America's FORGOTTEN Muscle Car

America's FORGOTTEN Muscle Car - The AMC Rebel

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Жыл бұрын

In this Rare Cars documentary, we go in depth into the often overlooked history of the AMC Rebel, or as we like to call it, America's forgotten Muscle Car.
See not many people even know that the AMC Rebel existed, most people seem to stop their knowledge of AMC muscle cars at the AMX and Javelin, but the Rebel was the most "muscle car" of all of the AMC lineup.
Its almost b-body mopar lines coupled with its copious selection of V8s made it as much of a muscle car as any other.
Note, we are NOT historians. If we got a fact wrong in our video please let us know!

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@rarecars3336 Жыл бұрын

Use this as the constructive criticism button! I want to hear how I can make these videos more enjoyable for all of you!

@robertstone9988 Жыл бұрын

1:41 that's a Buick not a amc

@FrankStein1 Жыл бұрын

How about not insulting an AMC by labeling it a mini mopar. Those of us that are true AMC fans never liked having chrysler buying them out and splitting them up.

@rarecars3336 Жыл бұрын

@@FrankStein1 it’s literally only called a mini mopar in this video because the front end looks like a b-body mopar

@303y03 Жыл бұрын

@@FrankStein1 I think most have no idea that these cars were built 17yrs prior to the acquisition. How about a video on the 70-72 TA series?

@davidkilts1670 6 ай бұрын

Vehicle sounds! Info is great but sounds of the cars are important.

@rwendell0912 Жыл бұрын

Some of us have not forgotten.The Rambler Scrambler was burning rubber with the best of them,always loved the red,white and blue color.

@jimjackson4256 Жыл бұрын

Yea my neighbor had one i think it had a 390 motor and a hurst shifter in a rambler!Man that thing could lay rubber.You are right about it being red white and blue. I think his is only one i ever saw.

@mikeglick3886 Жыл бұрын

In 1989 my friend bought a 1968 Rebel. I being a car guy had never seen one before and was perplexed by this odd different car. The tags were out of date and he was pulled over by the L.A.P.D. He told me that the cop was so impressed to see one he just pulled him over just to check it out. Even with out-of-date tags he let him go with a warning "get it registered" I remember back in the day when cops would pull you over just wanted to just check out your cool car. In the town I live in the top high performance engine builder shop is owned by an ex L.A.P.D. bike cop. Those were the days.

@rarecars3336 Жыл бұрын

I’ve had a couple people I know have this happen to them in NJ. So cops like that are still out there!

@higgs923 Жыл бұрын

You shoulda been there. I was in High School during the mid Sixties. We lived ten miles from Irwindale Drag Raceway. Back then there were drags at Irwindale, Pomona, Fontana, and Long Beach. My then small town cops all knew me because they'd all pulled me over at one time or another for doing foolish things on empty roads.

@lancerevell5979 Жыл бұрын

In my youth, late 1970s through early 1980s, I owned four AMC cars - 1968 Javelin, 1970 Javelin, 1971 Javelin and 1968 AMX. An Airforce buddy had a Hornet. Great cars, so sadly unappreciated.

@DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL Жыл бұрын

The AMC Hornet was the preferred Department of Natural Resources vehicle for many states in the 1970s thru the 1980s because it was reliable, high off the ground, simple, cheap, and quiet. We don't have enough domestic car makers, now.

@bokesnmokes Жыл бұрын

I had a 1974 Hornet Sportabout! I loved that car!

@DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL Жыл бұрын

@@bokesnmokes My brother's was a straight six 232 CI, I think. It was the quietest car I've ever experienced. I started it twice more than once because I could not hear the motor.

@egyptian316 Жыл бұрын

My first car was a 1970 Rebel. It was the four door version with the 304. What a lovely car it was to live with. The motor was nice and responsive, the power steering made the wheel light as a feather, and that attention to passenger space made it such a comfortable vehicle to ride in.

@GregsAirplanesandAutomobiles Жыл бұрын

Good video, the AMC stuff was pretty good, it's a shame it's largely forgotten now.

