I had a 69 AMX and sold it because the ex-wife bitched about my fuel mileage. I should have divorced her sooner.

@howlingladywolf

6 жыл бұрын

Genius Russell yes you should have!

@bojackson6714

5 жыл бұрын

Nice no woman is worth getting rid of that special muscle or classic car..

@MisterMikeTexas

5 жыл бұрын

"Stop all you're bitchin'! Back in the kitchen!!" - Donnie Iris 😊😊😊

@walterweddle7644

5 жыл бұрын

Yep, with a car like that you ruled. Maybe she was scared some ladies would give you a second look driving that beautiful machine.

@thetreblerebel

3 жыл бұрын

Keep the car...sell the wife 🔪

Make American Motors great again.

@klingerkun5766

5 жыл бұрын

it doesn't even exist anymore

@WeWereYoungandCrazy

4 жыл бұрын

@@klingerkun5766 what part of "great again" don't you understand?

@klingerkun5766

4 жыл бұрын

@@WeWereYoungandCrazy it will never come back

@WeWereYoungandCrazy

4 жыл бұрын

@@klingerkun5766 of course you're right. it can't happen. on a side note though, and a big what if.. American Motors owned Jeep. But this was in the years just before the big SUV boom. If they could have just held on a few more years, maybe Chrysler would have taken the fall instead of AMC.

@alexserrano814

3 жыл бұрын

Yes damnit yes! I wish the rest of the country thought that. Fuck we used to better than them now we're trying to be like them. Fuck foreigners Take pride of our previous accomplishments

A waste for those old AMC cars to sit there and rot.

@bandccoresohio

5 жыл бұрын

Amx have shot up in value alot over the last few years

@iLXR2

5 жыл бұрын

well go buy one then.

@JohnSmith-wd9rc

5 жыл бұрын

@@bandccoresohio Yeah, I bought a 69 AMX for $900 in 90. Couldn't get a hood for that now. Prices sky high for a solid AMX.

@Lvatopesado

5 жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmith-wd9rc - For anything old american.

@martingrey2004

5 жыл бұрын

@burningfeet 57 no they aren't they're nice

my grandpa bought a new javelin in early 70s with 401 CI&4speed manual.he still drives it every day.what a beaut.

@ferretman6790

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, wonderfull, how many miles on that thing?

my late husband had a 1959 Rambler Rebel V8. Ran like the dickens. Had more get up and go than my lazy ass husband, rest his soul. He like the reclinin' seats...After I went to bed he'd get a couple of Schaefer Beer Tall Boys, go down to the widow Irene's house, and they'd both head out to the outskirts of town. After downing a couple of cans they'd recline the seats and have a good ole time. When Sheriff Bob came around with a flashlight the old goat would say that widow Irene was me!. Sheriff Bob would tell him and Irene to get the hell out of the car and they'd be standin there naked as jaybirds piss drunk.

In my younger days, late 1970s to early 1980s, I was a big AMC enthusiast. I owned three Javelins - 1968 with 232ci six cylinder, 1970 SST with 360 V8 and a 1971 with 304 V8, and a 1968 AMX with little 290 V8. The 68 Javelin was my daily driver through my Airforce years in the late 1970s, the AMX was my fun car in my last year in the USAF and first couple years in the Navy - reenlisted 1980. I wish I still had them, especially the hot little AMX.

If you leave those cars on top of grass they will rust out! Save the AMCs before they rust out for no good.

@derekbirch1410

7 жыл бұрын

its true, the long grass will hold moisture against the body and cause the floors to rust out in no time.

@101Volts

7 жыл бұрын

How many of those floors are already as strong as construction paper? Leaving them unattended like that is like leaving a diamond in the streets of Detroit; the weather's not helping them unless you want one that looks ratty. Don't think of turning one of the engines on without replacing the gaskets either.

@LiIAxe

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that’s why the ones up front by the fences don’t get as many weeds growing around them and get airflow underneath the frames and they don’t rust out as easily

I'm surprised someone hasn't come in & snapped up those Javlin's & Amx's They are quite valuable & desirable cars.

