<VV> Don't mess with a Rambler ............

[moonpie8n at comcast.net]

       IN  '78  I  sold  my  custom  built  Turbo  Saab  [ I  built  one  before  they  did]  to  get  the  down  payment  for  my  house. I  needed  a  "JUNKER"  to  drive  for  a  few  months  until  I  could  build  another  Chevy. I  found  a 1966 Rambler American  in  a  friends  back  yard  and  gave  75$  for  it. I  figured  it  might  last  6  months , and  that  would  be  enough.  WELL, all  I  can  say  is  that  was  one  tough  piece  of  machinery...................  I  COULDN'T  KILL  IT !!!!!!   Drove  the  wheels  off  of  it , and  even  beat  a  few  305  chevys  with  it [just  fooling  around]. I  finally  sold  it  to  a  used  car  lot  for  200$ [2 yrs.  later].  Since  then , I  don't  let  anybody  "Badmouth"  AMC  in  my  presence. 



         Bob 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Pepke" <kenpepke at juno.com> 
To: "Vair Views" <virtualvairs at corvair.org> 
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 7:23:00 AM 
Subject: <VV> Fwd: Fwd: Cylinder assemblies vs Pistons/rings + rebore/How        Long Do        They Last 


An 85 Jeep is, time wise, quite a way down the road from the Corvair era ... not really an example of the early 60s Nashs or the Ambassadors, Ramblers, Hornets, and Gremlins of the late 60s / early 70s.  Sure, everyone has a single example of even those AMC models but, those are truly the exception that proves the rule.  Contrary to public opinion today, respect is something that must be earned; 60s and 70s AMC cars when measured by longevity earned little, the Japanese cars even less. 
Ken P 

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> From: Tony Underwood <tony.underwood at cox.net> 
> Date: February 13, 2011 9:54:06 PM EST 
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org> 
> Subject: Re: <VV> Fwd: Cylinder assemblies vs Pistons/rings + rebore/How Long Do        They Last 
> 
> At 09:23 PM 2/13/2011, Ken Pepke wrote: 
> 
>> The state of Michigan requires a mileage certificate for all cars 
>> that are junked either from accident or just being used up.  When 
>> dealing with hundreds to thousands of cars per year, patterns emerge 
>> ... some brands regularly run up more miles and some less.  Back in 
>> the day when most Corvairs were used for transportation they met 
>> their end with nearly as much mileage as the best such as Lincolns 
>> and Buicks.  AMCs, Hondas, Toyotas, and Datsuns were well below 
>> average mileage so they were not even in the running. 
> 
> 
> AMC?   I dunno...   got an '85 AMC Jeep Cherokee 2-door (only reason 
> I bought it was because it was the scarce 2 door version) that has 
> almost a quarter-million miles on it now and it's still doing just 
> what it always has.   And it's not treated with kid gloves.    It 
> gets driven longer and more often these days since it's my winter and 
> bad weather driver, and the winters are lasting longer these days and 
> there's more snowfall as well... the '60 stays parked until the 
> weather warms, since they're dumping more chemicals onto the roads 
> around here to chase away the increasing amount of snow and ice and 
> the 'Vair can't tolerate too much more of that kinda exposure. 
> 

> << snip>> 


> The Ramblers of old (and their AMC brethren) seldom got much respect 
> and were often treated like disposable items.   Treat any car like 
> that and that's what you will get. 
> 
> 

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