@rarecars3336 Жыл бұрын

It is a shame, I heard a crazy stat that like something over 90% of the AMC cars ever made are inoperable or totally destroyed now. I personally love the Rebels and Javelins!

@BuzzLOLOL Жыл бұрын

There was also The Rambler Scrambler...

@petermaslanik4571 Жыл бұрын

I owned a 1967 Rambler American Rogue with a 343, Borg Warner T-10 and a 3:90 rear. The color was Dark Stallion Brown. Only 45-50 were made making it pretty rare. Lets not forget that American Motors won Trans Am i believe 2 or 3 years in a row with Mark Donohue driving.

@jonmoore8995 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic to see this muscle car featured. "The Machine" is such a cool name for a muscle car, and it lives up to the name, and has a real 70's vibe.

@rarecars3336 Жыл бұрын

Totally agree I have always loved the AMC Rebel but it seems like no one I know has ever heard of them!

@davids6533 Жыл бұрын

@@rarecars3336 I was thinking the same thing. My Grandfather had a 1970 The Machine for a short while when I was about 16 yrs old. I got to drive it a couple of times before he took it to a car auction and traded it for a 1970 Chevy pickup. They were both in great condition, and I tried with everything in me to get him to keep the car 'till I could somehow get the money to pay for it. Naturally it didn't happen.

@randymack2222 Жыл бұрын

A student from my highschool 79~81 drove a green metallic "Rebel Machine" with exhaust port through the side of the body! I on the other hand drove a Ambassador SST 343 (we called the Super Sonic Tank) also the same green,..

@Eyes-of-Horus Жыл бұрын

Another forgotten muscle car, essentially the one that began it all, is the Studebaker Golden Hawk. Great design, huge engine and a lot of power.

@randymack2222 Жыл бұрын

Packard also had a version of their own, super charged Packard Hawk (1958 one year only I believe)..? If my memory is correct it had a Studebaker (289,or 327 something similar to another manufacturer) under the hood!

@Fred_NaughT 7 ай бұрын

@@randymack2222 Yep it was a supercharged 289 and there was only 858 made so they are really hard to find nowadays.

@ubtrippin9980 Жыл бұрын

In the late 60’s a guy down the street from my grandmother in Laconia NH had one. Was always in the driveway. Never got to hear it or see it drive. Only one I ever saw in person.

@nurzrachit7133 Жыл бұрын

Dang 2300 built? Never seen one ever. Love it though, it's beautiful.

@scrambler69-xk3kv 7 ай бұрын

First started going to drag strips in 1965 with my brother -in-law who was himself a drag racer. Might surprise you to know that many of the big three's muscle cars ran 14 second quarter mile times. And many main stream muscle cars were spanked by AMCs. I wish you would have mentioned AMC's Group 19 performance parts program available at any AMC parts counter. Cam kits, intake manifolds, and carbs, rear gear sets to a 5.00, traction bars, headers and many other performance parts. It was like Mopar's Direct Connection program.

@christophersmatla1932 Жыл бұрын

Cool looking cars. I grew up in Grand junction Colorado. In 1989 I remember the hot Rod/classic car lot on 1st St had one of these for sale either restored or mint, they were selling it for $8999 I felt it was priced high I’m sure it wolf go for quite a bit today. I’d love to drive it.

@jamesmisener3006 Жыл бұрын

Rebel Fact: The 57 Rebel with the 327 V8 was the fastest steel bodied car built in America second overall only to the fiberglass 2 seater Corvette. I knew a Rebel Machine driver in 71 and he ran low 13 second runs regular. His car was about 4 months old when I met him. It had some work done! Cheers 🇨🇦

@rarecars3336 Жыл бұрын

Wow great info and the personal story is awesome. Thanks for sharing!

@travislostaglia8861 Жыл бұрын

No check out the 57 f-code t-bird a super charged 312 making 300-340 hp will 0-60 times faster than a fuelie corvette. They only made 200 of them but they were the fastest car of 57

@jamesmisener3006 Жыл бұрын

@@travislostaglia8861 I've been wrong for a long time if this is so. Iam a Rebel owner as well and never heard of a production T-Bird in 57 with fuel injection not that your wrong.

