This 1977 AMC van is a one-off concept created for and displayed in the company’s Concept 80 show tour. Though voted the show’s most-liked concept by its audience, the van never saw further development and remains an engine-less roller. Condition looks good however, and we’d love to see it turned into a running, drivable vehicle, or at least used to make fiberglass body molds for a new ground-up build. Find it here on eBay in suburban Chicago, Illinois for $72k OBO.

Dimensions appear to be similar to (if not identical to) a Pacer (more specifically a wagon), and many styling cues are similar as well. Neither the ad nor various period articles point towards an intended production powertrain, but original TURBO and 4X4 graphics clearly point in the direction AMC was dreaming–too bad they didn’t survive long enough to build a few of these.

The van appears to remain in excellent condition, however a brochure photo from the Concept 80 show floor depicts it with a porthole window and different paint–it remains unclear which was the original scheme. Due to a lighting trick, paint color appears more red in the photos above and closer to copper/brown below.

We’re not sure how many are in the market for something like this, but given an unlimited budget we’d love to see it fitted with both a turbo and 4×4 as promised on its distinct bodywork.