Sounds like Christine when she pulled into Darnell's

Some more info on your Rambler... 1) The Rambler 287 and 327s (and earlier 250) have the same 'big block' with a different bore. They share nothing with Chevrolet 327s, nor do they share anything with later ('66-up) AMC V8s. 2) 287s were originally painted blue and the 327s were always painted red. 3) Those wheelcovers look like some aftermarket junk; those are definitely NOT Rambler. 4) As others have mentioned, AMC was the first to use dual-reservoir master cylinders across the line, starting in about 1962. That is undoubtedly a later style retrofitted to fit. 5) The cruise control is indeed aftermarket. 6) Due to the spacing, there are not a lot of 'mag' style wheels that fit the front; retro-style Torque-Thurst Ds look good on these cars. 7) '65 Classics had three trim levels, 550, 660, and 770. You have the 'highest' trim level. 8) The air canister is aftermarket. The Rambler one would be MUCH larger. 9) All Rambler Classics have coil spring rear suspensions and a 'torque tube' instead of an open driveshaft. 10) Your front seats appear to be out of a '73 AMC Ambassador. 11) That appears to be dealer-installed air conditioning. 12) Saying 'AMC Rambler' is a bit like saying 'General Motors Chevrolet'. The full designation of your car would be a 1965 Rambler Classic 770 by American Motors. 'AMC' was not used in marketing until 1970-71.

AMC had some badass cars, be cool for them to still be around as a company

Ramblers were very well built cars. I love that one!

Sounds like Christine in the beginning of the movie when she’s running. Nice!

I had one of those new. It was a great car. The engine was invincible. Pulled a trailer through the Rockies every summer for a number of years

If you lived in the AMC days and ever had one you would know they were fantastic cars. Shared running parts with Jeep. The 258 six engine was a seven main bearing engine and almost would run for ever. I was on the road sales at that time, put 50,000 miles per year on them and had three of them. Never had a major problem. Wish I could buy one now.

A beardless Kevin was quite the shock to see.

Thanks for the video believe it or not this actually brightened up my day. Saturday a kid I grew up with past away in an automobile accident at the age of 16. Today was his funeral and it really though me for a twist. So again thank you for you time in making these videos, I truly appreciate it.

It's actually a kinda rare old ride ..simply because it really wasn't a very desirable car .. in 67 they kinda stepped em up a bit and ended up looking some what like a chevy ii Nova , I've owned several of the 67s .. I used to buy em for like around $50 to a 100 bucks .. we would toss a couple of push lawnmowers in the trunk ..and me and a couple of buddies would go road tripping which 10 bucks or so in our pockets .. we would mow yards from town to town with a goal of making food , beer and motel money for the night ..we ended up all over the place met all kinds of people ..and usually made a pile of cash..most of the time going until those little cars just dropped dead ..then just signed the title tossed on the dash and left it to who ever found it first ..that was back in the early 80's .. a pack of smokes was like 35 cents and gas ranged between 45 cents to 70 cents ..I believe over around 3 years we killed 5 of those ramblers no one wanted lol and we had a ball ..I fished the Mississippi from new Orleans to Chicago..lol we even took one drag racing in Arkansas lol pikes peak in Colorado ..the radiator completely imploded and the clutch just smoked ..but we patch it up ..I remember tossing a 12 dollar clutch disk in ..and reused that blue and purple pressure plate with a shine you could see yourself in ..but the goofy thing was it survived all the way home ..I grew pretty fond of those old cars ..every time I see one I look back and remember the times we had. .lol

In 1975-76, a good friend, I knew in while in college had a green one, white roof, 327 engine. We did a Thanksgiving road trip from Salt Lake City to Vallejo., Christmas break, all over southern Utah and northern Arizona. Then Spring break, Portland, Long Beach Washington and Mt. Raine'r National Forest. A very comfortable non-descript car ! Never got pulled over or noticed by the highway patrol. ! Also, in most all Ramblers. the backs of the front seats laid back horizontal, so you could sleep in the car and save the cost of a motel. Could not hurt those old Ramblers, he drove it to the junkyard (1979) when he graduated, I followed him in my 1967 Ford Falcon to a junkyard, they gave him $50 for it and we drove back to the University , said goodbye and went our separate ways.

