PURPLE? Please, the car is Marquessa Mauve Metallic with a white Vinylair basket weave bucket seat interior! The optional vinyl top instead of two tone paint! And I see factory air as well! 328 V-8, PS.PB and automatic with floor shift! And me- down to my last exclamation point! I know... It really is a beauty.
The car is fantastic, I don't see how one car guy had said it was a of the ugliest cars around, he should of being FIRED the guy had no idea what a beautiful car was, A.M.C. was a great car company, I was shocked when they closed the doors, it was a dark day in automobile history, the car is treasure, would very much love to own it.
Always been a favorite of mine, as a 9 year old boy in 1966, although the 1966 Dodge Charger was more attractive overall. The hideaway headlights and the wall-to-wall taillights helped give the Charger a much more modern look. But hey, getting back to the Marlin. The sweep of the rear-side windows was its best feature (I know, right?). This may have been Rambler/American Motors's best looking car, if not second if you liked the 1974 AMC Matador coupe's styling better (which I did). Of course, styling is subjective, but both cars were fresh looking. The 1965 Marlins were sold under the Ramble name, but the 1966 and 1967 models were sold under the American Motors (AMC) brand. Sadly, the Marlin was only produced for three model years. Thank you, Charles for another wonderful video down memory lane 😊 💡I just thought of something! Your theme song for Joyride should be Barbra, singing 🎵 Memory🎵
Look here Charlies. This car was Dodge Charger's only direct competition in 1966. In '67 it switched to the Ambassador's 118" wheelbase platform and the car grew more luxurious and costly.
Beautiful lines on this car, however, I always found the grill to be stodgy looking (very AMC) and not a good complement for the fantastic rear quarters. It's like the car morphs from ordinary to incredible as you move back.
Lou Constable interviews a couple who own one almost identical to this marlin except it has different wheel covers. Gorgeous color combination, I love it.
Marlin Brando. Someone has a 1966 for sale right now. License reads "Branddo". While i prefer the 1966-67 Dodge Coronet based Charger,the Marlin had a lot of style and potential. Amc redesigned it and made it larger in 1967,but production ended with slightly over 2,000 produced. It could have been a contender!
The Marlin was a beautiful, upscale sport luxury coupe, designed to compete with the Dodge Charger. You can clearly see design similarities with the roofline between both cars. Charles Phoenix is right on about the details that make this car special and so desirable.
I have 165 my stepfather's first brand new car send it off to The Body Shop yestoday. I will be there everyday audits, professional restoration. There's only 250 miles on a drive train. Had it restored once in eighty nine
Totally agree that it was underrated in terms of styling. Came out a year before the Dodge Charger, so it beat MoPar to the punch for a full fastback. I love the unusual styling cues that are considered odd by some, such as the unorthodox placement of vinyl on the rear deck and side scallops. The lavender paint is way cool, but my favorite Marlin color is (no surprise) Aqua...like the ocean!
You're right! We agree on this car. The stylists had designed it with an even sleeker roof but Roy Abernethy, AMC President, had them raise the back of the roof for more headroom in the back seat. Yikes! Ya' want headroom? Buy an Ambassador. Sleek, that would have looked even better.
Sorry,but Chrysler was already experimenting with this style of fastback design in 1956 during their Forward Look era. Check out the Chrysker Norseman. The Marlin draws tons of inspiration from that car.
I owned one. Mine was yellow and black with white in black interior. wires and all. that giant marlin on the back was the best. I remember the commercials of it coming out of the ocean. had a lot of fun with that car. by the by bought it for 150 bucks with 65k on it from the original owner, bought it in 1976. A Rambler collector saw it in my shed with other cars and asked if I wanted to sell it. I said not really thought about it. Then he flashed 28, 100$ bills. I ran and got the pink slip. That was 2 years after I bought it and drove it all over creation, stories galore form Watkins Glenn races etc... Then with the money I went down to my local used car dealer and bought a 1974 Eldorado convertable for 1700 bucks, red, white, white top. Those were the days.
Loves me some Charles Phoenix joyrides, and this joy-look! Bubbling ebullient optimism to match the joyous rides. You mustn't stop, oh no, until you've celebrated every tasty ride in Palm Springs and beyond.
Even as a kid, these seemed to me like ersatz Dodge Chargers. I imagine last-minute all-nighters in AMC styling that left partisans in tears as this atrocious chimera was muscled through by some emphatically obnoxious, apoplectic, tin-eared philistine with a slobber-coated cigar stump and sweat-stained shirt hoping to grab his company's share of the burgeoning 'fastback' market. Which they did...a paltry share, like the rest of AMC's lines. What the heck would the puny engine's displacement badge be doing near the rear bumper? They usually went in the front to say "You want some a this?" It's as if everyone in a Marlin was too embarrassed to draw attention to it. The interior is done fairly nicely, but it's too bad the rest of the car was such an Ugly Duckling.
I was never a big fan of the styling either. Thought they had a better chance of success starting out with the American. After all, the aim is to make money, not to just create something different.
