In a message dated 12/23/2003 7:53:33 AM Eastern Standard Time, racuti1@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes: << <tt> My uncle tells me of a man who worked for Chrysler. This man says that when the AMC Eagle (Premier?) and another AMC car that I can't remember the name of (Coronado?), Chrysler sent a group of their mechanics to Volvo to get certified on the PRV, and this guy was one of them. Supposedly he's -real- good at fixing these engines. Bill, you always say that Chrysler bought AMC. Were you aware that these engines were used in these cars, or were going to be? Could this be a good source of heads and certain other parts? Rich >> Hi Rich, I have some literature from American Motors & Renault. Renault was getting out of business in the USA, and AMC wanted to enter the small car market during the fuel conservation crisis of the 1980s. The leCar, Alliance, Fuego (same 5-speed as DMC) were genuine Renault products distributed thru AMC. During this same period Lotus cars were distributed thru Rolls Royce to give an example. The Eagle Premier & Dodge Monaco were Renault products that were retagged as Eagle & Dodge. Both cars have the PRV in them. Chrysler retagged to the Eagle Premier to compete with upmarket European cars. Also, the Renault Alpine A610 was scheduled to come to the USA in 1988. There were 22 USA version Alpine A610's shipped here for EPA, DOT, and other testing. 11 were returned to France and dismantled, and 11 stayed here. I know of 3 cars here in the USA. 1 is in Maryland, 1 in North Carolina, and 1 in California. I think there were 8 different cars sold in the USA with the PRV (could be more) 1. DeLorean 2. Peugeot 604 3. Volvo 260 4. Volvo 760 5. Eagle Premier 6. Dodge Monaco 7. Renault Alpine 8. Motor home Cars with same 5 speed transmission 1. DeLorean 2. Lotus Esprit 3 Renault Fego As far as parts from Chrysler dealerships, the only parts I was able to buy from their inventory was repair manuals, and special tools to fix the PRV. Sincerely, Michael Pack Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/SIG=12cojh24m/M=266841.4316200.5507732.1261774/D=egro upweb/S=1705126215:HM/EXP=1072308401/A=1911856/R=0/*http://www.lifescapein c.com/picasa/landing.php?capid=222&caId=1985> click here <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=266841.4316200.5507732.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1911856/rand=518265568> _____ Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DMCForum/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=Unsubscribe> * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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