That 327 is virtually bullet proof. It's a nickel alloy block, so it's really solid. Parts are available aplenty. Though it sounds rough, it seems to run smoothly. You really have a diamond in the rough. The hole pattern on the hubs is basically Chrysler. I'll bet you didn't even notice how nice the power steering feels. The door panels appear to be in nice shape, and the body looks to be pretty solid, too. You got yourself a good deal.

Oh the joys of vacuum operated wipers and 4 wheel drum brakes. My first car was a 70 Rebel.

Just a FYI Automatic trans are supposed to be at normal operating temp with the car running when checking the fluid anyway awesome car I had a 1966 Rambler Classic but it had a straight 6 and mine was a 2 door my friend owns it now that is the first Rambler classic I ever saw with a V8 in it and i've seen a few all through the 60's

My 65 Rambler Ambassador had an in-line six (I think 232?), I loved the Pullman bench seat that basically turned the insides into a double bed. In the couple of years I drove it after rescuing it, it never let me down, great motors, kind of anemic power for such a heavy car, but bullet proof imho, it could cruise all day @ 65mph. If I recall there were parts from everybody in there, (like my '74 304 Gremlin of later years (a 3-speed beast of fun!)), I loved the look of the front on the classic, awesome grill!

Love watching your , TH289, McCool, & VGG start up videos. Keep the oldies running brothers

Vacuum forming the hubcap is cool as heck! I would like to see you do a channel on will it form! You can do baja fender kits for trucks. Like wide body kits. That plastic is probably way lighter than fiberglass and a lot more durable. If you want tricks for molds or ideas let me know.

Don't knock that 287, those AMC V8's are pretty good engines!

Had a gremlin back in high-school. Loved that car

Dang is this bringing back the memories. My Mom had a 1966 (7?) Rambler 770 classic. Ran like a scalded dog! 327 4bbl!

My dad got a 65 770 classic with the AMC 327 in the late 80's, someone owed him money and gave him the car (my dad did autobody repair / paint, people would have their car done and not have the money to pay). He tore the engine apart for rebuild back in the early 90's, but never got around to getting the parts for it and sat. Just sold it last year for $500 on ebay as my dad had cancer and we all knew we just couldn't store it / money to buy parts, even my dad knew it was time to let it go. Had always hoped we would fix it up, but alas, never did, was sad to see it go.

Nice! I have a lot of AMC 327 content on my channel, nice to see a larger channel giving them some of the exposure they deserve!

Nice AMC. The vacuum forming is interesting, thank you for showing it. Great idea of someone that wants to make there beater look good.

I just love that V8 rumbling, truly awesome! Would love to drive around with a soundtrack like that!

I started doubting Luke until he spit glass knowledge at me 😆. Everyone has their niche….. good for them

Love the Rambler. A true classic. Wish I still had my old 1968 Rambler American with the 199 cubic inch 6 and auto trans.

Great to see an old car saved. You should contact coldwarmotors, they have a channel, but they buy classic tires like the sears tire. Keep up the good work.

2:50 The fuel pump group looks like a double pump - it is - the 2nd pump is a vacuum booster for driving the windshield wipers. That way, the wipers don't completely stop when the engine is at high throttle. 28:26 - that must go to the vacuum booster by the fuel pump.

Ever go to Harlan? It's a very big part of my life. I have many tales to tell. Back in 1976, we drove our 66 pea green Rambler from Okc to Harlan to have Thanksgiving with my late wife's parents who lived their whole life there, her dad was a cop there for 30 years.

So good too see oddball stuff like AMC 👌🏻

The glove box light works !!! “That’s stupid” haha I laughed way to hard at that!

When I was a kid I had a Mattel Vacuform. It was the coolest toy ever. We vacuformed all kinds of stuff.

My first car (1984) was a 1967 AMC Ambassador 990, which had a 290 V8 and the exact same Holly carburetor as this example. It was a nice car, other than the rust holes in the usual spots thanks to those Minnesota winters. Hopefully you guys can get this car back on the road and preserve a piece of automotive history.

AMC was a true warrior great cars that held the big three off until the bitter end I would love to have one of these now.

Nice! My first car was a '67 Rambler, and sometimes I miss it. Glad to see this one on the road again!

That exhaust sound reminds me of a 1970’s Kodiak dump truck my grandfather had on his farm when I was a kid.

The startup view was amazing seeing the pedal work. Please show that always!!

