1959 (AMC) rambler super cross country wagon six
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Today on what it’s like 1959 rambler cross country wagon, this is my favorite wagon of the 50s might even be my favorite wagon EVER. We dive in deep with this one lots of period ads and well as specs and full tour of the car.. enjoy this one I sure did =)
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I live in the UK, in the mid 1960's I worked for a local antique dealer who had 1959 Rambler Cross Country Custom. My parents did not have a car so the Rambler was the first car that I had any experience of. It was RHD and originally made for a German customer living in the west of Ireland. I used to get the job of washing it, which took ages given its size and chrome work and the interior. The main body colour was black with a bright red roof and side stripe, the interior trim was, black, red with horizontal white stripe. It was ideal for moving large, heavy Victorian furniture, from the auction rooms to the shop etc. When lightly loaded it floated along and smoothed out all the bad spots on country roads. Happy memories.
Great review! We had two Rambler station wagons, a '56 with air conditioning and a '59. I remember the vent windows well. I was prone to car sickness as a kid, and would sit next to the door, with my mother, with the open vent blowing on my face. Throw in parents smoking to add to my queasiness. Great memories. I do want to comment on the assumed cost of living increase. This car cost $2,500.00, and most people apply the 10 X factor. In reality, there are no 2022 models of this size as cheap as $25,000.00. The most-expensive car in the world, the Eldorado Brougham, was $13,500.00, fully-loaded. That car, today, would be comparable to a Rolls Royce or Bentley, @ 20-30 X. On the opposite side, almost all of today's cars have AC. The optional AC on my mother's 1958 Buick Roadmaster was $800.00. I don't see adding $8,000.00 to one of today's cars for air conditioning.
Thank you so much I’m glad you dig this channel and this episode.. =) I totally agree they don’t make an equivalent now what this car was.. I just like to give perceptions on how much things would be equivalent to spending.. but to be fair it’s not even the same it’s not even close.. because according to the inflation website if you type in $.15 a gallon it’s equivalent to spending two dollars a gallon for gas and I don’t think it was like that at all because people didn’t complain about how expensive gas was it said how cheap gas it was
Ohhhh yeeeaaahh....mom & dad smoking in the car.🤢
I'm also concerned about the dollar equivalency price. Buying power and income from wages is greatly depleted compared to the 1950s. Comparisons are too difficult to establish, as you rightly point out. The vehicles as a proportion of the average income, is the only model that works, otherwise imaging a dollar is a dollar, makes the 50s cars dirt cheap. That can't be true.
Hey. You nailed this one! You show enthusiasm. That's good. You show interest. That's good. You show passion for AMC and Ramblers. That'll earn you extra stars!
I have an enormous love for all things AMC, and have, fortunately, owned several throughout the years. I hope that the following will be of interest.
The Ambassador series was, indeed, the senior series of the Rambler line. It was actually marketed as "The Ambassador, by Rambler". It was not a "Rambler Ambassador". It rode a 117" wheelbase vs 108" for the Rambler Six/Rebel V8 and had an overall length of 200" vs 191" for the Rambler Six/Rebel V8.
The Ambassador Custom Hardtop Cross Country station wagon was the sole hardtop wagon in the lineup. The top-of-the line Rambler Six/Rebel V8 Custom Cross Country wagon was not a hardtop.
Only 578 Ambassador Custom Hardtop Cross Country wagons were produced for 1959.
The Rambler Six Super wagon you showcased had a production run of 66,739 units.
Four-door hardtop sedans (Rambler Super Six, Rambler Custom Rebel V8 and Ambassador Custom) were called Country Club models. Although period sales literature from AMC does NOT refer to the Ambassador hardtop Custom wagon as a "Country Club", the Standard Catalogue of American Motors (1902-1987) does refer to the hardtop Ambassador wagon as the Ambassador Country Club Hardtop wagon. So, playing with words, one might call the body style the Ambassador Custom Country Club Cross Country wagon. 😀
Although not presented in any AMC Rambler literature for 1959, the Ambassador by Rambler offered a Deluxe 4-door sedan. Only 155 were made. I've yet to see a photo of one, and I doubt if noted AMC historian, author, collector and expert Pat Foster has either.
