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The True Factory "Hot Rod" Of The Musclecar Era- AMC's 1969 Hurst Rambler Scrambler

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Күн бұрын

Throughout the 60's and 70's, American automakers were involved in building all sorts of racing and high performance, high image cars. But, only AMC, a company that had previously sworn off getting involved in any of that antisocial racing nonsense, had the stones to build a lightweight, stripped down big cubic inch compact, and market it directly to the horsepower crazed teenage street racers of the era.
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The AMC SC/Rambler was a day 2 Musclecar built before day one had even ended!
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@LetsFNgo
@LetsFNgo Жыл бұрын
I have 1 SC/Rambler and I’d like to add a couple things to this video about these cars. 1, It is generally accepted that 1512 were built, however only 1500 actually saw the street. The 12 additional cars were for the James Garner off road race team. 10 we’re 2wd and 2 were converted to 4wd. 1 still exists. 2. There’s no real evidence that they were built in 3 “batches”. 500 we’re originally planned, but the cars sold well so AMC decided to build more. A picture on the assembly line at AMC with 1 of these on it exists, so these weren’t built at the actual Hurst facility. 3. Of the 1512, around 1200 of them were A scheme cars. With the other 300 being the more subdued B scheme. This is also generally accepted but cannot be confirmed. 4. In 1969 these cars had the highest factory power to weight ratio offered. 315hp in a car that weighed 3000 pounds. I very much enjoyed this video.
@UncleTonysGarage
@UncleTonysGarage Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the input!
@LetsFNgo
@LetsFNgo Жыл бұрын
@@UncleTonysGarageyou’re very welcome. I grew up a Mopar guy but in the last year have had a lot of fun playing with the red headed step child of the automotive world.
@Bigshow857
@Bigshow857 Жыл бұрын
As I recall they weighed 3150.
@LetsFNgo
@LetsFNgo Жыл бұрын
@@Bangkok-ik1fp the AIR decal on the scoop is actually Garners racing team. American International Racing, iirc. There’s a good thread on the amc forum of a guy who found the only known remaining car.
@LetsFNgo
@LetsFNgo Жыл бұрын
@@Bigshow857shipping weight was 3150 or 3160(spare tire, jack, fuel), curb weight was 2988-3015 depending on your source.
@outlawbillionairez9780
@outlawbillionairez9780 Жыл бұрын
A friend bought one new, in So. Calif. We spanked everyone, and no one knew what the hell this thing was. Massive torque off idle.
@raybrensike42
@raybrensike42 Жыл бұрын
Sad thing to loose AMC and International Harvester too. I remember how people liked the old Ramblers. They were kind of cheap, but they were quite dependable cars.
@nlb2000
@nlb2000 Жыл бұрын
Yep alot of great cars, pickups, and the scouts lost when they both gave it up
@danaglass5394
@danaglass5394 Жыл бұрын
International got out of the light duty business and switched completely over to over the road trucking, school buses etc, and merged with Case for implement use. Just change in marketing. Scouts were excellent vehicles, as well as the pick up trucks, and Travel Alls
@wsbill14224
@wsbill14224 Жыл бұрын
Inflation kills the little guys.
@UnityMotorSportsGarage
@UnityMotorSportsGarage Жыл бұрын
I Love the AMC cars.. i mean who wouldn't want a car called "The Machine"
@JC-yt1pm
@JC-yt1pm Жыл бұрын
AMC had the names!
@kerryyeroyan8212
@kerryyeroyan8212 Жыл бұрын
In 1994 I looked at one in the Junkyard in Bend OR. It was blanketed as the A trim. Not realizing that by then our easy to find and afford muscle car options were about over. I just looked it over quickly, especially being a Mopar guy. Never forgot those wheels and that awesome paint… Remember the day a guy could buy a 70 Road Runner for $700.00? Only a good memory now!
@Fore-Four-Dee-Too
@Fore-Four-Dee-Too Жыл бұрын
Congrats on the new pup! I grew up in Kenosha in the late 1970's into the 1980's. Sc/Ramblers were stashed in garages like Hellcats are today. the hottest American's were the ones owned by AMC employees who had 'Access' to unique factory parts. It wasn't unusual to se a beater American wheel standing down a neighborhood street. "Access" consisted to parts that left the factory under the fence.
@DanITGuy
@DanITGuy Жыл бұрын
😊 The Good ol fence drop lol
@tdoc7463
@tdoc7463 5 ай бұрын
Hey thanks for the Group-19 historical stamp. Good to know. It's simple and that makes sense. Keep up the good work.
