AMC Pacer
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The AMC Pacer is a two-door compact car produced in the United States by American Motors Corporation from 1975 through the 1980 model year. The Pacer was also made in Mexico by Vehículos Automotores M
1975 AMC Pacer base model hatchback coupe
A Pacer X on display in a showroom in January 1975
Pacer's dashboard design for safety and ease of service instrument panel
Isolated wishbone front suspension
Cab forward
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The term cab forward refers to various rail and road vehicle designs that place the driver's compartment substantially farther towards the front than is common practice.
AMC Pacer
…AMC promoted this unique design feature as "the first wide small car". The Pacer was the first modern, mass-produced, U.S. automobile design using the cab forward concept. Upon its introduction, reviews used descriptions such as "futuristic, bold, and unique". The Pacer featured an aerodynamic "jellybean" styling…
Southern Pacific 4294 on display at the California State Railroad Museum
DRG Baureihe 05 #05 003 in 1937
Italian cab-forward locomotive, group 670
"Ariel", a Forney-type cab-forward locomotive: Front is to the left in this image. (Note location of headlight and cowcatcher.)