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For the 1960 model year, the Rambler American line added a four-door sedan body style and a third trim level, a top-of-the-line Custom. The new four-door rode on the same 100 in (2,540 mm) wheelbase as the other models and was meant to battle the newly introduced compacts from the Big Three, the Ford Falcon , Chevrolet Corvair , and Plymouth ...
The Nash Rambler established a new segment in the automobile market and is widely acknowledged to be the first successful modern American compact car. [2] [3] [4] The original Rambler also established the idea of a small but luxurious economy car. [5] The 1950 through 1955 Nash Rambler was the first model run for this platform.
Nash Rambler Convertible "Landau" Coupe, c.1950, fixed profile convertible with retracting roof and rigid doors, the featured car of Lois Lane of the series Adventures of Superman [23] [24] [25] Nash Metropolitan. Nash-Kelvinator's president, George Mason, felt Nash had the best chance of reaching a larger market by building small cars.
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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The flathead version was discontinued between 1956 and 1957, but reemerged in 1958 as the economy engine for the "new" Rambler American and was available through 1965. [5] The new OHV configuration for 1956 continued with the water pump mounted on the left side of the engine (driven by a shaft extending from the back of the generator). [ 5 ]
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]
For 1968, the Rambler name was dropped and two convertible versions were offered in the Rebel line. A total of 1,200 were produced (823 in the SST version and 377 units in the base 550 model). [96] Since convertibles in the Rambler American and Ambassador series were dropped after 1967, the 1968 Rebels were the only open models built by AMC. [97]