@MrDibbons
@MrDibbons Жыл бұрын
Thrush also made a performance muffler (round straight-thru shape) without fiberglass packing back then. In fact, I put a pair of those on my parent's new '71 Road Runner back in the day. At Fremont Raceway, a bystander told me he could hear the Road Runner exhaust even alongside my competitor running open headers. Those were loud at full throttle, but actually fairly quiet cruising on the freeway at 70 mph (3,000 rpm). My parents sold the Runner to a friend after I had driven it to high school during my junior and senior years. The new owner quickly received a citation for noise and re-installed the factory mufflers. During the years I drove it, I was lucky enough never to have been busted by the cops for noise.
@craigbenz4835
@craigbenz4835 Жыл бұрын
For a few years I drove a '73 Dart Sport with a 318. Nothing special, 625 AFB, LD340 intake, 340 cam, and open headers with collectors. Idling and light throttle it sounded pretty normal and not too loud. You just had to be aware of your surroundings before opening up. Then it got pretty loud. I never got stopped, but the guy I sold it to did within a couple of weeks.
@christophersine84
@christophersine84 Жыл бұрын
I've always liked AMCs muscle efforts. They don't really get the credit they deserve. They really did build some cool stuff, and their engines are honestly pretty solid
@ShinggangKawawa
@ShinggangKawawa Жыл бұрын
I had a 77 CJ5, took out the 258 I6, and threw in a 304 I built from an old Gremlin. I got off the eBay for 25 bucks. It was a beast and very dependable. It could smoke those 33x13.50 Super Swampers with no problem too.
@petermaslanik4571
@petermaslanik4571 Жыл бұрын
I owned a1967 Rogue with a 343 typhoon, Carter AFB, Borg Warner T-10 and 3:54 rear. It was one of less than 50 built with the 343. I discovered I had to buy 68 Javelin parts when making some repairs. I had a lot of fun with that car. I didn't realize how rare it was.
@jimmynester1216
@jimmynester1216 Жыл бұрын
I love the 68-70 AMX and Javelins I used to not like the 71 - 74 but they have grown on me now and they are pretty rare not a big fan of the raised up fenders on them
@327JohnnySS
@327JohnnySS Жыл бұрын
My friend had one, 390 ram air on the hood with the blue arrow. 4speed and had factory line locks. We never lost a race. RIP Mark A.
@The_R-n-I_Guy
@The_R-n-I_Guy Жыл бұрын
I wish AMC had been able to survive. Imagine what the 4wd Eagle would've been able to evolve into. They were pretty freaking awesome amazing as they were. Imagine what they could've been with more R&D and technology.
@douglascooper1987
@douglascooper1987 Жыл бұрын
Subaru patterned it's "Asymetrical 4wd after the Eagles.
@DanITGuy
@DanITGuy Жыл бұрын
Had a buddy scare the snot out of me when he drove his 4WD eagle through a 90 degree turn at about 35 MPH! I thought we were going to die! Nope! Whoop! Went right around the corner and kept on truckin with very little tire squeel! I think my stomach is probably still in that intersection somewhere! 😅
@jjtrucker5950
@jjtrucker5950 Жыл бұрын
I had one , bought it used in 1978. the 390 had been blown up and was long gone, the headrests were MIA, the original hood and scoop were long gone. it had been repainted black. It had a beefed up 343 and was super powerful. I bought it from a buddy after he dropped a valve . I had the 343 rebuilt, slapped on a new Holly 700 double pumper on top of the Edelbrock R4B, new Zoom clutch , and two new used round thrush mufflers they haven't now made in decades, It had rear air shocks, low profile wide track 50's on the rear, and was the quickest car I have ever driven from a dead stop. The 3;54 twin grip was a handful with the wide rear tires.
@stanmack1
@stanmack1 Жыл бұрын
I like in the add where it says "With this car you could make life miserable for ant GTO, Roadrunner, Cobra Jet or Mach 1."
