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It was the only engine available in the 1956 Rambler because the automaker was still developing its own V8. [9] This engine was said to deliver 33% more power than the 1955 version, and - at up to 30 miles per US gallon (7.8 L/100 km; 36 mpg ‑imp) - provided better fuel economy than the competition. [7] [6] The new Rambler also changed to a ...
This engine was redesigned as an OHV for the 1956 model year, [3] but the flathead version reemerged in 1958 as the economy engine for the "new" Rambler American and remained available through 1965. [3] American Motors introduced a die-cast aluminum block version of the OHV 195.6 cu in (3.2 L) engine in 1961 and produced it through 1964. [4]
Engine bay with AMC 287 V8. The 250 engine was discontinued in 1961. A V8 engine was not offered in the Rambler models with the exception of the 327, which was only available in the top-of-the-line Ambassador. Dealers complained, so the 287 cu in (4.7 L) V8. [7] was introduced in mid-model year 1963 as an option for the "mid-size" Rambler. Like ...
This was the only major Hudson component left - it dated back to the 1940s. All Rambler models, whether badged Hudson or Nash, used the Rambler 195.6 cu in (3.2 L) OHV six. This design dates back to 1940, when it was introduced in the Nash 600 as an L-head 172.6 cu in (2.8 L) engine.
1961 Rambler Classic Cross Country. The new 1961 Classic 6 and V8 models went on display in Rambler showrooms on 12 October 1960. [1] They filled the mid-range in AMC's line of compacts and offered as a six-passenger four-door sedan and as a station wagon with two rows of seats and drop-down tailgate or an optional rear-facing third-row seat and side opening fifth door. [8]
The Nash Rambler engine is a family of straight-six engines that were produced by Nash Motors and then American Motors Corporation (AMC), and used in Nash, Rambler, and AMC passenger cars from 1940 through 1965. It was succeeded by the AMC straight-6 engine in 1964, a completely new design. The engine evolved in several displacements and was ...
The effort began in 1964 when the Bill Kraft Rambler dealership had installed a highly modified AMC Ambassador V8 engine (the 327 V8 bored out to 418 cu in (6.8 L), four carburetors, special intake manifold) in a 1964 Rambler that ran 112 mph (180 km/h) at the Fontana dragstrip. [54]
The Nash Rambler rode on a 100 in (2,540 mm) wheelbase, and power came from Nash's proven 172.6 cu in (2.8 L) L-head straight-6 cylinder engine that produced 82 hp (61 kW; 82 hp). Following the design of the larger "senior" Nash models, the compact Rambler's styling was rounded in form and also had an envelope body – Nash's characteristic ...