Sure brings back some fond memories. My family had a '60 station wagon; 6-cylinder OHV engine, and three-on-the-tree. It was dependable, and had fold-down seats, which came in very handy at the drive-in movie, with my GF!
Pretty sure I'm not alone in the situation that the longer I live the more I appreciate the more basic , less complicated things. This definitely applies to cars . Sure we all like our comforts and conveniences in modern cars but how much is enough ? I think it's more than just nostalgia at play here . Be kinda nice to have such a simple, reliable transport that won't put you in bankruptcy. Good times.
Mom and dad moved us from Missouri to California in a 1960 Cross Country wagon with the V8, overdrive and air conditioning. Dad was a body & fender man and the car suffered a front end collision and was towed to his shop and immediately called to have mom take a look at it and even wrecked, she loved it. So by the summer of 61 we rolled into Bakersfield pulling a U-Haul trailer. 😊👍
My dad gave me his 1960 rambler station wagon as a HS graduation gift in 1965. I loved that car. Fun to camp with and the recliner seats, fun at a drive in. Great gas mileage.
I love the way you say "Oree'-Gone". I'm from Maine and one of my golfing buddies moved to Oregon, moved back a few years later, (he couldn't stand the constant rain and a few other things), and was correcting everybody in the clubhouse constantly about our pronounciation of the State of "Oree'-Gone." It still "Oree'-Gone" as far as I'm concerned.
Paintless dent repair can fix the creases without hurting the originality. My parents had a '61. It was pea green. If I remember they put clear seat covers on it. It was bought used and they kept until 1968 when they bought a Rambler American wagon with A/C (still base engine and 3 speed, no power anything).
My 11th grade physics teacher had one. She took a few of us up the Angeles Crest Highway to see the Mt. Wilson Telescope. That car on a curvy mountain road made for a pretty wild ride. Good thing none of us got carsick 😅
I learned to drive in 1975 in a 59 Classic. Great car. Pushbutton automaric. We lost the M on the grille sometime in the mid 60s and called it "The Rabler".
What a memory, my dad got a 1960 classic custom in 1961. When I became an plumbing apprentice gave my parents my 1962 Chrysler and use the Rambler as a work car. To say the least the car did not last very long, not designed for winter road salt.🍋🍋🍋
My dad came rolling up in a bright laundromat green 61 and my mother says what the hell ? I saw the little mini scoop on the cowl and said cool !!! 2 months later the 6 cylinder threw a rod .
These are great cars. All American, and road worthy. Offering alot of choices to equip car with. All of the ramblers I seen had double headlights. Never seen a single headlight one. Great showing
Bought a local 1960 Delux, had quad lights. Put a 196 flathead motor and drove from Portland San Juan Islands in Washington State. What makes tgis year different from 59 or 61 Ramblers is the view of the road. Had a 50's feel. Roof line is lower than 61. And those super cool split bumpers! My dream was to add fender skirts, a rear trunk antenna from an Ambassador, and have the super niftie 4 door hardtop Rebal 250 V8.
I believe only the low level Deluxe had the dual headlamps standard and you could order the quad headlamps as an option. The Super and the Custom had the quad headlamps as standard.
That takes me back. Our second family car, the first bought new, was a 1960 Rambler -- I think it was a Classic, not a Super. Ours was white, without the chrome strip on yours, and it too had the Art Deco blanks where the radio and clock were supposed to go. Ours had an automatic transmission with push button controls on the left of the panel. I remember the stylized red "R" on the hubcaps; it was I who washed them. The front seats reclined to 180 degrees and made the whole interior into a sort of camp bed, although we didn't try to camp in it, too small for 4 people even with 2 of them children. You had to juggle the front seat to just the right position on its tracks to make that work. I played with it often. It was well known in the family for its small turning radius -- "This car always makes it", my mother used to say. Incidentally, ours had single headlights, so your description is correct. It might be that the higher "Super" package got you the quad headlights, I certainly remember seeing them on the road. It was my mother who decided it had to go after she had an exciting experience of the brake pedal going to the floor -- no dual brake systems in those days. Another detail that might interest readers is that seat belts were not standard -- my parents had them dealer installed. Ours didn't have air-conditioning either. I'm not sure when that became available even as an option. Lots of things were different in 1960. I believe it was 1962 when the first emissions control was introduced, positive crankcase ventilation. Before that, it was the Wild West and you could tune engines however you liked. Would it be damaged by a steady diet of today's unleaded gas? With ethanol in most parts of the country? Ours burned leaded regular. All the other family members who could share my nostalgia for it are long dead. I don't think I could stand to own another one, but thanks for offering it at a reasonable price.
