1960 Rambler - The Car with More, and Selling Aids

For 1960, Rambler American was coming up with anything possible to assist their dealers in selling cars, most of which were quite successful. This training aid, being animated, was more likely to hold the interest of a salesman than a dry presentation, but this may have been at the expense of valuable information. There's still plenty to glean from this video though, even as the material is presented in a humorous way.
Part of a series of training filmstrips, accompanied by phonograph records, and distributed to AMC/Rambler dealers. The person operating the filmstrip would manually advance the frame every time a "beep" is heard on the 16 inch transcription disc.

[@ChristopherHyde-d1y]

When I was 4 years old my family took a vacation in 1968 leaving from Texas to California,. My parents bought a new AMC Rambler statiowagon. It had the best A/C when we were going through Yuma AZ , 113°F. That A/C kept Us so cool.

[@BillMarquez-uw6eh]

Yuma? We have relatives that live there!my late mom Loving called Yuma the gates of hell!!!!!!!

[@ChristopherHyde-d1y]

@@BillMarquez-uw6eh Oh no, when I 4 years old, all I kept saying was "turn on the conditioner". My goodness it is so hot in Yuma it was 113°F. We went to the Yuma Territory Prison, they told us that the prisoners would be so hot that they would hang themselves.

[@improperbostonian6722]

My Dad bought one new in 1960, I remember going to the Drive-in to see It's A Mad Mad Mad World in 1963 in that car.

[@rogerrendzak8055]

You left out, 1 Mad. There were 4, in the title.

[@jamesfox2579]

I loved the Rambler!

[@jimlubinski4731]

My father had a 61 Cross Country wagon. It wasn't the most stylish car (although I'd certainly prefer its looks over any SUV of today), but it was very reliable and lasted for decades.

[@dbmathews]

My new parents traded in their Studebaker coupe for a 1961 Rambler Classic Cross Country station wagon. V8, pushbutton automatic, factory A/C. Black with a white roof and side trim.

[@rogerrendzak8055]

My parents (as a family) very first car, was a 1959, or '60 Rambler Classic (I think), station wagon. I remember riding around in it, as far back as 1966. We had it 'till, the late '60's.

[@AllanHunter-c2l]

My dad owned 3 Ramblers and I had a '63 station wagon.

[@elwoodchisom5277]

My grandfather owned a Rambler American in the early 60's.

[@captainamericaamerica8090]

Me gramps' bought a large brown rambler' sedan for 2oo.! Ran for 20 more years ☺😊

[@codetech5598]

At 3:23 "28.35 miles per gallon" *28 miles per gallon in 1960. *

[@kc4cvh]

I remember a review of compact cars in a late 1950s Popular Mechanics magazine, included was a Rambler American. They were surprised by how poor were the brakes, the Rambler came up last in the panic-stop test and in the brake fade test, the Rambler just kept going and going no matter how hard you pressed the pedal. It appears AMC got the message, the bonded brake shoes suggest they were trying something.

[@captainamericaamerica8090]

Me Gramps Bought a RAMBLER FOR 2OO. DOLLARS OFF THE USED LOT. GREAT CAR! LASTED 20 MORE YEARS

[@owencrater7089]

My maternal grandfather was a repeat Rambler customer. He loved those cars.

[@DanHolmes-o9b]

As a young mechanic in the 60s my only complaint was changing the oil filter in some early 60s Ramblers. It wasn't a spin on filter. It was an internal replacement cartridge. However it was .ousted on top of the engine upside down. To remove it of course old oil went everywhere. I don't have a clue what the engineers were thinking except for maybe hilarious laughter. Many mechanics wouldn't change it and who would know?

[@new2000car]

Toyota is doing that today for the past 5 or 10 years. No spin on, it’s an internal filter element.

[@DanHolmes-o9b]

@@new2000car nothing wrong with an internet filter as long as it's accessible. The old Ramblers were easily accessible except UPSIDE DOWN. Unless you could invert the car 180°, it was an absolute mess.

[@Riys-hp8jx]

Good enough for102,500 miles.And 2 years😮

[@new2000car]

@@DanHolmes-o9byou’re right, the rambler’s filter is terrible. I think the Toyota’s is semi terrible, it adds time, energy, and skill/practice needed to change one’s own oil, intentionally. Sure it saves natural resources in parts, but uses more in the real world.

[@youngmangarage]

on my 61 rambler its right above the frame rail and inbeetween the engine its really hard to get to

[@T-41]

1960 was a very successful year for AMC. Rambler was the third best selling brand.

[@sambone8194]

Fun fact- the narrator is the late Fred Foy, who was the announcer for the Lone Ranger and Green Hornet on radio.

[@d.mcdave8880]

I own a '58 Rambler Ambassador, all original, 83,000 miles. 327ci, a/c, push button automatic. It is not perfect but it is very nice. Interior almost perfect, all original wheels and hub caps. Some cracked glass. I haven't driven it in a few years as the last time i had it out it stalled and we towed it home about a 1/4mile. About 6 months later we started it but couldn't get it to go into gear. Fluid level was ok, but couldn't get it to engage in any gear. Any thoughts?

[@rogerrendzak8055]

Rebuilt training, perhaps???

[@carlc5748]

I'd check the vacuum modulator (a diaphragm) in a part of the auto transmission. I think they were sourcing the transmissions from Chrysler, at that time. Generally a simple repair. Probably stalled because of bad/rancid/gummy gas, or condensation water in it, or the filter, would be my first guess, in addition to a rotted rubber fuel line. Just my "speculation".

[@michaelannen4168]

My dad bought a new '60 American, traded it in for a '63 American, traded it in on a '66 Classic, then traded that in on a used '66 Ambassador V8 in 1969.

[@pony053]

I hated those automatic advance filmstrip projectors, and the tone that activated the advance

[@MaxPaxton]

My uncle had a wooden leg and a Rambler. Those were the days! Woo Hoo!

[@magnetocheck]

Love it!

[@jamesziegler2763]

Interesting

[@dennisisthedroningsmalley9807]

I loved my ‘62 Ambassador with its 327 V8 and push button automatic. What a gas guzzler and rust bucket; great fun.

[@pony053]

Flash-o-matic shift command??

[@donaldfrederick1557]

Owned 3 of them before I had a drivers license. Unibody sag

[@michaelwhite2823]

Sleep in the car instead of a motel? Where do you poop?

[@davidgold5961]

This was meant for sleeping in rest areas on the highways, and they all had bathroom facilities. They also had water coolers and some even had vending machines and maps and tourist guides. Just like today.

[@michaelwhite2823]

@@davidgold5961 oh thank goodness

[@carlc5748]

You buy the optional trailer with the incinerate toilet!

[@jaylipoff3210]

I experienced 2 Ramblers: the ‘59 Super and the ‘61 Custom. Both were always in need of repair. As soon as you would fix one thing, something else broke until you came full circle. These cars were junk and partly responsible for subsequent Japanese dominance in the small car market.

[@jimlubinski4731]

Wasn't my experience. My father had a 61 Classic Super Cross Country wagon and it was always reliable and very durable. The next owner drove it for many years, also.

[@chrismoody1342]

Even at the age of 5 year old I though my parent Rambler was an ugly turd. It was replace a few year later with a Fairlane.

[@new2000car]

I suspect that it had, being so affordable, poorer handling, probably had to slow down to 10 mph on a windy road due to excessive leaning and tire squeal.

[@ManiaMusicChannel]

The head rests, ahead of their time

[@williamdixon1992]

The car with more what?

[@michaelannen4168]

Is that Ronald Reagan's voice?