@travislostaglia8861 Жыл бұрын

@@jamesmisener3006 it wasn’t fuel injected it was super charged the engine was available in any ford car but the lightest car was the t- bird.

@BuzzLOLOL Жыл бұрын

There was also the fuel injection '57 Chevy and Pontiac... and powerful '57 Olds...

@littlehookerjam407 Жыл бұрын

Great video and your comments are right on. I use to love seeing these are cars on the road when I was a young kid. I really miss these AMC's.

@rarecars3336 Жыл бұрын

Its a shame they are no longer around!

@djquinn11 Жыл бұрын

I could hit a golf ball from my office to the old AMC world headquarters in Southfield Michigan. I remember all these AMC muscle cars, they never were as popular as the Big 3’s offerings but they had some great cars.

@rarecars3336 Жыл бұрын

Such a shame they didn't get as much recognition!

@OffMyPlanetNow 10 ай бұрын

I heard AMC dealerships could upgrade it to 400hp before reaching the customer. Absolutely insane.

@amaccama3267 10 ай бұрын

Suggestion for a story. The Mustang raced by Dick Johnson in the Australian Touring Car Championship in the mid 1980's.

@airforceveteran71 Жыл бұрын

Back in '81 I bought a '70 AMX (which I still have) but about a year later I spotted a '70 Rebel Machine on a used car lot. I quickly pulled over to check out this rare ride. For I knew exactly what it was, and it was in pretty good shape, except the stripes were cracking but it still had the original 390. So I asked how much as I sat in the drivers seat...well we are asking $2,600 for it son. Needless to say I wasn't about to sell the AMX, so I passed on it. But I still wonder to this day whatever happened to that Rebel Machine???

@beyond_the_infinite2098 Жыл бұрын

Very wise of you to keep your AMX. In 74 I bought a 70 AMX 360 4-speed Go Package w/ 3.73 positraction. Only mods were cut coil springs in front (lowered about 2 in), beefy clutches, and bigger wheels and wider tires. The other pony car guys were impressed with how fast it was and how it could keep up and often beat them. I've owned other cars including a Vette and my Z28, but the time with the AMX was the most fun I ever had with a car. Regret selling it.

@donaldsink8115 9 ай бұрын

Today that Machine in good condition can bring at least twice what your AMX will bring. As the old saying goes ,hind sight is 20/20. Since there's less than 500 still listed as driveable could be more than that.

@glennnickerson8438 Жыл бұрын

AMC certainly did all they could to grab your attention with wild paint schemes. To me The Machine was a strong 2nd place to the 69 Hurst Scrambler. It was the graphics on the Scrambler and the arrow pointing to the scoop that made it the most outrageous muscle car!😎

@rarecars3336 Жыл бұрын

The scrambler is as a super cool car, thinking of making a video on it!

@blipco5 Жыл бұрын

The Rambler Scrambler. There was one in my area back in the day. It shook the earth.

@glennnickerson8438 Жыл бұрын

@@blipco5 My favorite AMC! So outrageous!

@blipco5 Жыл бұрын

@@glennnickerson8438 It was red, white and blue. And in your face. 🍻

@johndonlon1611 Жыл бұрын

Cool video. The tricked out Rebel came out right after AMC launched the tricked-out Hurst 220. They didn't make that many and both versions flew out the door as fast as they came in. AMC was actually fining dealers when factory reps showed up if they spotted any "Rambler" signage in showrooms. I worked at Glasner Bros. AMC in LaGrange, Illinois while in high school and the owners were not about to get any tiffs with the factory. 1960s and 1970s cars rusted terribly so finding one nearly 60 years after the fact is daunting. Good memories!

@lukequigley121 Жыл бұрын

Was a bodyman at a AMC/JEEP dlr 73-77 and saw a Matador w/ a 401 come thru new and SHARP .. Loved doing carrier damage , got to drive some cool cars.. AH MEMORIES..Ended up buying a AMC Concord..

