AQC Jetway 707
| American Quality Coach | |
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.jpg) Oldsmobile Toronado AQC Jetway
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| Jetway 707 | |
| Production period: | 1968-1970 |
| Class : | Upper class |
| Body versions : | Station wagon |
| Engines: |
Otto engine : 7.5 liters (276 kW) |
| Length: | 8535 mm |
| Width: | 2000 mm |
| Height: | 1830 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 4700 mm |
| Empty weight : | 3175 kg |
The AQC Jetway 707 is a three-axle airport sedan manufactured by the American Quality Coach Company.
history
Waldo J. Cotner and Robert Bevington founded the American Quality Coach company in 1967 after they did not abandon their plans to build luxury limousines based on Oldsmobile as managing directors of the Cotner-Bevington company due to conflicts with the parent company Divco-Wayne Corporation and Miller-Meteor could implement. With the proceeds from the sale of their company shares, they began developing the vehicle at the Blytheville (Arkansas) plant . This should serve as the basis for a whole series of vehicles. In addition to the airport limousine, ambulances and hearses, combined vehicles and limousines with eight seats were also planned.
The development and construction of the 707 Jetway, named after the Boeing 707 aircraft , ate up the company's financial resources. In 1969 bankruptcy had to be declared. How many vehicles were produced in total is not known. The figures vary between 52 and 150.
Constructive features and technical data
The Toronado platform supplied by Oldsmobile served as the basis for the vehicle . The extended frame was developed in-house by American Quality Coach. The corresponding body was attached to it. The vehicle has eight doors (four on each side) and a hanging tailgate. Depending on the version, the automobile offered space for 12 to 15 people in four rows of seats. In the passenger area, the body has a raised roof with small panoramic windows.
The construction uses the front suspension and construction of the Oldsmobile Toronado. The drive was the Oldsmobile 455 Rocket V-8, and together with the Turbo Hydromatic 400 transmission, it drives the front wheels.
Although the Jetway 707 was sold in 68, 69 and 70 versions, all vehicles were based on the platforms supplied by Oldsmobile in 1968. A sales price of 75,000 DM was given for Germany in 1969. For comparison, a Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 cost 69,000 DM at the time. The vehicle was supposed to reach a top speed of 170 km / h and consume 35 liters of Super per 100 kilometers.
Web links
- American Quality Coach Company at coachbuilt.com
- Car Lust: Limousine Week - Jetway 707. March 13, 2016, accessed January 15, 2018 .
- AQC Jetway 707 - probably the longest Oldsmobile: Scion's Blog. Retrieved January 15, 2018 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ American Quality Coach, AQC Jetway 707, Oldsmobile Limousine, Toronado, Airport Limousine, Blytheville Arkansas - CoachBuilt.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Car models catalog 1969/70, edition 13/69 p. 132