For the record:
1-The Rambler American could have reclining seats as an option.
2-You mention Weather Eye. That was the Nash (then AMC) trade name for their heating, ventilating
system. It did not include air conditioning. Air was a separate option, but was integrated with the
Weather Eye system. Nash/AMC was the first to integrate all components of the AC system under the
hood; nothing in the trunk. It was copied by all other car companies.
3-The Deluxe Rambler Six came standard with dual headlights! For $23 and change, you could equip your
Deluxe Rambler Six with quad headlights.
Finally, you taught me something that I never knew about my favorite year Rambler. I did not know the rear door vent panes were operational only on the Rambler Custom series. I appreciate you pointing that out.
While I have several favorite AMC cars (please find a nice AMC Hornet Sportabout wagon to showcase), the 1959 Rambler Six/Rebel V8 is my favorite Rambler of the 1950's.
Once again, great job!
Thank you so much for the added information and corrections I thought the deluxe came with dual lights and could upgrade to quad lights but wasn’t a 100% sure if I read that or not deluxe trim I believe only case in solid colors could be wrong that’s why I left that part out too
This was always my favorite wagon after being in one I really want one now.. they made nicer wagons but none got 32 mpg HWY with folddown seats that looked this good.
@@What.its.like. Period Rambler sales literature indicates two-tone paint was an option, but doesn't mention if it is offered only on certain trim levels. But, in the 1959 Rambler brochure, it shows a Rambler Deluxe 4-door sedan in the color red, with a white top and having dual (not quad) headlights.
Question answered!
Thank you so much =)
Wow, memories! In 1973, my buddy and I were looking for a clutch linkage part for my girlfriend’s green 1959 Rambler wagon. We went to Ray’s Auto Wrecking in Silver Lake, WA. Ray was funny, would come up with prices off the top of his head. Ask what he wanted for that Chevy rear window and he’d instantly say “$11.23 if I take it out, $7.77 if you pull it.” It was pouring rain, we hit every Rambler in the yard. Finally, last try in far back corner of the yard, we found our part. When we came into the office looking like two large drowned rats and asked Ray the price, he looked at us and the spreading puddles around us, then said “I was going to charge you 50 cents. But you can have it. You look like you earned it.” Yes, Rambler, king of the drive-in movies with those reclining seats.😁
Thank you so much for sharing that awesome story what great memories I wonder how many are left to be found that can be restored this is my favorite wagon of all time and I would love to own one one day.
I have never seen the Ambassador version.
I had two Rambler Americans from the early 60's, the squared off ones. On the reclining seats, the cars came with two "hook" supports, with rubber covering that were inserted into two slots (on each side) for the backrest to "land" on when folded down. The hooks made the seat backs rest even with the front of the back seat, to make it more "level." I'm sure the hooks on this model were lost ages ago, and the current owner wonders why the four slots (two on each side) are in the metal part of the car below the seat cushion.
We als had a 63 Rambler wagon WITH the three speed and overdrive. At interstate highway speeds, 70+ MPH, it got around 30 MPG. Those cars were SO ahead of their time. One of the secrets was the engines in the sixes had a 4.25" stroke. That. long stroke gave them lots of torque, at low RPM, so the engines didn't need to operate at higher RPM's to keep the car moving. So at 70 MPH with overdrive, the engine was barely turning at 2,000 RPM's. Competitors engines, even with overdrive had to turn faster. Also they all had separate frame and bolted body construction which was up to 1,000 pounds heavier than the Rambler "Unibody" construction.
The first Unibody automobile made in the US was the Nash 600. It came out in 1940, using the flathead six cylinder engine (that was in most of the Rambler Americans until 1966). It was called the 600 because it could go 600 miles on a 20 gallon tank of gasoline.
Sweet thank you so much for sharing your experience =) with owning a rambler wagon
I got the review my friend 62 Rambler wagon last year and he let me drive it and I was really amazed at how much down low power there was.. it wasn’t as underpowered as some people claim. To me a Volkswagen Karman Ghia is under powered.. this car had so get up and go
I want to find a 1958 Ambassador cross country wagon with the 327 with a manual and I really want to drive it that’s one of the fastest wagons of the 50s 0 to 60 and 8.5 seconds in a wagon
Then came the famous Torque Command sixes with 7 main bearings, that were also used in Jeeps when AMC bought them out.