@infadelakainf 9 ай бұрын

Someone needs to bring AMC back

@donaldsink8115 9 ай бұрын

I bought a new one in 1970. Mine wasn't the red-white-blue but a light shade of green with a black vinyl top. Like he said, mine was diffently not a high speed car. About 120-25 and you were done. Mine was what I called a stoplight racer. I had many people want to hit the road for a race but I was smart enough to know I would have my ass handed to me. Put us on a city street with a stoplight about a block apart and they would be surprised at just how fast it was there. It's really the only car I ever owned that I wish I had back. I actually run across the bill of sale not long ago and I gave like $3500.00 for it. The whole time I owned mine I can't remember to ever seeing but one other Machine on the road. The last time I checked the registery there was less than 500 listed as driveable. There was one online not long ago that had had a complete restoration done ,that looked better than new . It sold at one of the auctions for around $150,000. Others I have seen listed that looked good but not that good started around $70,000 and up. One thing he said was correct. The 390 for that car was a one year build with 340 HP and 10-1 compression. Many thinks the 401 had more HP but it was rated at 330 HP. just more cubic inches.

@DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL Жыл бұрын

The AMC Javelin was better known. Plastic models of it were popular when I was a kid.

@rarecars3336 Жыл бұрын

Yes the Javelin definitely is better known, I really prefer the lines of the Rebel as a car personally so it’s a shame no one really knows much about them.

@DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL Жыл бұрын

@@rarecars3336 ALL AMC/Nash/Hudson cars are largely ignored by most enthusiasts despite their numerous contributions to American manufacturing. We don't have enough domestic manufacturing brands anymore. There's been too much consolidation in The U.S., so quality, variety, and value have suffered.

@lancerevell5979 Жыл бұрын

I have a 1/18 scale metal diecast Rebel Machine and two 1969 AMXs. Wish I still had my real 1968 AMX I owned in the early 1980s. Funnest car to drive of all I have owned over the decades.

@DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL Жыл бұрын

@@lancerevell5979 Yup. I was too young to drive when they were out, but AMX toys were pretty popular, too. AMC made good cars.

@boyd868b Жыл бұрын

brother in law had one. what a hoot to drive. they came out just as insurance companies started to raise rates on muscle cars sky high and gas prices started to go up. just to late to the ball...

@TheReal10bears Жыл бұрын

Ive only seen 1 AMC REBEL in my life. Cool car👍

@goobner420 Жыл бұрын

They were made in my hometown, so I never considered them to be forgotten, since everyone always talks about them.

@rickp8408 10 ай бұрын

Back then I owned a 1970 AMC Rebel Machine. It was a blue metallic with flat black on the hood and a white roof. It had the 390 with a 4 bbl and would only run on high octane gas! The car was a screamer, wish I still had it....

@donaldsink8115 9 ай бұрын

I had one too. Ran Sunoco 280 when I could find it or 260 otherwise. Both would be considered racing gas today as both were over 100 octane. Mine was off green, black vinyl top , flat black hood and tack with automatic transmission. Like you it's the only car I wish I still had. Found bill of sale recently and mine was alittle over $3500.00 .

@otiskortzii442 Жыл бұрын

I love “The Machine”, I used to own two of them.

@seeharvester Жыл бұрын

Now do a vid on the SC/Rambler.

@presmasterflash7555 Жыл бұрын

Have y’all done the Buick turbo cars yet? Many don’t know they started out on the 70s chassis before the G body Grand Nationals and T-Type cars. I had one briefly but never completed it as it was replaced with an 84 GN that became my project that I STILL regret selling.

@rarecars3336 Жыл бұрын

Not yet but we definitely will have to!

@presmasterflash7555 Жыл бұрын

@@rarecars3336 I’m already looking forward to it. Due to the detail in your videos I’ve seen I’m certain you’ll touch on the early carbureted 4.1 days. Without them we never would have had the pleasure of the GNs!

@markcollard9326 Жыл бұрын

nice looking car

@joelikespotatoes8321 Жыл бұрын

Poor AMC, I saw a bunch of these at a Ford Restaurant in Detriot. The guy in the car had a hell of a time turning it, but damn it looked good.