My son and I meet Robbie at Collier Motors and we spent 3 hours looking at the vast collection of AMC cars . We got to chat about cars and hopefully all the cars will find a new home. Robbie thanks for sharing your stories on these timeless classics!

Wow!!! This is like traveling back to a place and time that I thought only lived on in my memory. Back in 1987, my first car was a 1975 AMC Hornet. Had the D/L trim package, which included reclining velour upholstered front seats, vinyl top, and color keyed hubcaps. Car was loaded for a '75, with factory AM/FM and A/C, tilt wheel, and delay wipers. Under the hood was a 258 straight six with Carter 1 barrel carb. The 258 was a torque monster, would light up the tires off of the line, and hit 50 in 7 seconds. Acceleration was slow above 50, but this didn't matter. The speed limit was 55, and it pulled a hill like a bear at 70. The entrance to parking lot at my high school was at about a 12% uphill grade, so I could lay a major patch of rubber, thanks to all that torque. Compared to the anemic newer cars of that era, the Hornet was quick and powerful.

@AightBro123

7 жыл бұрын

Ohiomusical Sawman Nice!

@misterpolytech

7 жыл бұрын

I had a '74 Hornet w/ the 258 straight 6; got it from a Wino for a large pepperoni pizza & $25, that included the title also. Used it as a pizza delivery vehicle, basically a piece of junk w/ 60,000 miles on it; but what fun we had! Leaky rear main seal & junkyard tires; it was a car built to be beat...Had a cigar box hood scoop, primer gray w/ a hole in the muffler, used to scare the shit out of people w/ it...It's semi-demise occurred 2 years after I bought it after taking a jump at a construction site & grabbing a bit too much air- tweaked the frame a bit so I sold it to some dudes in a trailer park for $100. Legendary, what that machine held up to, including racing in the dry canals during the winter, jumping curbs, pouring bleach on the tires & smoking the shit out of them through the McDonalds drive thru, doing 360's in the gravel parking lot of the cheese factory at 3AM drunk and more....!

@markmiller6844

6 жыл бұрын

In about 1980 I did my first (and last) carburetor "rebuild" using a kit, on my inherited '73 Sportabout X in Maxi-Blue with the 258 CI six, automatic. Afterwards, I was stunned to ACCIDENTALLY lay a patch of rubber ! Very satisfying.

@tskraj3190

5 жыл бұрын

My Dad had a 76' Gremlin with a 304 V8. The hatch back leaked and it had some areas that rusted underneath the body but that car ran like a champ!

@whoami7721

5 жыл бұрын

@@tskraj3190 my dad had a '75 Gremlin he used as his work car in the mid to late '90s hauling water heaters and other plumbing equipment. He could fit a water heater lengthwise in it with the rear seat down. It had Plexiglass on the rear hatch he put on when the original glass broke. He used it on a camping trip from Central California to the Oregon border, too. He loved it and said it was like a small pickup truck as far it's power, having that 232 inline six engine, the base Jeep engine at the time. I had it as my first car and drove it until the wheels literally locked up at around 125,000 miles. Cars like these seemed to have such character and charm. People talk about them fondly when they're gone. I don't think about the crappy 1996 Nissan Sentra I had.

74 AMX Javelin with a 401 V8 was an absolute quarter mile beast!!!

In my humble opinion, if I wanted to still sell AMC's I would have that jungle that surrounds the dealership cut down and have the place looking nice. Clean those cars up. It looks like a junk yard. I salute them for their idea and efforts, but goodness your pride in the brand needs to be evidenced in how you care for the place and the vehicles.

@derekbirch1410

7 жыл бұрын

agreed, a weed whacker and a hose would go a long way to make this business do better.

@tyrssen1

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'd have to agree.