@TheTrueVoiceOfReason
@TheTrueVoiceOfReason Жыл бұрын
...and his heart grew 3 times that day... she's just precious, Tony. Awwww. 🙂
@ccpgmike620
@ccpgmike620 Жыл бұрын
Spooky accurate, Tony with your characterization of this as a Day 2 car from the factory! Case in point, in 1968 my buddy got a 440ci GTX as his HS graduation present. Day 2 we installed: 1) the Hurst TEE 'knob', 2) the thrush glass packs, 3) the hood pins, 4) the sun tach (with hose clamp)
@Imnotyourdoormat
@Imnotyourdoormat Жыл бұрын
Knew a Dude back home after much work stuffed an L-88 427 in a Rambler Coupe. Then he shaved all the emblems and put "Chevrolet CHEVY II" and "Nova" nameplates where the AMC logos were. The "Nash" boys just hated that...
@imreh5588
@imreh5588 Жыл бұрын
I built 66 Rambler 440 hardtop in the early 80s.Swaped the l6 for a punched .30 over 343, and Borg Warner auto from Javelin, V8 crossmember from Stack Auto Parts in LA, Edelbrock torquer and 650 holly. Crane came. Best car I ever had. It was loud, and fast and no one else had one like it. Thanks for bringing back the memories Tony. Wish I could find my old car. Ohio
@alpine1600s
@alpine1600s Жыл бұрын
AMC was the car brand that wasn't afraid to push the envelope of car design. Truly the Citroën of the USA.👍
@johnhunter7386
@johnhunter7386 Жыл бұрын
Great video! I grew up in Kenosha where the main AMC plant was. My mom and dad both worked there in the mid 50s to early 60s. It's always fun to see the rare video featuring an AMC. Brings back fond memories. By the way, cute pup! She looks a lot like our Australian shepherd 😊
@Ben-Wah
@Ben-Wah Жыл бұрын
Winnie is adorable! May you and the missus have a happy and very long life with Winnie.
@johnnieguitar5724
@johnnieguitar5724 Жыл бұрын
Great idea. I have not seen one of these in Edmonton Alberta Canada in a long time. Probably sold to a US collector. BTW your Border Collie is a Top Dog, like the sign on your wall says. And so cute. They are not, however, a lap dog. They are born to work: to herd other animals, to run like hell after a ball, etc. Take him to a big field with a ball launcher soon. Thanks for showing us Winnie. :)
@johnkufeldt3564
@johnkufeldt3564 Жыл бұрын
Hello from Calgary.
@robertsteele7672
@robertsteele7672 Жыл бұрын
@@johnkufeldt3564 Hello from St Albert...
@jaycox4986
@jaycox4986 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for covering this car because not many hot rodders know about them. My mom who had just graduated from college & started teaching school bought one of these brand new in the summer of 69 at a AMC dealership in Johnson City Tennessee and kept it until 1974 when her & my dad sold it to a neighbor who owned it for a few years & then it went through a few owners and ended up on a used car lot in 1984 & my dad almost bought it back at that point and still to this day regrets not buying it. Not long after my mom bought the car her & my dad married & moved to his hometown of Maryville Tn & my dad started working on it & put the group 19 intake, cam, headers, and a double pumper Holley on the car and it ran good enough to outrun his buddies 68 396/375hp chevelle. May dad also had a 67 z28 that he bought brand new at Charles West Chevrolet in Maryville Tn (about 20 mns outside of Knoxville) that had quite a bit of “day two” modifications done to it & the little rambler would usually outrun it by about half a car to one car length in the quarter mile. All through the 70’s this car was prettier well known around Blount and Knox country because it was the only one around & it hurt a lot of peoples feelings. From what I understand the car still resides in Blount county to this day but hasn’t seen the road since the mid 80’s .
@bunning63
@bunning63 Жыл бұрын
Cute puppy, potty trained in two days, that's amazing. Wish my kids had been that easy. Actually being 16,19 and 20 and they still can't clean up after themselves.
@joeljenkins2876
@joeljenkins2876 Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@toejam503
@toejam503 Жыл бұрын
First time I saw a Scrambler was 1971. The dentist down the street from my High School had bought one. It was so cool. There were a few 390-401 Rebels running around our town, too. The only complaints I remember was no aftermarket support. You could make a small block Chevy it Ford run circles around them at half the cost. But they sure looked cool in Red, White and Blue.
@omeyehead7436
@omeyehead7436 Жыл бұрын
F in law had a 6 cyl Rebel. I really liked that car. very reliable
@windycityben4850
@windycityben4850 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video, I’d never heard of the Rambler Scrambler. I love Uncle Tony history lessons 🙌
@johnkufeldt3564
@johnkufeldt3564 Жыл бұрын
I had a 1967 2 door American with the 2bbl 232 6 inline with the Borg Warner auto. I was a fool to roll it on its side and scrap it, loved that car.
