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.
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.
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 The tags were out of date and he was pulled over by the L.A.P.D. He told me that the cop was so impressed to see one he just pulled him over just to check it out. Even with out-of-date tags he let him go with a warning "get it registered" I remember back in the day when cops would pull you over just wanted to just check out your cool car.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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
@@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.
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,..
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!
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.
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.
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!
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.
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 🇨🇦
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
@@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.
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!
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..
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.
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???
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!😎
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...
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.
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 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!
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.
@@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.
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.
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....
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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 !
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
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!!!!!
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.
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
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.
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.
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!
Use this as the constructive criticism button! I want to hear how I can make these videos more enjoyable for all of you!
1:41 that's a Buick not a amc
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.
@@FrankStein1 it’s literally only called a mini mopar in this video because the front end looks like a b-body mopar
@@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?
Vehicle sounds! Info is great but sounds of the cars are important.
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.
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.
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.
I’ve had a couple people I know have this happen to them in NJ. So cops like that are still out there!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I had a 1974 Hornet Sportabout! I loved that car!
@@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.
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.
Totally agree I have always loved the AMC Rebel but it seems like no one I know has ever heard of them!
@@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.
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,..
Good video, the AMC stuff was pretty good, it's a shame it's largely forgotten now.
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!
There was also The Rambler Scrambler...
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.
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.
Suggestion for a story. The Mustang raced by Dick Johnson in the Australian Touring Car Championship in the mid 1980's.
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.
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!
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Yep it was a supercharged 289 and there was only 858 made so they are really hard to find nowadays.
Dang 2300 built? Never seen one ever. Love it though, it's beautiful.
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.
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 🇨🇦
Wow great info and the personal story is awesome. Thanks for sharing!
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
@@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.
@@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.
There was also the fuel injection '57 Chevy and Pontiac... and powerful '57 Olds...
I heard AMC dealerships could upgrade it to 400hp before reaching the customer. Absolutely insane.
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!
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..
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.
Such a shame they didn't get as much recognition!
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???
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!😎
The scrambler is as a super cool car, thinking of making a video on it!
The Rambler Scrambler. There was one in my area back in the day. It shook the earth.
@@blipco5 My favorite AMC! So outrageous!
@@glennnickerson8438 It was red, white and blue. And in your face. 🍻
Why does it say "Mini Mopar" on the thumbnail? These cars weren't Mopars.
Because they look extremely similar to a b body mopar, only smaller
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...
Someone needs to bring AMC back
Ive only seen 1 AMC REBEL in my life. Cool car👍
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.
Awesome that you had one, thanks for sharing!
They were made in my hometown, so I never considered them to be forgotten, since everyone always talks about them.
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.
Not yet but we definitely will have to!
@@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!
The AMC Javelin was better known. Plastic models of it were popular when I was a kid.
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.
@@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.
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.
@@lancerevell5979 Yup. I was too young to drive when they were out, but AMX toys were pretty popular, too. AMC made good cars.
I love “The Machine”, I used to own two of them.
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....
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 .
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.
Chargers are some of my favorite cars, love B-body mopars!
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.
Now do a vid on the SC/Rambler.
Calling this a Mopar is like calling a '63 Jaguar XKE a Tata.
Its only referred to as a mini mopar because from the front it is very similar to a b-body mopar
Got into AMC when I reincarnated a 68 Rambler American. It was a fun car. That slant 6 is indestructible
AMC did not have a slant six. That was Mopar
AMC didn't have a slant six
nice looking car
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.
Awesome story, thanks for sharing!
Yep, I remember. Definitely cool looking.
AMCs Rebel the Machine, quick for its time.
It's just quick in general
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.
I remember these... I wanted one really bad, but as a teen I didn't have the money 😢
I remember this also having a factory 6 pack high rise carb setup. Or am I getting it mixed up.
You've got it mixed up. AMC never offered a three deuce/six pack.
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
The Machine, Scrambler were awesome cars!! To bad they didn't have the money similar to the other companies at the time.
I have seen one Rebel Machine my entire life
I've never seen a real one except for one on local craigslist
Really like the stripped down Dodge Dart 440 !
A guy in high-school bought a brand new one.Wasnt super bad but still ran strong
Let’s not forget the amc marlin which beat the charger to being a fast back muscle car
This is true, the marlin and the 66-67 chargers are very similar looking in terms of that roofline.
@rarecars3336
Yep like a 64-66 barracuda + a 66-67 charger mixed together !
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
Amc used parts from ford,gm and mopar. They might look similar but they are not a mini mopar
Yes the “mini mopar” name is just based solely off of looks
The automatic transmission was a Mopar TorqueFlight, so I’d say that’s a significant component from Chrysler.
@@Primus54 did not know that, great insight!
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.
@@Primus54 AMC's usual slushbox was a Borg-Warner, but their performance engines got Mopar.
Not a 'mini mopar'...nothing 'mopar' about it.
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 👍
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?
My dad had a 1969 Rebel 2 door in red. I think that it had a 304.
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.
@@Rick-S-6063 it was a small v-8. Probably the 290 seeing that it was a 1969 2 door Rebel.
not a MoPar sorry just some of this and some of that whatever was leftover in the parts bin
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
Awesome, love the Javelins!
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.
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.
My bad. I don't why I put 343 on ths. I know it was a 390!
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 !
Ahh, AMC!
There just wasn't very many on the road back in the day.
A guy in my town goes to liquor store in a cilt in a rebal every day
What a LEGEND
But what about the s/c rambler a.k.a the " scrambler " .
It’s funny, it sat higher than a lot of pickup trucks these days. lol
You are not wrong lol
AMC scrambler that was a bad little car hard to find one these days
That car looks like the child from a pairing of a Dodge and Plymouth.
exactly lol
Why don’t you talk about the 71 scrambler,I almost bought one I really like the hood scoop and the color scheme
What about the marlin
Another cool car! Maybe a Potential video on it
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
Hey Javelin!
My friend has a amc rebel machine now
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!!!!!
I had a gremlin...lol.. ugh!
The gremlin X's were pretty cool!
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.
God I just love that car if I hit the lottery I will on one
Why didn't AMC put the 401ci into their muscle cars
I believe they put it into the Javelins, but the Rebel never got it!
@@rarecars3336 seems daft to me
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.
The rebel became the matador in 71 so they did get the 401
I miss AMC....gotta love an underdog
My friend had one of these and he crashed it while driving on a German autobahn.
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
This car wasn't that quick. A Chevelle SS LS6 would eat it alive. But this AMC was a cool car
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.
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.
HOWdy R-C, ...
290 / 343 / 390 Rectangular Port HEADS ( 390 in 1970 received Dog-Leg Port HEADS )
COOP
the WiSeNhEiMeR from Richmond, INDIANA
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Ain't
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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!
Actually, say it with me actually. What’s actshy?
the machine was a musle car, the rest should be converted 😊
Thats a rebel. 😁
Promo>SM 🤦
It was forgotten for a reason
WTF? Ford didn't exist?
?
Since the muscle car era was actually between Chrysler and Degenerate Motors, the Rebel was a 'Me, too!' effort, much like Phord's Mustang.
i just seen “the machine” at in n out. yorba linda, ca
so amazing i had to look it up
What great cars they were