@triangleofdeath6246

7 жыл бұрын

Agreed, I work in a "Salvage yard" and auto shop of sorts, yet the yard work is kept up, the best we can. The grass is cut, brush is managed, and thats just the back part, where the parts cars lie. the upper area, with the shop, and the lot with the whole cars is kept impeccable, and the cars as clean as rusty old project cars can be, and the driver quality cars are kept well. The best pieces are inside a garage with concrete floors.

@brianteed7390

7 жыл бұрын

This place was on an episode of Fast & Loud. They went inside and the owner was sitting at a desk in rubble from the ceiling falling in. They didn't keep the heat and lights on so the building is falling apart.

@robertrosson4870

7 жыл бұрын

Brian Teed that place was on American Pickers

The only new car my folks EVER bought was a 79 Concord I6 4spd station wagon. It had problems, but I've got fond memories of it regardless. Beautiful car. Would love to see AMC make a comback. Cars today have no character, or soul, except for a few minor (and usually PRICEY!) odd balls.

@jamesdelap4085

2 жыл бұрын

Motor Trends car of the year.

Been there. They still have a lot of rare cars, not just AMC cars. Found a 67 Dart GT and a 70 Demon. Well worth the trip. You will find a Restoration project.

@Pacer304

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your constructive and informative comment.

@markhooton815

6 жыл бұрын

Where is this place?

@Pacer304

6 жыл бұрын

Pacer304 Pikeville, North Carolina

@royhenderson6698

2 жыл бұрын

How's his prices?

My 68 AMX is my pride and joy it even inspires me to be healthier so I can drive her as long as possible..

The final nail in the coffin for AMC - when Renault gained almost complete control in 1980.

@4thstooge75

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Renault really made some lousy excuses for automobiles. My sister bought one what a POS!

@runforit420

7 жыл бұрын

The 1.7/1.8/2.0 OHC engine was the worst. It had a really weak head gasket. My sister's Laguna 2.0 OHC (F-type) had engine failure at 60 000 miles. It used to burn crazy amounts of oil also. It ended up with a warped cylinder head.

@iSkully99

7 жыл бұрын

Renaults were unfit for the American market. Should've stayed in Europe where they did fine.

@jakobholgersson4400

7 жыл бұрын

To my understanding, it was that or shutting AMC down immediately. Their range was massively obsolete, their cars sold poorly and there was literally no money for R&D.

@runforit420

7 жыл бұрын

AMC didn't have the clout that Chrysler had, I guess, to have loan guarantees made by the Carter government. Chrysler's belly-up would have forced a lot more (speculative, because I don't know how many employees AMC had in 1978 versus Chrysler - however, AMC was the smallest of the Big Four) layoffs and would have had such a ripple effect in suppliers. AMC, up to 1979, rose and fell with Jeep's success. When the CAFE guidelines became more stringent, Jeep couldn't be the saviour any longer. AMC didn't have the money (after the Pacer and the Matador coupe flopped) to develop a front-wheel-drive small car. Apparently Honda and PSA Peugeot Citroen were also approached in the mid-1970s by AMC to be strategic partners. By the time 1983 rolled around, Renault called all the shots. It wasn't AMC/Jeep any longer, it was Renault North America/Jeep.

I had a 1977 Pacer in college back in 2006 paid 65.00 for it. That Pacer would start even in the coldest of condition. My Pacer had Auto PS/PB Cold A/C Alum wheels Cloth int tilt CC Rear Defrost Power Windows/Mirrors. Drove that car three years no problems just basic maintenance. AMC made good cheap dependable cars and that 4.2L straight 6 was indructable which led the famous AMC Jeep 4.0L Straight 6 which was used from 1987-2005. I took that Pacer to the car shows at my college every year not many knew what it was. I sold it to a girl in my apartment complex. She had brought a brand new 2009 Cobalt with 24 miles her car would not start and it was -5 out with the wind chill of -25. I was parked next to her. I remember her saying I bet the old Pacer wont start. I said it will got in the car pumped the carb three times she fired right off. The car had 177,850 miles. I put 20k on it many self. She asked if I would sell her the car I said give me 300.00 for it She did. She took the Cobalt back and the dealer had to buy her car back. She drove the Pacer for another 10 years or so after that. Last time I talked to her she said the car has 377,480 on it and still runs excellent. She had it repainted and restored. She told me that was the best 300 .00 she ever spent. Now its been repainted professionally and she had the int professionally restored back in 2017. She told me after that POS Gm Cobalt she will never buy a new car ever again. She told me she sticks with cars that are 20+ years old and easy to work on.The only thing that was rebuilt in the Pacer was the moter and trans she said those were the same as I sold it to her. We are still friends to this day. I helped her take that Cobalt back and bitch at the dealer 8 times for the same thing. I told them next time I have to help her bring this car back i want you the service advisor and the tech standing in front of the door so when I honk i can run this car right up your ass both of you. Then she called GM and they brought the car back. I felt bad for her. The dealer was taking advantage of this 25 year old woman and I was her friend and not putting up with it.

