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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
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| 1960 | 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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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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| 1963 |
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 63 440 American "twin stick" had already been painted when Johnny and Karen Johnston purchased it a couple of years ago, but was a basket case as far as the electrical and mechanical systems. The interior was also a mess as the car had sat in the FL sun and rain for a number of years without a top. They have had to apply every thing they ever learned about cars in getting this little Rambler back on the road. Johnny states: "It will never be concourse quality as the cost for perfection outweighs the value of the car. But, it is a great driver and attracts attention at the Friday night Dairy Queen car show." Jonyy can be reached via email: JohnnyJohnston | FL
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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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| 1964 |
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 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
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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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| 1965 |
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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| 1965 |
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
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This is Dennis Griffin's wife's 1965 Rambler American 440H coupe. She inherited it from her uncle who was the original owner. The car has 63700 original miles. He was the original owner and the car is original except for the battery. Dennis can be reached via email: Dennis Griffin | MA |
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This is James Jansens 1965 AMC Rambler American 220 post sedan. It has some performance modifications, the engine is a 1968 AMC 343 typhoon, the transmission is a Brog-Warner M 12 auto and the rear is a Auburn posi . It has new paint and interior and James put on the classic Crager 5 spoke with wide oval's. He likes taking his Rambler to the local car show and cruise night. James says his little Rambler always draws a crowd. James can be reached via email: James Jansens | MA |
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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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This
is Mike Sackett's daughters 1967 Rambler Rouge Convertible. Her
grandfather had this car and a 1977 Hornet AMX restored for her and her
brother when they were both infants. (They're now in college) The
cars were restored in North Carolina by a friend of Mike's father in
law's. He's never had an AMC car myself, but has been takeing care of
the Rogue and Hornet for the last 17 years. Mike says it's
a blast driving around town and seeing the look on peoples faces,
especially when they see the Rouge. email: Mike Sackett |
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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"!!
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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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| 1968 |
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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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
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| 1978 |
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: Peg
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