Six cylinder, four-door sedan with manual three-speed overdrive.

1959 AMC Rambler

Here is my 1959 Rambler Super with the OHV six cylinder 195.6 c.i. engine. She was purchased by me in March of 2018 while living my home-state of Iowa and the undercoating AMC added saved the car from the ravages of winter. Besides that, the car is truly a low mileage survivor with 48,080 on the odometer. I believe that to be the actual miles in that, as far as I can tell, the upholstery is original and the pedals were not worn thin. The headliner is a bit faded...(I think a previous owner smoked in her).
The engine developed a knock after I owned it a few years and being experienced at engine rebuilding, I pulled the little six and replaced the standard bearings, rings and pistons. The block and head were hot tanked and magnafluxed by my local machine shop, after I found broken rings in three cylinders. I'm a strong believer in using a high zinc & phosphorous oil, by the way.
My car came from the factory with a straight three-speed, which really limits going today's highway speeds. I was able to locate a junker of my car's vintage with the three-speed overdrive transmission and did a transplant, using the driveline and rear end from the donor car and rebuilding the trans. Being a torque tube drive, it simplified the process. I have the kick-down switch on the dash.
I have replaced the front drums with disc brakes and added an small vacuum booster for power braking. (Living in western Washington state now and we get lots of rain - the discs are way better for stopping, in my humble opinion.) Used Scarebird classic brakes for the conversion.
I also replaced the radiator with a new Champion model and sent the radio to a pro in Tennessee, who replaced the guts with modern electronics and it sounds fantastic. Some years ago, I had a professional rebuild the vacuum wiper motor as it was running sluggish. The car has been repainted by a previous owner and is a nice looking 20-footer, although there are a few dings. The most noticeable one on the trunk lid.
I should add, yours truly is a "shade tree" mechanic and not a professional, but proficient enough to keep the ol' girl on the road. To me, it's a labor of love and I wouldn't hesitate driving her anywhere. I've gotten tons of help from the great guys on the online AMC Forum, when I've had how-to questions and I have a ton of receipts, clear title and some extra parts that go, too.
Now to the reason I'm selling. We are planning a move next year and I'm winnowing down the old car inventory to make the move less expensive. Feel free to contact me with any questions and I will be happy to work with a car hauler, if the buyer uses one. She's in my house garage, out of the weather and ready to go to another loving home. Oh, should you bid and win, be prepared to get lots of comments, waves and thumbs-up from motorists!

• Make: AMC
• Model: Rambler
• Type: Sedan
• Doors: 4
• Year: 1959
• Mileage: 0000000
• VIN: D723082
• Color: Blue
• Number of cylinders: 6
• Fuel: Gasoline
• Transmission: Manual
• Drive side: Left-Hand Drive
• Vehicle Title: Clean
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