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| 1960 | This is the most recent
addition to Douglas Englin's collection, a 1960 Rambler American Custom
Wagon - 1 of 1430 produced. This car was Special ordered for AMC
executive, with woodgrain accents. Loaded with options: Power
Steering, PB radio, Overdrive, Backup lamps, Twin Grip Differential,
Spinner wheelcovers, and all vinyl interior. This car along
with his 2-door Custom (below) were featured in the Collectible
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Douglas Englin's car is a 1960 Rambler American Custom 2 dr It is one of 2,994 produced. The custom model was a midyear introduction in the American line and featured: 196 OHV engine, Custom interior, Full wheel covers, Custom steering wheeland Full carpeting. The options on Dougs car are: Two tone paint ( Alamo Beige/Cinnamon bronze), Spinner wheel covers, Ventshades, Flashomatic transmission Pushbutton radio, Dual OSRV mirrors,Gas filler guard, Continental wheel carrier and Back-up lamps. The car currently has 25,000 miles on it! Dougs father purchased it from the original owners estate in the early 80's and he restored it in 2001. Doug is a member of the Windy City chapter of AMCRC and he attended the 100th anniversary celebration in Kenosha and was featured on "My Classic Car" with Dennis Gage!! Doug also attended the 50th anniversary of AMC show this past year. Doug is currently restoring a 1953 Nash Rambler Country Club hardtop. and can be reached at : Douglas Englin |
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| 1960 | This
is Benoît Fournier's 1960 Rambler American Wagon. It was bought
by a garage named Fred W. Alcott in Wallingford, Connecticut. It
was shipped to Canada on July 28th 1975. It was sold by a garage named
Thorne's Corner Motors Lewingston, Maine. The mileage was 40,096 miles.
Benoit was driving, passing by a little town named Beaumont a cold
evening of September 05. On the side of the road, he saw an old car for
sale. When he saw it, he said to himself: " What is this car ? " So, he
stopped and I begun looking at it. " A Rambler Super, he had never saw
that before, never heard about it either." I should tell you that
Benoit is only 18. He looked up information on Rambler's and bought
this car and 2 weeks later. Benoit writes; "I totally fell in love with
this car because it's rare and nearly nobody knows about this car. With
the Rambler, the seller gave me : 2 owner's manuel, 1 shop manuel and
all the documents of the car, even the original manufacturer bill. My
mother gave me a great gift for Christmas. She gave me a membership for
your club. I'm studying auto mechanic and I bring my Rambler at school. You cannot imagine how many people asked me: "What's that car ?"" Benoît can be reached via e-mail: Benoît Fournier |
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Jim Kinville claims he has a "Rambler addiction", but then again doesn't everyone? His first car at the tender age of 17 was a 1963 Rambler American 330 2 door station wagon. He loved that car but it died after two years in the early 1970s. A few years ago he sold a 40 horsepower 1931 Model A Ford that he had driven and tinkered with for over 20 years. It just wasn't safe to drive in metro traffic. He and his wife decided to get a more modern vehicle (125 h.p.) to replace it. He ended up buying a 1961 Rambler American convertible from a gentleman in New Jersey. Jim has fun tinkering with and of course driving the beautiful American with the top down. Jim writes "It is a great car and I drive it several times a week spring, summer and fall. My teenage sons really love driving it and I sometimes have trouble getting the keys when I want it. " Last July Jim and his wife drove from Minneapolis to Kenosha for the 100th anniversary meet on the lakefront. Jim writes "It was a great AMCRC show and a fun drive both directions." Jim can be reached via e-mail: Jim Kinville |
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OK, OK, this isn't a members car,
but you
gotta love the idea of a Rambler Billboard! This picture was submitted
by AMCRC member Jim Kinville (see his car above) who wrote: About ten miles from my house is a 1950's theme restaurant called "Big Daddy's" in Rosemount, Minnesota. Parked in the parking lot near the diner is a 1961 Rambler American Custom 4 door wagon painted up to advertise the eatery. Not only does Big Daddy's Diner have good food but also good taste in cars! |
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Bill Valliant recently purchased this 1962 Rambler American 400 convertible in very good condition. The car was purchased new in Florida and the 1962 Florida tag is still on the front. Bill bought the car from a lady in Charlotte who had been given the car by her father some years ago. Her sister was given a 1962 Rambler coupe at the same time. Bill can be reached via e-mail: Bill Valliant | GA |
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This is Jim and