@jcc777 Жыл бұрын

The very first charger you showed, the green 1969. If you put a white vinyl roof on it, you would be in a very close ballpark with the car I owned from 73 to 76. Made my heart skip a beat lol.

@rarecars3336 Жыл бұрын

Chargers are some of my favorite cars, love B-body mopars!

@pauljanssen7594 Жыл бұрын

I had one of those cars for speed 411 posi Trac it has a 390 but I put a the 340 in it that intranet built put more horsepower. It was a fun car but it was very heavy it was like a tank. I kept breaking suspension parts road racing late at night.

@rarecars3336 Жыл бұрын

Awesome that you had one, thanks for sharing!

@davidschupbach2113 Жыл бұрын

I remember these... I wanted one really bad, but as a teen I didn't have the money 😢

@coache1nine Жыл бұрын

Got into AMC when I reincarnated a 68 Rambler American. It was a fun car. That slant 6 is indestructible

@scrambler69-xk3kv Жыл бұрын

AMC did not have a slant six. That was Mopar

@bokesnmokes Жыл бұрын

AMC didn't have a slant six

@capt.titustheunstoppable8491 Жыл бұрын

Not forgotten, not by me. My father had one in the red, white and blue. Celebrating the 200th anniversary of America. He had a lot of fast cars and a lot of photo albums of wrecked fast cars of his.

@rarecars3336 Жыл бұрын

Awesome story, thanks for sharing!

@bradvols Жыл бұрын

I have seen one Rebel Machine my entire life

@rarecars3336 Жыл бұрын

I've never seen a real one except for one on local craigslist

@glenbolton7333 Жыл бұрын

AMCs Rebel the Machine, quick for its time.

@goobner420 Жыл бұрын

It's just quick in general

@mry82 9 ай бұрын

Ahh, AMC!

@gw3598 Жыл бұрын

Remember thwm being pretty rare. A friend had a 69 Hurst Rambler Scrambler. Pretty quick at least in the 1/8 mile. Another friend had a Trans Am Javelin. Nice cars but I was driving a 69 Z828.

@xyzyyz Жыл бұрын

I remember this also having a factory 6 pack high rise carb setup. Or am I getting it mixed up.

@Rick-S-6063 9 ай бұрын

You've got it mixed up. AMC never offered a three deuce/six pack.

@donaldsink8115 9 ай бұрын

The only car I ever remmember seeing with the three dueces was a friend had a 1965 GTO 389 with three deuces other than the Chrysler cars@@Rick-S-6063

@shannacollins4741 Жыл бұрын

Really like the stripped down Dodge Dart 440 !

@tedquaker954 Жыл бұрын

The Machine, Scrambler were awesome cars!! To bad they didn't have the money similar to the other companies at the time.

@aspman97 Жыл бұрын

Calling this a Mopar is like calling a '63 Jaguar XKE a Tata.

@rarecars3336 Жыл бұрын

Its only referred to as a mini mopar because from the front it is very similar to a b-body mopar

@dennygarnett9614 Жыл бұрын

A guy in high-school bought a brand new one.Wasnt super bad but still ran strong

@js8270 Жыл бұрын

That car looks like the child from a pairing of a Dodge and Plymouth.

@rarecars3336 Жыл бұрын

exactly lol

@IowaBudgetRCBashers Жыл бұрын

Let’s not forget the amc marlin which beat the charger to being a fast back muscle car

@rarecars3336 Жыл бұрын

This is true, the marlin and the 66-67 chargers are very similar looking in terms of that roofline.

@Fred_NaughT 7 ай бұрын

@rarecars3336 Yep like a 64-66 barracuda + a 66-67 charger mixed together !

