l sold mine to a friend for cheap promised first right to re buy it if he sold it. 395 in.597 lift.12.5 to ones.The heads were decked with 51cc chambers so it was a little more. .Milidon oiling system. Fast car ,went straight. I miss it. It scared him and he sold it. Not to me though. He made big money on it,so.......
I'm a big AMC enthusiast, since the late 1970s when I owned a 1968 AMX 2-seater, the 1968 Javelin, a 1970 Javelin SST and a 1971 Javelin. Great cars, very under appreciated. They had a lot of real sleepers. 😎👍
Your name isn't Clint Lewis is it? And do you live in Washington state? I was just curious about all of the cars that you mentioned? Because I sold him a 1969 javelin back in the late 80's or 90's, I can't remember what year it was when I sold it to him? I should have kept it and now I regret it. But I bought a 66 Olds f-85 cutlass and I gave it to my son. And he has restored it well
AMC for those who know, are absolutely respected.. so rare to see them... Even here in Southern California.. Soo Cool... Absolutely Cool... Javelin being my favorite of them..
AMC blocks have the same bore spacing as the Mopar B and RB series big blocks. The largest factory bore for these engines was 4.34”. Compare to the 4.165” bore of the 390 and 401 AMC engines it shows hoe far they could be taken if they had the need to go larger, but 390 made 529 horsepower when they turned over a couple AMX’s to successful drag racers with a challenge to make the most power they could with them. And if you lay a metal intake gasket on top of one for the big block Mopar, the intake holes line up perfectly. They’re the same exact size too. That gives you a hint as to their potential! Also I saw a few of these cars at the 1976 Winternationals at Beeline Dragway in Phoenix running 10.90s in super stock. My Auto Shop class project car was running there that eeekend, and I was astonished how well these cars ran.
@@nojunkwork5735 most people do t know about Mesa, so I said Phoenix. Sorry, didn’t mean to piss you off or anything. And what do you think of them closing Wild Horse Pass? That leaves us with Tucson and Wittmann. The last time I was at Wittmann the track was terrible, but the guys from Street Outlaws are holding no prep races in Tucson.
@@kennethcohagen3539 Didnt piss me off in the least. I just corrected your mistake. The Wild Horse pass closing affected my wife more than myself. She has a 68 340 4 sp Dodge Dart GT her father bought new and gave it to her in 1973 which she still drag-raced at Wild Horse pass at the age of 66 years old. All that being said I heard they are going to reopen in 2024 using part of the old name so it will become Firebird Motor Sports Park.
Willie Hepburn took his Rambler to Formula 1 track Kyalamy, South Africa, on A Ferrari Club Day. Porches were visiting the Ferraris, and Hepburn obliterated all of them. Then he unhooked the trailer off his pick up, and obliterated them again! With the pick up! Well done, man!
Is there anywhere in particular to look this up? As a fan of all things AMC i would love to hear the whole story. Maybe some photos or hopefully a documentary.
Sounds just like the story of when indie kickstarter ford managed to beat that huge multinational conglomerate ferrari at one particular track for almost 4 entire years....
The AMC V-8s actually had a bigger bore spread at 4.75" than the Olds big block, all of the Ponchos, the Ford FE and the early Hemis (392 family). But the block in general was a modern thin wall casting with some exceptions. The 290/304 casting had a maximum overbore capacity of .125". The 390/401 and the Special Service Blocks had heavier main bearing webs for dealer option 4 bolt mains.
Either scheme looked great. Always loved the S/C Rambler. Never could afford one. I did have a '62 Chevy II, with a '67 L79 327, with an M22 rock crusher. Close as I could get.
One of these roamed the " gut " of Eugene OR, back in the early 70's when muscle cars were our everyday cars.... It was the fastest thing around. Painted a pig in a police uniform on the doors with the words " Cop Bait" ...... Wish I could do those days again...
My Dad really wanted a SC/Rambler. But my mom working a farmer, insurance company, knew the insurance would be higher. Even with them being in their late Thirties. Dad loved the Paint Scheme on the SC/Rambler. Paint Scheme "A"
When I was a kid my dad and uncle would load my cousin and I into the car, drive from dealership to dealership looking at the new models on the showroom floor. I remember see the SC Rambler brand new in paint B.