@stephaniebooth6169
@stephaniebooth6169 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Tony yes I am old but I Love AMC/ RAMBLER CARS and yes have owned ,Javelins AMXs. and Javelin amxs also Gremlin X s and Hornets and a 73 Matador s/w with a 360
@340Shorty6Pack
@340Shorty6Pack Жыл бұрын
Puppy steals the video
@christophersambuco9414
@christophersambuco9414 Жыл бұрын
This calls for a New Puppy Day video
@joejackson9172
@joejackson9172 Жыл бұрын
Agreed
@jeremypike9153
@jeremypike9153 Жыл бұрын
Cute as can be
@dflf
@dflf Жыл бұрын
More of a distraction really And yes I like puppies
@Stantonv
@Stantonv Жыл бұрын
That's a darling little skunk!
@petehayes4801
@petehayes4801 Жыл бұрын
You are spot on about AMC not getting the recognition that they deserve. Wally Booth running an AMC in Pro Stock back in the 70's will attest to that. But to state that one of their products was the true muscle car of it's time is stretching it just a little bit.
@notajp
@notajp Жыл бұрын
I actually saw one of these sitting on a used car lot when I was a teenager. It had been repainted in all white, and the only way I recognized it as an SC/Rambler was the special hood scoop with the hood pins, and it still had the Hurst shifter with the T handle. Wish I had gotten a peek under the hood, but I was with my dad and he was looking at something else.. Yeah, I would have loved to have drove it home!
@unclemarksdiyauto
@unclemarksdiyauto Жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing this segment. I am a die hard Mopar guy. Owned many a Dodge/Plymouth. Had a 74 Hornet in the bond metallic dk gold /brown. Always liked the Ramblers. Never owned one, yet. Of course will never have a SC car.
@mostlyoldparts
@mostlyoldparts Жыл бұрын
Gotta love AMC. They labeled the scoop "AIR" and put an arrow on the nose of the car pointing towards scoop.... Like air was stupid or something. LOL
@ozziemcc
@ozziemcc Жыл бұрын
I worked in performance parts in the 80s and we sold a lot of them cigar chomping Thrush mufflers but we sold way more of the Cherry Bombs.
@craigbenz4835
@craigbenz4835 Жыл бұрын
The Cherry Bomb was the iconic one.
@davidbrown4180
@davidbrown4180 Жыл бұрын
Love Your Puppy Awesome
@husqv5147
@husqv5147 Жыл бұрын
Had a chance to ride in one a few times when I was 11 years old, never forgot it, what a street beast it was! Always loved them ever since.
@superrodder2002
@superrodder2002 Жыл бұрын
A buddy of mine had a big bad green AMX with the Crane prepped engine in it, The torque kinked the body while street racing with big slicks and the doors wouldn't shut properly any more so he installed the complete drivetrain in a 69 Javelin SST body. found the factory roof spoiler, painted the car big bad green and built a sick street racer. The late 70s were a great time for street racing. God I feel old. LOL
@loutruckmd
@loutruckmd Жыл бұрын
I remember as a young kid, my uncle Jr. Was a mechanic for Ridgewood Rambler in Ridgewood Queens NY. He brought home one of these cars for lunch. I was by my grandparents house that day, and he took me for a ride. Holly Crap. I am 60 years old, I still remember how this car pinned me to the seat. This car was fast, I think faster than my Dad's 67 GTO. I come from a family of auto mechanics, my Dad, my uncles, my Grandfather, me,and finally my son. My son is an airplane mechanic. But he still turns wrenches.
@AtZero138
@AtZero138 Жыл бұрын
This was great.. History Corner with Our Uncle Tony and Pet..
@saxongreen78
@saxongreen78 Жыл бұрын
The SC/Rambler is the one I would have bought out of all the Muscle Era machinery...it is quite insane, it's the right size and it's rare.
@johnq.customer8027
@johnq.customer8027 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for a very informative vid Uncle Tony. AMC was the underdog way back then but they did make some very cool cars. AMC was so ahead of it for the times. Just look at the AWD Eagle. I had a 71 Gremlin X back in my high school days and after blowing up the warmed over 304, rebiilt it with an even hotter 401 out of a retired North Dakota highway patrol car.🙂 The cool thing abot them was all the V8's were the same size externally. Thus everything bolted in.