They were used in Jeeps up until 2002.
When I was about 5 or 6 yrs old our neighbor across the street bought a brand new Rambler Cross Country wagon. It was tu tone white with light green. I’m thinking it was a 1960. I always thought it was a cool car. Thanks for sharing this car. Brought back memories.
That’s awesome thank you so much for sharing that awesome story this is my favorite wagon of all time I really wanna buy one eventually one day.. The only thing that scares me about this vehicle is the trunnion in the front I’ve heard horror stories where people are just driving along in the whole front end of the car just hits the ground. That would be a really bad day and might even warrant a trip to the hospital depending on how fast you were going when it happened.
My mom drove a 1959 rambler super cross country six. I know it was a six cylinder because I watched the garage across the street perform a valve job on it (quite an experience for a 12 year old boy). We were four children and two adults, it was a very practical family car.
It’s still my favorite wagon of any era =) great story thank you for sharing that awesome memory on here
I had this car, not a wagon but it was my first car passed down from my grandfather to my mother to me. I can remember every nook and cranny. It was almost 50 years ago now. You did a great job on this
Thank you so much it means a lot this is my favorite wagon of all time = ) especially from the 50s anyway
My grandfather own a 1958 Cross Country with the 3 speed and overdrive. He claimed on the road he got 28 mpg and that would be with a vacation trip with the car loaded down. So, yes I believe you could easily get 30 plus mpg in the day with the straight 6 and not a heavy foot. My uncle from the time I am able to remember owned Ambassadors till they were no longer made. There son born in 1956 had a heart condition and Nash was the first to have a really great AC. They developed the clutch for the compressor before ALL the other auto makers in 1955. One of the reasons they bought Kelvinator was because of making refrigerators. My dad had a 1955 American wagon and later had a 1957 bear bones Cross Country. He drove that 57 for about 14 years. That was a great car.
Great story and information thank you so much for sharing =)
Parents had a '60 Rambler Rebel (sedan, not wagon) and it was a very good, solid car. Push button A/T, light blue with a dark blue roof. Some say the V8 Rebels were the first sport sedans of its day. I became a Javelin/AMX fan because of the Rebel. It had "plasticy" floor covering - no carpet. Got holes in it if women wore high heels! Body started rusting just behind the front wheels on the lower portion of the front fender. Took my driver's test in it - passed on first try. Thanks for the memories.
Thank you for sharing those memories =) 59 cross country is my favorite wagon of all time.. I want to own one some day hopefully I don’t care about the color but teal and white would be stellar
@@What.its.like. Looking forward to your search stories. Hope you find a good one!🚗🚗
I grew up in one of those. My mother drove one up to 1963. I was born in 1957 but I certainly remember that car.
My dad had one of those cars. I remember us going on vacation and it was the first car I remember in life.
That’s awesome great story and memes thank you so much for sharing =) I really want one of these I don’t have a garage yet.. but maybe one day
I concur with You on the styling of this 1959 AMC Rambler Super Cross Country Wagon , I like everything on the styling of these ! from the front end with the quad headlamps ,The side profile , Along with the roof line , & of course the rear end ! & nothing was missed on the interior , I even like the styling of the 59 Rambler American wagon ! AMC had a very nice line up of wagons for 59 , & that was a tough market with all the other offerings for 59 ! But the Cross Country will always be remembered as the Norman Rockwell of wagons ! A true American Icon . Thanks for the video ! & I did notice that 2nd gen. Corvair 4 door hardtop in the background. Thanks again for the video.
Thank you so much I really really want one of these now before I listed after this wagon but now.. I really want one lol maybe one day =) I love the orphan cars
HI Justin,
Thank you so much for showing my car. Sorry I didn't reply sooner, a crazy month. You took such wonderful closeups and angles. Yes, the 4-door hardtop was available in this mid series, in a sedan or station wagon. Both came in the Super and Custom levels as well as the Rebel. This front seat is correct for and, came from another 1959 Rambler. With the question of rust. Having lived then, all cars of that era were prone to excessive rust.