One of my friends owned a SC Rambler which he added a few dealer modifications and it was so funny when you are 17 to leave a HEMI in the dust. This car also did the backroads in WV very well since it was so light. Option "A" is the better paint scheme.
I learned to drive in my Mom's tan '68 Rambler American with a 199 CID six and automatic. What I really wanted was the extremely rare '67 Rambler American Rogue coupe with the 343 CID V8 and four-speed. (Only 51 made!) The SC took it a step further in '69, but I honestly never liked the crazy paint job. But I've always loved Rambler Americans.
I was so close to getting one of these as a teenager. But I ended up going with a 67 Mustang GT with 390 and 4 speed. But I always did love that little SCRambler.
My best friend in high school would sometimes drive his dads 1963 Ambassador to school. It was equipped with the AMC 327, and NO it is not a Chevy. Amc's 327 looks nothing like a Chevy plus they had their 327 in the 1950's whereas Chevy did not have their's until 1962. That Rambler was a real runner if only people knew. It would smoke the tires as long as you wanted it to. I remember yelling at him to let of because I was afraid the rear tires were going to blow out. Yes, it had a posi. Just a great car. Mint green and I loved it.
The GREATEST and unique feature of my 65 was that the front seats could fold back and meet up perfectly with the rear seat turning the interior virtually into a bed - just was a 16 year full of testosterone needs :)@@scrambler69-xk3kv
A girl in HS I knew had an AMC S/C Rambler with the 390. She would bust SS396 Chevelles, Olds 442's, Chargers, etc. with it. Surprised a lot of people back in 1969.
My brother in law is a big AMC enthusiast and rebuilt an original SC Rambler, it was really cool when he finished. It had a blueprinted engine and he had to run a half tank of Turbo blue gas so it would run great, but it was so powerful. He sold it in the late '80s for $12 grand.
To increase body stiffness, if I remember correctly, AMC used the Rambler American convertible floor pan in the construction of the Scrambler. A friend of mine had a "B" body. I never got to drive it, but he did let me drive his Hornet S/C 360 that had a 401 4 speed. What a little rocket that was.
They came with very mild cams max power @4600 with the factory group 19 hi po cam manifold and Holley 780 it did 12.40s in a magazine article in 69-70 that was with stock 10.3 comp and factory 3.54 gears .The group 19 cam made max power at 5200 that's compatible to a ls3 show me a ls3 that can run 12.40 stock cam.
I like the red and blue color down low on the rocker panels. I do like the red color along the side of the car, but the combination blue and red is low key and gives it a calmer look? Something like that?
I literally grew up in this period and even though we had a AMC dealer in town, I've only seen one of these on the street when it was new. Perhaps the dealer didn't push the performance AMC's, although our area was strong for other brand performance cars.
Disc brakes were standard equipment not an option . The front seat was a twin bench pair of seats . Not just a bench seat . Cool video , much appreciated !
Me and my uncle resto mod one of these things. We painted it B paint scheme and put a 413 4 speed out of a 67 CUDA in it. It was fun. Aguy from VA bought it.
They were equipped with everything that would be included in Go Pac standard. Go Pac was simply things like heavy duty springs, shocks, cooling , swaybars. Even the Ram Air system was standard. The only option for the Scrambler was an AM radio. And optional rear gears that ranged from the standard 3.54 to dealer installed 5.00 Period. Family owned an AMC dealership.
Great video I actually like AMC cars even cars like the Pacer and the Gremlin be obviously living in Australia and being born in ‘63 I’ve never seen to many AMCs. As far as the colour option goes I’d definitely be looking at option B as it’s a little understated compared to option A.
This car NEVER embarrassed a single Ford or Chevy. They looked great but the 390 was a dog. I raced several of them and it wasn't even close. I had a 1964 Rambler American with a Ford 352 and it blew the doors off every "Scrambler" I raced.
Legendary Motor Car and Speed Vision did a " Muscle car" shoot out with concours quality factory examples of some of the heaviest hitters of the time, a Yenko Camaro and Nova , Shelby Mustang, 440 six-pack Road Runner A12 car, or Coronet R/T (can't remember which) Royal Bobcat GTO and a S/C Rambler, it was clearly overmatched but it was not embarrassed it made a respectable showing of itself . The fact a AMC Rambler was invited shows respect. Would have liked to have seen an AMX or Rebel machine there too. The vehicles were all on factory size bias-ply tires, all 4-speed manual transmissions and similar rear end gearing. I won't be a spoiler who won, but it took 106+ in the quarter to win it on bias ply tires. That Rambler did alright . Look it up it's good t.v.