@robertgibson926
@robertgibson926 Жыл бұрын
I saved a rust free but wrecked 67 Rambler Rogue from the crusher. Factory 290/4speed car. I'm currently building a SC/Rambler tribute car with a EFI 390/5speed. Rumor has it that the first 500 were all "A" scheme, the dealers wanted something a bit less flashy, so 500 "B" schemes were built. The last 500 were a mix, but mostly "A" scheme. Rumor also has it that a few were repainted to standard colors at dealers so they could get them off the lots at the end of the model year. Been watching your channel for a while, even though I'm an AMC guy. I've owned many Jeeps over the years, and currently have a 69 AMX and a 74 Javelin AMX along with the project Rogue.
@davidanderson2393
@davidanderson2393 Жыл бұрын
In the early 70's the smallish town I worked in as a kid out of high school had someone who owned a Rebel with that eye catching paint scheme and hood scoop that always made me say Wow when it drove past.
@gilbertwashburn7095
@gilbertwashburn7095 Жыл бұрын
Cool I remember when Thrush Mufflers were on clearance for 15 bucks man those are the good old days thanks for the video Tony
@brocluno01
@brocluno01 Жыл бұрын
One of those or a full house '69 Javelin with the 390/4-speed would do the number on the street. IF you could keep rear axles in them, they would hook and go very well. I was 3 years out of HS when this thing hit the ground and it was not taking prisoners ... 🙃
@haworthlowell805
@haworthlowell805 Жыл бұрын
Back in the mid 70's I was at a used car lot on Keystone Ave. in Indianapolis and there was a '69 AMC wirh the factory hood scoop. I opened it and there sat the cross ram intake & twin Holleys. Was a dirty brown color with a black interior. Was setting on the back row like they didn't really want to sell it.
@auteurfiddler8706
@auteurfiddler8706 Жыл бұрын
@@haworthlowell805 The Super Stock 69 AMX was much loved, and the cross ram is in great demand today.
@vitodelorto1796
@vitodelorto1796 Жыл бұрын
That border collie is beautiful. I grew up with a half std/ half border that looked like a a standard collie tjat was jet black and white, wilth collie markings. Smart and amazing dog.
@barryrussell4106
@barryrussell4106 Жыл бұрын
Exactly what I love to hear. You should tell us some stories about seeing these cars back in the day. The history that mechanics told back in the day when they were sitting around telling race stories
@Petequinn741
@Petequinn741 Жыл бұрын
Glad someone remembers AMC..
@TheSamplebridge
@TheSamplebridge Жыл бұрын
My great uncle jimmy walker owned a 1969 AMC AMX SS and out of 50 it was the only Super stock amx that wasnt a sponsored car. Dennis collins has a great video on it.
@MaxNafeHorsemanship
@MaxNafeHorsemanship Жыл бұрын
I (like many) know little about AMC. I owned and drove a few, but other than the AMX and the Rebel, nothing was even given a thought to them as a "performance" car of any kind. This is a great story I didn't know and makes me like AMC even more.
@gorflunk
@gorflunk Жыл бұрын
Winnie probably thought "This guy's nuts, who's he talking to?
@danielkoch6815
@danielkoch6815 Жыл бұрын
I own a 1969 Javelin. Also a 2 time Border Collie parent. You had me at "Hello"...
@johnsmith7676
@johnsmith7676 Жыл бұрын
Stop calling yourself a "parent" of an animal. It makes normal humans cringe. You people are insane.
@douglascooper1987
@douglascooper1987 Жыл бұрын
The First time I ever saw one of these was at Warner Robins Dragway when my father was trying to run Stock/Super Stock with the 70Lt1 Camaro we brought back from Alaska. I remember seeing the hood off the in the pits, and had the 2x4s on it. The old man only raced him a few times, and it was a tit4tat as my mom called it. I'll always remember seeing it and the Camaro going to 2nd gear with the front wheels 2 or so feet in the Air! Good Times as a TrackRat Kid! I have a friend that has one today, as well as a Machine, and several other Rare AMCs. Very Underrated Stuff.👍👍
@ladonnaghareeb4609
@ladonnaghareeb4609 Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful puppy Uncle Tony!
@johndef5075
@johndef5075 Жыл бұрын
My neighbor had a warmed over Hurst Hornet SC 360. VERY quick.....
@mikepoint4717
@mikepoint4717 Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful car , and too bad they didn’t get the recognition it truly deserved, that car must of packed a punch !!! . You and Winnie did a great job . Cheers 🇨🇦
@christianmccollum1028
@christianmccollum1028 Жыл бұрын
I recall being introduced to the Rambler Scramble in an early 90's issue of Scale Auto Enthusiast magazine. There was a follow-along build in there and I thought this was one of the coolest machines around (back in the day, of course.) Rare as hens teeth.
