That sure is a lot of contextually dark orange!

@Zayllyaz

4 жыл бұрын

RCR - TC colab, please

@Owiko7

4 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking, "oh look, someone from that Technology connections video" and then I saw the channel name...

@tonecapone8021

4 жыл бұрын

When he mentioned brown, all I could think was "I'm looking at orange." Thanks T.C. :eyeroll: Haha

@Viva93

4 жыл бұрын

A wild Tech Connect! I was wondering why you popped up on the right. I knew you just posted a video too but normally don't see you mixed in with rcr.

@johndavenport2847

4 жыл бұрын

h o t b r o w n

"If Dad-Get-Up-Noise was a car" is just brilliant.

@jordaneggerman4734

4 жыл бұрын

"Guess I'm jerkin' off again tonight...." Hopefully, I'm not the only one who has seen Letterkenny....

@HulianMango

4 жыл бұрын

@@jordaneggerman4734 De-ad!. Hey Dee-aad! Better not forget those fuckin All-dressed Chips..

@jordaneggerman4734

4 жыл бұрын

@@HulianMango you know, I never hesitate to call out cussing in the comments.... I'm *always* willing to make an exception for Wayne quotes... lol

@RiskyBRiskyB

4 жыл бұрын

The "y-y-you too" response to the "enjoy your movie" line was 100 times better. Nothing personal, kid.

@jordaneggerman4734

4 жыл бұрын

@@RiskyBRiskyB why don't you take about 25% off 'er there, Squirrelly Dan?

The fact this has survived this long in this condition means I'd pay it far more attention than any of the 497 Mustangs that invariably turn up at any coffee meet. That makes it interesting enough in my book. Fun fact - these were built in New Zealand too.

@2strokepower803

3 жыл бұрын

BadDriversOfTennessee same. Those and corvettes and Camaros aren't anything for me. Of course people can like them and so but I'm a different person so I like different things. Like for example the ambassador in this video. I think the front end is beautiful :)

@mescko

Жыл бұрын

My sentiments EXACTLY.

It may be incredibly boring, but they are a darn fine car. Pretty reliable, well rust proofed, and they ride even better than the contemporary caddy.

@mdt56789

3 жыл бұрын

They really don't make them like this anymore 😂

@kevaninthe4135

3 жыл бұрын

This is a car for someone who is in no hurry and will get there and I want it.

@d4t4b4s3f4c3

2 жыл бұрын

my 78 matador or was it 75, was a rust MAGNET. Can someone please explain. It had these wells for the hood hinges that just collected water where it sat like a pond

The "when houses cost $10 and the job fairy left life-long careers under your pillow" line depresses me

@juanfo7307

4 жыл бұрын

When graduating HS was a guaranteed path of success

@tacomas9602

4 жыл бұрын

@@juanfo7307 it can be

@AaronSmith-kr5yf

4 жыл бұрын

@@juanfo7307 Actually I'd say it was being good at your job and taking pride in your work was a guaranteed path of success back in the mid 20th century. My grandpa was partially illiterate(made me a birdhouse and spelled my name Arron on the side lol) but what he could do with his hands was amazing. He made good $$$$ working for a trucking company as a diesel mechanic(man could rebuild a 2 cycle Detroit in his sleep). Everybody in my family has different pieces of antique furniture he bought cheap and stripped/refurbed/refinished.

@yammmit

4 жыл бұрын

@@tacomas9602 it can be but opportunities for jobs that make good money are sparse.

@matthewkoch6937

4 жыл бұрын

I wish I had grown up in that era. I'm self-employed in a job I love, but people laugh at, live in a sixty-year-old house, and my car, a '95 pickup, seems like my emotional state-solid, reliable, but worn down.

1972 AMC Ambassador Brougham: The official car of 70s car chases where a pedestrian car has to swerve out of the way and loses a hubcap in the process.

@samsung5181

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂. 👍

@kz1000ps

4 жыл бұрын

Helloooooo bias ply!

@snoproblem

4 жыл бұрын

As soon as I read " 70s car chase ", I could see a loose hubcap rolling into the curb, clear as day... then I read the rest of the sentence. : )

@bitrexgm

4 жыл бұрын

This is the type of car that gets T-boned at an intersection in the background of a chase scene in a late 1980s made-for-TV movie where the cars that are wrecked are all clearly 10-15 years older than most of the other cars on the road.

@Renegade666

4 жыл бұрын

@@kz1000ps you can just HEAR it

My family had one of these when I was a kid in the late 70's... It was green and a frickin tank. Mom backed into a Toyota once and smashed the holy heck out of it. The AMC didn't have a scratch. I don't remember it breaking down ever, either. Yeah, they don't make 'em like that anymore....

@bazilmynazzle

3 жыл бұрын

@@jameslarson851 Until you're involved in a high speed collision.

@salteengamer4799

3 жыл бұрын

@@bazilmynazzle what high speed? 🤣 you really have to try to get any kind of speed out of this car, there isnt much of an excuse to speed if it didnt take you 2 minutes to get to 65 MPH

@gravelydon7072

3 жыл бұрын

@@salteengamer4799 Mom's 68 and 73 Ambassadors never took long to be going above the legal speed limits. Both could easily pass at 90 MPH. And my 73 with the 401 would just be rolling at that speed. People didn't pay much attention to them back then which made them sneaky police cars. Mine even had the dual exhaust pipe on the passenger side tucked in behind the rear wheel instead of sticking out. I just wish that they had not rusted out under the hood at the firewall.