I had a 1965 Classic 550 with a 232 engine. In 1974, "corn" gas was introduced ion the fuel market and I used it in the 550...a lot. The engine was designed to run on leaded gas and in six months I was burning oil and suffered a noticeable lack of compression.

Ha! My earliest memory of a car was my Dad's 1963 Rambler Classic! 3 on the tree. I just looked up the engine. It was 195 cubic inch straight-six. Big 90 HP !

Man I'm so amazed that you even found a Rambler like that cause I haven't seen any since the 90s probably, especially when it still runs and drives...That's a very rare find right there. I'd love to have it cause when I's younger in the 70s I didn't like anything about em except for the front bench seat that someone took out of yours. You could scoot the seat forward and it'd lay all the back into a full sized bed with the back seat lol...I same as lived in one for a whole winter. I put an A/C box with a small electric heater in it... I stayed toasty warm all winter long lol...It's so amazing to me to see you find one that's still running and driving and I'm pretty sure that you'll have it up and running alot better than before. It appears to have a fairly solid body as well...

Good to see how quickly you guys evolved the channel and video quality to be as good as any pro channel. Nice one.

Excellent video! Love the vacuum former and what your friends are doing with their business. Awesome ideas, this was a fun video. Really really like the rambler also!

Just found your channel and subscribed. Reminded me of me sixties Rebel. Bought it from a Pakistani grad student 👨‍🎓 who was going home. Junkyard offered him $10 and I bought it from him for $15. Drove that cutie all year between Pullman and Spokane. Wish I knew auto mechanics...I would still own it 😰!

Only AMC I ever had was 79' Concord 232-6 - best commuter car I ever had. Drove it 150 miles a day for many years - only got rid of it after and accident took its life in an untimely manner.

So strange to find this 3 year old vid. Current 2022 beard good! Mook still cute as ever in the current videos. ;-) So much positive change for you two since this video was done. Glad you're still just as down to earth.

I love how the focus is on the important things...hubcaps 😂😂

One of my favorite types of car, and company! :D Awesome that it gets another chance to run down the road! Thanx for the vid buddy!

My Brothers 1974 Cadillac, and my 1980 Delta 88 had the bathtub chain diaphram activated cruise control.. they worked well.

That is a nice looking design of car. As someone from the UK, I've never heard of a Rambler, but I like it. I'm seeing AMC mentioned a lot in comments, as in the people who brought you the Pacer?

We used to have a small vac former at school I remember people making model boats and car bodies on it.

I like young people’s reaction to certain things that were the norm 40-50+ years ago. Like floor mounted dimmer switch ( I STILL prefer that), and his comment about the cruise control having a chain! That was the norm. I own a 70 Continental Mark lll. It’s cruise has a little pull chain type chain from the vacuum bellows to the carburetor. It STILL works! I’ve had newer cars that cruise cables snapped or binded up etc.

26:34 It's called "cobbling" LMAO :D

assuming ~16" diameter hubcap, area ~201" x 14.7 psig= ~3000 lbf (if you pull a near perfect vacuum)

Oh my god I love the Rambler, I want one!

I have this almost exact car in a 2 door with the twin stick, still putting it back together after someone took it down to pieces, the cars looking good hope you keep it for a while!

45 years ago I owned a Rambler American. Ran well but had some parts that could not be replaced.

FYI. AMC used a dual channel brake master cylinder in 1965. They did it before it was required. I believe they were the first domestic manufacture to do so. Most others used singles until they were mandated in 1967. I also think they had an optional front disk brake option as well.

Back in 1998 I had a 1965 AMC 770 Classic. I miss that car so much. Mine was white with a black vinyl top.

A friend of mine in high school....MANY years ago..... had a 68. Awesome little car.

Ahhh_Hummm you know the lamp chain on the cruise control was used by everyone just adjusted mine on my 1978 f250 , if it's to jerky give it a ball of slack , to lazy take a ball , they also used that same method for aux throttle on tow trucks up until the onset of drive by wire LOL

I'll never forget when I was 19. I bought a 1966 AMC rambler ambassador 990 with a 287 and two barrel...... Shotgun headlights over and under. Baby blue with a white top.

Dude you gotta upload more, I love your content!

It's so satisfying watching things get vacuum formed

I worked for AMC/Jeep in the '70's, you have quite a score there. The 327 was a sweet engine, but prone to carbon build up, a tune-up would include a can of AMC treatment poured in the carb - do a compression test, if it is high - de-carbon it and drive it like you stole it, and no alcohol.