Yeah, the trouble is the roofline being not fish and not fowl, and not fast-back, but more like the compromise of Porsche's first Panamera: somebody decided old people should be able to sit in the back. . .
I never really liked Marlins before - but now I WANT ONE!!!!!
So ahead of it's time, it's gorgeous! Love the color and every detail.
Love that color
Don't you just love this car... I know
PURPLE? Please, the car is Marquessa Mauve Metallic with a white Vinylair basket weave bucket seat interior! The optional vinyl top instead of two tone paint! And I see factory air as well! 328 V-8, PS.PB and automatic with floor shift! And me- down to my last exclamation point! I know... It really is a beauty.
Here's a guy that knows what he's talking about, he has my way of seeing beauty, where beauty should be expressed, good eye.
More specifically the color is Marquessa Light Mauve Poly. PPG/Ditzler code 50715
@@chrisneilson7221 Thank you, Chris.
Marlin, Marlin Marlin. I KNOW!!
The car is fantastic, I don't see how one car guy had said it was a of the ugliest cars around, he should of being FIRED the guy had no idea what a beautiful car was, A.M.C. was a great car company, I was shocked when they closed the doors, it was a dark day in automobile history, the car is treasure, would very much love to own it.
Can we say " AMC Pacer " as to ugliest/odd looking car ... Enough said ...
@@tapper701 yes let's say odd, but then every car company has one
It's very cool. But it does look a helluva lot like a '66 Barracuda. Which is what I thought it was when it popped up in my youtube feed...
A m c marlin no Rambler badging on the car
I know 👍
Beautiful and so seldom seen classic Marlin, Thanks for this!
Only six "I Know's"🤗
The Marlin catalog states Room for Six Swingers!
LOL !!!
Really? How are they going to fit SIX Dodge Darts in there? Blatant case of false advertisement! MARLIN!
2:10 I figured as much! Those sure looked like the San Jacinto mountains behind you.
You're right we do want to see this Marlin.
Thanks Charles! Of course, I am sure you know, that in 1966, the Marlin was no longer a "Rambler." Well, that's what American Motors said.
When a car has a vinyl covered trunk lid you just know it has to be investigated!
That color combo is STUNNING
That particular locale must have dictated a quieter Charles. It made this presentation much more intimate. I knooow.
Probably city zoning sound limitations for the swanky neighborhood.
The best looking Rambler/AMC ever made.
You brought this underrated marvel into cyberspace posterity. JUSTICE!!!
Always been a favorite of mine, as a 9 year old boy in 1966, although the 1966 Dodge Charger was more attractive overall. The hideaway headlights and the wall-to-wall taillights helped give the Charger a much more modern look. But hey, getting back to the Marlin. The sweep of the rear-side windows was its best feature (I know, right?). This may have been Rambler/American Motors's best looking car, if not second if you liked the 1974 AMC Matador coupe's styling better (which I did). Of course, styling is subjective, but both cars were fresh looking. The 1965 Marlins were sold under the Ramble name, but the 1966 and 1967 models were sold under the American Motors (AMC) brand. Sadly, the Marlin was only produced for three model years. Thank you, Charles for another wonderful video down memory lane 😊
💡I just thought of something! Your theme song for Joyride should be Barbra, singing 🎵 Memory🎵
hated the car back in the day, I was 15,and was not an a.m.c fan.
this car is fantastic!!
I KNOW, LAVENDER!!
🍸🍸🍸🏳️🌈
1966 model was Marlin by American Motors, not Rambler. Even the wheel cover hub says American Motors, not big red R.
I love your Joyride productions! Why not a Joyride Channel?
A splendid idea!
Look here Charlies. This car was Dodge Charger's only direct competition in 1966. In '67 it switched to the Ambassador's 118" wheelbase platform and the car grew more luxurious and costly.
The prototype, Tarpin, was built on a shorter wheelbase and, had they build it, would have been a competitor to the Barracuda rather than the Charger.
Charles- the 1966 (and 1967) Marlin were sold as AMC's. The 1965 Marlin was a Rambler.
Actually they were sold as "Marlin by American Motors".
Beautiful lines on this car, however, I always found the grill to be stodgy looking (very AMC) and not a good complement for the fantastic rear quarters. It's like the car morphs from ordinary to incredible as you move back.
Lou Constable interviews a couple who own one almost identical to this marlin except it has different wheel covers. Gorgeous color combination, I love it.
Hey Charles. Beautiful looking Marlin. I used to know someone who owned one. Fabulous condition! It looks beautiful from *every* vantage point. 🙂
Marlin Brando. Someone has a 1966 for sale right now. License reads "Branddo". While i prefer the 1966-67 Dodge Coronet based Charger,the Marlin had a lot of style and potential. Amc redesigned it and made it larger in 1967,but production ended with slightly over 2,000 produced. It could have been a contender!
The Marlin was a beautiful, upscale sport luxury coupe, designed to compete with the Dodge Charger. You can clearly see design similarities with the roofline between both cars. Charles Phoenix is right on about the details that make this car special and so desirable.
It came out a year before the Charger.
I always thought it was supposed to compete with the Plymouth Barracuda. Similar nautical name & large fastback window!
