'76 AMC Pacer Commercial (1975)

"The first wide small car."
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[everready]

I graduated high school in 1980. My buddy had a green AMC Gremlin. We drove that thing all over the place. Good times.

[billhershkowitz]

The "car" on the "outside" consists of body panels from a 1974 Ford LTD

[TDC]

I once read it summed up perfectly: On one hand, that big Pop-a-Matic bubble top gave the driver great visibility on the road. On the other hand, it also meant all your friends could see you driving a Pacer.

[DashcamRiprock]

For all the history revisionists out there: This is why the Pacer was initially a success. The roomy interior in a shorter package appealed to a lot of people (I wish somebody would rediscover that formula) but sales dropped off when buyers realized the weight gain that came with the width and all that glass resulted in gas mileage that was less than spectacular.

[randytim]

Extremely clever commercial. On 2nd look, the Pacer was a groovy looking car.

[coolwheels]

It's a shame AMC didn't survive. They had some really unique cars. I've owned a few and loved them, wish I still had them.

[brentmann]

Yes, the voice-over is by John Bartholomew Tucker. He is probably best known for all the great voice work he did on those "Pink Panther" Owens Corning insulation commercials.

[ottopartz]

My mom and dad had a blue Pacer with the Levi's interior for a while, then a black Pacer X with a screaming engine for quite a while. Mom would scare the hell out of me when she angry drove that one. Had several family members that worked at the plant so had some of the interesting AMC products in the family.

[MrMarkOlson]

These old Pacers are a trip to sit in. The expansive glass helps make it feel like your inside of a "Space 1999" moon buggy.

[MillerMeteor]

I remember this commercial from back in `75. Wow, that makes me old.😅

[sandrachank]

I owned one of these and drove it from brand new til it was 13 years old. Loved that car...and it was so cute. !!

[brendaokuda]

I absolutely LOVED I wanted one so much. I actually cried when they stopped making 🤣🤣🤣

[smshapi]

This is the exact car I owned in 1976. Same color...same interior...

[PeteRoberts-syug]

This is the last car my dad owned, it was tan before he suddenly passed away in 1980, I was 11 and absolutely heartbroken.

[mikeuk]

Party on, Wayne, and party on, Garth!

[justjohnny]

I had one of these in 76 one of my first cars in High school it was red with a white leather interior it was fun to put down the back seat for camping it was like being in a space bubble wish i still had it

[stephaniegormley]

The good news was this car inspired all those baseball cap/golf carts that took the relief pitcher out to the mound in the 70's and early 80's.

[LAMB]

Very cool commercial.
Very creative.
A whole crew of designers and craftsmen must have worked hard to make that happen.
Well done. Wherever you guys are now.

[freeman-ggio]

What an absolutely kick ass Ad!!! Loved it!!

[cshubs]

We had a Pacer when I was a kid. I loved the big windows. Then one day were were on the Rt 6 bridge between Fall River and Somerset Mass. On the opposite lane, there was a truck with a trailer. The trailer came loose and came bounding down the bridge, bouncing off each side. It missed everyone except us. It hit us and shattered one of the big windows..