Tammy Lascola antique car. It is a 1963 Rambler American 330,
registered in California. They have owned the car for 20 years and
restored it back to it's original condition including two tone paint,
white and sceptor silver . It has a 196 ohv. Jim and Tammy also have a
1973 AMC Jeep CJ5 with a 232 6 cyl. Jim and Tammy can be reached via email. |
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This is Steve Parson's 1964 Rambler American hardtop. This Rambler has 80,000 miles and is equipped with the 196 cu. in. engine with 2 barrel "power back" option (added by Steve), automatic trans, push button Rambler radio, and 1965 wire wheel hubcaps. Steve bought the car in 1991 with about 50,000 miles on it. The interior is all original. Steve has taken a number of 600 mile-a-day trips with it and run it at the drags a few times for grins. His best time has been 18.95 at 72 mph. Steve also ran a couple sportscar autocrosses with it and writes, "it handles well despite MASSIVE lean, but carb starvation in corners was it's main shortcoming." Steve can be reached via e-mail: Steve Parsons. |
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This is Tom Johnson's 1964 Rambler American L Head 195.6 ci engine 6 cyl
with 3 speed on the column. Tom bought the car from a farmer who was
storing it in a corn crib in the spring of 2002. The car is under going
a slow restoration but is still derivable. The interior is mostly
done and work has started on the body. It's about as basic a
Rambler as you could get in 1964 but it's a lot of fun to drive and
show off even in it's somewhat blemished condition. Don't worry
about the condition Tom, the car looks great, and represents what
Rambler did best! Tom can be reached via e-mail: Tom Johnson
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| 1964 | This is Steve & Teresa Bennett's 1964 Rambler American, and the first car Steve ever owned. His engineer father was a die-hard Rambler American owner (new and used) from the late 60’s through the late 70’s, so he bought this car (used, one-owner) in 1977 for Steve to use in high school and college. The “straight six” 195.6 cu. in. engine is equipped with a 2-barrel Carter WCD carburetor and is now 1,500 miles into its second rebuild. The body & paint were restored to original stock in July ’05 by the president of the Georgia Street Rod Association. It took six months for him to tear the car apart, strip it down to the metal and restore it. Upholstery and carpet have also been restored. All that’s left for a full restoration are the door panels and headliner. Steve & Teresa can be reached via e-mail: Steve & Teresa | GA |
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This is Rick Ennis's 1964 Rambler American Convertible. This car litterly has been around the country. It
was built to order in Kenosha, WI and shipped to Hawaii where the original owner
(a Naval Officer) drove it around the island. He retired to Florida and had the
car shipped there. It was sold to friends of his in Michigan where it stayed
awhile. David Dyvork from Lake Mills, WI purchased the car next. He had the
engine rebuilt and a paint job done. It was then sold to a gentleman from
Elkhorne, WI from whom Rick purchased the car. It is Aurora Light Turquouse in
color with green interior. It has the 195.6 OHV with Automatic. Rick recently
installed a twin carb setup for show which looks good. The car was
painted Jan. 2006. Rick lives in Savannah, Ga and enjoys attending local car shows. Rick can be reached via email: Rick Ennis
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| 1964 | This is Ed and Sherry
Rader's 64 American 2 door sedan which they finished restoration on
July 4th 2007. The car was purchased in 2001 with 82,000 miles for
$200.00 and driven until March 2006 when the restroration began. They
did this car in the way carswere done in the early 1960's, it is nosed
and decked, has custom wheels, Rat Fink decals on the vent windows, and
Moon Eyes on the quarter window. They also filled the recessed
grooves between the tail lights and the area between the rear roof to
quarter panel area. The car was originally purchased in
Fort Madison, Iowa for $1907.00 base price. The only option was a
$74.20 heater. A 1949 Chevy was used as a trade in for $302.20 off the
list price. The dealer was Midway Motor of Ft. Madison, Iowa, dealing
in Ramblers and Internation Harvestors. Ed and Sherrycan be reached via email: Ed and Sherry Rader |
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| 1965 | This is Bill McCleery's
1965 Rambler American 330. As a bit of trivia, this car was driven by
actress Elisabeth Shue in the 2001 TV movie "Amy and Isabelle," which
was an "Oprah Winfrey Presents" movie on ABC filmed at and around
Screen Gems studio in Wilmington, N.C. Since those days, the car has
undergone some refurbishing -- fresh factory-correct paint job, new
seats (not factory correct), new wheels (OK, so they're not stock, but