I have a '66 Rambler Cross Country wagon, and it has the same sort of frame around the windows. I have done a 90% restore, ground up, so it's not technically a "survivor", but it had only 73K on it when I bought it.
my mom and dad bought a new 60 rebel V8 3speed od. the engine is in a 59 rambler that I drive now. it only has 492k miles on it. my 59 is not near as nice as the one displayed on tube. It's fun though.
Ugh- Ramblers... My grandfather was a Rambler man- his was styled like your example but surely it was the most basic model. The only new car my dad every bought was a '65 model 660. No radio and no rear seatbelts. We three kids used to play with the front seatbelts (never used) which lay on the floor from the back seat. Three kids so two got window seats and one got to 'stand on the hump' and lean over the front seat. If you sat behind Dad you got second-hand smoke, a cold breeze from his wing window or (most often) a mix of both. Dad could- and did- open the hood and stand beside the engine to work on it. He must have put over 200k on it before 'moving up' to a Matador and eventually an Ambassador. We were farmers and maybe my folks wondered why I didn't date much and would rather drive the old Ford pickup than be seen in the "Rambler Scrambler"...
Very reasonable price for an orphan of this kind, IMHO, and your knowledge of marque's features is refreshing! We were a Mopar family, and pooh-poohed the AMC "X-Ray" brochures with a white lab-coated "technician" pointing out Ramblers as superior in every detail ("Rambler window frames are attractive and safely rounded off. Valiant's frames are painted, with pointed corners that can cause injuries."). These days, I like a lot about these cars!
Only the base Deluxe model had single headlights on either side. The Super and the Custom models had quad headlights. I know this because my grandmother had a Deluxe model and I have never seen another one since. Only quad headlights since, therefore either a Super {like this one} or a Custom.
My late father. Owned. A. 62 classic. Wagon. Six cylinder. Be fore. Safety belt. Laws. We. Would. Cram as. Mss as many. People as we could. Thanks ❤❤❤❤
My grandma gave me her 1959 American with 12,000 miles on it in 1969. High School classmates made serious fun of me now called bullying “The upside down bathtub” . Then they saw five girls riding with me! No more bullying! Oh I forgot classic battleship gray no shine an even flat
Google says that less than half a million Ramblers were sold in 1960. So more than a million dollars but less than a million cars. I wonder what he was trying to say?
Only rebuilding the mechanicals and Leaving everything else original is the best way to go unless the amount of damage is too excessive. I would rather buy a rusted and wrecked original than something that has been rebuilt by someone I don't know
@@orphancargarage5746Sorry, no disrespect, I just hate watching auctions where they don't explain that. Younger people can get the wrong idea, as I hear at Cruise Nites often.
Sure brings back some fond memories. My family had a '60 station wagon; 6-cylinder OHV engine, and three-on-the-tree. It was dependable, and had fold-down seats, which came in very handy at the drive-in movie, with my GF!
Pretty sure I'm not alone in the situation that the longer I live the more I appreciate the more basic , less complicated things. This definitely applies to cars . Sure we all like our comforts and conveniences in modern cars but how much is enough ? I think it's more than just nostalgia at play here . Be kinda nice to have such a simple, reliable transport that won't put you in bankruptcy. Good times.
All that reminds me of my trusty, reliable 30+ year old Volvo!
@bobjohnson205 yes ! Big love for those true , old friends .
Mom and dad moved us from Missouri to California in a 1960 Cross Country wagon with the V8, overdrive and air conditioning. Dad was a body & fender man and the car suffered a front end collision and was towed to his shop and immediately called to have mom take a look at it and even wrecked, she loved it. So by the summer of 61 we rolled into Bakersfield pulling a U-Haul trailer. 😊👍
My dad gave me his 1960 rambler station wagon as a HS graduation gift in 1965. I loved that car. Fun to camp with and the recliner seats, fun at a drive in. Great gas mileage.