@generaloranger6150

2 жыл бұрын

65 dollars for a car? Certainly a time you don't see anymore.

man I wish that company was still around then made some damn good cars

I thought they will save the Rambler American compact car through 1970 instead of 1969, but it does happen. It was the last of Rambler nameplate, while Rambler did changed it brand to AMC, starting in 1966 for the full size Ambassador, and the mid-size Classic, then changed it to Rebel for 1967. For 1965, Rambler Marlin is a 2 door fastback hardtop and it did continued for 1966 and 1967. The latter 2 model years are AMC Marlin. For 1968, AMC introduced the muscle car, Javelin with a high performance V-8 engine through 1974. For 1971, AMC did introduced the Gremlin as of ugly car through 1976.

I fell in love with AMC when the first time I saw James bond Live and Let Die when he drives the red Hornet out through the glass of the AMC Dealer.chasing the other bad guy in a gold Matador with black hard top, it ends up flying like a plane. but the Hornet when he went over the bridge that was out and rolled a 360 in mid air to land safely on the other side I was hooked.my first car 73 Gremlin -X 258 6 cyl put 412 k on it sold it for 500, then a 78 Concord Wagon 304, then my baby 79 Amx Spirit took out the 304 and put the 401, wow what a ride.

@locactus500

2 жыл бұрын

The was in The Man With the Golden Gun.

The reason that stuff is sitting out in the rain is that the guy's son is asking ridiculous money for that stuff so nobody will buy it. It's just going to compost for the most part.

i owned a 1968 Rambler American and a 1974 Javelin. i wish i hadnt been so stupid to let them go. my step dad bought the American new and then totaled it. new front clip, windshield, rear glass, top and trunk lid later, she was looking spiffy again. then he found Ford and parked the American in a field for 8 years. i bought it, changed the fluids, cleaned the gas tank and she fired right up. drove it another 6 years.

@mylolliepop12

7 жыл бұрын

AMC quality, its sad that AMC is getting so much hate even though they were good cars.

@melrose9252

6 жыл бұрын

SCROUTE55 Not really.

The funny thing about AMC was that sometimes they were a company that was ahead of its time with some of their designs. They were one of the first to adopt unibody platforms, and the Eagle was something like the first crossover--something which Subaru would exploit with the Outback and of course what we have today. And when Chrysler took over the company, some of the designs AMC was working on (admittedly through Renault) ultimately became the LH cars of the '90's, which were revolutionary in their use of interior space.

I have a 1965 Rambler american 440 convertible with a 287 small block engine it's still in great shape... runs like champ

My first running car was a 1968 Rambler Rebel with a 343 2-bbl and side pipes. Fully reclining front seats that eventually reclined at their own whim, leading to the often-favored milk crate wedged behind the driver's seat to keep it upright. Quite a boat, quite a babe mobile.

A little piece of heaven left after all these years!

When I was a little kid, an elderly lady's friend I knew had a Hornet. The front hood emblem had a little hornet on it, and I always was scared that it would come alive and sting me...

Why was the audio recorded at the bottom of a well?

@hudsonpowersports

5 жыл бұрын

This comment made me crack up! It does sound like that.