Have you thought about reviewing the Studebaker Lark 8 R2 cars? My buddy ran a Lark 8 2D in the ‘70s with duel exhaust & a 4 barrel carburetor and it was quick.
2 in Vancouver bc back in the early 70s lots of guys lost money cause if you knew you knew if not pay up sucker always loved them both paint scheme b cars
Option b..more subtle...but whats up with the 402 cu in? Since your talking 390...and not 401...just wondering...ive never heard it refered to as a 402...
Knurled rear axle and hubs required keys, we used 3, brakes shown not correct SCRAMBLER had solid front discs. RAMBLER had Shelby Mustang rear torque arms also used on the AMX and some Javelins compare to 64 GTO
My mother sold AMC for years ive rode in some hot stock new AMCs. In 1976 gas was expensive if ya could find it. She got a Subaru dealership. We had track in the woods with mud holes She'd drive her 4x4 station wagon Subaru demo though the woods 3 times a week. Purchased the biggest rock a dump truck could haul. Dropped rock in front of dealership, parked car on top of rock. Kept it covered with mudd . Shed have detail guy vacuum and wipe down interior every day. It made big city news papers tv after running news papers all over the country. She sold more cars than any person in the country. The brass in Japan loved it she made a lot of money and got a new Subaru for 25 years till someone at Subaru stopped it😊 people ordered new cars to be buit from her and shipped all over the country. Can't find it but she took CBS reporter around track showed how she got them so dirty. Others tried to copy her but everyone knew she was original mudd queen.
I’ve actually seen where there is about 3 to maybe 5 or a few more sitting and they where in all forms of stages of repair or running if I remember correctly
Back when the Hurst SC Rambler was released, I would drive past the AMC dealership and stare at them out of the side window of my '69 Z/28 and wondered if it would be a good race, I soon found out at the dragstrip, they had one of these in the paint scheme 'A', it was promoted by the factory and I got my butt handed to me, I had some trick work done on my Camaro and that all changed but, it had me worried for awhile. It's a nice car but I don't know why it wasn't a bigger hit. Maybe the factory didn't promote it enough. Incidentally, my choice was the paint scheme 'A'.
Back in 1969 when I was 18 years old, getting my 1st car, I had the option of a 1969 Javelin or a 1969 Sc Rambler. I chose the Javelin even though the dealership had a Scrambler in their show room and they were the same price. My mother had a basic Rambler American and I had learned to drive with that car. I couldn't get over the idea the SC Rambler was a still Rambler American. I went for the looks of the more sexy looking Javelin. In hind sight, I should have gone for the Scrambler. I had a feeling I had made wrong choice leaving the dealership that day with my Javelin. I think about that now and if I could only turn the hands of time back to that time. You learn by your mistakes.
Big fan of the AMC muscle cars! Unfortunately, they're rare, and they don't have the aftermarket support. Even relatively stock, they would still be quite a wild ride! I'd love a Javelin!
@rarecars3336 check out the IKA Torino... based on this car. Manufactured by Kaiser (Later adquired by Renault) in Argentina.. it competed against Ferrari, BMW and such in the 84hs of Nürburgring (1969) finishing 4th.
Had an all original mint shaped b-model with just over 6k miles on it in '79. It had a small coolant leak if you ran more than a 7 lb cap. I sold it 3 years later at just over 8k miles for 3 times what I paid for it. The dude who bought it was thrilled until he blew that all original block running a 13lb cap a year later...I warned him.
I have always wanted one of these cars. I don't see that changing anytime soon, if ever. But man I can dream! I would have either paint scheme. Overall, I like paint scheme b more than a. Great video. Appreciate it very much.
So if the 390 was making 425 lb-ft of torque and 325hp either it needed more cam and head flow OR it was being way underrated and actually made closer to 450hp up around 6k or so. My dad had a 1969 AMC AMX and had experience racing stock cars and according to him it was definitely the later. Dad lived in the Kenosha area of Wisconsin when he owned his AMX and worked in Chicago and used to drive between the two daily. He said it was very fast off the line and could run with anything else without a problem.
