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rambler Archive
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![(first posted 10/10/2012) I became really interested in AMC in the late ’90s, due in large part to my purchase of Pat Foster’s American Motors: The Last Independent. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/fkjl.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Rambler Ambassador 880 – Kenosha Cadillac?")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Rambler Ambassador 880 – Kenosha Cadillac?
Posted on November 7, 2021 | 88 Comments(first posted 10/10/2012) I became really interested in AMC in the late ’90s, due in large part to my purchase of Pat Foster’s American Motors: The Last Independent. I […] -
![I recently came across a small trove of junkyard Ramblers in a short period of time and have become completely smitten with them, especially in wagon format and even more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_4993.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1963 Rambler Classic Six 770 Cross Country Wagon")
Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1963 Rambler Classic Six 770 Cross Country Wagon
Posted on August 16, 2021 | 45 CommentsI recently came across a small trove of junkyard Ramblers in a short period of time and have become completely smitten with them, especially in wagon format and even more […] -
![An AMC Hornet that was pricier and more exclusive than a equivalently-specified Ford, GM or Chrysler product, sold in a market where what would be an American compact was the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/rambler-hornet-side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1972-75 Rambler Hornet – A Swarm Didn’t Exactly Descend")
CC Capsule: 1972-75 Rambler Hornet – A Swarm Didn’t Exactly Descend
Posted on July 21, 2021 | 35 CommentsAn AMC Hornet that was pricier and more exclusive than a equivalently-specified Ford, GM or Chrysler product, sold in a market where what would be an American compact was the […] -
![Since its inception in 1983, the Great Race has visited forty-six of the forty-eight continental states in the United States plus locations in Canada and Mexico. For 2021 (a reschedule […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_0063-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Motorsports: The 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race Lunch Stop In Rolla, Missouri")
CC Motorsports: The 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race Lunch Stop In Rolla, Missouri
Posted on June 30, 2021 | 16 CommentsSince its inception in 1983, the Great Race has visited forty-six of the forty-eight continental states in the United States plus locations in Canada and Mexico. For 2021 (a reschedule […] -
![(originally posted 5/24/11; updated and revised with additional new pictures in 2014) Hindsight is 20-20 vision. And with that acuity, seeing the Rambler’s historical significance is easy: it was the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/CC-137-204-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Rambler Custom Six – The Prophet")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Rambler Custom Six – The Prophet
Posted on October 11, 2020 | 71 Comments(originally posted 5/24/11; updated and revised with additional new pictures in 2014) Hindsight is 20-20 vision. And with that acuity, seeing the Rambler’s historical significance is easy: it was the […] -
![(first posted 1/23/2014) Maurice Calloway was often described as a “grizzled old bastard whose head has outlived at least four bodies.” To say that Maurice had lived in the fast […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/IMG-20121116-00491.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Rambler Deluxe – When It’s Time for Leaving")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Rambler Deluxe – When It’s Time for Leaving
Posted on February 1, 2020 | 43 Comments(first posted 1/23/2014) Maurice Calloway was often described as a “grizzled old bastard whose head has outlived at least four bodies.” To say that Maurice had lived in the fast […] -
![(first posted 1/21/2014) For many blue collar kids, Rambler wagons were the minivans of working class suburbia. These were perfect as a family vehicle or as a second car since […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/AMC-Rambler-wagon-thrid-seat-hemmings.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: Kid Freedom In A Rambler")
Auto-Biography: Kid Freedom In A Rambler
Posted on January 31, 2020 | 50 Comments(first posted 1/21/2014) For many blue collar kids, Rambler wagons were the minivans of working class suburbia. These were perfect as a family vehicle or as a second car since […] -
![Back in May, I met former CC editor Tom Klockau in my old stomping grounds of Hannibal, Missouri, for the annual Loafers Car Show. Tom reported on last year’s show […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/IMG_4500.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Report: The 2015 Loafers Car Show – Some White, Some Green, With One In Between")
