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My grandparents owned a new 59 Rambler American, it performed perfectly. The next new car they purchased was a 63 Studebaker Lark, 289 v8, 4sp, disk brakes, bucket seats.

My Uncle had the Rambler automatic, and it was good riding especially over cobblestone.

My dad had a '57 and '59 Rambler. When I asked him why he bought it, he said "It is comfortable." It had the overdrive option and a V8.

Awesome video!...Really liked the idea of using a magazine review from back in the day to describe this beautiful Rambler!!...Very innovative!!!

Ramblers were on a big upswing in the late 50s . They were the practical family cars Ford, Chevy, and Plymouth had been in the early 50s before those brands had become much longer, lower, wider , heavier . In the early to mid 60s the Big 3 fixed that introducing compacts and intermediates that took a bunch of business away from AMC.

Rambler / Nash / Hudson guy here … and I couldn’t agree more!!! 😊

It might be best buy, but who'd want to be seen driving it?

Mercedes copied the fins

You knew that De Soto and Edsel were not long for this world being way down the rankings with the low volume luxury brands

I've owned my 59 ambassador for 53 years now. It's a powerfull car with its 270 hp v8 but very front end heavy causing it to plow through turns squealing the front tires if taken too fast. I had a chance to drive a friend's 59 Rambler 6 once and was amazed at how much better it handled. So much more nimble with its lighter weight!

I saw nothing to change my opinion based on my grandfathers 1959 leaker he said it needed wipers o the inside and tow hooks on the outside when it rained the wind shield kept leaking after two attempts by the dealer to reseal it and when it rained it often quit runnung and was towed. he bought it new and then a new chevy that was still on the road in 1979.

You could also buy a 1959 Rambler brand new in 1979. It was called the AMC Concord. The only difference was that you could buy a 1950's Rambler under $250 and get the same exact vehicle as a 1970's AMC vehicle.

I think the biggest mistake AM made in 1963 was making the new Classics so low. The higher seating position of the 56-62 Ramblers was a real plus.

Though, I’d personally prefer the ‘59 Studebaker Lark [ V8]. OR, wait until the ‘60 redesign of the Rambler American. This Rambler is tempting. 🚗🙂

Though, I’d personally prefer the ‘59 Studebaker Lark [ V8]. OR, wait until the ‘60 redesign of the Rambler American. This Rambler is tempting. 🚗🙂

Took my license test in '67 in our used '59 Rambler. Still like the design.

Not the least bit surprised. When the dust settled, Rambler was third in sales for the 59 model year.

A Tesla Model S......

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My aunt won a'68' falcon in a raffle in San Antonio. Very plain, no radio. Great car. 3 on the tree. 170ci , 6 cyl.

I don't understand why people worried about gas mileage. If you can't afford gas,stay home. Let the cheap business owners have those underpowered mileage miser's.

The song "Beep Beep" came out around 1959. I played it so much on my little phonograph that my whole family still remembered every word decades later. We'd sing it and laugh ourselves silly, which greatly amused the next generation.

You never want to get T-boned in a car with that X-frame. In '65 Chevy got a better frame.

Both of these would be good used car buys. Neither has good resale value. You can get a 410 cu. Engine in the Edsel.

The unibody platform would probably be safer than Chevys dangerous X-frame.

FUN! If you convert to mono, that'll reduce the surface noise. The original record signal is mono, but the surface noise is stereo.

Best buy would have been a clean low mileage 57 Chevy.

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At Rambler, quality, is job one!

Um, hey, uneducated editor. The dollar sign goes BEFORE the number. Where do people go to school?

When I was 16 my parents gave me their 54 Plymouth Savoy. It had overdrive so I had 5 forward gears. With my shift points being if I pushed it 25, 45, 65, and 85. What a reliable and fun car it was. Gas was 29 cents a gallon then.

The 58 and 59 Ramblers were quite nice, especially the Ambassador.

An acquaintance owned a Rambler wagon, red in color, from this era. She named it “Rose”. There was a popular song by Nat King Cole around this time some readers of this comment may remember.

I don't recall seeing too many '59 Rambler 108-inch models with single headlights. I guess dual headlights were optional on some of them, however! Interesting that Rambler was third in sales in June of '59...

Excellent! I’m a bit fan of period articles and road tests of vintage cars so this was enjoyable. I enjoy your other videos too.

According to Jay Leno the flathead engine cuuld be rebuilt by the corner gas station of that time. Simple design.

Imagine what sludged up nightmares these engines were. Detergent oil was rare and an extra cost "option" in 1950s. Also, I wonder how many miles could be expected out of those engines, and especially those early automatic transmissions.

Dealers were stealing trades for a long time. WOW!

The 1961 Chevys were absolutely gorgeous. My Mom had a ‘62 Impala coupe when I was young, and I thought the front end looked kinda mean. Never could take all the sharp angles of the ‘63. But the ‘65 was a total work of art!

Hugh Beaumont ( Mr Cleaver from Leave it to Beaver) did a salesman training film. I'd buy a car from Mr Cleaver. I'm sure it's on utube, I think from the late 40s

My uncle had a cracked block in his car. He slapped in some JB Weld, then he coasted it down the hill to the dealer. They took it for a short test drive and it made it. He used it for a trade in.

We sell cars...we don't buy them..we just give charity cash here... Lol

How much is my Tesla worth?

Mark’em up Clark. He just marks’em up a little bit! 😊

Still can't believe that trade in allowance would depend on what you buy

Even then, it was the same old BS. I hate buying cars and it gets worse every year.

Guy had quite a sales pitch.

Is the announcer Mal Bellairs from 1950s and 1960s WBBM Chicago radio?

Is the announcer Fahey Flynn from WBBM of the 50s?

Why these salesmen are slicker than snot on. A doorknob.