One of the reasons I give General Motors in particular, but also Ford and Chrysler a hard time for their failures, and shortcomings is evidenced in this video: when you look at AMC and all that they were able to do with their comparatively minuscule budget, and then think again about the failures of America’s big three auto makers, and it’s really quite damning.
Color option A or B vote? Unsure, I really like A a lot and would prefer it now as a show car. But, if I'd been in the market at the time for a daily driver, I likely would have been more tempted by the less shouty option B.
Liked and only seen option B paint scheme. A dealer ship up in Massena N.Y down on Water street Ray's Rambler in 1968-69 sold the first known then Red White and Blue 390 Rambler Scrambler and Red White and Blue Rebel also a Deep dark blue 390 AMX . The three plants in Massena back then but no longer there except Alcoa which is reduced to nothing of it's former self had young workers just out of High school who bought all these hot cars along with Chevy Dodge Plymouth or Ford their best hot cars. Nothing was funnier than seeing a Super Bird cruising around town where there were not any roads for miles around to do the top end that car was designed to do for drag racing and having good breaks was the important thing up there along with snow in the winters of those times.
I love my Rambler Scrambler stories of it from when I first was told about and found it. The most fun I've ever had in an automobile. 70s for owning American Motors cars I will say this, Chevy II might be cool, but it don't compare not 10% To A Rambler Scrambler with the pizza box on the hood, as my Westerly Rhode Island Chevy friends used to call it, "hey Timmy where's your Rambler Scrambler with the pizza box on the hood"? On evenings I was in my 68 Javelin or 68 AMX.
I had one with headers and 410 rear end it ran mid 13's I traded it in for a new pickup in 1979 and have regretted it ever since
l sold mine to a friend for cheap promised first right to re buy it if he sold it. 395 in.597 lift.12.5 to ones.The heads were decked with 51cc chambers so it was a little more. .Milidon oiling system. Fast car ,went straight. I miss it.
It scared him and he sold it. Not to me though. He made big money on it,so.......
I'm a big AMC enthusiast, since the late 1970s when I owned a 1968 AMX 2-seater, the 1968 Javelin, a 1970 Javelin SST and a 1971 Javelin. Great cars, very under appreciated. They had a lot of real sleepers. 😎👍
I have a 69 Amx
The sad thing is. A brand new mustang in 1969 was sold for 25 thousand dollars in 2019 money. Think about it
Your name isn't Clint Lewis is it? And do you live in Washington state? I was just curious about all of the cars that you mentioned? Because I sold him a 1969 javelin back in the late 80's or 90's, I can't remember what year it was when I sold it to him? I should have kept it and now I regret it. But I bought a 66 Olds f-85 cutlass and I gave it to my son. And he has restored it well
AMC for those who know, are absolutely respected.. so rare to see them...
Even here in Southern California..
Soo Cool...
Absolutely Cool...
Javelin being my favorite of them..
> I always was a big-fan of the 1970 AMC Rebel "Machine"
I drag raced in the 70s at the strip with my 67 Cougar GT with a 390 4spd. Those Ramble Scamblers were quick little beasts!
AMC blocks have the same bore spacing as the Mopar B and RB series big blocks. The largest factory bore for these engines was 4.34”. Compare to the 4.165” bore of the 390 and 401 AMC engines it shows hoe far they could be taken if they had the need to go larger, but 390 made 529 horsepower when they turned over a couple AMX’s to successful drag racers with a challenge to make the most power they could with them. And if you lay a metal intake gasket on top of one for the big block Mopar, the intake holes line up perfectly. They’re the same exact size too. That gives you a hint as to their potential!
Also I saw a few of these cars at the 1976 Winternationals at Beeline Dragway in Phoenix running 10.90s in super stock. My Auto Shop class project car was running there that eeekend, and I was astonished how well these cars ran.
Beeline Dragway was in Mesa Az Not Phoenix.
@@nojunkwork5735 most people do t know about Mesa, so I said Phoenix. Sorry, didn’t mean to piss you off or anything. And what do you think of them closing Wild Horse Pass? That leaves us with Tucson and Wittmann. The last time I was at Wittmann the track was terrible, but the guys from Street Outlaws are holding no prep races in Tucson.