Is very Unusual to find one of these with a V8 because the Mayority of them had the inline 6

Still watching this in 2023... like my 3 or 5th re watch... I really want an amc.

My first car was a 64 rambler classic 770. 287, 3 on the tree w/over drive. Grew up in Kenosha Wi. Man amc’s were everywhere. Not so much anymore, few and far between. Kenosha Cadillacs we used to call em.

Love the "Slots" you got from Marketplace~Hope to see them o0n one of your builds soon :))

I love that Rambler.

Great Find. Neat Restore on those Poverty Caps.

This car has had lots of work done recently guys lol good videos lots to learn yet but effort is nice to see from this generation! Cheers(People watching should not use this as anything other than entertainment)

wish I wasn't all the way in north carolina, would definitely buy, I love the way the rambler looks and this is a perfect project car

18:57 the magic of the imperial system

you just remembered me about those cartoon's called " Life with Louie"😁👍

Watch you guys all the time and Ramblers were great cars couldn't kill em.

That's a sweet deal! I love the 64 to 70 rambler 770 2 Dr. Hard top (aka THE REBEL) it looks in good shape. Good luck on power tour.

good place to find parts and every now and then a rare vintage,great video

Great Video. This Rambler in my Country, Argentina , It was produced in Argentina with the configuration 4 doors and 6 cylinder 380. Versions 4 Doors and Version Funebre.

wow, that´s a cool Vacuum- Machine! ...and, of course, a really cool Car!

that is a cool old train that went by in your video...nice to be out there in the country !

Fix on those Few exhaust leaks? N trans leaks n it be great to retrofit some HEI cap n coil n wires n plugs Other than that she's great to go!!

Kevin you're such a doll, but Angus is dreamy!

I had a 1965 770 Classic Convertible in red with white power hood, great runaround here in England UK

As a 15U from Nebraska I love the CH-47 comment!

Cool car . We use to have one . I remember that it Was a push button automatic.. great body

that is a beautiful old Rambler !

If you boys are lookin for some revivals, I've got just the place here in Tennessee.

Used to have a 1965 Rambler American that was a two owner car. Had a three-on-the-tree manual. Great winter car

i love this project. keep it real guys

That is the start of a new line of products!

My first car was a 65 Rambler 770 Cross Country wagon. It had the 327 with a Holley 4bbl carb. (295hp and 360ftlbs). Borg Warner T85 3sp with column shift and an overdrive behind the trans. 3:18 limited slip diff. And the most important part was the lay down front seats and fold down back seat. It was one big bed inside That little sweetie would run 80mph all day long at about 22-2400rpm I forget. And get over 20mpg to boot. The weakest part of the drive line was the constant velocity u-joint in drive shaft. The little alignment ball would wear out or break off. Probably from dumping the clutch. And it was a bitch to change the shaft because Ramblers had an enclosed shaft in what they called a "torque tube". It bolted to the back of the trans and the front of the diff. And there was a carrier bearing in the middle of the tube that had to be pushed out with the shaft. The panhard bar and rear end had to come loose and back to get the torque tube and shaft out. I had it out more than once and got quite familiar with it.

Nice little Rambler. A great cruiser for Power Tour. Once tuned up should get decent hwy mileage.

I subscribed to the vacuform channel can't wait for some content out of those guys❤️❤️

“Hey the light still works” “What?” “Yeaaa that’s stupid” 😂😂

Hey, that Rambler was a nice score! Congratulations!

Hey...no worries about the train background...ambience....back around...hell, 1992...?!? I put a nickel on a railroad track, just before a freight train came over a trestle...what can I say, I was stupid & young. I came close to having my head taken off by that train. A few years later, I threw a big square nut at a can of spraypaint...it ruptured, & spattered my face in Rust Oleum blue...very refreshing... it was a hot day in March.

Trains is very fine to watch and I love them.

Oh My Goodness hype for the cutlass

nice AMC 770 classic ...with a 327 AMC v8!!

Wow what a beauty top-of-the-line that's for sure. American Motors was definitely ahead of its time on a lot of different things for sure. Where can I get a nice video guys please restore that to its original forum you would not believe what that thing is probably worth anyway guys stay safe stay well and as always God bless