Unpopular opinion: This might be the coolest car you've saved. However that whole row of cars you have is pretty fantastic

Love the AMC inline 6’s😁 Lots of people forget that “jeep’s 4.0” is actually an amc inline 6, one of the most reliable engines ever produced.

I have a lot of respect for the AMC line and have fond memories of racing against them. All except for the "fishbowl" car. The Javelin, AMX, Rebel Machine, Scrambler Rambler, Matador. All were sleek and if you tweaked them they were no slouch. A close friend of mine had a Gramlin X 304 that we tweaked. It got a Holley Intake & 650 with Hooker underbody headers and a cam. We got a junk yard bell housing and had a local welder move a bolt hole so a Borg Warner T-10 would bolt up, then put the Javelin 10-1/2" clutch in front of it. We shortened the drive shaft to fit and to top it all off, he bought a Hurst Super Shifter for it. We completely changed the personality of that little Gremlin. It pulled great 1st, 2nd and 3rd gear with 3.54 axle, but kind of fell off in 4th. I had a mediocre GTX w/ dana 3.55 4speed and he could almost keep up with me until we hit 4th. So I have a lot of respect for those AMC's. One of my uncles worked for the state of Michigan and they gave him a Rebel one year. I always thought it looked remarkably similar to a 1st gen Roadrunner. I absolutely hated the day when AMC went belly up, and Iacocca got it, but welcomed the Jeep line into the family where once was under the management of Walter P. from about 1911 to 1919 under Buick. That's my story about AMC. ben/ michigan avid Woodward Avenue and Gratiot Avenue racer

AMC vehicles deserve to be rescued

I used to have a 67 rebel and I loved it. My girlfriend was driving it one night and hit a dang tree and totaled it. 😢

first time i recall ever seeing one of those and ... i have to say i LOVE the look of it already. Glad its getting TLC .... the more newer cars all look the same to me ... the more i feel older cars "have character"

As a Ford guy it's nice seeing AMCs getting some love and I think they are very under-rated. My dad has a restored 1969 AMC AMX and my friend has a 1982 AMC Eagle SX4 with a 304 V8 swapped into it then an 82 Eagle Wagon for parts (it may also be revived one day)

Do what you can for her, she's a rare bird!

Get you a pet Goat like the Sleeperdude . They'll eat all the lichen and moss of the exterior .😂

I owned many 232s. I’m from Kenosha, world headquarters for AMC. I had quite a few growing up. We called em Kenosha Cadillacs. But the 232 is a very tough little engine. Very worth while. Good luck with her.

So happy to see an AMC revival!

Just what I needed to finish off my Monday

I picked up a 69 Rebel last year. It’s my project. 290 V8 auto, white with blue interior.

Yellow with a green interior was a fairly popular color combo in those days. I am sure that car originally had a bench seat. I had a 68 Rebel SST, same body but with a prettier trunk lid and taillights.

1974 worked at a AMC dealer in Stuart Fl,,,, Owned a couple of Javelins, (a 1968 and a 1973) ran them at Moroso Motor sport park in Palm beach. (closed but still there)

Cool car, be good to see it restored than just run and drive.

Dang that old Ford truck sounds like one ‘em John Deere “Johnny popper’s” tractors from the 1940’s!

You should leave six banger .It runs amazing and besides that's the way it came from the factory . It's a unique piece of AMC history .I'm surprised it still has the 232 six in it . Mamaw and Papaw must have ordered this one .

Thank you for saving a AMC . I've been waiting a while for one of the restoration channels to feature one .

After Power wash..Exterior looks great. YES MORE REBEL PLEASE!!!!!!!!