at least they're AMC wheels!) Nowadays, this car is used as a "family
cruiser," carrying Mom, Dad (that's Bill and wife Amy) and their three
daughters, ages 7, 6 and 3 as of November 2007. This car has the OHV
195.6 engine with automatic transmission. email: Bill McCleery |
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This is Russ and
Cindy Hardings first Rambler, Rosie. They saw her in Atlantic
City in February of 2005. She was up for auction, but didn't meet
the sellers asking price. Russ bid on her twice! Guess you
can tell he really wanted this car. The last night they were in
Atlantic City, Russ contacted the seller and, for over an hour,
badgered him into a price agreeable to both of them. The first
week of April they drove to Englewood NJ to pick her up, in the worst
possible weather. Ivan's residual had hit the Eastern
Seaboard. The Ramblers wipers were worn out, but she made the
trip flawlessly (you just can't beat that 196 c.i. engine, can you?)
and she is now a proud member of the Harding collection. Rosie is
equipped with the three speed automatic, AM radio and those famous
reclining seats! Russ & Cindy Harding can be reached via email : Russ and Cindy Harding
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This
is Norm Gausmans 1965 Rambler American 220 Wagon. Norm writes
this Rambler was purchased new in 1965 by his in-laws from Vern Meywaro
Rambler in Rendondo Beach CA. The car is equipped with the 232
coupled to an automatic transmission, and sports the optional radio and
weather eye. The car is 100% original including the Solar Yellow
paint. Looks like a fine Rambler, Norm! |
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| 1965 | Paul Shuler bought his
Rambler new in Orlando, Florida in September 1965. This Rambler
American brought his four kids home from the hospital after their
births, and then they drove it to high school. Paul restored the
Rambler in 1999. Paul now enters the American in car shows within about
a 250 mile radius from Tallahassee, Florida, where he and his family
now live. This picture was taken at the Southeast AMC Regional Show in
St. Augustine, Florida last year. Paul says "It's been a great car and
it's considered as a part of our family!" Paul can be reached via
email : Paul Shuler |
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This is Billy Nickel's 1965 Rambler American, although this car is registered in California (the personal license plates) he recently relocated to Oklahoma. Billy bought this car about 5 years ago and redid it from the ground up. It has custom front disc brakes, 14" cragars with BFG's and Rambler hubcap spinners attached, custom paint w/ Dupont Hot Hues "Underground" and "Ginger Bronze", custom "Route 66" headliner The seats have "RAMBLER" stitched in them,while the doors have new weather seals. Most other parts are NOS or new, with the original door panels. The car also has a custom sound system. Under hood is the original engine and transmission, re sealed and re painted, custom exhaust. This car was at the 2007 AMCRC National where it turned quite a few heads anr took home two trophies. Billy can be emailed @ Billythekidd. |  |
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This is Don Wiese's 66 Rambler American convertible. He bought this car at a swap meet back in September of 1999. When he first saw the car he say's he wasn't really interested because it was in pretty rough shape. But after Don opened the hood and saw a V/8 engine and then looked inside and spied a 4 speed transmission, he thought, hey this might be a pretty cool car! Don writes the interior wasn't to bad for how rough the outside looked. Don asked the seller if it was an original car, and he said except for the paint, it was. He also stated the American had been sitting in storage for some time. It had 65088 miles on the odometer. Don took the guys name down left it at that. But Don kept thinking, " I don't remember many Americans with a V/8." When Don got home he looked in some of his AMC books to see if he could find any info on the 66 American. In the AMC Muscle book written by Edrie Marquez, there is an article about the 1966 290 engine. The article stated not many AMC's were built in 66 with the 290 engine because it didn't come out till mid 66. In the article Edrie states that " there were only 3 American convertibles built in 66 with the 290 4 speed combo." After reading that Don bought the car. It took about a year and a half to restore it . Don says "Its a fun car to drive, and needless to say it moves pretty good." email: Don Weise |
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| 1967 | AMCRC received the
first picture of this 1967 Rambler American 220 in May of 2004 from
member Tony Lynch. That picture can be seen on the bottom of Ramblers in the Yard, page
7. Well just 3 months latter Tony sent in this picture of the
completed car. Tony writes, "The car was a one owner, but had sat
for years. We disassembled, soda-blasted and repainted the entire car.