@boggy7665

2 жыл бұрын

@@gravelydon7072 Yep, the video's acceleration run just proves that it needs a tune, or that the driver's foot isn't heavy enough (maybe for dramatic effect). These cars were plenty fast enough & would keep up just fine with modern traffic.

@flowgangsemaudamartoz7062

2 жыл бұрын

@@boggy7665 I dont know dude, i dont believe it.

1972 AMC Ambassador, the official car of "and these are slides of our trip to the Hungry Horse dam in Montana."

I actually like the way this car looks.

@shajid_hasan

3 жыл бұрын

I bet you think the owner is cool too lol. I like it too in a pug kind of way. It's so different from what I usually like that I love it again.

@DeLorean4

3 жыл бұрын

Me too, and my favorite thing about it is that it's a classic car that gets no attention. I'm a real introvert, I'm passionate about classic cars, but the attention they gather is a serious problem for me when driving in public.

@TheBulap

3 жыл бұрын

I get such a kick out of that tiny square of roof trim attached to the rear doors. It looks so bizarre.

@jesshadfield3566

3 жыл бұрын

I find the car visually appealing

@louyork8379

2 жыл бұрын

I love everything American in the 70s. It’s all so ugly it’s beautiful. Like Demi Moore. Wanna be inside of it but I’m well aware it’s ugly.

"You might find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile".

@vinnydaq13

4 жыл бұрын

khroe And you may ask yourself, “well, how did I get here?”

@acemobile9806

4 жыл бұрын

Letting the days go by...

@vinnydaq13

4 жыл бұрын

@@acemobile9806 water flowing underground...

@101Volts

4 жыл бұрын

@@vinnydaq13 Into the blue again,

@vinnydaq13

4 жыл бұрын

@@101Volts Water flowing underground...

My dad had a blue wagon version of this car. He put 200,000 miles on it in 4 years. I learned to drive on that car. Although boring, it was actually a good car

A classic american classic sedan from an era we are not gonna see again. Chrome everywhere, handsome styling, big v8 engines. I really miss 70s & 80s american land yachts.

LOOKS LIKE BROWN'S BACK ON THE MENU, BOYS!

@foxredfield3288

4 жыл бұрын

H O T B R O W N

@amantryingtodogood9061

4 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment

@daltonsilver9826

4 жыл бұрын

C O L D Y E L L O W

@vonhellsing6406

4 жыл бұрын

*roars in fury* and eats brown in a bloodlusted rage

Why does everyone always only talk about how: "It's slow and oh so terrible"? The Ambassador wasn't made for speed, it was made for quiet serene comfort on long Highway trips or on the way to work. Everyone needs to stop viewing 70's luxury sedans as "Oh, it has a V8 so it's got to make heaps of power and lay down Burnouts on every corner" machines, that's not what these cars were intended to be. If you wanted an AMC that made heaps of power you bought a Javelin. We own a 1977 Lincoln Versailles, a car that is always described as a terrible failure, and is criticized for "only being a Granada". But if you actually drive it you realize it's so much more than that. It's the most comfortable, quiet and soft ride you could ever imagine. That's what these cars are about. You aren't meant to drive 100 mph with them and leave tire marks at every stop sign, you're supposed to drive 55 with one hand on the steering wheel listening to Fleetwood Mac. That's the true purpose of 70's luxury sedans.

@theotherwayofstopping4717

4 жыл бұрын

Well said. I was starting to think I was the only one who understood this concept.

@colatheprotogen3744

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Someone gets the point of these things!

@boggy7665

4 жыл бұрын

I think these are or were faster than they showed.

@honeybadger0559

4 жыл бұрын

@@boggy7665 I don't exactly know what you mean, but it is true that a lot of muscle cars of the era were slower and had less power on paper than in reality for insurance reasons.

@boggy7665

4 жыл бұрын

@@honeybadger0559 In this video, accelerated from a stop to about 40 mph. I think this should've been much faster to 40 mph than in the vid.

What a gem, it looks like something you didnt even want to steal in GTA.

"Never shall your eyes stray from BROWN." Probably the most relevant line as far as this one goes..........

@MirekFe

3 ай бұрын

Actually it's: _"Never shall your eyes stray from ᵇbrₒWwⁿ."_

@douglasallen9428

3 ай бұрын

@@MirekFe That’s what I meant…

I love those videos about the 70s to 80s american brown cars. Sadly we never got these in germany

@TBustah

4 жыл бұрын

MrManniG Other AMC products were sold in Europe, though. I’m pretty sure the Javelin and/or Matador was, and off the top of my head, I know the UK got the Pacer. What’s funny about that is that the Pacer’s right door is a bit longer to make it easier for people sitting in the backseat to get out of the car on the side away from traffic. The version of the car sold in the UK was RHD, but they didn’t bother to swap the longer door to the other side. XD

@abizitgill4310

4 жыл бұрын

‘Brown cars’ that’s an excellent way to describe those early 70’s Chrysler products, and they came in all shades of brown, from turd to beige

@taunuslunatic404

4 жыл бұрын

@@TBustah AMC products were never sold in Europe officially.

