You're thinking of a Matador Scott - that's the one that looks like a Pacer
with a gland problem!  ;)

The Javelin was the predecessor to the AMX and was the car first campaigned
in the SCCA Trans Am series by Roger Penske and Mark Donohue before they
drank the Chevy Kool-Aid and ran the #6 Camaro...

On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 7:35 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> that's almost as cool, or dorky, as a Pacer.
> what do an AMC Eagle and a syncro vanagon have in common ?
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jake de Villiers" <
> crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 7:32 PM
> Subject: Re: friday - the old car season has started here
>
>
>
>  Yeah, it must be spring - I got to the store this morning and there was a
>> Javelin in the parking lot!  ;)
>>
>> Nice shape, re-sprayed in red, little basket-handle wing...  Its not like
>> you see Javelins every year, even here.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 8:12 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>
>>  Even though we have had a very cool and wet spring, come May and the
>>> old car season gets into gear here around Victoria. The expected
>>> selection of NA vintage cars come out, but also a pretty respectable
>>> bunch of British Vintage Goodness (you can tell where my loyalties are).
>>>
>>> Took a pic of a Jag Mk2 the other day, and behind me was a very nice
>>> black Sunbeam Tiger (but not in a spot I could get a good pic).
>>>
>>> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/05/10/jag-mkii/
>>>
>>> alistair
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jake
>>
>> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van'
>> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'
>>
>> Crescent Beach, BC
>>
>> www.thebassspa.com
>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>>
>

--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'

Crescent Beach, BC

www.thebassspa.com
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27