@Chumley360
@Chumley360 Жыл бұрын
Great car, awesome looks.
@davidhammons800
@davidhammons800 Жыл бұрын
It took ya 11 minutes to figure out that it's easier to put the puppy down,.... sometimes I wonder
@auteurfiddler8706
@auteurfiddler8706 Жыл бұрын
Josh just cuts away to the animals and cuts back. It works well. Then they appear in the wrap up at the end.
@AMCguy
@AMCguy Жыл бұрын
Glad for some AMC love. Chrysler and AMC were the top of the game in this era. Thanks for the info
@66gsstage23
@66gsstage23 Жыл бұрын
Great trip down Memory Lane. I remember seeing a few of them on Woodward Ave. in the day. Yes, indeed they were quick by the standards of that era.
@bobg3034
@bobg3034 Жыл бұрын
For god sakes put that dog down Tony!LOL!
@garyjust.johnson1436
@garyjust.johnson1436 Жыл бұрын
Cute puppy!
@nrken1
@nrken1 Жыл бұрын
Great vid, the SC/Rambler is one of my all time favorites, so much potential from a factory car
@BrandonLeeBrown
@BrandonLeeBrown Жыл бұрын
Thrush had a straight through baffled muffler, similar to a glass pack muffler, but without the fiberglass to burn out. They were very loud. When the Hush Thrush muddler was made available, auto parts stores and speed shops had cutaway models of the Hush Thrush muffler. The Thrush salesman would explain to the store clerks the features of the Hush Thrush and the store clerks would point out the features to customers. A few years later people would forget the important feature of the Hush Thrush muffler, but the cutaways were still on display. In the cutaway, all of the muffler is galvanized to print rust, EXCEPT a square screen of paper thing sheet metal, perforated with tiny holes at the end of one of the two tubes inside the Hush Thrush muffler. Back in the days of leaded gasoline, this screen would quiet the exhaust when new, but after some street miles, the non-galvanized screen would rust away and disintegrate in the exhaust. This turned the Hush Thrush muffler into a turbo muffler. About the same time, Cyclone Headers came out with a copy of the Chevy Corvair tube muffler, but Thrush didn't come out their own version of the turbo muffler until after unleaded fuel became popular. The only difference between the Hush Thrush and the Thrush Turbo mufflers was the non-galvanized screen inside the Hush Thrush muffler. The Thrush Turbo muffler just left out the screen and left an open hole in that end of the pipe inside the muffler, to increase exhaust flow through the muffler. I thought it was interesting that Thrush advertised this Hush Thrush design feature with cutaway model mufflers at auto parts stores and speed shops.
@MichaelThomas-wb2xu
@MichaelThomas-wb2xu Жыл бұрын
Growing up in Columbus, Ohio we had a neighbor who got one new. A lot of us ran out to the street when he fired it up to watch the show!
@michaelsullivan2361
@michaelsullivan2361 Жыл бұрын
Love your show, Tony! Had Hush-Thush mufflers on my cars back in the day. Great sound!
@auteurfiddler8706
@auteurfiddler8706 Жыл бұрын
Yes, waaaayyy better than glass packs!
@jamesblair9614
@jamesblair9614 Жыл бұрын
Winnie is a major cutie, make sure to include her in the videos as she goes through puppyhood. There was an A scheme SC/Rambler in my area when they were new, and I knew 2 guys who bought 70 Rebel Machines new, both with the wild red and blue striping package. I recall the very low profile F60x15 Firestone’s, shorter than the comparable Goodyear’s, a 3.90 axle and a carved in stone 5000 rpm redline didn’t make for a happy highway cruiser.
@hunkydorian
@hunkydorian Жыл бұрын
Here's a trivia for you: In 1957 the Rambler Rebel 327 Fuel Injection was the fastest American car you could buy. Faster than a Corvette. Except you couldn't buy it because they couldn't get the fuel injection working right so it never got into full production.
@hunkydorian
@hunkydorian Жыл бұрын
Or is that "trivium"?
@douglascooper1987
@douglascooper1987 Жыл бұрын
Wasn't that the same Bendix Stuff that Chrysler used on the 300s? I had an acquaintance in a Mopar Club years ago that had a 57' 300 that was originally equipped with it. Chrysler Recalled them and put 2x4s on them, he Ignored the notices and still had the Fuelie Stuff, Very Rare.