Cars that lived outside of the rust belt generally survived just as well as any other make. There are still plenty of these 1959 Ramblers out west. Thanks again. hope to see you again soon. I noticed this came up under my daughter's name. Crazy, Take Care, Rick
Thank you so much for the opportunity honesty so glad I stopped and talked to you that day just wondering are You going to beaver tomorrow both ron and I are going hope to see you there =)
Weather permitting we will visit the Beaver Cruise. The weather has been very active. One additional fact about hardtop station wagons. The 1956 Rambler was the industries very first 4 door hardtop station wagon. They were built for 5 model years 1956 through 1960. Chrysler had 4 door hardtop station wagons 1960-1964, with some Dodges. GM only had 4 door hardtop station wagons for two years 1957-1958 Buick and Olds only. Mercury was unique they built 4 door hardtop station wagons only, no standard post wagons, from 1957-1960. Also, Mercury built the industries only 2 door hardtop station wagon 1957-1959. Rick
I grew up in a Rambler family and still have a special love for these cars.
My dream is to get a 59 Rambler cross country wagon and take my family cross country to the West Coast in it.. that would honestly be so epic..
Brought back a lot of memories with that review. My Dad (RIP) was a partner in a Nash (later AMC) dealership in Flint ,Mi. So, my family drove Nash and Rambler cars until the company closed it's doors. My first new car was a 1966 Ambassador two door hardtop with the 327 ci V8. Nice job on the review. I also remember when I was a kid, we tent camped on vacations. My parents slept in the tent, and my brother and I made a bed in the car. If I remember correctly, Nash was the first American automobile to fit their vehicles with seat belts in the early 50's.
Awesome memory thank you so much fir sharing on here.. I was born way to late I wish I grew up with these cars
This wagon make me think of elementary school. I used to see them around a lot.
Awesome memories
Still my favorite wagon of all time
Beautiful restoration, right down to what appears to be the factory-correct upholstery material and pattern. The '60 was arguably the last year of the most handsome body lines with the hooded browed headlights. While the '61 was the final year of the rear fins, the grille wasn't as stylish as the '60. Our dad did the unthinkable back in late 1961. He traded in our pristine iconic '57 Bel Air (w/283 V8 & auto trans) for a brand-new base-model '62 Rambler Cross Country wagon that had zero options. It was so basic and Spartan that it had no radio or clock and no chrome horn ring...just a lousy center button and a single horn; no dual horns. It was also a 3-speed column shift, with puny dog-dish hubcaps and no carpeting inside; just that crappy contoured-formed rubber matting (like you find in most trucks of that era). Compared to the Chevy, that Rambler was clunky and noisy. True to its model name, we did a "Cross-Country" road trip in that car from San Diego to Norfolk, VA, then back again 2 years later after Dad's Navy tour of duty was up.
Believe it or not it’s a survivor he never really restored it he just took care of it he’s a friend of mine I can’t wait to meet up with him in the summertime. I think he is the second owner if I remember correctly bought it while he was on military base. He had another car at a car show and we got talking and he said he had a 59 cross country Rambler wagon and I looked at him and I was like are you serious I proceeded to tell him that that is my favorite wagon of all time and he didn’t believe me until I started talking about it and then he’s like wow you really do like those and I said get the 59 is my favorite. I’ve been looking for one they’re hard to find in there expensive when you find them in good shape the only thing that worries me about buying that car is the whole trunnion front suspension aspect I don’t know anything about that I’ve heard horror stories where. Someone was just driving there’s down the road and the whole front just fell off the car which would be terrifying especially if you’re going any amount of speed. That would result in a really bad day and possible trip to the hospital
@@What.its.like. ......or a trip to the county morgue! LOL!
I am an old man now, and have owned over a dozen cars...but my favorite American-made car was my 1959 Rambler American!...three on the tree, flat six (90hp)....the turn signal lenses said "Nash" on them!..Indeed, the president of AMC in the late 50s, thought it would be a good idea to bring b ack the Nash look, give it a slight re-style, and make a car that would sell well during the resession days of the late 50s...and he was right!...The American was the least-expensive US car...and it was an mpg leader...The car temporarily saved the company from going under...I bought my car from the original owner, back in 1977, for $800. It had 90,000 miles on it, and had always been garaged--it looked perfect!...I put about 40,000 more miles on it, and loved it. But, those cars were not really well-made for durability, and after having to put several hundred bucks into it, I sold it...for $800. All in all, that car was a great purchase for me. I have not seen even one on the road in the Seattle area, for at least 30 years now.