I love the way you say "Oree'-Gone".
I'm from Maine and one of my golfing buddies moved to Oregon, moved back a few years later, (he couldn't stand the constant rain and a few other things), and was correcting everybody in the clubhouse constantly about our pronounciation of
the State of "Oree'-Gone."
It still "Oree'-Gone" as far as I'm concerned.
My husband from Pennsylvania says Oh-Ree-Gone too. Drives me nuts because I’m a California accent “Or-Gone”. 😅
Paintless dent repair can fix the creases without hurting the originality. My parents had a '61. It was pea green. If I remember they put clear seat covers on it. It was bought used and they kept until 1968 when they bought a Rambler American wagon with A/C (still base engine and 3 speed, no power anything).
When I was 13 in 1960 my neighbor had a 1957 Rambler station wagon pink and grey
My 11th grade physics teacher had one. She took a few of us up the Angeles Crest Highway to see the Mt. Wilson Telescope. That car on a curvy mountain road made for a pretty wild ride. Good thing none of us got carsick 😅
My parents owned a 1960 custom. I loved that car. It was a great car to take to the drive-in because the front seats folded down flat.
I learned to drive in 1975 in a 59 Classic. Great car. Pushbutton automaric. We lost the M on the grille sometime in the mid 60s and called it "The Rabler".
😂🤣😂🤣
What a memory, my dad got a 1960 classic custom in 1961. When I became an plumbing apprentice gave my parents my 1962 Chrysler and use the Rambler as a work car. To say the least the car did not last very long, not designed for winter road salt.🍋🍋🍋
I thought they were ugly ,but now I want one .
My dad came rolling up in a bright laundromat green 61 and my mother says what the hell ? I saw the little mini scoop on the cowl and said cool !!! 2 months later the 6 cylinder threw a rod .
These are great cars. All American, and road worthy. Offering alot of choices to equip car with. All of the ramblers I seen had double headlights. Never seen a single headlight one. Great showing
Early 60's compact cars are beautiful. And a straight 6 with a 3 speed column shifted manual just screams classic
It's my year, but it looks better than I do at 64; I should buy it and bring it back to Washington State.
I love the 1-12 speedometer.
Bought a local 1960 Delux, had quad lights. Put a 196 flathead motor and drove from Portland San Juan Islands in Washington State. What makes tgis year different from 59 or 61 Ramblers is the view of the road. Had a 50's feel. Roof line is lower than 61. And those super cool split bumpers! My dream was to add fender skirts, a rear trunk antenna from an Ambassador, and have the super niftie 4 door hardtop Rebal 250 V8.
Great looking '60
I believe only the low level Deluxe had the dual headlamps standard and you could order the quad headlamps as an option. The Super and the Custom had the quad headlamps as standard.
I believe you are correct. Thank you.
WHAT A VINTAGE CLASSIC 1960 RAMBLER SUPER SEDAN CAR, LOVE IT, AWESOME VIDEO REVIEW SWEET.
Thank you!
That takes me back. Our second family car, the first bought new, was a 1960 Rambler -- I think it was a Classic, not a Super. Ours was white, without the chrome strip on yours, and it too had the Art Deco blanks where the radio and clock were supposed to go. Ours had an automatic transmission with push button controls on the left of the panel. I remember the stylized red "R" on the hubcaps; it was I who washed them. The front seats reclined to 180 degrees and made the whole interior into a sort of camp bed, although we didn't try to camp in it, too small for 4 people even with 2 of them children. You had to juggle the front seat to just the right position on its tracks to make that work. I played with it often. It was well known in the family for its small turning radius -- "This car always makes it", my mother used to say. Incidentally, ours had single headlights, so your description is correct. It might be that the higher "Super" package got you the quad headlights, I certainly remember seeing them on the road.