@@kennethcohagen3539 Didnt piss me off in the least. I just corrected your mistake. The Wild Horse pass closing affected my wife more than myself. She has a 68 340 4 sp Dodge Dart GT her father bought new and gave it to her in 1973 which she still drag-raced at Wild Horse pass at the age of 66 years old. All that being said I heard they are going to reopen in 2024 using part of the old name so it will become Firebird Motor Sports Park.
Willie Hepburn took his Rambler to Formula 1 track Kyalamy, South Africa, on A Ferrari Club Day. Porches were visiting the Ferraris, and Hepburn obliterated all of them. Then he unhooked the trailer off his pick up, and obliterated them again! With the pick up! Well done, man!
Is there anywhere in particular to look this up? As a fan of all things AMC i would love to hear the whole story. Maybe some photos or hopefully a documentary.
Sounds just like the story of when indie kickstarter ford managed to beat that huge multinational conglomerate ferrari at one particular track for almost 4 entire years....
In the R-code Galaxie?
😊😊😅😅
The AMC V-8s actually had a bigger bore spread at 4.75" than the Olds big block, all of the Ponchos, the Ford FE and the early Hemis (392 family). But the block in general was a modern thin wall casting with some exceptions. The 290/304 casting had a maximum overbore capacity of .125". The 390/401 and the Special Service Blocks had heavier main bearing webs for dealer option 4 bolt mains.
And the world's most piss-poor oiling system.
@daryllect6659 easily taken care of.
Either scheme looked great. Always loved the S/C Rambler. Never could afford one. I did have a '62 Chevy II, with a '67 L79 327, with an M22 rock crusher. Close as I could get.
Cool to see the SC/Rambler we built featured in the video! These cars are certainly under appreciated.
One of these roamed the " gut " of Eugene OR, back in the early 70's when muscle cars were our everyday cars.... It was the fastest thing around.
Painted a pig in a police uniform on the doors with the words " Cop Bait" ...... Wish I could do those days again...
Paint scheme B for my S/C Rambler.
Yes!
I'd go with "A" I want to be loud and obnoxious to everybody.
My Dad really wanted a SC/Rambler. But my mom working a farmer, insurance company, knew the insurance would be higher. Even with them being in their late Thirties. Dad loved the Paint Scheme on the SC/Rambler. Paint Scheme "A"
When I was a kid my dad and uncle would load my cousin and I into the car, drive from dealership to dealership looking at the new models on the showroom floor. I remember see the SC Rambler brand new in paint B.
One of my friends owned a SC Rambler which he added a few dealer modifications and it was so funny when you are 17 to leave a HEMI in the dust. This car also did the backroads in WV very well since it was so light. Option "A" is the better paint scheme.
I like option “B”
I learned to drive in my Mom's tan '68 Rambler American with a 199 CID six and automatic. What I really wanted was the extremely rare '67 Rambler American Rogue coupe with the 343 CID V8 and four-speed. (Only 51 made!) The SC took it a step further in '69, but I honestly never liked the crazy paint job. But I've always loved Rambler Americans.
67 343 Rogue. The holy grail of AMC production cars. The holy grail of all AMCs is of course the AMX/3
A friend of ours in Canada does indeed own a srambler and a Machine. Also a Javelin with Cardin interior. A real AMC fan.
Like both paint schemes, lean forward A because it's so insane, why not. Great video.
Option B paint for sure.
I was so close to getting one of these as a teenager. But I ended up going with a 67 Mustang GT with 390 and 4 speed. But I always did love that little SCRambler.
I am a Mustang guy at heart so I think you made a great choice - but man oh man these scramblers are cool
I had a 65 Rambler Classic - sure wish I would of bought one of these when I had the opportunity to
My best friend in high school would sometimes drive his dads 1963 Ambassador to school. It was equipped with the AMC 327, and NO it is not a Chevy. Amc's 327 looks nothing like a Chevy plus they had their 327 in the 1950's whereas Chevy did not have their's until 1962. That Rambler was a real runner if only people knew. It would smoke the tires as long as you wanted it to. I remember yelling at him to let of because I was afraid the rear tires were going to blow out. Yes, it had a posi. Just a great car. Mint green and I loved it.
The GREATEST and unique feature of my 65 was that the front seats could fold back and meet up perfectly with the rear seat turning the interior virtually into a bed - just was a 16 year full of testosterone needs :)@@scrambler69-xk3kv
@@scrambler69-xk3kv Not posi. AMC called it Twin Grip.
