Welcome to 1960s Cars – American Motors
1960 AMC American
The buying public wanted compact economical cars
and Rambler fit that description perfectly
not much was changed from ’59 except a four door was added
Cost: $2,380.00A 1960 Rambler Ad which proclaimed: “The Most Imitated Car In America“
1961 AMC Metropolitan 1500
All AMC’s were now called Ramblers except
this British built Metropolitan
it came with a 55hp Austin engine
the public however thought it was too small and it didn’t sell well
1962 AMC Rambler Ambassador
The only way to tell a more expensive Ambassador
from the cheaper American and Classic lines were it’s
square tail lights and a little side trim
Ambassador was your only choice if you wanted a V-8 however
1963 AMC Rambler Ambassador
All Ramblers got a complete from the ground up redesign
new model designations took on a numerical format
Ambassadors came in 800, 880 & 990
and Classics were 550, 660 & 770
AMC Rambler Ambassador Interior
1964 AMC Ambassador Classic
This Classic was equipped with AMC’s largest V-8
with bucket seats standard and a unique shifter design
this was their answer to the growing sports car fury
1965 AMC Ambassador Convertible
Ambassador got a new body style and a reinstated convertible
but it still placed third in sales for AMC
the smaller and less expensive Classic’s remained the top seller
the lineup was billed as “the Sensible Spectaculars”
1966 AMC Marlin
A facelift of the Classic’s body stye and frame
created the Marlin, a long overdue addition to the lineup
with a fastback and the big V-8, AMC had their first “muscle car”
1967 Ambassador DPL
Redesigned again the Ambassador’s were
longer, lower and wider with more curves and a nice sports package
the sportier Marlin was overshadowed by a new lineup called Rebel
1968 AMC Javelin
American Motors finally hit the mark with the Javelin and AMX
the AMX was 12 inches shorter than Javelin
and was only offered in a 2 seater with a four on the floor shifter
(Thank you Steven for correcting this info for me!)
Cost: $3,250.00 (AMX model – not shown)
1969 AMC Javelin
The Javelin could be sported up with options like
“big bad colors” paint choices, fiberglass – scooped hoods,
faux exhaust side pipes and spoilers (shown)
The Rambler name goes into extinction this year
Cost: $2,965.00