It was my mother who decided it had to go after she had an exciting experience of the brake pedal going to the floor -- no dual brake systems in those days. Another detail that might interest readers is that seat belts were not standard -- my parents had them dealer installed. Ours didn't have air-conditioning either. I'm not sure when that became available even as an option. Lots of things were different in 1960. I believe it was 1962 when the first emissions control was introduced, positive crankcase ventilation. Before that, it was the Wild West and you could tune engines however you liked. Would it be damaged by a steady diet of today's unleaded gas? With ethanol in most parts of the country? Ours burned leaded regular.
All the other family members who could share my nostalgia for it are long dead. I don't think I could stand to own another one, but thanks for offering it at a reasonable price.
Nash was one the first cars to have airline reclining seats early 1950s
They were great for taking the girlfriend up to the point!!
A perfect color for that little beauty!
Dad always owned a Rambler, because they “had a great heater”.
It's true. I have a '66.
Ours had front seats that fully reclined making a bed woo hoo!
I have a '66 Rambler Cross Country wagon, and it has the same sort of frame around the windows. I have done a 90% restore, ground up, so it's not technically a "survivor", but it had only 73K on it when I bought it.
So easy to work on that engine, purrs like a kitten, so cool, probably gets 20 mpg
Looks like it belongs in a Yogi Bear cartoon.
my mom and dad bought a new 60 rebel V8 3speed od. the engine is in a 59 rambler that I drive now. it only has 492k miles on it. my 59 is not near as nice as the one displayed on tube. It's fun though.
Ugh- Ramblers... My grandfather was a Rambler man- his was styled like your example but surely it was the most basic model. The only new car my dad every bought was a '65 model 660. No radio and no rear seatbelts. We three kids used to play with the front seatbelts (never used) which lay on the floor from the back seat. Three kids so two got window seats and one got to 'stand on the hump' and lean over the front seat. If you sat behind Dad you got second-hand smoke, a cold breeze from his wing window or (most often) a mix of both. Dad could- and did- open the hood and stand beside the engine to work on it.
He must have put over 200k on it before 'moving up' to a Matador and eventually an Ambassador. We were farmers and maybe my folks wondered why I didn't date much and would rather drive the old Ford pickup than be seen in the "Rambler Scrambler"...
If I had the money I would wire it to you immediately. That's just a beautiful car and a very reasonable price
Very reasonable price for an orphan of this kind, IMHO, and your knowledge of marque's features is refreshing! We were a Mopar family, and pooh-poohed the AMC "X-Ray" brochures with a white lab-coated "technician" pointing out Ramblers as superior in every detail ("Rambler window frames are attractive and safely rounded off. Valiant's frames are painted, with pointed corners that can cause injuries."). These days, I like a lot about these cars!
Only the base Deluxe model had single headlights on either side. The Super and the Custom models had quad headlights. I know this because my grandmother had a Deluxe model and I have never seen another one since. Only quad headlights since, therefore either a Super {like this one} or a Custom.
My late father. Owned. A. 62 classic. Wagon. Six cylinder. Be fore. Safety belt. Laws. We. Would. Cram as. Mss as many. People as we could. Thanks ❤❤❤❤
That $20 for clock and radio in 1960 is worth $200 now
My grandma gave me her 1959 American with 12,000 miles on it in 1969. High School classmates made serious fun of me now called bullying “The upside down bathtub” . Then they saw five girls riding with me! No more bullying! Oh I forgot classic battleship gray no shine an even flat
Our families 1960 Rambler was the bottom of the line. It had single headlights and no side trim.
I like that expression ‘bottom of the line’. That’s usually where I am!
Did you mean a million cars, rather than a million dollars?
Google says that less than half a million Ramblers were sold in 1960. So more than a million dollars but less than a million cars.
I wonder what he was trying to say?
Only rebuilding the mechanicals and Leaving everything else original is the best way to go unless the amount of damage is too excessive. I would rather buy a rusted and wrecked original than something that has been rebuilt by someone I don't know
It NOT Radio/Clock Delete! They were options, you aren't deleting something that wasn't there in the first place!!!
The plates used to cover the lack of the option are commonly referred to as 'delete plates'. That's all I meant.
@@orphancargarage5746Sorry, no disrespect, I just hate watching auctions where they don't explain that. Younger people can get the wrong idea, as I hear at Cruise Nites often.