@benrgrogan

4 жыл бұрын

@@TBustah they did that with the 2007 mini clubman as well. Rear passengers encouraged to step out into the road because of the door layout. Made worse when you think it was built in the UK under the pretence of being 'British' but was obviously not engineered to work there.

@TBustah

4 жыл бұрын

benrgrogan I would think that BMW would be more sensible than that. I’ve never heard of them doing something like that on one of their own cars, and they’re no stranger to RHD markets.

“Like a Honda Civic in the Circuit City parking lot in 2003.” Gold.

It's important not to fall into the habit of looking at older cars through the prism of today. This car was a perfect product of its time, and of its maker, AMC. If you were to put together a time capsule of 1972, this car would embody everything that made that era what it was. This is the car of folks whose living rooms had sofas covered in herculon, sitting on shag carpet which was dutifully raked each evening before Dad came home from work. This is the car of folks who gathered at the dinner table promptly at 6:00 in a kitchen with avocado green appliances, and a matching rotary wall phone with an extra long cord.This is the car for the man who never stood out academically, but who managed to land an accounting job in a conservative firm that offered a decent salary and pension plan. This is the car for the family who had a yearly portrait taken at Olan Mills every Easter Sunday, and who sent an 8x10 to Grandma, and wallet sized copies to former classmates. This is the car for the man who makes love to his wife every Friday night at 11:30 after the Tonight Show is over, whether he wants to or not. Not all cars, then or now, are meant to be performance cars. Not every driver needs to drift in front of a crowd in order to impress others and make up for the deficiencies in his underwear. Some drivers appreciate a car's ability to separate him from the ills of the road, and make a long drive a bit more comfortable. Some drivers like soft, cushy seats and quiet exhaust systems. Some men like staid, understated cars like the Ambassador. And yes, some men just like brown.

@bussin_buses

11 ай бұрын

I love brown!

from the subreddit: "Say the line bart!" *sighs,* "brown" "yaaaay!"

*WE'VE REACHED PEAK BROWN*

@colehalford1893

4 жыл бұрын

Where is it? 😂🤘👍

@joshua.harazin

4 жыл бұрын

BrrrRRRRoooOOOooWWWnnnnnn

@johnroussakis4541

4 жыл бұрын

We’ve reached World War Brown

@Golbez1991

4 жыл бұрын

@@joshua.harazin When he said that in auto-tune I laughed so hard.

@dekhunter148

4 жыл бұрын

Whenever I get my 2nd 300zx I'm painting it brown and everything interior, engine, and other parts will get the same hot brown treatment

that engine won't throw you back in your seat when you stomp on it but odds are it will still be soldiering along with 1 million miles on the clock

I love how the rear doors have like one square inch of vinyl and a tiny little piece of trim at the back corner of the door. It's like the designer of the back door didn't realize how far down the roof was gonna go, and at the last second, they realized the roof was gonna need a chunk taken out of it to make the door fit, so they glued a piece of vinyl and a piece of trim there to make it look complete.

@boggy7665

2 жыл бұрын

The company was small enough, that when they designed something, I bet that unlike GM they didn't have endless meetings making sure it would all look good and making sure every nickel was squeezed out of it before they committed it to tooling.

This AMC owner "Joe" deserves a shoutout. He has a great channel "Automoments".

@aarongranda7825

4 жыл бұрын

Loved the 55 patrician.

@koolskater30

3 жыл бұрын

This comment needs to be higher up

@DeLorean4

3 жыл бұрын

100% I was so disappointed he didn't get a nod in this review.

@seanfyodorovich5230

3 жыл бұрын

He has a terrific channel and it deserves more recognition and traffic.

I feel like this car should come with an autographed picture of Jack Lemon

@DJTrickiMusic

4 жыл бұрын

What am I supposed to do that, wipe my ass?

@EMObeamer

4 жыл бұрын

It's in fantastic shape for a Ambassador... There are none left like this anymore ...

@megatronn194

4 жыл бұрын

Or Walter Matthau.

@gmjunky87

4 жыл бұрын

You're thinking of a dodge polara

@karlreinke

4 жыл бұрын

If George Smiley were an American I stead of British and working for the CIA instead of "The Circus" he'd have driven one of these.

If I close my eyes it feels like you're describing my 07 Ford Five Hundred. Everything is a different shade of brown, it's nice because it's big, there's nothing special to it, it goes and until it doesn't, and it gets noticed by nobody. I should really get around to having you review my car. You'd probably love it.

That Ambassador is in beautiful condition, and MeTv has a great lineup, this guy grinds my gears.

AMC Ambassador Braughm: the car that wanted to be a truck, but if a truck was an early 70s luxury sedan.

@dancearoundtheworld5360

4 жыл бұрын

I like brown

@davidlafleche1142

3 жыл бұрын

"The car that wanted to be a truck" was the Grand Wagoneer. That was a station wagon on steroids!