@MisterMikeTexas

5 жыл бұрын

Kinda appropriate cause the owners let the place go to shit!!

Debbie, You may wish to consider searching for the survival of your Javelin by placing an inquiry on AMO and Rambler Club user forums describing its last known location, model year, exterior and interior colors, equipment, distinguishing features, VIN number etc..

tenacity and stupidity is a fine line

Back when I was in high school in the mid 70's, My mother had a new 76 Pacer and my brother had a new 76 Gremlin. My mom's Pacer ate up new 60,000 mile steel belted radials every 5 to 6 thousand miles. She kept taking it back the dealership and getting a front end alignment every month, but it never did any good. On brother's Gremlin, the bolt connecting the exhaust manifold and the exhaust system would break every 3 or 4 months and the back hatch window would break if you didn't shut really carefully. I had a 1966 Olds 442 with over a 100,000 miles on it. It never had any mechanical problems, but the 400 Super Rocket sure sucked a lot of gas and it sure wasn't happy with anything less than 93+ octane. I sure wish I had kept the 442, but in 1978 while in college, I traded a guy even for his 1973 MGB.

AMC even tho it was a small company it's still offered ver cool cars that were pretty sporty i would now imagine AMC if it was a giant these days

American Pickers Frank & Mike once paid a visit to this place and even bought a car FYI the AMX Javelin is worth a ton of money just like it sit's .$$$

My second ever car was a '67 Rambler Rebel. Had reclining front bucket seats that would 'recline' at inappropriate times, but get a gal down a dark dirt road and that seat refused to drop. Probably a good thing, too.

I had two 74 Javelin AMX ,, a 68 Javelin and a gremlin. I wish I still had them .. not because of resale value or anything it's because I truly loved those cars.

@Pacer304

6 жыл бұрын

I share your sentiment. Thanks for the comment.

@dougtheviking6503

2 жыл бұрын

The Amx was awesome

That Collier guy is wearing a rug, you can see it a mile away! LOL

@1:56 That's a nice Nash Healey though...

@alfelker

6 жыл бұрын

Eddie Zweers Good catch. Now which Nash did they show? I don't know but looks late 40s.

This is a very good video, I owned a 1978 AMC CJ5 Jeep.

I got a 1968 rebel with a 290 typoon with less than 30000 miles on it

Legendary American cars from the 60/70's

just wondering why they don't get a kid to run through there with a mower ...

@Pro1er

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they might find a few more cars! ;-p

@TheAcarch2

7 жыл бұрын

LOL! good one.

@jasalley

7 жыл бұрын

I've seen a goat before in one of these lots. They would stake it in various spots to clear the weeds.

@stanleykwiecinski811

7 жыл бұрын

amc mower? wont start!

@davidstinson5095

5 жыл бұрын

Cheap skates don't wanna pay anybody to do anything nor do they wanna either ashame

My dad had an Ambassador. White vinyl top/dark blue paint. I remember the family driving cross country and back in it. 3000mi one way

I need to go see this. Time capsules like this are exceedingly rare, and there’s a sadness and melancholy to watching this video and seeing the footage of the decaying dealership and cars on its lot.

@MisterMikeTexas

3 жыл бұрын

Time capsules are in good shape, not rotting away like this neglected iron! These dumb asses are worse than Lambrecht Chevrolet in Nebraska!

I owned the 68 Javelin and the 73 Javelin with 360, Go Package, 411 gears and Hurst with the close 4speed shift package. It was my favorite out of the 2 I owned

Once owned one of the 2 door Pacers. Loved that metallic brown car.

"AMERICAN PICKERS" made a visit to this dealership a few years ago.

@darrenp1549

5 жыл бұрын

Got one of the Healy's I believe...

@twinkitwinki2038

5 жыл бұрын

Where is this place ???

I rode in a white pacer all summer long with the hatch back open. My friends moms car. Good memories.

I owned many AMC's. Loved then all. Had a Matador, an AMX, couple of Javilins, couple of Classics, several Rebels. And they were cheap to buy, couple hundred dollars would get one off the back row...