Great story thank you so much for taking the time to share that =)
Ahh, the Rambler wagon!!! My dad bought a brand new 1963 Rambler Classic Cross Country station wagon, it had air conditioning & the 3rd row rear facing seat!!! We used to ride in the back & stick out our tongues & make faces at the cars behind us!!! It was kind of gutless since it only had a six cylinder engine!!! Gotta love the Nash seats!!! Thanks for sharing this fun video!!! 👍👍🙂
I tried posting this video no less than four times today.. It kept getting copyright claim hopefully it’s good now because the next step that I have to re-record all of the stuff that I said during the time I was with the car that’s why I don’t do it that way.. it sucks because it’s a lot of work to do it after the fact I won’t shoot me the cars at the car show anymore.. unless I can come up with a better system maybe I can record on an external recorder and then download the sound after the fact..
But yeah 1959 Rambler cross country was always my favorite wagon even before doing this episode now doing it and being in the actual wagon I really really want one.. it’s just finding one that’s not crazy price every now and then you can find them for about five grand but they’re few and far between.. I recently took a job at the Jk Galleria the main guy there’s been begging me to work there for the last six months it’s only a two day a week job that’s what I negotiated for.. but I’m hoping it’s going to open up a whole new world that I never had access to.. i’m stoked I get to go to mecum barrett Jackson all the big high profile car auctions.. Plus with wood prices being so expensive the furniture business is kind of died down but I figured if I worked there for two days or whatever then I have a little bit of money coming in and still do furniture and photography and TH-cam.. =)
Next video that’s coming up is gonna be totally different format than any other video The title is going to be best car for a broke millennial.. it’s thehundredth episode I’m still in the process of shooting it I wanted to shoot it today after work but I didn’t get home until just recently.. it’s opinion base there’s a lot of car TH-camrs out there that have an opinion of what the best car for a millennial is but nobody’s taking this approach.. it’s gonna be funny. And that’s what I’m going for I’m going for a funny episode this one’s not gonna be based in a lot of like specs or anything.. just fun =)
@@What.its.like. it looks like you finally overcame the copyright issues!!! Congratulations & I look forward to seeing your next video!!! 👍👍
Always had a weird fascination with station wagon. Almost bought a Plymouth early 60s one in HS (90s). Wish I had now.
Me too it’s my favorite wagon ever if I found one on the cheap I’d buy it they are so cool
My grandfather had a used rambler 4 door maybe a 1965 he drove from red bluff ca to anderson ca in the early to mid 1970s. Said he saved $5 a day verses driving a mercury 1970 with a 428. It ended up needing a valve job and his mechanic said junk it
It’s my dads car. I bet you’d have more room in the back if he wasn’t so tall. So neat! Thank you for featuring his car. He’s spent his life taking care of this and his 1959 ford galaxy.
I plan on doing the galaxy one day, if they are up for it, you have awesome parents really great people, love talking to them I wanted to ask them if they had any stories to share but ended up just walking around and talking about cars, love hanging out with them =)
The backseat had lots more room than it looked like in the video I wasn’t cramped in the rear the seat position is not up right like in chevys from this era it was comfortable and didn’t feel claustrophobic.. that is always has been my favorite wagon and after trying it on.. now I want to find one I really like teal and white search is one lol =)
You are still there with the excitement and enthusiasm you started with. That is nice. You mentioned the '58 Rambler and that would be my favorite '50s Rambler, Ambassador by Rambler that is. I do see your point about the paint and chrome styling of the '59 on the rear panels. I would have to have had a V8. Straight sixes (or 4s) never interested me although I agree that AMC/Rambler did make bullet proof sixes, I believe, until their demise. There are some '50s Nashes that I like as well. The '57 - '58 for two. Hollywood Hardtop you know. I love the 1961 Ambassador. There are many other 60's AMC Ambassadors I like as well. Who could top the '72-3 Ambassadors with the wood grain applique directly behind/in the speedometer. Really. I happen to like it.