The Marlin debuted in 1965,a year before the Charger.
Ive always felt the Marlin must have been inspired by Chryslers 1956 "Norseman",which was lost at sea.
Charles Phoenix could describe lint and make it sound amazing and extraordinary.
I had 2 of them a 65 and a 66
I have 165 my stepfather's first brand new car send it off to The Body Shop yestoday. I will be there everyday audits, professional restoration. There's only 250 miles on a drive train. Had it restored once in eighty nine
I LOVE your videos!!! But, this is an AMC Marlin. Not to be confused with an AMC Rambler. 😉
Totally agree that it was underrated in terms of styling. Came out a year before the Dodge Charger, so it beat MoPar to the punch for a full fastback. I love the unusual styling cues that are considered odd by some, such as the unorthodox placement of vinyl on the rear deck and side scallops. The lavender paint is way cool, but my favorite Marlin color is (no surprise) Aqua...like the ocean!
You're right! We agree on this car. The stylists had designed it with an even sleeker roof but Roy Abernethy, AMC President, had them raise the back of the roof for more headroom in the back seat. Yikes!
Ya' want headroom? Buy an Ambassador. Sleek, that would have looked even better.
Darling, Woof! It's super nice. Nice nice a thousand times. Thank you very much for showing us these marvels.
How cool is that?
You should learn how to lift the hood
First again. - I do love that car. I knowwww. 👍 That color is sooooo unique. Behold the glory- with grandma's script.
Strange to have the 327 badge at the trunk ha. Great car and color combo!
Gorgeous!!!
The narrator had to set a record for saying "I know".
You make a Pinto sound good Charles. lol
I know....I know.
Still see a little bit of Bathtub Nash in the roofline
You just kill me!😄😄😄
Cool styling! I swear!
Dodge. Took this fast back idea. On thier 66-67 Chargers
Sorry,but Chrysler was already experimenting with this style of fastback design in 1956 during their Forward Look era. Check out the Chrysker Norseman. The Marlin draws tons of inspiration from that car.
Completely fabulous
Waoooo Bellooooo
I love the purple color! My uncle bought a new red & black 2 tone Marlin in 1966, I was just a child but I was fascinated by the "fish " emblems! 😷
I LOVE the purple too !!! ...
@@_charlesphoenix I like the word 'Amethyst' for this color.
(Don't know what it was called by the maker)
I owned one. Mine was yellow and black with white in black interior. wires and all. that giant marlin on the back was the best. I remember the commercials of it coming out of the ocean. had a lot of fun with that car. by the by bought it for 150 bucks with 65k on it from the original owner, bought it in 1976. A Rambler collector saw it in my shed with other cars and asked if I wanted to sell it. I said not really thought about it. Then he flashed 28, 100$ bills. I ran and got the pink slip. That was 2 years after I bought it and drove it all over creation, stories galore form Watkins Glenn races etc... Then with the money I went down to my local used car dealer and bought a 1974 Eldorado convertable for 1700 bucks, red, white, white top. Those were the days.
The front looked like my grandma's station wagon.
If they would have put more effort into the design of the front end, it would have been a much better looking car, imo!
Charles can I ask what is the white car behind the marlin
that's a 1960 Imperial ...
I HATED this car when it came out....I thought I was way too cool for this car and now wish I had a Marlin. So rare and an iconic image for the era...
You went fishing…and caught a big one…
Who else still got their one owner red and black corgi, mine is 3 feet away
Un auto muy elegante 💯👋❤️
i know!
I'm hooked!
Loves me some Charles Phoenix joyrides, and this joy-look! Bubbling ebullient optimism to match the joyous rides. You mustn't stop, oh no, until you've celebrated every tasty ride in Palm Springs and beyond.
I Know,I know,I know....
Cilckbait ,where is the burnout and joyride ,yo !
Charles , I enjoy your narration as much as the cars you show Us!
I appreciate that!
Even as a kid, these seemed to me like ersatz Dodge Chargers. I imagine last-minute all-nighters in AMC styling that left partisans in tears as this atrocious chimera was muscled through by some emphatically obnoxious, apoplectic, tin-eared philistine with a slobber-coated cigar stump and sweat-stained shirt hoping to grab his company's share of the burgeoning 'fastback' market. Which they did...a paltry share, like the rest of AMC's lines. What the heck would the puny engine's displacement badge be doing near the rear bumper? They usually went in the front to say "You want some a this?" It's as if everyone in a Marlin was too embarrassed to draw attention to it. The interior is done fairly nicely, but it's too bad the rest of the car was such an Ugly Duckling.
You think this cars ugly? Did you get scissor kicked in the back of the head?
You must be high.
I was never a big fan of the styling either. Thought they had a better chance of success starting out with the American. After all, the aim is to make money, not to just create something different.
Yeah, the trouble is the roofline being not fish and not fowl, and not fast-back, but more like the compromise of Porsche's first Panamera: somebody decided old people should be able to sit in the back. . .
Back in the day, this was not considered a good looking car! The front end is too pedestrian compared to the rest of the body!
Makes you want to cruise with the windows down so bad