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However, the car wore "Rambler Ambassador" badges on its front fenders. The 1958 Ambassador is a substantially longer car than the 108-inch (2,743 mm) wheelbase Rambler Six and Rebel V8. However, both lines shared the same basic body, styling, and visual cues.
All Rambler station wagons carried the Cross Country name. The innovative hardtop (no "B-pillar") station wagon body style was no longer available in the Rambler line, as it was reserved for the 1958 Ambassador models. The Rambler station wagons featured a step-down roof over their rear cargo area and a standard roof rack.
While the top-line models for 1958-1961 were advertised as the "Ambassador V-8 by Rambler", but on the cars themselves, the badging was "Rambler Ambassador". In 1958, AMC re-introduced America's first successful compact car, the Rambler American , after a three-year hiatus. [ 9 ]
The cars were named Rambler Ambassador from 1958 through the 1965 model year. The model had no real competitors throughout most of the 1960s and was viewed as a luxury-type car. [ 73 ]
The Nash Ambassador and Hudson Hornet "Special" models were dropped after 1957, replaced by the 1958 Rambler Rebel with the 250 V8. The Rebel was a V8 version of the Rambler six and included associated upgrades such as stronger front springs and rear axle. The Rebel model name also differentiated it from the standard six-cylinder Rambler.
The prototype 1958 Nash Ambassador/Hudson Hornet, built on a stretched Rambler platform, was renamed at the last minute as "Ambassador by Rambler". To round out the model line, American Motors reintroduced the previous 1955, 100 in (2,540 mm) wheelbase Nash Rambler as the new Rambler American with only a few modifications.
Pontiac Star Chief (1958) Rambler Ambassador (1958-1965) Rambler American (1958–1960) Rambler Rebel (1958-1959) Studebaker Scotsman Pickup Truck (1958-1959) 1959.
Eventually, however, something close to the Hudson design was chosen for the 1958 Rambler Ambassador. Hudson brand enthusiasts will note the triangular grille guard and 1957-like fender "gun sights" and the fast-selling 1958 Rambler Customs wore 1957 Hudson-styled front-fender trim.