Another land yacht... We can already feel Mr Regular's bleeding sarcasm before we even started the video

@buddhavskungfu

4 жыл бұрын

Like the blood in his already soaked diaper - reserved only for the likes of an astronauts love triangle.

@colehalford1893

4 жыл бұрын

“It’s the way of the future, It’s the way of the future, It’s the way of the future.”

@AaronSmith-kr5yf

4 жыл бұрын

I dunno, he really did enjoy that red 1970 Cadillac convertible. But then again that's a rather special car that makes a rather loud statement. Also under the glitz and glamour was genuine competence and quality. Before Cadillac sold its soul to the devil(shareholder quarterly profits)

I love how those advertisements look. They definitely worked on me. I want to live in that fantasy world where it’s clean and crisp and sharp and it’s the early 70s forever

Still one of my favorite 1970's cars. It would be nice for me to have one as a weekend "toy". Not too many 1971-74 Ambassadors around any more. And I have always liked 1970's AMC's in general, especially the 1974-77 2-door Matador and the Hornet Sportabout wagon with the fake woodgrain trim or the Gucci interior.

@JeffDeWitt

4 жыл бұрын

When I was on my Route 66 trip a couple of years ago I got back to my motel after having dinner and there was a station wagon at the check in... very 70's with fake wood on the side. With a lot of surprise I realized it was a Matador. Later I met the guys driving it, they were down from Canada and were driving their 74 Matador down Route 66 all the way to the end just as I was. GREAT car for that trip.

@jeffmorse645

4 жыл бұрын

The two door Matadors were so awesomely weird. Gigantic two door with strange headlights and stranger tail lights. They were great!

The most American car ever: moving slowly forward, with great expense and noise.

@Audiodump

4 жыл бұрын

uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhFREEDOM.

@sidefx996

4 жыл бұрын

Where's the "great expense" or "noise?"

@urbanoman7689

4 жыл бұрын

@@sidefx996 The immense fuel consumption and the mechanical noise generated by the slab of iron in the engine bay.

@jakekaywell5972

4 жыл бұрын

@@urbanoman7689 Prices on Ambassadors are VERY LOW relative to most any comparable Big Three offering, so "great expense" is decidedly false. "Noise" only really applies on these land barges if you install glasspacks on them.

@jakekaywell5972

4 жыл бұрын

@@rastas_4221 Relative to most comparable Big Three offerings, it actually was. Double-digit MPG ratings and low noise was quite common on these Ambys, given how they were basically late-60s Ramblers with extensive changes made. Same basic platform.

"If 'dad get-up noise' was a car". That's..that's perfect.

@Jack-hg1hq

4 жыл бұрын

huuuugghhhh *joint click* ahhhhhh *unstable step forward* mumbles im gonna get a (3rd) beer

@DavidBello

4 жыл бұрын

Made me laugh so much

@devintariel3769

4 жыл бұрын

*farts* *mom queefs* *dad sniffs and scratches*

@knockrotter9372

4 жыл бұрын

bwWOOOOOOOAAAH, HNNNRGH, DHUUUUGH

@Jack-hg1hq

4 жыл бұрын

@@knockrotter9372 someone make an rcr sound board

As a kid, it was fun bonding time with Dad and big brother working on the cars on Saturdays. Oil changes, starters, alternators, mufflers, fan belts, distributor caps, plugs and wires, and later on, complete tune-ups with a Sears analyzer and timing light. For Dad, I bet it wasn't so much fun. Something was always breaking or wearing out on those cars. Dad worked close to home, Mom didn't work at all. It took YEARS to get to 60 or 70K miles. I have 144K on a 2014 Ram and I haven't had to change JACK SHYT on it besides oil and tires.

Not gonna lie that brochure Ambassador in green looks damn nice.

@mescko

Жыл бұрын

A green coupe would be fantastic!

Time to go to BROWN TOWN

This is the first time ever I feel bad for a car. It wasn't it's fault.

@gravelydon7072

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, something is wrong with that car. And my guess is the rear axle ratio. Mom owned a 73 that would have been identical except hers had the trailer towing package and was blue with white top. It was special ordered with the 1972 interior materials in blue. She stepped on the gas one day at a stop light right next to a police car and smoked the tires. The look on the cops face was priceless. I later had a 73 that would have beat hers in everything but MPG. It had a 401 with a police package. If you passed a gas station, you did so at your own peril. But the car could do every bit of what it showed on the certified speedometer. Which I still have. And somewhere, the siren out of it too.

@danield8528

3 жыл бұрын

@@gravelydon7072 That’s a beautiful story and I’m glad to hear it. Never got to experience driving any of these old cars, but man, if I could, I definitely would.

@gravelydon7072

3 жыл бұрын

@@danield8528 Not many knew about the fact that just about any V8 car you bought from AMC could be modified after purchase with factory performance parts. Like dropping big valve high compression heads on a regular engine. And the dealers would install them when you needed something changed the same as if they were putting regular OEM parts if you paid the difference in parts price. Of course, it didn't hurt to live two doors down from the owner of the dealership. :-)

@danield8528

3 жыл бұрын

@@gravelydon7072 Oh so you got the special neighborhood deal, didn’t ya lol.

