Re: REALLY off topic car question

[neal zimmerman <neal.zimmerman@xxxxxxxxx>]

every mopar car show i have been  to has had at least a couple amc's in it .
  i personlly have nothing against them, when i was a kid we had a 69
rambler station wagon and it was  great car,u could not kill it.  I'd
love to find one.
   BTW, did anybody catch the blurb in HOT ROD magazine a couple
months ago about how AMC is   being  reformed and started  up again by
some wealthy financiers, with two plants slated, one in the great
lakes area  town they were always associated with  ( the name eludes
me now)and a new plant in california.  and yes they said they are
planning a NEW Javelin.
  neal zimmerman, eugene oregon

On 5/30/08, Brian Schlump <brianjan_64@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> One of the guys in our local Mopar Club has a Rambler with a modified
> late model Jeep engine.  Runs good and sounds great.
>
> george smith wrote:
>>
>> Geeting beat by a girl or a Rambler were 2 things you
>> didn't let happen back in the day.
>> --- Dan McCormack <mcwheels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > Most Mopar car shows I go to have at least one class
>> > set up for AMC and all
>> > the companies that became AMC including Rambler,
>> > Nash, Hudson and Willys. I
>> > believe that it was 1967 that AMC was formed. I
>> > remember talking to a lady
>> > who had a 67 Marlin (at a Mopar show) and she told
>> > me the 67 Marlin was an
>> > AMC and the 65 and 66 Marlins were Ramblers. There's
>> > also a 65 Rambler
>> > Ambassador convertible in my Mopar club. I'm not
>> > sure exactly what year it
>> > was that Chrysler bought AMC but it was my
>> > understanding that they bought it
>> > for the Jeep and the Eagle but the Eagle didn't pan
>> > out like they planned.
>> >
>> > My friend Bill has an AMC Rambler American 2 door
>> > hardtop. Not sure of the
>> > year, 67 I think. It was a stick 6 when he bought it
>> > but he turned it into a
>> > Rambler Scrambler clone complete with the red, white
>> > and blue paint job and
>> > square hood scoop. The engine started out as an AMC
>> > 390 but I'm not sure
>> > what the specs are now because this engine came out
>> > of a Jeep pulling truck
>> > and has been bored and stroked. The tranny is all
>> > Mopar inside but he did
>> > have to find an AMC case to put it in. The one thing
>> > it still needs is a
>> > better rear end because he's blown up 3 of them. And
>> > even with skinny street
>> > tires it practically pulls the front wheels off the
>> > ground. Awhile back he
>> > was on his way to get gas when a young guy in a
>> > Mustang Cobra wanted to play
>> > with him. After Bill blew his doors off (and I mean
>> > completely off) he
>> > followed Bill into the gas station yelling "What the
>> > hell is that thing?"
>> > (Being under 30 he'd probably never seen a Rambler
>> > American before) Bill
>> > just smiled and said "You know the song The Little
>> > Nash Rambler? Beep Beep!
>> > Beep Beep!" LOL  My one regret is that about 4 or 5
>> > years ago he offered to
>> > sell me the car for $3,500. I'm still kicking myself
>> > that I didn't take him
>> > up on it because now he doesn't want to sell it
>> > anymore.
>> >
>> > Dan
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: <v8magic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 3:35 AM
>> > Subject: RE: REALLY off topic car question
>> >
>> >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > I think that AMC during the 62-65 era was
>> > absolutely NOT a Mopar. The
>> > > only major Moparesque component was the automatic
>> > transmission that was
>> > > purchased from Mother. Also, when Chrysler bought
>> > AMC it was for the
>> > > Jeep, not the cars. My opinion for what it's
>> > worth.
>> > >
>> > > Bob in Sacramento
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >> http://www.planethoustonamx.com/ has links to AMC
>> > related clubs, online
>> > >> blogs, etc. --
>> > http://www.amxfiles.com/resource/amc_clubs.html has
>> > some
>> > >> links too.
>> > >>
>> > >> Technically isn't a 1963 Rambler a "Mopar" now
>> > that AMC is part of
>> > >> Chrysler? :)
>> > >>
>> > >> Gary H.
>> > >>
>> > >> -----Original Message-----
>> > >>
>> > >> >My son and I just bought a 63 Rambler American
>> > from my
>> > >> >body man. It's going to be a daily driver for
>> > >> >awhile.It's a really neat 2 door post flathead 6
>> > stick
>> > >> >shift. I searched the web as best I could,but
>> > couldn't
>> > >> >find any Rambler clubs for info.Any suggestions
>> > are
>> > >> >greatly appreciated!
>> > >> >Thanks guys!
>> > >> >
>> > >> >George
>> > >> >
>> > >> >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > ----
>> > > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to
>> > only one person --
>> > > directly to that person.  I.e., send parts/car
>> > transactions and
>> > > negotiations as well as other personal messages
>> > only to the intended
>> > > recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address.
>> > This practice will protect
>> > > your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and
>> > fine tune the content
>> > > signal to Mopar topic.  Thanks!
>> > >
>> > > '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
>> > >
>> > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> > ----
>> > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to
>> > only one person -- directly to that person.  I.e.,
>> > send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well
>> > as other personal messages only to the intended
>> > recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This
>> > practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total
>> > volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to
>> > Mopar topic.  Thanks!
>> >
>> > '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
>> > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>> George
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>
> '64 Belvedere
> Davenport, Iowa
>
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> ----
> Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person --
> directly to that person.  I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations
> as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to
> the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy,
> reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar
> topic.  Thanks!
>
> '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
> http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.
>
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