Car Spot: 57 Rambler Rebel

America's first muscle car In the 1950s, American Motors ads boasted: “Why don’t we enter high-performance Rambler V-8s in racing? Because the only race Rambler cares about is the human race.” This was the George Romney era at AMC from 54 to 62, and his focus was entirely on compact and economy cars, showing no... Continue Reading →

August 3, 2025 0

Car Spot: 62 Rambler American Convertible

This car was a star ... While doing some research for this blog entry, I checked out the Internet for famous TV cars. I found the obvious, like the Batmobile, and lesser known ones, like the 1960 BMW Isetta 300 (Family Matters), and the 1969 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser (That ’70s Show). None of them listed... Continue Reading →

April 6, 2025 0

Promo model: 63 Rambler Classic

Even though I was only 9 in 1963...there, I blew the cover on my age, I still remember a lot about that year, the Kennedy assassination for sure. The Beatle's U.S. TV concert, Route 66, and we had just moved from Madison to Milwaukee when dad got a job at....wait for it...American Motors. And to... Continue Reading →

December 20, 2012 2

Promo Model: ’64 Classic 770 Cross Country Wagon

Like any car guy I subscribe to a lot of newsletters. I like to keep up on what's new, what's cool, what's fast:), and collector cars, mostly from the the 60's and 70's. This week I received my AutoWeek newsletter, parused it, and low and behold came across this car. Now of course being an... Continue Reading →

October 10, 2012 2

Promo models: AMC Marlin

Have you ever wondered why a certain car didn't meet expectations and became just a footnote? Such is the case for American Motors's Marlin. This "Man Size Fastback" as AMC called it in ads was not the original concept. Designed by AMC's famous designer Dick Teague chose the Rambler American chassis (106 inches) and created... Continue Reading →