@gravelydon7072

3 жыл бұрын

@@danield8528 You might say that. But if we had wanted a Chevy, that dealership owner lived 2 house down past the AMC dealer.

My father had two Ambassadors over the years, a 70 and a 74. They were big, comfortable, reliable cars and weren't just another Chebby or Ford.

@TheElectVideos

4 жыл бұрын

My dad had a red, '71 wagon, with the wood down the side. I ' inherited ' when it had 100,000 miles. Got another 40k out of it before it was too expensive to run. That 360 drank fuel. I replaced it in '79 with a Spirit (the Gremlin-shaped version). That one went nine years and 200k miles on a VW engine. AMC made some weird cars, but I don't think they deserved the death they suffered.

@digitalfootballer9032

3 жыл бұрын

Ferd

@gravelydon7072

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheElectVideos In 79 you could have had a V8. ;-) I did. And for an engine rated at 125 HP, want to explain how it could do 130MPH?

@TheElectVideos

3 жыл бұрын

@@gravelydon7072 I was a young kid back then and the $4000.00 I paid for that brand new car seemed like a mountain of money at the time. I couldn't have afforded anything that had a V8. Hell... now that I think about it, that '71 Ambassador was the last car I owned that had an 8-cylinder. Since then, an '85 Omni GLH with a turbo 4, an '89 Grand Prix Turbo with a turbo 6, a '94 Geo Prism with a four, two ('97 and '02) Malibus with 6's, an '04 Grand Prix GTP with a supercharged 6 and, currently, a '13 Caddy XTS4 with a 310 HP Six. Right now, I'm awaiting delivery on a '21 red Caddy CT5-V. The CT5-V (Twin Turbo V6) will be about 16 times more expensive than the AMC Spirit was, back in '79.

@davidlafleche1142

3 жыл бұрын

The WORST car by AMC was still better than the best Ford.

Man. I love how you construct a story. I tune in to your channel as much for the tale you tell as I do for the car. Thank you so much!

That car looks like a Chrysler product only sold in Argentina and Brazil.

@gyost8147

4 жыл бұрын

It was sold there and not sure by what dealership structure. Do you mean the Chrysler (Simca Esplanada based) GTX?

@joeknowz4898

3 жыл бұрын

AMC...bought just about any discontinued parts from all of the big 3...Those wheel cover were a Chrysler parts pin item....

@norm2923

3 жыл бұрын

@@joeknowz4898 Bullshit

@joeknowz4898

3 жыл бұрын

@@norm2923 Hey Norm...BULLSHIT to what???? 1970 was the beginning of the end of horse power wars.. I was 11 years in 1973 and we we're in Texas with my dad's 1969 Plymouth wagon and we could only get 5 gallons of gas at each fill up. The 1972 vetted was only rate at 200 with a 350....

@gravelydon7072

3 жыл бұрын

@@joeknowz4898 AMC designed the case that the Chrysler Torqueflite transmission were in. AMC called it the TorqueCommand transmission. Both the 707 and the 727 versions. Chrysler later bought AMC. And No, those would not have been in the Chrysler parts list at the time because the wheels had American Motors stamped in the ring around the center of the wheel. The ones on this car are missing that feature.

The designers did a great job. Lovely colors and chrome and everything else is very sweet. The golden era of 60s titanic American cars into 70s, when mainstream brands declined into something laughable.

@permissiontospeak221

4 жыл бұрын

I honestly love this comment.

Those are the nicest seats I have seen in a classic American car.

I own a blue 1970 Ambassador and I love the look of it. It has a 360 engine and can still cause whiplash to unsuspecting passengers if I floor it without them expecting it. It gets a lot of thumbs up from people when i drive through town mostly the younger people. Still looks great, parts easy to find and still fun to drive. I love my Ambassador

I really like this car! It feels like AMC went and said to their engineers: alright guys, for this car we need to turn off the weirdness. Absolutely no weird stuff. What’s not weird you say? Oh, brown.

@off_mah_lawn2074

4 жыл бұрын

Alpha Cafone cheers!

@kevaninthe4135

3 жыл бұрын

Just a standard big American car.

@bubbaderp21cringeinitiatio6

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, it's great when you want your car to match your winnebago!

I'm so nostalgic for the steel and chrome of old cars that even this car looks good to me.

The parents of a friend had two of these back in the day, one a four door & the other a station wagon... very uncool then but they bring back fond memories... I kind of like them now...

This is, without a doubt, the most regular car you have yet covered. The anonymous sedan in every cop/private detective show that gets hit by another car when the bad guy runs a red light. The car parked on a street to establish “this film is set in the 1970s”. It is the plain black coffee of the automotive world. On a positive note, it was the perfect undercover car for any 1970s to early 1980s cops, because absolutely NO ONE would notice you.

Rated at 175HP in 1972 would be approximately 240 hp a year earlier when they were gross HP figures rather than net HP. Furthermore compression ratios were on the decline starting in late 70 early 71’ for the impending unleaded fuel. As also noted by another commenter, it is a 360 cubic inch engine in 72’. Litres were measurements for those across the pond. I would much rather drive this than a new appliance.