@user-dv2dt9eh7v 5 ай бұрын

Nice little 290..factory st sedan st wagon. 5hp less than 302 gt aus ford ..tough great little spinning motor . L know ..l had one ..3.15 gears ..68mph in first gear with pushing the little baby .tough little motor .lovely car to drive..couple little extras..to st .wagon had admires from other great car owners. Underrated .only by those..who. think they. Know

@williamwampler7742 Жыл бұрын

It’s funny, it sat higher than a lot of pickup trucks these days. lol

@rarecars3336 Жыл бұрын

You are not wrong lol

@travislostaglia8861 Жыл бұрын

Amc used parts from ford,gm and mopar. They might look similar but they are not a mini mopar

@rarecars3336 Жыл бұрын

Yes the “mini mopar” name is just based solely off of looks

@Primus54 Жыл бұрын

The automatic transmission was a Mopar TorqueFlight, so I’d say that’s a significant component from Chrysler.

@rarecars3336 Жыл бұрын

@@Primus54 did not know that, great insight!

@lancerevell5979 Жыл бұрын

Working on my Javelins and AMX in late 1970s and early 1980s was fun. A Chevy style engine, Ford electrical system and Chrysler auto trans. A real learning experience! Especially once AMC went defunct and the dealers changed to Chrysler/Dodge and suddenly forgot how to work on AMC cars.

@P_RO_ Жыл бұрын

@@Primus54 AMC's usual slushbox was a Borg-Warner, but their performance engines got Mopar.

@AdamWaffen Жыл бұрын

There’s a reason why it was forgotten. I do believe that some AMC vehicles need to be preserved for historical importance- to serve as a warning to those who are considering buying some Kia, Hyundai or one of those bastard Fiat product

@johntucker469 Жыл бұрын

i had a Machine back in the day,,bought used maybe 2 yrs old,,a great car,,strong power but still without power steering... why did i sell that?

@mckgarth Жыл бұрын

There just wasn't very many on the road back in the day.

@donaldtalton1357 Жыл бұрын

I know where 2 of are at. Both low-mileage and un-restored. 1 red, white & blue car the other a red car. 343 in both. One is in a farm "packhouse" just out side Eureka NC and the other about 6 miles away (off the same main road Hwy. 222 in Wayne County the other in Wilson County. Brought out for local parades.

@donaldsink8115 9 ай бұрын

Those are not the original engines if they are a 343. In 1970 The Machine had one engine only and that was the 390 CI -340HP and it was a one year only engine offered in no other AMC product but The Machine.. I know I bought one new. The actual name of the car on the badge on the the side says , The Machine. That's how it was identified. The 343 was only used in a prototype for the car but never sold as an option.

@donaldtalton1357 9 ай бұрын

My bad. I don't why I put 343 on ths. I know it was a 390!

@Fred_NaughT 7 ай бұрын

There are atleast 7 of them in Butler , PA owned by a couple brothers. 1 of them is rotting away at their concrete companies yard because the frame was mangled in a crash in 71. They stripped all the specialty items off of it to help others restore theirs !

@richardmedeiros4337 Жыл бұрын

Why don’t you talk about the 71 scrambler,I almost bought one I really like the hood scoop and the color scheme

@Sixsicdix Жыл бұрын

A guy in my town goes to liquor store in a cilt in a rebal every day

@rarecars3336 Жыл бұрын

What a LEGEND

@trainglen22 Жыл бұрын

My dad had a 1969 Rebel 2 door in red. I think that it had a 304.

@Rick-S-6063 9 ай бұрын

The 304 wasn't offered until 1970. Your dad's car would probably have had the 290 or 343. A few were ordered with the 390.

@trainglen22 9 ай бұрын

@@Rick-S-6063 it was a small v-8. Probably the 290 seeing that it was a 1969 2 door Rebel.

@albertkinney8021 Жыл бұрын

AMC scrambler that was a bad little car hard to find one these days

@kokonanana1 Жыл бұрын

Hey Javelin!

@Cuz-pp3od 7 ай бұрын

My friend has a amc rebel machine now

@rexsmith9176 9 ай бұрын

God I just love that car if I hit the lottery I will on one

@robsorgdrager8477 Жыл бұрын

But what about the s/c rambler a.k.a the " scrambler " .

@wildestcowboy2668 Жыл бұрын

I have a javelin i inherited. Bad news it doesn't run good news its been inside its whole life....here i go with fresh gas

@rarecars3336 Жыл бұрын

Awesome, love the Javelins!