Yeah it will always be that way I have to apologize I wanted to do more videos this week this week‘s been crazy busy I’m working on the hundredth episode I’m hoping to have that up today and I’m hoping to try and make it maybe a double feature day either today or tomorrow I have a lot going on this week and I wasn’t able to make as many videos as I wanted to make.. I have the content I just didn’t have the time. I always look forward to your comments as well as everybody’s comments for the people that have been with me since the very beginning especially because it means so much to me that you guys have stuck around this whole time =)
I had a custom cross country 59 wagon. It was pink and we changed the paint to chartreuse and black two tone. It was a fun car to drive. We sold it to a young man who drove it back to Pennsylvania from our house in San Francisco in 1998. I often wonder what became of the car after that.
Awesome story interesting color combination, I would love to own a wagon like this one day =)
It’s cool that you came out with this outline so close to my purchasing a 57 rambler from a scrap yard . Fun to hear the specs of the later models too!
Thank awesome.. I wish I could find a 59 cheap that’s my favorite body style 60 is nice too they have the Buick electrica style fins
I just went to my information source and there is not anything about it, but I did find out that Rambler Rebel in 57 had fuel injection optional on its V8 engine and that is the first time that I of this, I thought I knew a lot about Ramblers, learn something new every day
Thank you so much for looking into that =)
Another great car review! You add so much interest to these, which makes them so fun to watch! I’ve always thought that Ramblers have been overlooked. But they were truly ahead of their time and they were good looking cars!
We love the orphan cars, that get overlooked everywhere else try and make the orphans relevant again.. this wagon is it very big it’s not like say a Chevy parkwood but I don’t know I could be biased I think that even though there isn’t that much space like space in the back of this vehicle it was really comfortable.. even for me out of all the wagons I’ve been in this is the best.. the visibility is excellent. The 56 Goldenhawk has the best driving position of any car from the 50s that I’ve been in but this is a really close second
AMC had many good ideas...but their overall build quality suffered, and the resulting bad reputation for that finally did them in...but they hung in there for a long time!
Great video you always cover the cars I like I love the orphan makes I get tired of Chevelle and mustang videos good job
=)
The front of these remind me of the old yellow cabs of New York, but from there on, it gets strange. Not bad strange, I like it a lot. I forget when Jeep joined the Rambler circus, but I would like some of your time invested in testing those, if any have survived the long years of abuse.
I’ll hit some AMC Jeeps I’d like to have some Kaiser Jeeps as well next year I don’t think I’m gonna find one before the end of the year I’ve looked all year and I haven’t been able to find any.. can’t get over how fast this year flew by
That is a very nice wagon! I really enjoyed your detailed description of it too, thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much for watching =)
Gorgeous car!
I concur. This is my favorite wagon of all time really want to own one I really wanna know if they actually get 32 miles to the gallon because that would be really impressive
Jay, It seems the AMC videos are popular with viewers. Nash/Hudson/AMC is a unique American puzzle. Occasional success mixed with confounding struggles. Sometimes better but not necessarily ever getting the credit. There were years when AMC outsold some of the other Ford or Chrysler or GM brands. That would be an interesting addition to a video
Yeah the orphan cars do well on here, I’ve made it my mission to feature the forgotten classic cars
@@What.its.like. , I think you’ve found your niche. Keep up the good work. There are a lot of vehicles out there that most people don’t know about. Plus some cars, like from the 80’s, had long forgotten features, such as electroluminescent displays. I had a Ford Aerostar van with the electroluminescent display that could switch between English and Metric units.
I took a job at jkgalleria it’s only for two-three days a week but I’ll tell you we just go it a 1976 Cadillac Eldorado convertible loaded.. that video is coming I have to finishing shooting 100th episode tomorrow and keep cranking.. the Cadillac is awesome tho the windows are super quick I’ll have to look up and see if they are hydraulic because they were also dead quite.. it had the Twilight Sentinel automatic head lights. And a control on the back of the steering wheel the controls how assisted the power steering was I drove the car it was awesome and it’s 500 cid with no torque steer FWD..