@gravelydon7072

3 жыл бұрын

AMC did not cut theirs back until 1974. Now how did they do it? They installed thicker head gaskets that year. In 1977 I had to use the same gaskets to lower the compression in my 69 AMX when I rebuilt the engine. An error by the seller of a machined crankshaft resulted in a 401's crank being installed in my 390 block. Which took away all of the deck clearance. Which resulted in blown head gaskets, even aftermarket Fel Pros. The thicker gaskets lowered the compression enough that it never blew another gasket. But you still needed two batteries to start it when hot. Had to chain the engine down as the engine mounts alone could not restrain it if pushed hard.

@redacted8567

2 жыл бұрын

Still, 240 horsepower on a 5 liter v-8? I drive a Toyota with a V-6 and it gets 260

@bldontmatter5319

Жыл бұрын

@@redacted8567 literally apples to oranges. This thing makes way more torque and your car is newer by 40+ years lmao. I would hope itd make more power bud

Say what you want but that car is in BEAUTIFUL condition and you'll probably never see another one like it.

@JTA1961

4 жыл бұрын

An Ambassador for the Ambassador 📉😎📈

@seriouscatisserious

4 жыл бұрын

Owner: found.

@mrjohnnyk

4 жыл бұрын

@@seriouscatisserious They don't make em like this anymore!

@sidefx996

4 жыл бұрын

@@seriouscatisserious Awww aren't we witty? Try again though Einstein, I own an Avalon and a Corvette. Don't have to be some butthurt owner/fanboy to appreciate a nice car.

My sister's first car was a 2dr teal/blue SST Ambassador 390. Awesome car.

The interior actually looks damn cool design

I’d gladly cruise around in this car. Looks comfy and is in good nick. Talk about flying under the radar lol

There is nothing as distinctive as an AMC door handle.

@christophermay3110

4 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing.

@combinationpizzahutandtaco3782

4 жыл бұрын

Crazy how they lasted up until 2006 on half door Jeeps

@markmiller3279

4 жыл бұрын

Popped into my head the second I read that. Odd, how distinctive they were.

@boggy7665

2 жыл бұрын

British Motor Car cars of the time had these or look-alikes. Did a double-take when I saw those on KZread

Nah-I like the AMC line. Too bad they’re long gone sadly

Driving one of these brings a whole new meaning to the phrase, "Taking the browns to the superbowl."

My 3-year old daughter opened her mouth and said : " What a cool car!"

@moonbeamskies3346

4 жыл бұрын

Smart girl! So far before her time but she knows.

@normileguy6788

4 жыл бұрын

You’re doing a great job raising her mate, she’s going to be a winner when she’s older!

@shwt121

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like she knows quality when she sees it....good for her.

@johnniesstorytime7837

3 жыл бұрын

She speaks wisdom beyond her years

@thegirthquake8574

3 жыл бұрын

My three year old said "Stop associating quotes to children to seem special"

I always remember the Ambassador as one of the cars that got crushed in the A-Team intro.

At 11:20, when he opens the trunk and you can see the jacking and tire stowage diagram. On that diagram on the lower right hand corner are the initials "RW". My grandpa Ralph Walentowski worked in the engineering department and Drew much of the technical diagrams and illustrated parts breakdowns during the 60s and 70s. That particular one is his little claim to fame because he snuck his initials on it and it passed through and made it on all the production vehicles.

@mescko

Жыл бұрын

What a neat story!

I think it's beautiful. I would love to have it in my driveway. Couldn't care less about what anyone else would think. It looks alot better than a 4 door sedan fron the big three back then.and 175 HP is the NET HP. In 1970..that would have been about 270 gross horsepower.

Mr reg sounds like he's becoming even more bitter AA the years press on.

@S0REN_

4 жыл бұрын

It's tiring. I want to see regular cars, not hear some bald redditor's complaints.

@1598hi

4 жыл бұрын

@InfiniteMushroom it's just sad bc this is actually a really cool car and he could have made a really cool classic rcr video with it but instead just flopped

@markmiller3279

4 жыл бұрын

@@1598hi I was around in 1972 and the Ambassador was a seriously uncool car even when new, bought by older folks who bought it because it was big and cheap and the AMC dealer had a sale on.

@iHaveTheDocuments

4 жыл бұрын

@@1598hi It seems incredibly uncool. Even without this video.

@regularcars619

4 жыл бұрын

@@1598hi This car isn't cool at all. "AMC Ambassador: The official classic car for the man who takes his mask off to sneeze."

It's a beautiful car, if the Dodge Aspen was acres of brown, this AMC ambassador is 11 parsecs of brown!

I’ve been watching Mr. Regular since season 4 and it just gets better and better. This is one of my favorite episodes

I love oddballs, unusual and lesser-known cars - a ‘72 Ambassador ticks all those boxes.

I must be reaching peak dad cause I kinda like it.

@americanthundergod9749

4 жыл бұрын

Swaz me too.

@MrChugwater

4 жыл бұрын

Yea, I like it too. *makes dad-get-up noises to get another beer*

@damcoentertainment3956

4 жыл бұрын

It looks great

@issuesexplained681

4 жыл бұрын

Same idk why

12:23 "This brown car just sits there with its nose that's longer than 2020 feels." Oof. I felt that one.

