My brother and I put a 71 401 in one of these with a bit more stroke in the crank. That 418.1 stroker was an animal that produced 460lb ft tq at 3450rpm. The cam was replaced and we eventually replaced the carb with a fuelie set up from Holley. High volume furl pump. We got 425hp and ran 12.22s@108mph. with Micky T's. 13.2 on Goodyears. AMC cars were pretty light. A great era. Long live AMC. Did I mention 17mpg highway after switching to 3:42 rear cogs. And the rear axle and HD transmission were extremely durable. JD still has his 70. And it shows 162k miles on it. But it's more of a part's getter in good weather today. Love AMC
No. GM , Ford and Chrysler had them , too. Buick Skylarks had Chevy in line sixes with column shift manual, no PS , no PB, no A/C. I had a '74 Duster, slant six column shift manual, no PS , no PB, no A/C. AM radio was the only optional equipment.
My family had a 1965 Chevrolet Bel Air. Basically, a full- size car and it was powered by a 230 cu in straight six. My brother and I thought it would be terrible, but it did very well even with the family and groceries in the trunk. We had it for years. Being a rear wheel drive that smaller engine helped the car go in the snow with winter tires so much better. It did not overpower the tires like a big V8 would have.
AMC including Jeep was purchased by Chrysler in 1987 as Chrysler was coming out of near collapse by actions of Lee Iaocca in negotiations with the government in 1980. From the early 1970s AMC was using some Mopar products such as Chrysler TorqueFlite transmissions in their cars so there was a business connection before the purchase. It would appear that AMC's intellectual property became the property of Chrysler.
They had seatbelts it is just that people did not use them, well maybe some but not many. I was born in 1953 so most of my growing up was in the 1960's and by 1970 I was seventeen. I do not remember my family ever using seatbelts.
My brother and I put a 71 401 in one of these with a bit more stroke in the crank. That 418.1 stroker was an animal that produced 460lb ft tq at 3450rpm. The cam was replaced and we eventually replaced the carb with a fuelie set up from Holley. High volume furl pump. We got 425hp and ran 12.22s@108mph. with Micky T's. 13.2 on Goodyears. AMC cars were pretty light. A great era. Long live AMC. Did I mention 17mpg highway after switching to 3:42 rear cogs. And the rear axle and HD transmission were extremely durable. JD still has his 70. And it shows 162k miles on it. But it's more of a part's getter in good weather today. Love AMC
Was AMC the last one to sell intermediates in bare bones models (6 cyl-3 speed, no PS or PB, etc, as standard equipment)?
No. GM , Ford and Chrysler had them , too. Buick Skylarks had Chevy in line sixes with column shift manual, no PS , no PB, no A/C. I had a '74 Duster, slant six column shift manual, no PS , no PB, no A/C. AM radio was the only optional equipment.
My family had a 1965 Chevrolet Bel Air. Basically, a full- size car and it was powered by a 230 cu in straight six. My brother and I thought it would be terrible, but it did very well even with the family and groceries in the trunk. We had it for years. Being a rear wheel drive that smaller engine helped the car go in the snow with winter tires so much better. It did not overpower the tires like a big V8 would have.
I'll take 2
i know right
That dealer's street number was 666, yikes!! A devil dealer!
ha ha saw that!!
There's a Kia dealer there now. "I bought my Soul from Satan!"
I was looking, and thought the same. It's a big piece of property, the Post Office could've assigned; 664 ? or 668 ?
@2:11 "A more powerful engine." In line six. Were there two sizes of six cylinders for AMC ?
Yes. A 232, and 258. The the V8's were 304, 343, 360, 390, and 401. I'm guessing not all V8's were actually available in the Rebel though.
Yes, 232 and a 258. inline Sixes, And 304, 360, 390 V8's.
The following year the Rebel name was changed to Matador and the 390 V8 was enlarged to a 401 cu. in.
AMC V8's were stout engines. Look for this video AMC 401 a true powerhouse engine.
Funny how they never reskinned the wagon from the A pillar back. That meant producing two sets of doors, one for the sedan, one for the wagon.
I'll take the Matador SST fully loaded.
AMC was MOPAR?
AMC including Jeep was purchased by Chrysler in 1987 as Chrysler was coming out of near collapse by actions of Lee Iaocca in negotiations with the government in 1980. From the early 1970s AMC was using some Mopar products such as Chrysler TorqueFlite transmissions in their cars so there was a business connection before the purchase. It would appear that AMC's intellectual property became the property of Chrysler.
4:40 min. Too funny, like having a good suspension will compensate for not having seatbelts.
They had seatbelts it is just that people did not use them, well maybe some but not many. I was born in 1953 so most of my growing up was in the 1960's and by 1970 I was seventeen. I do not remember my family ever using seatbelts.
@@scrambler69-xk3kv I think he means in the very back. "Kids sliding around..."
Kids are replaceable.
The building's address, though.... . It's a big piece of property, the Post Office could've assigned; 664 ? or 668 ?
I see they don’t brag about their vacuum operated wiper motor.
Electric wipers were a 19.95 dollar option. so not much of a handicap there.
I'll take a rebel The Machine and a j2000 4x4
When AMC took over Jeep they lost the 200 number. Half tons were J10's and three -quarter tons were J20 models.
Not my choice