@bokesnmokes Жыл бұрын

Why does it say "Mini Mopar" on the thumbnail? These cars weren't Mopars.

@rarecars3336 Жыл бұрын

Because they look extremely similar to a b body mopar, only smaller

@Crimson3ffect Жыл бұрын

I had a gremlin...lol.. ugh!

@rarecars3336 Жыл бұрын

The gremlin X's were pretty cool!

@flycatchful Жыл бұрын

My friend had one of these and he crashed it while driving on a German autobahn.

@ldnwholesale8552 Жыл бұрын

We got a few 343 Rebels here in Oz. I drove one 40 years ago,, ok car but my 307 4 speed Monaro was faster and handled better.

@michaelwallbrown3726 Жыл бұрын

not a MoPar sorry just some of this and some of that whatever was leftover in the parts bin

@stepanbandera5206 9 ай бұрын

Ain't My Car!

@bobdavis3357 Жыл бұрын

This car wasn't that quick. A Chevelle SS LS6 would eat it alive. But this AMC was a cool car

@P_RO_ Жыл бұрын

Then and now, LS6's were kinda rare. Few muscle cars had the top or near-top engine options which could increase the cost of the car by 30% in some cases due to other equipment mandated to get that engine. Most muscle cars were small-blocks with a non-performance 4bbl engine.

@Rick-S-6063 9 ай бұрын

Let's keep in mind the LS6 had an additional 64 cubic inches and considerably more horsepower than the Machine. But, of the two, the Machine is the one I always admired and would like to own today.

@vaughn1633 Жыл бұрын

What about the marlin

@rarecars3336 Жыл бұрын

Another cool car! Maybe a Potential video on it

@P_RO_ Жыл бұрын

It wasn't much on sales as it's 'fastback' compettition had more performance options. They aimed it at older folks while it was the younger ones buying performance, and AMC's customer-base just couldn't identify with the Marlin

@rickybobby6760 Жыл бұрын

Not a 'mini mopar'...nothing 'mopar' about it.

@rarecars3336 Жыл бұрын

It is very similar looking in the front to a b body mopar, hence the nickname mini mopar. I did not come up with that term I’ve heard it before 👍

@Suprahampton Жыл бұрын

Why didn't AMC put the 401ci into their muscle cars

@rarecars3336 Жыл бұрын

I believe they put it into the Javelins, but the Rebel never got it!

@Suprahampton Жыл бұрын

@@rarecars3336 seems daft to me

@GregsAirplanesandAutomobiles Жыл бұрын

The 401 was a bit late to the party, but it did go into the Javelin, Ambassador and Matador. A Matador with a 401 was a pretty quick car, much like a Chevelle SS. In other words, by the time the 401 showed up, the Muscle car party was already winding down, but you could get it in most models.

@travislostaglia8861 Жыл бұрын

The rebel became the matador in 71 so they did get the 401

@blackscotydog Жыл бұрын

I miss AMC....gotta love an underdog

@joeJoe-pb3su Жыл бұрын

Thats a rebel. 😁

@DANTHETUBEMAN Жыл бұрын

the machine was a musle car, the rest should be converted 😊

@davidhoffman8122 Жыл бұрын

I have been an AMC fan since 1965. My friend had a The Machine" with the complete Go Fast package. His dad was well off and he would do about anything for his kid. We would stomp Mustangs and 440 6 Packs!!!!!

@josephrocchi1905 4 ай бұрын

There is nothing about an AMC Rebel or any other AMC vehicle that has anything to do with Mopar. Please get informed authors to write articles. It's frustrating as an American Motors owner to read articles that are always factually incorrect. It only perpetuates the incorrect information by putting it in print and teaching others the wrong information because the reader believes that if it made it to an article then it must be the truth.

@iREALmedia Жыл бұрын

Actually, say it with me actually. What’s actshy?

@jackt8587 Жыл бұрын

Promo>SM 🤦

@davidelack8809 Жыл бұрын

first of all, NEVER EVER call an AMC a mopar! The Garbage company that is chrysler only bought AMC so they could destroy Jeeps longstanding and proud heritage!