Re: [MBZ] '65 Rambler American 440 3 speed convertible

2019-11-13 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
First car I remember my parents owning was a 4-door Rambler American sedan. I think they bought it the year I was born, and kept it until I was in middle school. They sold it to a neighbor who had a pizza restaurant, and he used it as a delivery car. I think it lasted about a month or two after

Re: [MBZ] '65 Rambler American 440 3 speed convertible

2019-11-12 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
You can't make this stuff up. *My great-uncle was an entomologist at the U of Penn. After he passed, my great-aunt bought a grasshopper green AMC Hornet in his honor* On Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 1:08 PM OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > My great-uncle was an entomologist at the U of Penn. After he

Re: [MBZ] '65 Rambler American 440 3 speed convertible

2019-11-12 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
My great-uncle was an entomologist at the U of Penn. After he passed, my great-aunt bought a grasshopper green AMC Hornet in his honor --- On Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 10:36 AM Rich Thomas via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I had this young lady friend back some years ago who drove a

Re: [MBZ] '65 Rambler American 440 3 speed convertible

2019-11-12 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
I had this young lady friend back some years ago who drove a light green Gremlin, she called it Lima Bean because it was the color of a a lima bean --FT On 11/12/19 11:01 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote: Being raised in a GM family, I always looked down my nose at anything AMC until my best

Re: [MBZ] '65 Rambler American 440 3 speed convertible

2019-11-12 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
How about the Pacer? On Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 11:02 AM Dan--- via Mercedes wrote: > Being raised in a GM family, I always looked down my nose at anything AMC > until my best friend’s folks bought a Gremlin that had (I think) a 302 V8 > in it. > > Holy mother of pearl would that thing go! > >

Re: [MBZ] '65 Rambler American 440 3 speed convertible

2019-11-12 Thread Dan--- via Mercedes
Being raised in a GM family, I always looked down my nose at anything AMC until my best friend’s folks bought a Gremlin that had (I think) a 302 V8 in it. Holy mother of pearl would that thing go! Totally reshaped my opinion of AMC products at the time. -D > On Nov 12, 2019, at 10:03 AM,

Re: [MBZ] '65 Rambler American 440 3 speed convertible

2019-11-12 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
My buddy in high school drove a 64 with a 327, it was quite peppy.  It also had the benefits of being a great date car... --FT On 11/12/19 9:49 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: OMG. The rarity of this car is well deserved, e.g.e. who would want to purchase it? My college roommate

[MBZ] '65 Rambler American 440 3 speed convertible

2019-11-12 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
OMG. The rarity of this car is well deserved, e.g.e. who would want to purchase it? My college roommate had a Rambler sedan that was convenient for dating, until I inadvertently drove it in winter without any coolant. It rolled to a dead stop, causing significant damage *