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1969 SC/Rambler. One of the muscle-car era's "most visually arresting examples" was a special model that was produced during 1969 in collaboration with Hurst Performance, the Hurst SC/Rambler. [86] The objective of AMC was more than to "just build these cars for the street and claim they performed – they took the cars racing."
While AMC planned to produce only 500 for the 1969 model year, the "Scrambler" proved popular so two more groups of about 500 each were built. [12] All featured the same 390 cu in (6.4 L) V8, four-barrel carburetor , and close-ratio four-speed transmission of the AMX , plus Hurst shifter, Twin-Grip (limited slip) differential , and cold air hood.
The standard engine was the 155 hp (116 kW; 157 PS) 232 cu in (3.8 L) I6 with two-barrel carburetor from 1967 through 1969, even though the Rambler Classic SST had the option of VAM's own 252 cu in (4.1 L) I6 early in 1969, which became standard equipment several months late in the year.
The 1972 Hurst/Olds was actually developed by Hurst Performance, and not Oldsmobile. Due to a tragic accident involving the 1971 Indy Pace car, a Dodge Challenger, the major auto manufacturers were reluctant to provide the pace car for the 1972 Indy race. Hurst Performance stepped up and volunteered to sponsor the 1972 Pace car.
Much of the reason Americans are paying nearly $50k for a car is that automakers decided to go all-in on expensive cars. The more they charge for a car, the more money they make off it.
1969 AMC SC/Rambler; 1970 Chrysler Hurst 300; 1971 Hurst Jeepster; 1971-‘72 Pontiac Grand Prix SSJ; 1972 Hurst Oldsmobile Pace Car (Unique, manufactured by Hurst for Indy Race Day, copied at Oldsmobile dealerships) Several Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds models; Hurst Performance was also the inventor of the "Jaws of Life—a hydraulic rescue tool.
A 1964 Rambler American with a 195.6 OHV engine. American Motors' first straight-six engine was the 196 cubic inch (195.6 cu in (3.2 L)) six produced from 1952 through 1965, initially as a flathead (L-head) side-valve, and later an overhead valve (OHV) version.
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