Love the Rebel. I truly hope you can get this one fixed up really well. My great uncle bought a 1968 Rebel wagon with the same inline 6 engine band new from Andy Egan Rambler in the Tacoma area. After he passed away in the early 1980's, dad bought the car from our aunt and gave the car to his brother who was in desperate need of a car. Dad almost kept it and gave him our 1975 Toyota Corolla wagon. That inline 6 was getting 25mpg! Fast forward 10 years and we got the car back from dad's brother. The transmission had gone out. We got the car running again and restored it. That thing was great! Didn't get the mileage it did after carb rebuild but you could fairly easily fit 4 people across those bench seats. I wish dad had kept it but he insisted on selling it because it was a "worthless station wagon". The kid that bought it wrecked it beyond repair!! I so miss that car. Dad said the Rebel V8 cars were real movers. He had a '67 Cougar that could beat almost anything out there but he said the Rebels would give him a run for his money.

More Rebel content, PLEASE!!! This was the best video yet, in my opinion!

Rebels are pretty cool. AMC had a few good models, for sure.

I Like it. Patch the front fenders nicely, add floor pans, and go 401. 👌

I actually have the Rebel Machine hood scoop with the tach bracket & under hood pan

18:04 that’s a perfect still shot of you two right here. So precious Dylan.

Thanks Dylan for the advice booking Power Tour! We got the hotels booked also! We decided to do all 5 days in our red 67 Mustang convertible! So keep an eye out for “Sally”!

the AMC sixes had very decent low end tourque

It looks like a Plymouth, even has Chrysler rims. Sounds like my grandmothers '68 Rambler 440 American wagon. Except hers had a 199 6 cylinder. I remember it well. It was fire engine red with red interior. I grew up in the 80s so that was our main car. It was a little faded and scratched up, with a driver side purple fender that some shop didn't color match, but I loved that car. She bought it new in November of '67 and paid $2900 cash for it. It was a showroom car too and the last car she bought new. Anytime something needed to be fixed on it, my mother would do. Starter, brakes, shocks, leaf springs, flywheel, ball joints, etc. I always remember when it broke down or needed to be worked on. Mostly good memories of it. I would love to find one, along with a 1970 Hornet wagon too, but they are stupid expensive. Glad you got that Rebel running, it sounds fantastic. Keep that engine, it's too good to replace.

Stick a 401 with a 4 in the floor and fix the rusted frame rails and body panels and you would have a nice 2 door hardtop with some good power. It would make a good burnout car.

HI GUYS ,, YOU DID A GREAT JOB FIXING THIS CAR UP AND GETTING IT RUNNING,,.. MY SON MAX 8 YR.S OLD LOVES YOUR VIDEOS AND OTHERS MY SELF TOO .. IN THE 80S I REMEMBER MY FRIEND NEXT DOOR SHE HAD A LIGHT COLOR RED REBEL 4 DOOR.. THEN I WENT IN THE MILITARY SHE SOLD IT.. MY SON MAX WANTS TO SEE PART 2 OF THIS CAR!!! HE ASKED WHAT DOES REBEL MEAN??? I SAID A CIVIL WAR ,,REBEL TROOPER.. HE LIKES THE OLD CARS AND THERE NAMES .. THANKS,,.PEACE!!!

Dylan, I am a HUGE A.M.C. fan first car at 16 was a 1964 Rambler Classic 550 4door with a 6cylinder and a 3 speed automajik ...lol.... and learned to drive on my dad's 65 Rambler Classic 550 station wagon with a 287 V8 and the same 3 speed auto. I saw near the beginning of the video, when you were in the field rescuing this very cool Ambassador, that there was also an one of the all-time COOLEST cars made, not just by A.M.C., but by any of the North American car companies, an A.M.C. Marlin, the much sexier cousin to the Mopar Barracuda of that middle 60's era... did you do the absolute RIGHT thing and pick it up as well as the Ambassador?... and if I'd watched 5 minutes more, I would have heard you say you were "coming back" for the Marlin....lmao.

This is my thoughts Mr. McCool; there aren't many of these Rebel left at all in the entire country. I would remove and replace the rusted out sections like you did with your Challenger. It will take awhile but you'll be able to find the parts, like the seats, a factory radio, front fenders, rear leaf springs, rear frame rails, etc. As far as the drivetrain you could remove THE 232 IN-LINE SIX and install an AMC 304 C.I. V8

Love it Dylan! The way it runs is crazy for a car sitting since trapper keepers and mullets were popular. I've always liked the Rebel - it has a Mopar B body look. Can't wait to see what it becomes. Nice save!