@@What.its.like. , 👍 Smart thinking. So now you are part of their advertising group (unofficially)
I’m the internet media guy
Nash Airflyte construction is the term used by the company. Actually, it was more of a Nash takeover of the Hudson company. Nash Kelvinator was their official name. And since they were in much better financial shape at the time of the merger, they basically took control closed the Hudson plant and moved all operations to Kenosha Wisconsin.
Rambler had the most torque. In the 1960's that was the most powerful tow rig you could buy. Definitely the best "family truck'stirr" you could buy in 1960's and it had a higher quality radio and speakers although AM and a higher quality clock than the big 3. It had the best V8 really untill maybe GM in 1965 and the Hemi.
Still my favorite wagon of all time
Great content. Thank you for sharing 🐿
Thank you so much for watching.. =)
❤ Should I consider myself as ‘having issues’ because I enjoyed this so very much?😂
Nonsense I plan on hitting all of them =) 4-5 episodes a week
Great video favorite wagon thank you!
It’s my favorite wagon of all time as well really want to own one of these one day. Glad you dig this video =)
I remember a vacation trip to Yosemite in 1958 (with the family of 6, + camping gear, in our '56 Rambler. I was old enough to work numbers, and I remember that, while "gas war" pricing was 19.9 cents-per-gallon, my father filled up the tank at the station in the park, and gas there was $.40/gallon, and the total was $8.00. Today, that is European prices.
European prices per liter.
Luv that ol car
Me too it’s still my favorite wagon
Great car , gota love the fold down seats, Awesome. Thanx. P.S. Tx.
That’s still my favorite all time wagon
Unique. Keep em coming!
That’s my favorite wagon
In 1956 there was a Rambler HT station wagon 6 cyl: the only engine avail for Rambler, as both a Nash Rambler and a Hudson Rambler- same car, only differences were in badging, including gas cap and wheel covers). In 1957 there was a Rambler HT station wagon only on the V-8 models. For 1958, 59 and 60, the HT station wagon was only available for the Ambassador. The AMC HT station wagons were available only on the top end cars each year it was offered (1956: Rambler 6 Custom, 1957 Rambler V-8 Custom), 1958, 59, and 60: Ambassador Custom)
You are correct.
Awesome information thank you so much for sharing all of that I really appreciate it =)
Beautiful car ! What a treat
Still one of my favorite cars it’s my favorite wagon of all time
My first car was a 1959 Rambler sedan, 6-cyl, manual trans. The only thing I remember "getting" in that car was my wife of 50 years.
Nice great story and congratulations for meeting your best friend in that car =)
I enjoyed the video thanks for the work I got a 69 rambler hardtop myself and I like to see more info about Amc since it's not around anymore
Thank you so much =)
I always think of Louis Anderson talking about the family Rambler. There is a believe a 1960 Rambler @ Disney's California Adventure. Yes! I love these and have seen them at Houston Auto Rama. They are very unique. AMC was a 'scrappy' car company. The fought a good FIGHT!
1960 is a close second for me the fins take the Buick Electra approach
great cars for sure
One of my all time favorite cars
Daddy had a 58, same color 258 /6cyl and 3 on the tree.
Awesome
59 Rambler cross country is my favorite wagon of all time I haven’t been in the ambassador version yet but honestly that’s probably probably doesn’t get any better than that 327 V8 power
amc 327 super underrated
Jays dream car is a 59 rambler 6 with overdrive.Mine is a 72 AMC ambassador with the larger v8.
59 Rambler with a 327 might actually be better I won’t get the gas mileage than a six cylinder kids but you won’t have to keep re-Twerking the head bolts... that’s my favorite wagon of all time I don’t know what my favorite car of all time is
@@What.its.like. one mistake amc made was not building a pony car to go against mustangs earlier. They could have easily and cheaply built a 2dr rambler with a big engine, 4 speed, stiff suspension with a hood scoop in 65. The marlin could have ran with chargers and for cheap. My idea for rambler pony car would only cost a few hours of engineering.
Just like Hudson waited on the V8. They needed young people who would push for performance vehicles. And lose that stodgy AMC image of the '60s
Sorry you had to edit twice.
What a drag, man.
Anyway, great report on this 59.
