'59 Rambler Wagon

bigdaddyG8 · Feb 27, 2006

My wife's boss is looking for a '59 Rambler wagon to restore. (don't ask me why, cause I don't know :lol

If this huge network of car nuts has anyone that either a) owns one they'd like to sell or b) knows of one for sale, please let me know by PM.

Anyway, I found this one on ebay, but it's pretty much redone.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AMC-...od-350-Chevy-Auto-Custom_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ5357QQitemZ4617106698QQrdZ1

Thanks for being my eyes and ears on this one. :thumbup:

Z63R · Feb 28, 2006

Does he want to restore it to original specification, or restore it as a streetrod?

I don't really hang out with that genre much anymore...

May I suggest looking in Hemmings Motor News and Goodguys' [weekly/monthly magazines or online equivalents]?

Md41Yd · Feb 28, 2006

My aunt had one of these and it was almost my first car. Everyone thought I was crazy but I thought it was a sweet ride...

bigdaddyG8 · Feb 28, 2006

Restoration is what he has in mind.
Aparently it was his first car.
Suprizing what nostalgia will make you find purty huh?

Auto-X-ZTS · Feb 28, 2006

The HotRod Rambler wagon needs an AMC 390 or 401...none of this cross-breeding-put-a Chevy-in-everything-garbage.

Bit of trivia: Anyone know what the second-quickest car made in 1957 was (Second behind the Corvette)? A: Rambler Rebel 327 CID. (AMC's 327 was an old Packard design...not the same as the Chevy 327of later years---but it was in a very light car and was a big engine for its time--the Vette only had a 283).

Z63R · Feb 28, 2006

bigdaddyzx3 said:
Apparently it was his first car.

Well in that case, I'd like to restore a '65 Pontiac GTO.

LOL, kidding; that was the car I got my license in and spent my fist night on my own, driving solo in. My stepdad's a pretty cool guy.

In that case, then, I'd like to restore a '65 VW Variant S 1500 wagon; a squareback. That's was my first car; the car I learned to double-clutch in, then heel-and-toe. :thumbup: Put them both together, and you had one 16 yr old displaying some pretty fancy footwork.

It's one reason why I let the autotragic comments slide here on the 'jet...

If they only knew. :evilgrin:

auto-x-zts said:
The HotRod Rambler wagon needs an AMC 390 or 401...none of this cross-breeding-put-a Chevy-in-everything-garbage.

(Where'd you come from? I must've been taking a drive down memory lane...)

I could not agree more with Erik's above comment.

bigdaddyG8 · Feb 28, 2006

Z63R said:
Well in that case, I'd like to restore a '65 Pontiac GTO.

LOL, kidding; that was the car I got my license in and spent my fist night on my own, driving solo in. My stepdad's a pretty cool guy.

In that case, then, I'd like to restore a '65 VW Variant S 1500 wagon; a squareback. That's was my first car; the car I learned to double-clutch in, then heel-and-toe. :thumbup: Put them both together, and you had one 16 yr old displaying some pretty fancy footwork. It's one reason why I let the autotragic comments slide here on the 'jet...

If they only knew. :evilgrin:

(Where'd you come from? I must've been taking a drive down memory lane...)

I could not agree more with Erik's above comment.

Guess I need to find and restore a 1980 Plymouth Champ with the split-shift. :lol:

When my buddy and I were on the shifters.... 1st power... 1st economy... 2nd power... 2nd economy... and so on, that thing would flat scoot! :thumbup:

Actually, that would be a freakin fun car to tune and have surprise a few people. :garage:

*PS. I had a '69 Squareback. It was a firetrap just waiting to happen. :lol: Mechanical fuel injection was a bad idea.:thumbdown

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