Re: REALLY off topic car question

[Musclecarguy1 <musclecarguy1@xxxxxxxxx>]

I picked up a real neat little 65 American coupe 440-H
car and it has a rebuilt 6 in it now. I'm going to put
a 390 with auto out of a 70 Ambassador and use a
javelin rear end in it. I don't intend to put a pile
of cash into it, but a few bucks. I think t will be a
neat little car. I'm thinking I should tub it so I can
put some wide tires and wheels ot back. I figured just
vcam the 390 and a shift kit in the trans would be
plenty to probably beat a lot of cars anyway. I have a
total investment inthe two cars at this point at about
$300.00    Lyle

--- Bob E Asay <polyhead64@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> Neal you needed to look at the month of that issue
> of Hot Rod APRIL that was 
> their April Fools joke. Bob A.
> 
> 
> On Fri, 30 May 2008 18:09:02 -0700
>   neal zimmerman <neal.zimmerman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > every mopar car show i have been  to has had at
> least a couple amc's in it .
> >  i personlly have nothing against them, when i was
> a kid we had a 69
> > rambler station wagon and it was  great car,u
> could not kill it.  I'd
> > love to find one.
> >   BTW, did anybody catch the blurb in HOT ROD
> magazine a couple
> > months ago about how AMC is   being  reformed and
> started  up again by
> > some wealthy financiers, with two plants slated,
> one in the great
> > lakes area  town they were always associated with 
> ( the name eludes
> > me now)and a new plant in california.  and yes
> they said they are
> > planning a NEW Javelin.
> >  neal zimmerman, eugene oregon
> > 
> > On 5/30/08, Brian Schlump <brianjan_64@xxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> One of the guys in our local Mopar Club has a
> Rambler with a modified
> >> late model Jeep engine.  Runs good and sounds
> great.
> >>
> >> george smith wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Geeting beat by a girl or a Rambler were 2
> things you
> >>> didn't let happen back in the day.
> >>> --- Dan McCormack <mcwheels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> >
> >>> > Most Mopar car shows I go to have at least one
> class
> >>> > set up for AMC and all
> >>> > the companies that became AMC including
> Rambler,
> >>> > Nash, Hudson and Willys. I
> >>> > believe that it was 1967 that AMC was formed.
> I
> >>> > remember talking to a lady
> >>> > who had a 67 Marlin (at a Mopar show) and she
> told
> >>> > me the 67 Marlin was an
> >>> > AMC and the 65 and 66 Marlins were Ramblers.
> There's
> >>> > also a 65 Rambler
> >>> > Ambassador convertible in my Mopar club. I'm
> not
> >>> > sure exactly what year it
> >>> > was that Chrysler bought AMC but it was my
> >>> > understanding that they bought it
> >>> > for the Jeep and the Eagle but the Eagle
> didn't pan
> >>> > out like they planned.
> >>> >
> >>> > My friend Bill has an AMC Rambler American 2
> door
> >>> > hardtop. Not sure of the
> >>> > year, 67 I think. It was a stick 6 when he
> bought it
> >>> > but he turned it into a
> >>> > Rambler Scrambler clone complete with the red,
> white
> >>> > and blue paint job and
> >>> > square hood scoop. The engine started out as
> an AMC
> >>> > 390 but I'm not sure
> >>> > what the specs are now because this engine
> came out
> >>> > of a Jeep pulling truck
> >>> > and has been bored and stroked. The tranny is
> all
> >>> > Mopar inside but he did
> >>> > have to find an AMC case to put it in. The one
> thing
> >>> > it still needs is a
> >>> > better rear end because he's blown up 3 of
> them. And
> >>> > even with skinny street
> >>> > tires it practically pulls the front wheels
> off the
> >>> > ground. Awhile back he
> >>> > was on his way to get gas when a young guy in
> a
> >>> > Mustang Cobra wanted to play
> >>> > with him. After Bill blew his doors off (and I
> mean
> >>> > completely off) he
> >>> > followed Bill into the gas station yelling
> "What the
> >>> > hell is that thing?"
> >>> > (Being under 30 he'd probably never seen a
> Rambler
> >>> > American before) Bill
> >>> > just smiled and said "You know the song The
> Little
> >>> > Nash Rambler? Beep Beep!
> >>> > Beep Beep!" LOL  My one regret is that about 4
> or 5
> >>> > years ago he offered to
> >>> > sell me the car for $3,500. I'm still kicking
> myself
> >>> > that I didn't take him
> >>> > up on it because now he doesn't want to sell
> it
> >>> > anymore.
> >>> >
> >>> > Dan
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > ----- Original Message -----
> >>> > From: <v8magic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> > Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 3:35 AM
> >>> > Subject: RE: REALLY off topic car question
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > I think that AMC during the 62-65 era was
> >>> > absolutely NOT a Mopar. The
> >>> > > only major Moparesque component was the
> automatic
> >>> > transmission that was
> >>> > > purchased from Mother. Also, when Chrysler
> bought
> >>> > AMC it was for the
> >>> > > Jeep, not the cars. My opinion for what it's
> >>> > worth.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > Bob in Sacramento
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >> http://www.planethoustonamx.com/ has links
> to AMC
> >>> > related clubs, online
> >>> > >> blogs, etc. --
> >>> >
> http://www.amxfiles.com/resource/amc_clubs.html has
> >>> > some
> >>> > >> links too.
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >> Technically isn't a 1963 Rambler a "Mopar"
> now
> >>> > that AMC is part of
> >>> > >> Chrysler? :)
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >> Gary H.
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >> -----Original Message-----
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >> >My son and I just bought a 63 Rambler
> American
> >>> > from my
> >>> > >> >body man. It's going to be a daily driver
> for
> >>> > >> >awhile.It's a really neat 2 door post
> flathead 6
> >>> > stick
> >>> > >> >shift. I searched the web as best I
> could,but
> >>> > couldn't
> >>> > >> >find any Rambler clubs for info.Any
> suggestions
> >>> > are
> >>> > >> >greatly appreciated!
> >>> > >> >Thanks guys!
> >>> > >> >
> >>> > >> >George
> >>> > >> >
> >>> > >> >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
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