I'll bet he keeps it alive because of the fond memories it brings of him and his son working together in that dealership for so many years. Too bad they are in such bad physical shape. :(

Sad to see. I grew up not far from there if they could clean the place up it would make a great museum to show a place in time of how it was not to mention most of those AMCs are all original and this place was on the show American Pickers not to long ago

my friend works at a scrap yard and bought a amc spirit from his boss. its all original and runs it was sitting in a storage container friend for almost 20 years.

@ROROSMACHINE

7 жыл бұрын

That storage container is not your friend !!!

If they really cared about those cars they would cut the grass.

Excellent video! Loved it. Rambler/AMC cars appealed mostly to the very patriotic independent thinking blue-collar conservatives in the 60's. These people didn't trust the big three and the name American Motors just really rung their bell.

that was AWESOME!!, now I know where to go

Honest genuine Americana. Love it. Patrick, UK

This is no dealership it's a junkyard. This guy is not likely as willing to get rid of those cars as some would believe. It's more likely just another person who has grown attached to what's there, and "may" actually sell some of them for a ridiculous amount of money.

One day the property will be valued so high that they will just come in have a couple days of auctions and it will all be gone!! Bobby’s health is not the greatest I last heard he had dementia. Thanks for hanging on to something Cool and different all these years boys . Send them to good homes whatever’s left of them .

This isn't an AMC Dealer, it's a junk yard....he stopped selling AMC in the mid 80's, the real "last" AMC dealers are the dealers that kept going in 1988. Like Brigham Gill AMC Jeep in Natick Ma. or Lahti's in Leominster MA and Dan's Jeep Chrysler in Westborough MA. Dealers that sold AMC and Jeep and then Eagle and continued selling even after the Eagle Brand Left....these were the guys that sold cars and new how to run a business. Collier's is a joke, it's just a junk yard that once sold AMC's before they bailed because they couldn't make money selling cars. They are simply Losers

@earlscheib7754

7 жыл бұрын

Renault won Motor Trends car of the year with the Alliance. The Encore & Alliance were extremely competitive with the cars of the day. Renault was planning to roll out the Medallion which was a class leading car, it lived on as the Intrepid and even as the Charger / 300 of today. Renault sold out after Besse was assassinated by Action Directe and the company was in turmoil due to leadership issues not lack of quality offerings.

@klwthe3rd

6 жыл бұрын

meangreen69Nova do you know this as fact? Do you live in the town where this dealership exists?

@tm100pct7

5 жыл бұрын

What did these people do to you?

@XXX-qk2cq

5 жыл бұрын

Daniel Lewis they sold AMC, that was bad enough and if you can’t tell this is a junk yard you haven’t been around cars enough to know!!!

@LionWithTheLamb

5 жыл бұрын

@meangreen69Nova They also didn't know what horrific piles those cars were. I had one, my grandfather had two, my cousin had five.

I could be wrong but I believe American Pickers came to this place a few years back and bought a car or at least bought some parts and other historic memorabilia.

@Pacer304

7 жыл бұрын

They purchased 2 Nash-Healeys. See the You Tube video "American Pickers: Rare Nash-Healey Collection".

@redneckbryon

7 жыл бұрын

Pacer304 now that you mention it I remember it now I just knew the location looks familiar

@redneckbryon

7 жыл бұрын

The Rusty Hubcap If you can answer is it like they show it on the TV series or is it scripted and planned out when they visit locations?? I know a few people on KZread that are collectors and they would probably love to visit these locations.

@davidnull5590

7 жыл бұрын

American Pickers visited a "old goods" dealer near me in Cortland NY ("old goods" not antiques; things the dealer bought at local Friday night auctions). The American Picker convoy was 18 vehicles: the truck they have on TV; makeup RV; director's RV, writer's RVs, many International 26' box trucks, etc.; the 18 doesn't include the catering trucks or any cars. Everything is driven by OTR drivers, it's a bigger parade than the circus coming to town, *It isn't two guys driving around on the backroads, everything is preplanned months in advance. they even have a mobile HR department and lawyers they bring with them.* Real life isn't what appears on TV.