Undercoated, refurbished the 199, new upholstery, headliner, carpet,
trunk,chrome smoothies,radials, shocks, detailed engine bay, polished
all s.s., rechromed bumpers and door handles,new windshield,etc.,etc..
Drives and runs like a dream. I haven't seen one in my area since I was
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Here are three pictures of
Larry Blatts
Rambler American Rogue. It's a 343 4 speed that he bought new. It was
ordered,
not sitting on the dealer's lot. Yep, those action pictures were
taken at the drag strip this year. It runs low 15's/high 14's with this
senior citizen driving. It is NOT trailered, and it's 99% stock.
If Larry can cut a good light and run his number, he can beat
anybody.
Larry says " It's just a fun car. Drove it from Philly to Kenosha
and back summer of 2002. It was a BLAST"!! Larry can be reached via e-mail: Larry Blatt. |
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This is Mike Rodden's '67 Rogue convertible with 232 2 bbl, automatic on the column. It has 80,000 miles. Mike learned to drive in '73 on a '63 Classic 660. Although not the ideal "kid" car, it was functional, dependable and...green. Mike always wanted another Rambler. About 60 miles south of where Mike lives is a place called Country Classic Cars (countryclassiccars.com). Since they specialize in old cars, he made a habit of going down there and checking out what they had. One day Mike and his wife Wendy were looking at all the old cars on the lot . Wedged in by a dozen cars was a pretty red square convertible, with a few issues concerning its top, but mostly very nice looking. Mike was very surprised to learn it was a Rambler. Although no one there could pronounce Rogue correctly, the car caught his eye. Mike did some research and found out only 921 Rogue's were made that year with the convertible top. Mike was pestering everyone he knew about the car. Some of the employees where he works copied a picture of the car and put it on a coffee can as a gag to drum up money for Mike to buy the car. Mike added the words "I believe" from the movie "Miracle on 34th Street." In March of 2001 Wendy bought the car and surprised Mike at work with it. Mike can be reached via email: Mike Rodden |
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| 1967 | This
is Kelly & Cheryl Evans 1967 Rambler American. When Kelly told his
wife he wanted to buy a Rambler, she thought he had lost his mind,
mostly because she didn't know what a Rambler was. His father said "it
won't help you regain your youth." Kelly's first car was a 67 American
wagon. Kelly searched the internet for about a month before he came
across a two door on E-bay powered by a 199 and an automatic. The body
and paint were perfect, but the interior was rough. It was only 120
miles away. Kelly had never bought any thing online before, but wanted
that car. After working on it for about 8 months, they got 2nd place in
a local car show. Pretty good considering they were up against some
nice Mustangs, Camaros, and Mopars from the more reconized big 3. Kelly
writes "My wife and I really enjoy our Rambler. The car turns a lot of
heads as we cruise around Omaha." Kelly & Cheryl can be
reached vis email: Kelly & Cheryl Evans |
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This is Scott Watson's 1968 Rambler American. Scott is from Pittsburgh PA and also owns an AMC Hornet and Javelin. , the Javelin can be seen below. Scott enjoys racing his AMC's and can be reached via e-mail: Scott Watson |
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This
all original 1968 Rambler American belongs to Sandy Busque of Simsbury
CT. The car is the 440 model, equipped with the 232 six and
automatic transmission. The car has only 33,000 miles and
features original paint, trim and interior. A friend from work
spotted the car on the lot a of a nearby Ford dealer in the summer of
2006. Sandy took a trip to see the car, and knew she had to have
it. The car is referred to as "mini-me," as it features the same
Red / White paint scheme as her husbands much larger 1965 Rambler
Ambassador. Sandy can be reached via email: Sandy Busque |
