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*Any* convertible is pretty cool.

My Dad was a "Rambler Man" and we had a series of Rambler and AMC cars. They were pretty good cars but had an undeserved reputation as 'dork cars' Some of them were actually pretty successful in racing.

I've always called El Caminos and Rancheros "Cowboy Cadillacs". Fancy cars which were 'kinda' trucks.

The Big Ben wrote:.... They were pretty good cars but had an undeserved reputation as 'dork cars' Some of them were actually pretty successful in racing....

Some of the late 60's and early 70's AMC vehicles certainly weren't 'dork' cars! (Well maybe with exception to the Gremlim!). I restored several of the cowl induction version of the AMX Javelins. Kick-*** street racers, they were!

Sonorous Lon wrote: Anybody remember the Mark Donahue special edition AMX Javelin? Neighbor had one.. nice car!

I had a Donohue Javelin. The first car I ever pulled the front wheels off the ground in. Scared me so much I wet myself and they had to hand the drag racing trophy through the window. I made up some excuse about the door being jammed.

I also had a '66 Rogue that I dropped a 390/4 speed into that challenged some of the "my grampa had a Rambler" sterotypes. Next restoration will probably be a Marlin - sea green, of course.

The Big Ben wrote:*Any* convertible is pretty cool.

I dunno... I had a Nash Metropolitan convertible. It would run about 50... downhill... with the clutch in. My girlfriend and I would muss our hair when we got where we were going so folks would believe we came in a convertible. It would get near 50 mpg, though!

just got the horn today from Pennsylvania, and then from home. Pretty spiffy little thing. looped a green rubber band around the linkage and works pretty darn good. My trombone buddy that played baritone in Drum Corps is giving it a good test through the ranges. Sounds pretty damn good for a wall hanger!

Carroll wrote:

Sonorous Lon wrote: Anybody remember the Mark Donahue special edition AMX Javelin? Neighbor had one.. nice car!

I had a Donohue Javelin. The first car I ever pulled the front wheels off the ground in. Scared me so much I wet myself and they had to hand the drag racing trophy through the window. I made up some excuse about the door being jammed.

I also had a '66 Rogue that I dropped a 390/4 speed into that challenged some of the "my grampa had a Rambler" sterotypes. Next restoration will probably be a Marlin - sea green, of course.

In about '70 or '71, AMC made something called the SC/360 Hornet. It was their lightweight Hornet with a 275hp-360ci and a four speed right from the factory. Could turn 13 sec. 1/4 miles out of the box. Had similar road racing suspension parts to the Javelin. Alas, it was the Rodney Dangerfield of hot factory street cars- it 'couldn't get no respect, no respect at all!'

Jeff "I was a Rambler Guy, too!" Benedict

TubaTinker wrote:

The Big Ben wrote:.... They were pretty good cars but had an undeserved reputation as 'dork cars' Some of them were actually pretty successful in racing....

Some of the late 60's and early 70's AMC vehicles certainly weren't 'dork' cars! (Well maybe with exception to the Gremlim!). I restored several of the cowl induction version of the AMX Javelins. Kick-*** street racers, they were!

I think you forgot the KING of the DORKmobiles!

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