@jmflournoy386
@jmflournoy386 Жыл бұрын
@@douglascooper1987 same as chrysler
@anthropicandroid4494
@anthropicandroid4494 Жыл бұрын
That is an adorable puppy
@vagabond3045
@vagabond3045 Жыл бұрын
That’s my fav car off all time
@georgeparker7409
@georgeparker7409 Жыл бұрын
Had 4 of them over a period of time. Shoulda kept them but life got in the way. One of my friends had a Shelby (one of the first 100) but I never beat him although close) I had a couple of Shelby's but that is another story. The Scrambler was just about the most fun car I ever had. Entering Rt. 95 side ways on an enterance ramp in a controlled skid was priceless!
@anthonypritchard7710
@anthonypritchard7710 Жыл бұрын
My absolute dream car!!
@sparkywirenut
@sparkywirenut Жыл бұрын
Waay back in 1965 I hehad drivers ed in high school , they had three cars - a Qldsmobile 88 , Ford Galaxy and a AMC Ambassagor , the Ambassador was by far the nicest drving car of the three , I was always surprised they didn't sell better and stay in business ....
@sski
@sski Жыл бұрын
I had the ride of my life in a Rambler when the gas pedal became unresponsive while the engine went wide open approaching an inclined intersection where we had the stop. Luckily there was nobody coming. We went airborne, clearing the intersection and landed 75 feet downrange facing in the opposite direction in the opposite lane. I had managed to kill the engine before we 'took off' so going anywhere at that point wasn't an issue. Looking under the hood revealed a carburetor linkage malfunction had been the cause, negating the gas pedal from the system. Easy enough to fix and get us back home, but man, I drove like grandma to get there. Took a few hours to shake that off. I was all of 17 at the time.
@chuckschillingvideos
@chuckschillingvideos Жыл бұрын
That's a really awesome car. AMC very occasionally got things right in spite of themselves.
@scrambler69-xk3kv
@scrambler69-xk3kv 7 ай бұрын
When I was in high school in the late 1960's my best friend's dad drove a 1963 Rambler Ambassador with a factory AMC 327, and no it was not a Chevy they looked nothing like a SBC. It was a true runner and would smoke the tires as long as you wanted if you did not let off. So, when my neighbor was selling his 1967 American I bought it. We were at a local salvage yard one day and they had a 1968 Javelin with a 343 four speed that had been hit hard on the passenger and totaled I bought the driveline from it and with help from friends we put it all in that Rambler American. Little bit of headwork Edelbrock manifold and a Holley 650 a nice exhaust traction bars and air shocks and I ended up with a fun car to say the least.
@davidlivesay2495
@davidlivesay2495 Жыл бұрын
One of the issues with parts for AMCs is that most of the parts went into landfill when AMC went out of the car business. Luckily that didn't happen with Studebaker. Anyway a great video.
@scottdubla1128
@scottdubla1128 Жыл бұрын
That pup is adorable!
@user-cg1ki9gt4p
@user-cg1ki9gt4p Жыл бұрын
westport wa. state here. thank you for always being truthful.
@user-cg1ki9gt4p
@user-cg1ki9gt4p Жыл бұрын
no thank you!! for being there for we the people.
@auteurfiddler8706
@auteurfiddler8706 Жыл бұрын
I've got a white Mopar Road Wheel. Which is not a Magnum 500, technically. It is white around the spokes. I took it off a junkyard white Mopar. Probably an 80's Diplomat.
@michaelnault5905
@michaelnault5905 Жыл бұрын
The Rebel Machine cars were on the road in Detroit when I was a kid. Very cool cars.
@danhoyland142
@danhoyland142 Жыл бұрын
I first saw one or these at a local car show at a roast beef joint in my home town 25 years ago. I had my mom before hand bring me to Barnes and noble so I could buy a book about muscles cars and learn everything I could. I remember a small section about the sc scrambler and did not think anything of it, other than it was really different, and I liked the hood scoop. Well, I saw this thing there and thought it was really cool in person but it was still over shadowed by 70 chevelle 454 ls5 big block cars and 68-69 chargers, etc. however, I was walking home ( I was 14) and the owner or the SC Scrambler F’n opened her up and scared that crap out of me. Coming up from behind I did not see what was coming, he must of floored it 20 for behind me, he hit that pedal and I nearly jumped into a tree I got so spooked and I roared passed me glass packs and all chirping every gear. Holy crap it was amazing. It was a reckoning for me and it certianly earned the street cred it desired. Ever since then this has been a top tier car in my mind and also being over looked made it even better
@user-nl4nu9qp3m
@user-nl4nu9qp3m Жыл бұрын
Funny a little over halfway through the video you mentioned thrush glasspacks. It reminded me the other day I was looking for one and I called 3 O'Reilly's and 1 out of 3 employees even knew what it was😢 smh. Love the content!!!