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Eddie Stakes owns this interesting 69 Rambler 440 wagon bought from a lady who lost her job at Enron. Only 888 last year Rambler 440 station wagons had a V8. The car now sports an original 69 Hurst SC/Rambler hood and scoop. It also has AC, AT, PS, and Magnum 500s. It is driven daily in Houston, and the SC/Rambler 'wagon' attracts a lot of attention wherever it goes. Eddie can be reached via e-amil: Eddie Stakes or though his web site: Planet Houston AMX Eddie also owns a 68 Rebel listed below. |
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Paul Shaffer's Surf Green 1969 Rambler 4 door sedan has a 128 HP-199 CID Straight six, 3 speed on the column and original factory paint except on the passenger side front fender and door. The car has 78,000 miles showing on the odometer and is in the Rambler Rogue registry. The Rambler and Paul made the trip to Kenosha and back for the 100 year celebration in the summer of 2002. In addition to the AMCRC, Paul is also a member of the Appalachian Trail Chapter. Paul can be reached via e-mail: Paul Shaffer |
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| 1969 | This is Tom Seymour's custom 1969 Rambler 2 dr sedan.He found it advertised in a local trader paper. It was a 1 owner 55K mile, no option, 199 6 cyl w/ 3speed manual and was in need of stripping and restoration. Tom has installed a complete custom built suspension front and rear, setup for handling, a V8 engine and 4l60e trans. He cut the factory "dog house" off from firewall to the core support down to original frame rails as you can see in the pictures. It now has 18 x 8.5 and 18 x 9.5 wheels. When finished the body will be stock minus marker reflectors and emblems. Tom writes "I have great response to the car because its different from all the other cars being built, thats the cool part nobody has one like mine." You can learn more about Tom's modified Rambler on the Lateral-G page. Tom can be reached via email: Tom Seymour | FL |
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| 1969 | This is Bill Higgins1969 Rambler. It has the 199 motor with 3 speed on the column. It was a no option car; with rubber floormats, manual brakes, manual steering, and manual transmission. Bill Has redone the interior, added air conditioning, had the suspension rebuilt and added anti sway bars. This is still his daily driver with over 130,000 miles on the odometer. It has the original paint, which is faded and dinged, but will still last a few years. Bill bought this car December of '99 in Sacramento, California, and used it that month to tow a 3000lb trailer through the rocky mountains on his move to Oklahoma. Bill drove the car to the 2000 show in Kenosha by route of Georgia, up to Rhode Island, then over to Kenosha. Bill will be shipping the Rambler in July 2005 to his next duty station, Hickam AFB, HI. Bill enjoys sharing Rambler stories with the many folks he meets in Oklahoma City. Bill can be reached via my email: Bill Higgins. | OK |  |
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Marc and
Nora Merkles live in upstate NY and this is their 1958 American Motors
Metropolitan. The Met has been in theier family since 1985 when Marc
found the car for his dad. At that point he did not know what a
Met was. When Marc's dad passed away he inherited the car,
and after a couple of years Marc decided that it needed to be
restored. It took about a year and a half to restore the
car. Marc and Nora enjoy showing the Met at as many shows as
possible, and have won a few trophies with it. They are members of the
Four Seasons Rambler Club chapter of AMCRC, as well as theMetropolitan
owner's club of North America. Marc and Nora can be reached via my
email: The Merkles |
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Joe and Peggy Howard
own this 1978 AMC Gremlin. The Gremlin is the first American
sub-compact and 1978 was the final year of production. When they
found it, the Gremlin had low mileage but was in very bad condition
suffering from numerous years’ exposure to New Hampshire winters.
Joe saw it as a challenge and spent 6 years restoring it to near
original condition. It is painted in the original Sunshine Yellow
factory color and has a Tan interior. It has a stock 258 6
cylinder engine and automatic transmission Other options include
front bucket seats, AM/FM radio, power steering, and factory air
conditioning. Now the Gremlin runs and drives great and is one of
only a few survivors of the most popular single body style produced by
AMC from 1970-1978. Joe and Peggy can be reached via email at jl.howard@verizon.net |
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