A girl in HS I knew had an AMC S/C Rambler with the 390. She would bust SS396 Chevelles, Olds 442's, Chargers, etc. with it. Surprised a lot of people back in 1969.
I think I would have had the Rambler just to be different!
My brother in law is a big AMC enthusiast and rebuilt an original SC Rambler, it was really cool when he finished. It had a blueprinted engine and he had to run a half tank of Turbo blue gas so it would run great, but it was so powerful. He sold it in the late '80s for $12 grand.
To increase body stiffness, if I remember correctly, AMC used the Rambler American convertible floor pan in the construction of the Scrambler. A friend of mine had a "B" body. I never got to drive it, but he did let me drive his Hornet S/C 360 that had a 401 4 speed. What a little rocket that was.
They came with very mild cams max power @4600 with the factory group 19 hi po cam manifold and Holley 780 it did 12.40s in a magazine article in 69-70 that was with stock 10.3 comp and factory 3.54 gears .The group 19 cam made max power at 5200 that's compatible to a ls3 show me a ls3 that can run 12.40 stock cam.
I like the red and blue color down low on the rocker panels. I do like the red color along the side of the car, but the combination blue and red is low key and gives it a calmer look? Something like that?
I literally grew up in this period and even though we had a AMC dealer in town, I've only seen one of these on the street when it was new. Perhaps the dealer didn't push the performance AMC's, although our area was strong for other brand performance cars.
Badass car! I love AMC's. I remember as a kid the AMC Eagle Wagon that thing was a beast in the winter. Option B for the exterior.
Disc brakes were standard equipment not an option .
The front seat was a twin bench pair of seats . Not just a bench seat .
Cool video , much appreciated !
Me and my uncle resto mod one of these things. We painted it B paint scheme and put a 413 4 speed out of a 67 CUDA in it. It was fun. Aguy from VA bought it.
I always enjoy yer stuff, this is a very rare ride indeed. thanks fer sharing.
Rambler Americans were great platforms to build your own muscle car as all the AMC V8s worked really well.
That "Scrambler" is an absolute UNIT!
It was odd to see Triumph Stag assembly line footage in this video about the AMC S/C Rambler.
Just some footage we had - tough to find assembly line footage per specific car sadly
New a guy had one. He had the go package installed. Could run with about anything.
They were equipped with everything that would be included in Go Pac standard. Go Pac was simply things like heavy duty springs, shocks, cooling , swaybars. Even the Ram Air system was standard. The only option for the Scrambler was an AM radio. And optional rear gears that ranged from the standard 3.54 to dealer installed 5.00 Period. Family owned an AMC dealership.
Great video I actually like AMC cars even cars like the Pacer and the Gremlin be obviously living in Australia and being born in ‘63 I’ve never seen to many AMCs. As far as the colour option goes I’d definitely be looking at option B as it’s a little understated compared to option A.
Great vid, really enjoyed!!!! 🤜🤛 🏁
This car NEVER embarrassed a single Ford or Chevy. They looked great but the 390 was a dog. I raced several of them and it wasn't even close. I had a 1964 Rambler American with a Ford 352 and it blew the doors off every "Scrambler" I raced.
I'll take paint scheme B please.
Legendary Motor Car and Speed Vision did a " Muscle car" shoot out with concours quality factory examples of some of the heaviest hitters of the time, a Yenko Camaro and Nova , Shelby Mustang, 440 six-pack Road Runner A12 car, or Coronet R/T (can't remember which) Royal Bobcat GTO and a S/C Rambler, it was clearly overmatched but it was not embarrassed it made a respectable showing of itself . The fact a AMC Rambler was invited shows respect. Would have liked to have seen an AMX or Rebel machine there too. The vehicles were all on factory size bias-ply tires, all 4-speed manual transmissions and similar rear end gearing. I won't be a spoiler who won, but it took 106+ in the quarter to win it on bias ply tires. That Rambler did alright . Look it up it's good t.v.
This is one of my fav cars of the time. They're also not priced bad for as rare as they are.
I remember a young man had a scramble in Stockbridge ga. For me it was love at first sight.
Popular Mechanics did a shoot out at Daytona Raceway, with the big 4. AMC overheated before it completed 2 laps, Mustang too.
