Editing AMC Pacer (section)

===Show cars===
[[File:1976 AMC Pacer Stinger auto show factory PR exf.jpg|thumb|right|1976 AMC Pacer Stinger show car]]

====Pacer Stinger====
For the 1976 [[auto show]] circuit, AMC developed a customized '''Pacer Stinger'''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Frumkin |first1=Mitch |last2=Hall |first2=Phil |title=American Dream Cars: 60 Years of the Best Concept Vehicles |date=2002 |publisher=Krause Publications |isbn=9780873494915 |page=303}}</ref> The exterior featured matte black painted lower body panels and yellow pearl paint that faded to a pale yellow on the roof. The back half of the car had over-the-roof matte black "bumblebee stripes" that continued on the tailgate. The Stinger was fitted with oversize radial tires mounted on Jackman Star (brand) aluminum racing road wheels, a side-mounted exhaust, [[NACA duct]] on the hood, auxiliary Cibié (brand) [[Automotive lighting#Driving lights|driving lights]], as well as a front [[Spoiler (automotive)|spoiler]] and wheel well fender extensions. The Stinger's interior was black with a floor-mounted shifter and front bucket seats with a center console. Black and yellow stripes on the front and rear seats completed the "bumblebee" theme, while the black door panels had yellow side cushions.

====AM Van====
The 1977 '''AM Van''' is a custom [[van]] on a three-quarter scale with Pacer lines.<ref>{{cite web |last=Palmer |first=Jamie |title=If Only It Ran: 1977 AMC AM Van Concept |url= https://barnfinds.com/ran-1977-amc-van-concept/ |work=Barn Finds |date=14 October 2017 |access-date=12 February 2022}}</ref> Designed by Richard Teague and based on an existing car platform, but without an interior and no mechanical components.<ref name="Ernst"/> Proposed features included four-wheel drive, and it had a "turbo" decal on the double side-opening rear doors. Displayed as one of seven vehicles making up the "Concept 80" auto show circuit tour, it was voted the most appealing, receiving 31% of the votes.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lewis |first=Corey |title=Rare Rides: The 1977 AMC AM Van – a Concept That Never Was |url= https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2017/10/rare-rides-a-one-off-amc-concept/ |work=The Truth About Cars |date=17 October 2017 |access-date=12 February 2022}}</ref> It never moved past the concept stage, but "inadvertently foreshadowed the minivan craze that would sweep America in the mid-1980s" as well as the "small worker van" market segment.<ref name="Ernst">{{cite web |last=Ernst |first=Kurt |title=AMC's Concept 80 AM Van to go on display at Kenosha History Center |url= https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2014/07/02/amcs-concept-80-am-van-coming-to-kenosha-history-center-in-time-for-2014-kenosha-homecoming |work=Hemmings |date=2 July 2014 |access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Adlen |first1=Nathan |title=(Truck Rewind) AMC Van 80 AM Concept: What?! All Terrain Tires and Side Pipes! |url= https://tfltruck.com/2017/12/truck-rewind-amc-concept-80-am-van-future-small-vans-usa/ |work=The Fast Lane Truck |date=16 December 2017 |access-date=12 February 2022}}</ref>

====Crown Pacer====
American Motors was evaluating the Pacer as a compact [[personal luxury]] model with the '''Crown Pacer''' [[concept car]] that was shown at the 1978 show circuit.<ref name="Frumkin 338">Frumkin, p.338.</ref> Starting with the [[North American International Auto Show|Detroit Auto Show]] in the fall of 1977, AMC aimed to create a luxury image for the Pacer.<ref name="Frumkin 338"/> Finished in [[Iridescence|pearlescent]] white with a two-section vinyl-covered roof that was padded, the Crown Pacer's exterior featured gold accents - including the spokes of the wire wheels.<ref name="Frumkin 338"/> Pictures from the [[Chicago Auto Show]] show it with an interior upholstered in white leather and numerous luxury features such as a large inbuilt [[sun roof]], real [[wire wheels]], full rocker panel bright trim, color-matched integrated flexible front and rear [[Fascia (car)|fascia]] and bumper covers with black rubber guards and impact (nerf) strips as well as a full-width grille that also hid the headlights.<ref>{{cite web|title=Concepts 1978 |publisher=Chicago Auto Show |quote=The URL is the image of right side profile |url= https://www.chicagoautoshow.com/assets/1/24/TimelineMainDimension/AMC_PacerCrownPacer@78web.jpg |access-date=12 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Concepts 1978 |publisher=Chicago Auto Show |quote=The URL is the image of front left side |url= https://www.chicagoautoshow.com/assets/1/24/TimelineMainDimension/A889FC1F7E274123BECB3F2B82340B3A.jpg |access-date=12 February 2022}}</ref>