@robinjohnson553

5 жыл бұрын

they did.

I loved my 1978 AMC concord

I was there a little while ago. There is plenty of inventory left. It's like the "Island of Misfit Toys" from the Rudolph program.

What a wonderful video, thanks for posting.

@Pacer304

7 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome. I am glad that you enjoyed watching it.

@duby5580

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the AMC memories, really brought them back. I could write a book on all the AMC's that went thru our house growing up with cars in the early 70's. My Dad my older brother and I were gearheads. Those cars were cheap and easy to get back in the day. We had them all, Ambassadors, Madadors, a Pacer, a Gremlin, a 68 AMX 390, a Rebel Machine ,2 Javlins 1 had 401 engine. 1 Hornet. 2 Wagoneers, and lots more going back to Rambler.

@tskraj3190

5 жыл бұрын

@@Pacer304 I really wish Chrysler had the financial backing to bring AMC back. They were fantastic cars until Renault merged with them. We had such good luck with our Gremlin that we traded it in for a 86' AMC Renault Alliance but that car was a piece of you know what. I don't know how much that guy sells those cars for but I would love to get my hands on a Javelin!

Imagine if they'd sold a few hundred of each of the mid-engined AMX/1,2&3 and put AMC on the world stage as a contender for Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, Maserati

those old javelins were hot back in the day, very cool looking and fast right outta the showroom.

Why are they letting those cars sit there and rot? Such a waste

My family had a rambler station wagon .My dad sold it to my sisters boyfriend he drove it for years ( in the early 80's) well over 200,000 miles . even after the steering linkage broke and it would only turn left .

Had a friend who was trying to rebuild a Pacer in the late '90s. He was furious that he couldn't purchase factory parts. Couldn't get him to understand there was a reason the company went tits up.

I owned a 68, rebel, and after that a 68 ambassador. I loved em in my teens. They were awesome except for the vacuum powered wipers

1967 Rambler Rebel 550 with 290 Typhoon 4 door aqua marine

We had a 64 Rambler Classic wagon [green] when I was a kid.....loved that car. We had a few....my sister drove one....it had a push button trannie....i forget the yr/model tho.....

I do remember seeing that on American Pickers.

I was so lucky from about 14 to about 19 years old my runnin buddy went thru first a sst hornet it was badass 60's on the back with cragar mags. Then a sst javelin. Then we drug up a gremlin and later pulled the javelin motor and put the gremlin motor in the javelin . All this time his parents other car was a rebel station wagon. Then after the javelin he had a Rambler. Then we drug up a nice clean pacer we never could get runnin and after that a clean matador and we never could get it runnin. One thing for sure we used to go out on a country road and do spin forward then spin reverse in the hornet that torque command transmission is the baddest ass automatic transmission there ever was. And you could speed shift the Rambler coloumb shift everytime no hangup shifter!

I once owned a '74 Javelin. I noticed in my city, I will see a Rolls Royce way before I see a Javelin.

Would love to have an Ambassador now. People my dad's age would remember exactly what it is prima facie if they saw it driving down the road.

I remember an AMC dealership in Cape May Court House, New Jersey from the 1960's. It was called Gallo Rambler, and afterwards, simply Gallo. Does anyone out there remember this?

I had a 1969 AMC JAVELIN it had a 290 v8 it was red with red cloth INT. Bought it used 2nd owner and when I sold it I sold it for the same price I bought it for. My first wife had a blue one 1968 with a white INT. And I hated white INT. Since but still wish I had a javelin it is the car I miss the most. And they did very well in TRANS AM RACING BACK IN THE DAY.

The Javelin is my favorite AMC model

I give almost anything for a Rambler American. I always wanted one. 👍

This place was in an American Pickers Episode. They ended up buying two of those sports cars he starts to take the cover off at the end of the clip. It had to be cut out the tree growing next to it.