You should take out the seats and remetal the floors. Then reapohlster the back seat and put a split bench seat back into the front. You'll thank me later. Fix the back frame with new metal, for structural support. Fix the holes in the fenders. Pretty much just make it structurally sound. CLEAN THE WINDOWS. Not trying to tell you what to do, just want you to be safe. Since it's been sitting for 35 years, you might want to check all the bearings. Definitely put some oil with the right zinc additives, so as not to spin a rod bearing. Etc. Love this kind of content, just want you to be safe for yourself and everyone else on the road.

I love AMC's cars of the 60's & 70's!! My favorites are all the 1967-1978 AMC Rebel/Ambassador/Matador variations! Drop in a 440 big block Mopar or an AMC 390, if you got one.

Wow, runs n drives good for having sat since 89. My first car was an early 70's AMC hornet. It was white and had the straight 6 as well. Pulled the valve cover because it had ticky lifters. Turned out the owner basically only added oil when needed. There was so much sludge in the valve cover that it filled a big gulp cup ..lol!!! Memories!!! Great job Dylan!

If you didn't know it , the wheels are special , think they were called Machine Wheels , mainly found on the Rebel " The Machine " cars. Nice wheels when clean and complete.

Sweet old AMC! That old inline six turned out to be a gem! Also, love the 4 door F Body i spotted as you were backing out the Rebel for the first drive.

I am ready for a build series from you sir! I really enjoyed the Charger and Challenger series. They are what got me watching you in the first place. Revivals are fun and cool but I like watching one come ALL THE WAY BACK from the dead. My opinion only. I still watch and still enjoy your work, so thanks for making your videos.

Theres an old 70 Rebel 4 door sedan west of Lawton, where I live in a town called Indiahoma. It's really "Patina'd out as well... Old AMC's ROCK!!!!!!

The variety that you bring back to life is just fantastic

Cool Mopar, I think a relative in my mother's generation, back in the 60's had one. It looks vaguely familiar. Good to see your adorable baby girl again, and awake this time. Im going to look again, but Im thinking she has your eyes and her mama's smile!😊

This video put a big smile on my face! Especially the burn out. Old online 6’s don’t die.

Love it Dylan. I own 3 Hornet Sportabout’s. AMC made such cool cars back in the day, the ole 232 is a very reliable engine. I put 20k on mine after it sat for 10 plus years.

How cool I checked your channel earlier and seen a new upload, made my day, Fullview always ❤

The heart of the AMC that you were trying to do CPR on is the Chrysler, Plymouth, Dodge, and I guess AMC indestructible slant six engine, or as Josh Dillon calls it "the leaning tower of power". I call it indestructible because I and my siblings tried. My parents had six kids. In my teens, (I'm 68 today) there were three or four of us driving at any given time. To provide vehicles for that herd, my dad would go to the naval auctions at Great Lakes Naval Station and bid on the "not running" Plymouth Valiants. We would drive those things into the ground. (I wrecked two of them) Dad would pull the engines out of the wrecks and go back to the auction. So dad always had two or three functioning slant sixes on the floor of his garage. I can't tell you how many Valiant bodies we went through, but I'm pretty sure there were no more than six or seven slant sixes. After Dad passed, we kids cleared out his storage areas and found a slant six waiting for it's next body. We smiled.

One of the best channels I just don’t get to watch often enough.

Very cool car and I love the OG power tower!! 6 cylinders are highly underrated in my opinion, glad you got it running and use it as is for mow

I really enjoy Briar’s presence in the video. Keep up the good work!

I'm restoring a 1967 AMC ambassador 990, I absolutely love old AMC from 50s to 70s

Nice looking car fix it up love the body style keep up the good work and thanks for bringing older vehicles back to life make the rebel look like no other car its cool

The Rebel is crying for a V-8 and Floor Pans. Love that six for the smaller AMC Products. and a Newer Interior for the Driver.