8:22 tbh if I hav only the two choices, I'd rather go all out and take the flashier one aka the A lol!
I had seen a SC Rambler up at the Wexford Starlight Cruise In. I believe it made the cover of Car and Driver magazine!
two members of my community purchased the rambler SCrambler,,,they were so quick.
Have you thought about reviewing the Studebaker Lark 8 R2 cars? My buddy ran a Lark 8 2D in the ‘70s with duel exhaust & a 4 barrel carburetor and it was quick.
I was told the SC stood for Super Coupe by the AMC dealer back in the day!
Always liked these, my choice for the paint would be the B scheme, but with the A scheme hood arrow.
2 in Vancouver bc back in the early 70s lots of guys lost money cause if you knew you knew if not pay up sucker always loved them both paint scheme b cars
Option b..more subtle...but whats up with the 402 cu in? Since your talking 390...and not 401...just wondering...ive never heard it refered to as a 402...
Knurled rear axle and hubs required keys, we used 3, brakes shown not correct SCRAMBLER had solid front discs. RAMBLER had Shelby Mustang rear torque arms also used on the AMX and some Javelins compare to 64 GTO
My mother sold AMC for years ive rode in some hot stock new AMCs. In 1976 gas was expensive if ya could find it. She got a Subaru dealership. We had track in the woods with mud holes
She'd drive her 4x4 station wagon Subaru demo though the woods 3 times a week. Purchased the biggest rock a dump truck could haul. Dropped rock in front of dealership, parked car on top of rock. Kept it covered with mudd . Shed have detail guy vacuum and wipe down interior every day. It made big city news papers tv after running news papers all over the country. She sold more cars than any person in the country. The brass in Japan loved it she made a lot of money and got a new Subaru for 25 years till someone at Subaru stopped it😊 people ordered new cars to be buit from her and shipped all over the country. Can't find it but she took CBS reporter around track showed how she got them so dirty. Others tried to copy her but everyone knew she was original mudd queen.
Great video guys, I'm among your new subscribers.
I remember seeing one of these and as a street race it was a beast.
I love these underrated and rare muscle cars, gives the boot to the usual run of the mill Camaros and Mopars.
I’ve actually seen where there is about 3 to maybe 5 or a few more sitting and they where in all forms of stages of repair or running if I remember correctly
Great presentation!!
Back when the Hurst SC Rambler was released, I would drive past the AMC dealership and stare at them out of the side window of my '69 Z/28 and wondered if it would be a good race, I soon found out at the dragstrip, they had one of these in the paint scheme 'A', it was promoted by the factory and I got my butt handed to me, I had some trick work done on my Camaro and that all changed but, it had me worried for awhile. It's a nice car but I don't know why it wasn't a bigger hit. Maybe the factory didn't promote it enough. Incidentally, my choice was the paint scheme 'A'.
Back in 1969 when I was 18 years old, getting my 1st car, I had the option of a 1969 Javelin or a 1969 Sc Rambler. I chose the Javelin even though the dealership had a Scrambler in their show room and they were the same price. My mother had a basic Rambler American and I had learned to drive with that car. I couldn't get over the idea the SC Rambler was a still Rambler American. I went for the looks of the more sexy looking Javelin. In hind sight, I should have gone for the Scrambler. I had a feeling I had made wrong choice leaving the dealership that day with my Javelin. I think about that now and if I could only turn the hands of time back to that time. You learn by your mistakes.
Pretty awesome first car nonetheless though! How long did you have it for?
Option "B" Please!
There was a rambler America 390 4speed 2 door it was order in 69 and it was stupid fast yes I grew watching that car for years
Scramblers only came with a four speed. No automatic was available in them. My family owned a Rambler/ AMC dealership.
Mine was the A scheme . Awesome car.
Another on my list of gotaways.
Option B👍
Big fan of the AMC muscle cars! Unfortunately, they're rare, and they don't have the aftermarket support. Even relatively stock, they would still be quite a wild ride! I'd love a Javelin!
A few years ago I tried painting my 65 rambler as a tribute to the S/C rambler.( It's not bad but it's not good either.)
Anyone else remember the Super Lark?
Sure Paxten supercharged.