@urbanoman7689

4 жыл бұрын

We're over halfway into the year and I have no fucking clue how. It's going slow as molasses and the speed of light simultaneously and I can't comprehend it. My internal clock says somewhere in the middle of march but my calendar says 29/6/2020

2019: Drive it like you stole it. 2020: dress like you stole it.

I bought one used in 1974. We loved it.

Looks like the cop car that got rear ended in Cheech and Chong.

@alastairward2774

4 жыл бұрын

Did the government agents drive them in Repo Man?

@jakekaywell5972

4 жыл бұрын

Funnily enough, a lot of police departments actually drove Ambassadors back in "the day" (including my hometown of West Palm Beach, FL) because they were both a cheap and capable option.

@Andyface79

4 жыл бұрын

I think that was a Matador, which was AMC's Malibu fighter. Of course this car is based on that. it's just stretched.

@Andyface79

4 жыл бұрын

@@jakekaywell5972 I've never seen an Ambassador cop car. Interesting.

@tonyrichards254

4 жыл бұрын

Those were almost certainly Matadors. Ambassadors were just Matadors with some extra length in front of the firewall. Ambassador cop cars existed but Matador cop cars were VERY common (and very good, the 401 and Chrysler transmission made for a fast, durable combination).

"It's like a kid visiting their high school a year after graduation and then a teacher says 'I thought you died'" I spit my coffee

"Oh yeah, Cars" made me realize a thing in my own life. I had forgotten life isn't in the 50's. I have some calls to make. Thank you Mister Regular.

Totally forgot about the standard GM power steering pump that all AMC cars used until 1988. Lol

@Bartonovich52

3 жыл бұрын

There was a lot of GM parts-bin stuff on AMC vehicles. Like the evergreen GM steering column. Didn’t matter if you had a 1972 Vega or a 1996 Corvette.. they all had the same steering column with the hazard lights in the impossible to find 4 o’clock position that usually broke the plastic knob for how hard it was to pull out. It was also on our 1986 AMC Jeep Cherokee. When I got my first car, a 1986 Buick Skyhawk, I was amazed that the steering column was exactly the same.

As a car guy, I’m ashamed to admit to this: I didn’t even know about the AMC Ambassador until I saw this, and it is a damn good looking car! I want one now.

@MarioPalma-gm3vn

4 жыл бұрын

Same! I’d love one

@markmiller3279

4 жыл бұрын

Really? It looks very much like most other early-Seventies big sedans, some of which are better, if not by very much. It being in such nice shape fools the eye.

@bradbrown8759

4 жыл бұрын

If you want plain. Then the Matador is the one for that. But The Matador coup was a whole different animal. Like a giant frog eyed chevelle. But It ran in Nascar. Mark Donahue liked them. I liked AMC. First car was a Gremlin. With the 1986 Eagle 4×4 a little piece of America died. AMERICAN MOTORS CORPORATION. I new car prepped the last Eagle in 86 and it was beautiful and LOADED. 🇺🇸🏁

@ianyeh75

4 жыл бұрын

Mark Miller it’s plain and nondescript, yes. However, there is something about the design that I really like. Sure, it looks like every other road boat from the 70s, but this one speaks to me.

@ianyeh75

4 жыл бұрын

Mice Elf womp womp

They don’t make them like this anymore. I don’t know why but I have fallen in love with this mundane yet gorgeous vehicle.

@houstonnewton9199

4 жыл бұрын

Everytime I see another review of another AMC I just want one more

@gravelydon7072

3 жыл бұрын

I loved everything about mine except the gas mileage. But what do you expect with a 401 with a 4 barrel Holley, automatic, locking rear axle, dual exhaust, extra steel under the front seats. oh did iI leave out the siren under the hood, the certified speedometer, and the police package which meant 4-bolt mains.

Cars like that used to be so huge looking back in the day. Now with bloated full sized pickups the way they are its almost dainty.

"Being boring was this car's demo" "It's not a classic car, it's just an o l d car" This is my spirit car

Its an American car from 1972... It's not a "5.9 liter" ITS A 360ci Thanks for listening

@brian3971

4 жыл бұрын

No, 360 c.i. is the period correct representation.

@Da_Canadian_man

4 жыл бұрын

What about the windsor 5.0

@pianofry1138

4 жыл бұрын

@@Da_Canadian_man thats a 302 I wanna say. I'm not certain but it's around 300 ci

@christianhernandez9172

4 жыл бұрын

Whomever decided to use cubic inches instead of liters needs to be dug back up, revived, killed, shot, revived and shot again. I can very easily visualize 5 liters. How the fuck do you visualize 302 cubic inches? What does even 1 cubic inch looks like? I understand that it was a different time but hot damn. "Yeah let's measure this in cubic inches, that's the best unit of measurement for an engine right?" Rant over.

@brian3971

4 жыл бұрын

@@christianhernandez9172 lol, boo hoo.

"For the man who still has a cable subscription because it's the only way to watch MeTV". I get it free over the air, suck it.