Love the Rebel. Cant wait to see what you do with it.

I am from Wisconsin. It's common for AMC's to rust out in the tops of their fenders. Love the look of the car

Not only does the AMC look really good ..nope, it looks awesome, wonderful, superb ..etc. etc. as it bowls along the highway, you look even better with a wide smile while driving it. There's just those few small snags to fix, like fitting far more comfortable seats, fix the brakes. And loose the Flintstones floor pan ..for your own safety. 'You've got to fix the floor!' I'm not going to be the only one, who's longing to see more of this car, with you in it, again! :-) I. Shane. G.

It would nice to see a nicely restored Rebel that can go out on some events. Awesome looking cars.

Great video guys keep them coming 👍

I learned to drive on a 1968 rebel station wagon with a 6cyl and 3 on the tree. These things were built like tanks

Really cool car, can’t wait to see what you guys do with it!

Hope you can get your hands on an AMC Eagle sometime. I know nothing about them, just I always liked the look of 'em. Keep up the great work. 👍

Dylan Fix it up and bring it to HolleyMoparty! Need more AMCs there!

My parents had a 1968 AMC Ambassador that had a Buick 289 c.i. V8, Chrysler rear end, and back in my teens, I thought it was a cool car. Your Rebel looks awesome!

The AMC Rebel is definitely awesome! Perfect candidate for wide tire. Since frame, trunk, and floors need replacing. New interior for family paired to a floor shift and a big block 440.

I was waiting for you to get to this one. I have a 69 Rebel 2dr. SST just like yours. Mine is green with a yellow top. It has the 290 v8 with factory air. I'm not sure what your plans are with it, but most parts are not reproduced. Ask me how I know.l 😆 it too bad you didn't get your hands on the another parts car. That will be your only way to get replacement floors. Unless you make them yourself. The floors are not reproduced, along with the gas tank. Hopefully, yours is good. Same with windshield and rear window. I couldn't even fund the drums for the front. So I decided to convert to disc. There are other parts as well. The AMC Rebel is a unique and quirky car, but you will be the only one at the car with a Rebel. Its fun to watch people walk by with a look of confusion on their faces. It's a good conversation, starter, for sure. Anyway, there are AMC vendors out there with some nice parts. I can't wait to see more of the Rebel.

Excellent video Dylan :) , Bryer :) also never to much AMC cars till High School in Auto Mechanics Shop classes in 1989 to 1994 and then years later at vechile shows also shocking me too ! Even Rambler to saw one at Local vehicles show at fair also was my one Aunt boyfriend had one and then saw local vehicles show my elder cousin Albert has in super condition!

Baby’s allowed to swipe your microphone! LOL 😂 That AMC is actually pretty cool! Grab a junk hood or something to patch the floors for now, and some seats out of whatever. I’d drive the it!

Wow, memories of my parents' 69 green Rebel sedan, nice to see an AMC on your channel, now go back and pick up that Rambler lol

My 72 fury was that color combo, more beige than the rebel which AMC seemed to have a lemon like tint to theirs. Great video, would love to see this powered by a Mopar big block, and get some attention to the body and floors. Thank you for sharing.

WOW Dylan! This is One of Those Kinda Cars You Don't Really See Alot of Anywhere Anymore!! GREAT BUY!!👍🤗⛄️⛄️

I definitely want to see some amc Rebel content! They're such a cool looking car

Awesome car bud I love the rebel it’s really an underrated muscle car

49:11 i love this body style, great design, so cool

I love all the AMC cars, keep em coming! *Comment for your algorithm

Good morning, Dylan! Come on now! You've GOT TO name that car "Christine!" No, it's not a 1958 Plymouth, but the way those headlights came on...😨 and fitted with a '58 Plymouth radiator?!😳 Great video. I love seeing old AMC models on the road. It'd be nice to see this get a complete overhaul. Thanks for sharing. God bless.

