The fenced storage yards behind industrial buildings are ripe for picking, if one could get at them. Sometimes, though, a single shot through the fence works ok too. It wasn’t just the Rambler American that caught my eye; it and the Mustang seem to share a certain kinship. Do you see it too?
lol, all i can see is that each one is missing a trunk lock. i’m not exactly sure how the Rambler’s was designed but i’m pretty sure it is unobtanium. the Stang though? tsk tsk
It’d be even more apparent if that Stang were a Notchback.
Looks like that might be a Wagoneer or J truck hiding in the back there too.
That front end seems a little short for a Rambler, did someone transplant a 1st Gen Mustang front end onto it?
The front bumper appears to be missing. It’s a ’64-’65 car with Teague’s trademark tunneled headlights. The later cars had a squared-up front end that added a few extra inches of length ahead of the wheels.
Cheap and lightweight in the correct configuration. Right? I still can’t stop dreaming about a Rambler with the straight 6 replaced by the newest straight 6 from a wrecked Jeep that I can get my hands on.
No, I think the stubbiness is just the camera angle. The 64-65’s had smaller taillights.
Rambler wins on looks IMO, but I’ve driven both and the Mustang handles way better..
I would say that the kinship is in the overall design – each car has a relatively tall, glassy greenhouse with very gently curved side glass, along with a lower body that is clean and no-nonsense in its ornamentation, lack of sculpturing and overall proportions.
Neither car is especially sleek or stylish, but the designs are clean and well proportioned, thus, they “work” for their intended purposes. The Mustang, in particular, has worn much better than the Camaro/Firebird of that vintage, which are sleeker and supposedly “sportier.”
At least, that is my opinion, for what it’s worth.
Hmmm, I see dual pipes on the little Rambler…wonder what it’s got under the hood. An old character I worked with had that model in a white two-door hardtop, 6 automatic, for a daily driver. His nice ride was a 63 or 64 Caddy, also a white two-door hardtop.
They both have faded/peeling paint.