@johnelliott2497

4 жыл бұрын

gunsmoke gang here

@rexjolles

3 жыл бұрын

same. CHIPS for the win

This show speaks in a language I didn't know I spoke, a poetic ode to the work of art of the moment. He makes an anology and it literally is,, it likens graduated student coming back to see an old teacher who says I thought you were dead. Like you even Express that feeling,m6et embodies this car. Thanks guys for your work in these times.

I'm not a car person, but it's really fun to listen to this dude just roast the shit out of cars I've never heard of.

"The Job Fairy left life long careers under your pillow"... I am losing my shit right now.

@JL-sm6cg

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, no shit.

The cars owner has his own youtube as well. A lot of Historical Automotive topics covered.

Hysterically funny! One of the best on this channel. Spot on accuracy in the analogies.

My great grandfather owned a 69 Ambassador. It was black vinyl inside, not BROWN. He also got pulled over once when I was with him for going too slow on the highway. Back when the speed limit was 55.

AMC: the only American car company in the 70s to have normal sized cars by modern standards

@Progrocker70

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, Matadors and Ambassadors weren't really overly bulky, I would compare them in size to the later '70s downsized GM and Fords.

The AC part is the only impressive part of it honestly

@legoferrari14

4 жыл бұрын

and the sheer volume and density of *B R O W N.*

@jakekaywell5972

4 жыл бұрын

And the radiator grille. Coffin nose!

@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus

4 жыл бұрын

@@jakekaywell5972 That didn't come until later.

@vwestlife

4 жыл бұрын

Too bad he didn't get to try out the "DESERT ONLY" setting.

@batterybuilding

4 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: AMC had air conditioning so early because they had purchased Kelvinator long before the 60’s. Mr Regular was close when he mentioned Nash-Kelvinator. But yeah, I’m somewhat of an AMC fan (because of Jeep) and I think this car is white bread boring.

Dude you hit the nail on the head when you said " The man who still has a cable subscription because it's the only way to watch me tv" had me rolling because I would do that!

If Mitt Romney were a car.

@thomasdollard7971

2 жыл бұрын

Mitt Romney's father George Romney was CEO and president of AMC from 1954 until 1960.

"Oh yeah, cars" -- I felt that

“Smoker windows! I remember these!”

@bdh70

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! My father was so bummed when they went away. He drove his '65 Buick forever and I am sure that's the reason

A former friend had 2 Ambassadors. One as a parts car, and the other for driving. He and his family loved it like this was the pinnacle of car.

This car would make my grandpa proud. He was an electrical engineer and became the head of research and development at PECO. He lived in a average house he had build in a complex in 1966 in the rural area of New Jersey. He drove a 1975 Oldsmobile Delta 88 he purchased when he gave up on his 1969 Grand Turino. This car would be perfect for him

If no one waves at you while driving or riding in a 72 AMC Ambassador, then maybe I should get one. I would get “alone time” finally. Thank you for an amazing video. 👍

Quite possibly the most regular car you've had on here. So under the radar.

Always had a soft spot for AMC cars. My parents had a 1982 Concord when I was a kid - 258 straight six, in a much smaller car. I think the Concord was built on the Hornet chassis. Mom still misses that car, all these years later. Looking back from this future space year of 2020, the Concord we had was kinda a junk car. The silver paint faded to gray in a year. The transmission lost reverse when the car was only three years old and had to be changed out. It leaked oil, and the computer-controlled carburetor was a bit finicky. At one point dad put a manual choke on it. Eventually, it was caught in a flood, which did the car in. It would still run, but the electrics were bad. We sold it for $300 around 1990.

What truly impresses me about this car is how profoundly unoffensive it is, even today. That's what the Ambassador was for. As for the door stamping, I'm amazed it's the same placard in 1972 as it is in my 1963 Ambassador wagon. As far as I know, all AMCs (except jeeps) have been unibody since the company was formed in the 50s. Great review, interestingly unusual car. Ten outta ten!

I love the way you says 'broWn' at 1:04 Regardless edited or not

This when I love being Australian . We had a Ford about the same time and same size it was also the fastest 4dr production car your could by anywhere.

@Blippity_Bloop64

4 жыл бұрын

XY GTHO Phase III, baby!

@gyost8147

4 жыл бұрын

There had been and still were fast American cars in 1972, but the Ambassador was not meant for speed. They were deliberately trying to compete with the new larger "standard" models from the "big three." As for Australian cars what about Chrysler Valiant/Charger??? A friend who lived in Australia had a Valiant Ute which was never offered here. I still want one.

@michealbrophy2226

4 жыл бұрын

No the fastest 4dr production in car in the world in 1972 was a Ford Falcon XY gtho . It was built to win a 1000klm race around a track that makes the nurburring look like a commute. You could walk.into the showroom and buy one. I have driven one ,to steal a line."In a long enough timeline it will kill you"

I like it. Body shape is quite nice and the all-brown-style is so original 70ties...

That is a super clean well preserved car. I have never seen or heard of it. Since classic car love and honks are often driven by nostalgia, who remembers this car to be nostalgic.

Mr. Regular: "The Ambassador is... slow without excuses" Me: "Slower than molasses drips of a spoon?" And hey hoo, he mentioned molasses later in the video.

@highlypolishedturd7947

4 жыл бұрын

And why wouldn't he? Molasses is BROOOWWWWNNNNNN!!!!!!