Good I'm glad you are going to do something with it and Fix the little beast up 😊

Yet again older cars are fixable even im impressed well done brother

There's some days I thank the Lord more for the small things than the big. Today I'm grateful for Dylan McCool's channel! But wait. There's more. I think a very cool car like the Rebel (I had a 66 Rambler when I was 18 lol) should be fitted with an engine that is deserving of it's stature! Like an N54! That's right another straight 6 engine! Only this time it's one that will give out Huge power on demand (as long as it's not throwing codes LOL). But honestly why is it that these cars only get like a Small block Chevy or a Ford Windsor 351 or maybe if there's even one to find a 401ci V8 AMC. (Not likely). SO go get a whole engine and drive train from a car there are plenty of around and get the whole computer and wiring harness (Can Bus as well) and throw it into this type of beauty!!! You'll want to keep the BMW ignition and the gauges at least for the install and shove them behind the Rambler dash! But it would fire right up and BOOM Huge HP. Well maybe after a little bit of Tuning but hey why not blow some people away?? Well on second thought maybe the N54 or any other Six Cylinder from our modern cars isn't going to work. After looking a bit harder at the space under that hood I don't think you could get one in there. It look far too small. The 3 liter straight 6 engines of our day are BIG sized engines compared to even the 4.2 6 cyl of the days gone by. But maybe it is just the way the video makes it look?? I don't know.

Being from the UK , i can say this without irony.. That looks like it could be quite a cute a car. I like the look of it, thanks Dylan for letting us foreigners see something like this.

This is a perfect power tour car!!!!!!!! full interior resto, new floors, clean windshield ,fresh oil change, new stereo and ac

I was hoping the rear glass wasn’t gunna blow out while you were driving. While Briar was power washing, it lifted. The burnout at the end was awesome for a one tire fryer 😄👍

My first car was a 68 Rambler American Rogue with a 232 engine! Silver grey, black vinyl top, red interior!

I had a 1974 AMC HORNET Sportabout Wagon painted army Green with wood paneling. It had the 258 straight 6, and my father and I drove it down the Alaskan highway in winter from Anchorage, Alaskan to Denton ,Texas in 1986 with perfect performance!!!! The heater was hot as hell, we got fantastic gas mileage, !

Hopin' for a 4-spd and 401!

my dad bought a used AMC hornet when i was about nine years old and had it until i was about fifteen..it never left us stranded, it was a good solid car.

Love your show! Keep up the good work

I hope you do a lot more with this car!

That’s a cool body style. Definitely worth saving!

Congratulations on the start of the old Rebel. 💯👊

What a great looking car! nice work.

On any old engine that's been sitting for a long time you should pour some oil into the cylinders or the intake to get the rings to seat and if you think the compression still isn't good mix some graphite with the oil it'll stick to the scratches in the cylinder walls. Take the plugs out and spin the engine too.

I LOVE AMC Rebels, the Rebel 'The Machine' is an all-time dream car of mine, and I am honestly rather jealous that you managed to get your hands one of these gems. Hopefully you make this into an absolute street machine, because you just don't see these at all!

westport wa.state here sirs. we called them nerd bucket's. and yes i owned a coupe of them. great for camping if you had the bench seat. a lot of them the front seat folded down and back seat. the whole inside became a bed. thank you for the show.

I love AMC!! I used to have a 68 rebel sst 401 727 torque flight.

My first car in 1984 was a 67 AMC Ambassador 990 sedan. It had a 290 V8, and yes the tops of the front fenders were rusty. My dad said they all did it. Interior was mint though.paid 250 bucks for it. I wish I still had it.

Great job guys 👍👍

These 232 (3.8L) "Torque Command" 1 barrel inline sixes produced 145 HP and 215 lb ft of torque and were an extremely smooth engine that was very reliable.

"If you can't tell, it's been sitting for 35 years.". 👍🤣💯 Cool car, Dylan.😎

This made me recall my friend's mom drove an AMC Hornet which was Yellow exterior and Green interior.

I had a 72 gremlin with the 232 and a 3 in the floor very fun to drive! Air shocks in the rear and coil spring spacers in the front (a hill jumping beast)😂