Car Show Report: The 2015 Loafers Car Show – Some White, Some Green, With One In Between
Posted on July 17, 2015 | 38 CommentsBack in May, I met former CC editor Tom Klockau in my old stomping grounds of Hannibal, Missouri, for the annual Loafers Car Show. Tom reported on last year’s show […] -
![Despite being about 40 years too young to be a target demographic, I enjoyed reading Reader’s Digest a lot as a young boy. My mother had every copy from around […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rsz_1.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1961 Ford Falcon – Adventures in Advertising")
Cohort Classic: 1961 Ford Falcon – Adventures in Advertising
Posted on March 21, 2015 | 45 CommentsDespite being about 40 years too young to be a target demographic, I enjoyed reading Reader’s Digest a lot as a young boy. My mother had every copy from around […] -
![(first posted 5/5/2012) LuAnn was a modest, quiet, and unassuming woman. During the late 1980’s, she was in her mid-60’s. LuAnn had had a sad, rough life. Widowed at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/P41705411.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Rambler Classic 770 – Miss LuAnn’s Ride")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Rambler Classic 770 – Miss LuAnn’s Ride
Posted on October 29, 2014 | 61 Comments(first posted 5/5/2012) LuAnn was a modest, quiet, and unassuming woman. During the late 1980’s, she was in her mid-60’s. LuAnn had had a sad, rough life. Widowed at […] -
![I have a real love for the 1965 Ambassadors. Part of that may be due to my chance encounter with a lilac 1965 880 sedan back in the late ’90s, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/aa-6-28-13-252.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1965 Rambler Ambassador 990 Convertible – Green and White Is Good!")
Car Show Classic: 1965 Rambler Ambassador 990 Convertible – Green and White Is Good!
Posted on January 27, 2014 | 40 CommentsI have a real love for the 1965 Ambassadors. Part of that may be due to my chance encounter with a lilac 1965 880 sedan back in the late ’90s, […] -
![(first posted 1/25/2014) Certain makes and models take a lot of flak from armchair enthusiasts when they are perceived to be plain or boring. Corolla, Camry, Accord, Malibu–it goes on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1968-AMC-Full-Line-22-23-800x481-e1388529237300.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Rambler American 220 – Plain White Wrapper")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Rambler American 220 – Plain White Wrapper
Posted on January 25, 2014 | 57 Comments(first posted 1/25/2014) Certain makes and models take a lot of flak from armchair enthusiasts when they are perceived to be plain or boring. Corolla, Camry, Accord, Malibu–it goes on […] -
![There it sits, moldering in the California sun: a 1966-69 Rambler American. I see cars like this in the junkyard all the time. Straight, complete cars with no obvious accident […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1-Beauty.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1966-69 Rambler American – A Sad End")
Junkyard Classic: 1966-69 Rambler American – A Sad End
Posted on January 24, 2014 | 34 CommentsThere it sits, moldering in the California sun: a 1966-69 Rambler American. I see cars like this in the junkyard all the time. Straight, complete cars with no obvious accident […] -
![1962 would be the last year for the compact Edmund E. Anderson design that American Motors introduced in 1956. It was a car that dominated and defined the compact segment […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/P1040042-smile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Miniature Curbside Classic: 1962 Rambler Classic Promo – Dedicated to the Pursuit of Excellence")
Miniature Curbside Classic: 1962 Rambler Classic Promo – Dedicated to the Pursuit of Excellence
Posted on January 21, 2014 | 28 Comments1962 would be the last year for the compact Edmund E. Anderson design that American Motors introduced in 1956. It was a car that dominated and defined the compact segment […] -
![Okay campers, rise and shine, and don’t forget your booties ’cause it’s cooooold out there today! Bonus points for those of you who recognize that quote. But let us think […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/6-8-2013-019-800x514-e1376245751122.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Straight Sixes, Sedans, And Other Uncommon Car Show Fare")
Straight Sixes, Sedans, And Other Uncommon Car Show Fare
Posted on December 30, 2013 | 53 CommentsOkay campers, rise and shine, and don’t forget your booties ’cause it’s cooooold out there today! Bonus points for those of you who recognize that quote. But let us think […]