I wish a car company like Mazda, or Ford would make an updated version of the 75 to 77 Pacer. I would be first in line at the dealership to buy one.

OMG!!!! I want one of those great Ramblers......

I’m in NC. I should check this out

Somone should buy this and restore the whole place and make it a museum

Poor AMC-they lurched from crisis to crisis. they never had the money to modernize their car lines..still using the 232 straight six engines (designed in 1955) to the end. i had a coworker who had a Hornet-it still had vacuum operated wipers! have to admit-they kept the company running on a shoestring.

@Pacer304

7 жыл бұрын

The all-new 7 main bearing 232 6 cylinder engine was introduced on the limited edition Rambler Typhoon in April 1964.

I ride by the lot a couple of time a month and wish someone would salvage these historic cars.

I am sad to see ware they were made, its all gone ,I work in Kenosha

i like the intro. very very good reporting.

This is a junk yard with a lot of AMC cars on it. AMC grew out of Rambler Motors, both brands being junk. I worked at an AMC dealership in the late 60’s. The new cars would come off the truck with parts missing, not running, no oil, just terrible quality control. You could often attempt to roll down a window and have the glass just drop into the bottom of the door!! It’s just as well that these things rust away!!!!

I would love to have a excellent condition 1965 ambassador maybe a wagon. nice cars the 770 was good as was the 990s

A lot of people drove AMC cars at one time because I remember seeing a lot of them on the road. I've rode in a Rambler, Pacer, Jeep and Javelin, and they were an experience. American cars aren't like that anymore and they should be.

Ohhhh.... to get a Javelin in running cond. that isn't rusted through the floor....but not a 'garage princess', but a driven car. Boy, i would love to buy one of them.

@GMbowtie350

7 жыл бұрын

Marc B. They're out there. You can find them for a reasonable price too. Pull the trigger brother.

@mrpoohbearlvr

7 жыл бұрын

Well i cant find one in south Fla. I HAD a Javelin WAYYY back in the early 80's. Brown on brown, perfect cond. (technically my second car)...except the entire right rear quarter was crushed in and rusting away. But I bought it, Leaking tranny and all! Young and stupid! Since then, after i sold it and broke even as I recall, and bought my first REAL new car, a Honda Civic HB. I have seen maybe 2 perfect Javelins on the road, thats like 30 years now. And those were definitely collector cars, only driven to keep them running. They must cost a fortune and not for sale , as they flew by me! Frankly an AMC Spirit, or a Concorde, or Javelin, the jewel! I would buy any of them. Had 2 Concordes in the family, they were solid cars, comfortable, and just always ran. The Spirit was going to be my first NEW car, and just as I was ready to buy one, AMC was out of business.

@GMbowtie350

7 жыл бұрын

Marc B. The last one we had we did pretty good on. It was a purple '70 SST clone with a Torqueflite and a 360 and had been converted to disc brakes. Literally one of those barn finds. Bought it for $7K then just freshened it up. Carburetor, pulled the brake fluid out to put new in, did the shoes and wheel cylinders on the back, little stuff like that. Just washed it and it shined. Sold it couple months later for $14,500.

I am young I'm 13 and one of my dream cars is a pacer one of my family members had one it was a bright blue with white interior it was awesome but they sold it

It looks more like an AMC used car lot---some of those cars have seen some miles, not all of them kind. I agree with the others that the place (and the cars) need to be kept up much better, things need to look at least somewhat professional.

Awesome cars. Reliable to the core.

You are the guys that were on the show "Pickers"!

.....LOVE THE PACER. ALL WINDOW, GENIUS.

@Pacer304

7 жыл бұрын

I share your sentiment.

@raoulcruz4404

7 жыл бұрын

You can make a 6 foot long sub sandwich in the back seat.

I have a 60 Rambler cross country wagon great car

I wish some company would buy the rights to manufacture newer AMC vehicles from the past.

Forget the TransAm, Z-28 or the 280ZX, the real “Babe Magnet”…The Gremlin!

How is that jeep wagoneer sitting there if they're selling ?