@leinie6683
@leinie6683 Жыл бұрын
Trying to calm a Border Collie ! Good Luck UT !
@papilloncycles3463
@papilloncycles3463 Жыл бұрын
Tony Winnie for the Win! I had a border collie named Yuki, She lived for 19 years! great shop dog greeted everybody! Absolutely the smartest best do I have ever had! Congrats!
@scottmacleod6301
@scottmacleod6301 Жыл бұрын
The Hurst Oldsmobile of dog's is saying I need some cows to chase 😆
@gunsbeersmemes
@gunsbeersmemes Жыл бұрын
I love this type of content
@MrDibbons
@MrDibbons Жыл бұрын
My Border Collie "Tippy" (when just a year old) used to collect aluminum cans for some reason.
@rbj1jcp
@rbj1jcp Жыл бұрын
I bought a new Hurst SC/Rambler from a Rambler dealership in Red Bank, N.J. in 1969. About a year or so later, I bought a used one, which I put in my father's garage to take apart for modification into a full out racing car. Unfortunately after I pulled the engine and dropped it off to be worked on, I ran out of money. The shop sold my engine out from under me, and my father made me sell the car to get it out of his garage. I don't remember what happened with the one I was driving (that was 50 years ago, lol).
@donlankford4315
@donlankford4315 Жыл бұрын
We are building a 69 rambler American.. mustang II type suspension, c5/c7 front brakes with 13 in rotors.. 8.8 rear with disc and 3.73 gears.. 2017 5.7 Hemi with 8hp70 8speed trans...
@randysinger2673
@randysinger2673 Жыл бұрын
I am 66, when i was 15 i worked at a Service Station pumping gas, One of the guys who was a good Friend of the owner, had a S/C Rambler, When he needed the lift or wanted to work on it he would bring it there. no idea what Package it had or the class it ran, but i remember he won a bunch of races at the Local Drag Strip with it. One of the Guys who worked there had a 69 Hemi Road Runner, if memory is correct that Rambler beat it more than once, they were friends so you know all the ball busting that went on between the 2.
@TimothySchulting
@TimothySchulting Жыл бұрын
Winnie is a beauty!
@kevinchenault8317
@kevinchenault8317 Жыл бұрын
I had a 69 SCRambler it would hold it's own against any muscle car
@fredschmidt6802
@fredschmidt6802 Жыл бұрын
The cool thing about AMC is when they did this they advertised it so people knew about it + anyone could get one . The big three only the pro racers knew about it . When the drag packs came out I talked to a guy & he said they all were cleaned already . I know I could not afford one but if I could I could not get one anyway. I thought the puppy was gonna pee on you . I am glad that did not happen.
@rctopfueler2841
@rctopfueler2841 Жыл бұрын
there was one here in a guys yard for years and it went away just prior to me getting my license ,,, i would of loved that car forever thanks uncle tony
@oldbobsgarage8019
@oldbobsgarage8019 Жыл бұрын
Thoroughly enjoyed this video Tony. It brought back a lot of memories. I remember when "Thrush Hush" were all you could get for performance mufflers. I didn't know the back story of the development. Wish I would have kept my Group 19 parts catalog, (and my 1968 Javelin. Looking forward to seeing more on Winnie.
@THROTTLEPOWER
@THROTTLEPOWER Жыл бұрын
Great vid!!!!!!!!!! 👍👍
@ben68442
@ben68442 Жыл бұрын
great video. Now highlight the 68 and 69 Hurst Olds.
@MarioLT4
@MarioLT4 Жыл бұрын
Can you do a car review on a Rambler. Anyone you know have a nice one.
@kimdaniels5527
@kimdaniels5527 Жыл бұрын
Love the puppy
@erniew5805
@erniew5805 Жыл бұрын
guy i worked with had a an SC he also had a 360 hornet. two brothers i went to school withone had a 343 Javalin his brother had a rebel machine great cars. when i was in grade school the welder next door had a Marlin
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