@rarecars3336 check out the IKA Torino... based on this car. Manufactured by Kaiser (Later adquired by Renault) in Argentina.. it competed against Ferrari, BMW and such in the 84hs of Nürburgring (1969) finishing 4th.
Had an all original mint shaped b-model with just over 6k miles on it in '79. It had a small coolant leak if you ran more than a 7 lb cap. I sold it 3 years later at just over 8k miles for 3 times what I paid for it. The dude who bought it was thrilled until he blew that all original block running a 13lb cap a year later...I warned him.
I have always wanted one of these cars. I don't see that changing anytime soon, if ever. But man I can dream! I would have either paint scheme. Overall, I like paint scheme b more than a. Great video. Appreciate it very much.
So if the 390 was making 425 lb-ft of torque and 325hp either it needed more cam and head flow OR it was being way underrated and actually made closer to 450hp up around 6k or so. My dad had a 1969 AMC AMX and had experience racing stock cars and according to him it was definitely the later. Dad lived in the Kenosha area of Wisconsin when he owned his AMX and worked in Chicago and used to drive between the two daily. He said it was very fast off the line and could run with anything else without a problem.
One of the reasons I give General Motors in particular, but also Ford and Chrysler a hard time for their failures, and shortcomings is evidenced in this video: when you look at AMC and all that they were able to do with their comparatively minuscule budget, and then think again about the failures of America’s big three auto makers, and it’s really quite damning.
Color option A or B vote? Unsure, I really like A a lot and would prefer it now as a show car. But, if I'd been in the market at the time for a daily driver, I likely would have been more tempted by the less shouty option B.
Great video
Make a video on the Corbett Automotive Design Patriot
Never ever heard of this car - thanks for mentioning it. I will add it to the long list!
@@rarecars3336 Thanks for looking into it, I also recommend doing a video on the Pontiac Mera.
Liked and only seen option B paint scheme. A dealer ship up in Massena N.Y down on Water street Ray's Rambler in 1968-69 sold the first known then Red White and Blue 390 Rambler Scrambler and Red White and Blue Rebel also a Deep dark blue 390 AMX . The three plants in Massena back then but no longer there except Alcoa which is reduced to nothing of it's former self had young workers just out of High school who bought all these hot cars along with Chevy Dodge Plymouth or Ford their best hot cars. Nothing was funnier than seeing a Super Bird cruising around town where there were not any roads for miles around to do the top end that car was designed to do for drag racing and having good breaks was the important thing up there along with snow in the winters of those times.
Option B
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These cars are sick
All the ones I had experienced burned oil pretty soon.
Maybe they had been driven enthusiastically.
@@scrambler69-xk3kv Hence, their purpose. Duel purpose, mosquito fogger.
My dad had a V8 Rambler... but it wouldn't get out of it's on way.
Wish someone would make a video of the Rambler Marlin , my friend had on and it also could embarrass Fords Chevy's and Chrysler's.
I always thought AMC was trolling Plymouth and the Sox& Martin drag team with paint scheme A.
Rambler was a good car.a frend of mine had one it was blast
Love these cars 😊
It was awesome
That paint scheme a is beautiful 🥹
wasn't an option......first 1000 built was scheme A......next 512 built was scheme B
My friend bought his when they first were released in So. Calif. I remember it as blue on white, no red??
Not true. Mine has a later vin #, it's scheme A, with a little over 14k miles. And I know the man who bought it new, in Rhode Island.
When i was 10 years old my neighbor bought one brand new.
Definitely paint scheme B
Gonna have to go with Scheme B for my S/C Rambler, but I wouldn’t kick Scheme A outta my bed, either 😉
Scheme B, for me! 😊👍
I would take B myself!
Gud vid 💯💥 from UK
I would love to have one over eny one of the Big (3)"
Option A
I love my Rambler Scrambler stories of it from when I first was told about and found it. The most fun I've ever had in an automobile. 70s for owning American Motors cars I will say this, Chevy II might be cool, but it don't compare not 10% To A Rambler Scrambler with the pizza box on the hood, as my Westerly Rhode Island Chevy friends used to call it, "hey Timmy where's your Rambler Scrambler with the pizza box on the hood"? On evenings I was in my 68 Javelin or 68 AMX.
1st, 2nd, and third? No, I could easily burn rubber in all 4 gears with the one I had.
It doesn't have struts…why picture them?
Like b more Suttle for this small car. 😊
B