The body work is fantastic.
this wagon had presence, the owner was in the service he bought the in Idaho.. he had been all over the country in it only putted engine once in the 70s. Built proof little engine not fast but runs forever and gets good gas mileage.. his wagon gets more lookers than anyone else everywhere it goes... it’s just so different 57 Chevy fins are just straight these have compound curves I tried to convey in shots a lot going on in the rear tail design
@@What.its.like.
Thanks for the details 🤩
My family and I went cross country in 64 Rambler wagon. My older brothers didn't have many great things to say about it. But that was the 64.
Anyway, I appreciate this 59 very much.
Thanks.
First uni-body was on the Chrysler Airflow.
I never knew that
@@What.its.like. Glad i could help.
I owned 2 Ramblers a 1964 and 1965 Classic. Great old cars! Both had 6cyl engines and I noticed something interesting on the attached engine ID tag. It said "Briggs & Stratton". At that time all I recognized with that brand was lawn mowers. Do you have any info about how they came to be involved in an AMC engine?
On another note you had to be careful of those rear door window point angles! Easy to pop yourself in the face when opening the rear doors! LoL
Love your videos! Well done!!
Thank you so much for all of the information as well as feedback I’ll reach out to the owner About the Briggs & Stratton thing cause I haven’t a clue
How could I overlook the beds - and I stand corrected on design - so clean and real - and 32 mph - great presentation also.
Thank you they are underrated.. marlin the fastback coupe had the fold down seat bed feature as well not sure when they stopped doing it?
Some advice if you want this channel to grow. Do your research and make sure you give honest accurate info to people.
I am not sure on that question you asked, I know definitely the hardtop wagon was not available in the Rambler American ,but I think you might have been able to get it in the Rebel model and definitely in the Ambassador range. That is a great question, you are just the way I was when I was a teenager, always wanting to know everything you can about the Automobile, at 55 I am still learning, there are at least 25 subjects I self taught myself, I am going to look that one up.
My question is I’ve heard mixed things I always thought that if one wanted the hard top (pillarless) wagon. Had to step up to ambassador line.. I’ve also heard that there was a hardtop rambler wagon.. I looked and couldn’t find any pictures. Did they make a rambler hardtop wagon in six or Rebel V8?
@@What.its.like. As I wrote above, there was no Rambler Six/Rebel V8 hardtop wagon. The only hardtop wagon was the top-of-the-line Ambassador Custom Cross Country wagon.
There were several hardtop 4-door sedans: Rambler Super Six 4-door hatdtop, Rambler Rebel V8 Custom 4-door hardtop and Ambassador Custom 4-door hardtop.
You didn’t mention the fact that the weird roof line was so that cash-strapped American motors could use the same doors as the sedans in the wagons.
That’s true I love 1950s amc they made ever penny count =)
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If you want obscure please check out Australian Fords from 1961 to 2015. Ford Australia built amazing rarities such as the Ford Landau with only 1385 units. Australia adopted the Cleveland 351 v8.
I never even heard of that car until now
Before giving Nash all the credit for unibody construction, please remember the Chrysler Airflow of 1934 that was too revolutionary for the masses who just wanted cheap and reliable transportation.
I just found that out I have a thing for the Chrysler airflow I really want to review on this year more moreover I really want to drive one, and I just found out that it has a unibody construction I think that they are a super underrated car I’ve read that they get 32 miles to the gallon and it’s big enough in the inside that it could be like you could actually use that car. I kind of sort of want one lol
The Rambler sixes of that era were very reliable indeed, but you weren't going to accelerate very fast in them. The automatic transmission shown was supplied to American Motors by Borg-Warner. It's 3-range unit using a torque converter. Selecting the D1 button allows the transmission to start in low gear and make all shifts. Selecting the D2 button causes the transmission to start in second range then upshift to third range. Back in the day, there were lots of salacious jokes made about the seats folding into a bed feature.
Awesome information I thought I read that it was a borg Warner unit it works similar to ford o matic ( later called cruise o matic) and studebakers transmission, drive started in 2nd gear where low was only accessible in low?
@@What.its.like. Indeed, Borg-Warner did supply the Fordomatic (beginning in 1951 model year) and Merc-O-Matic and some Cruise-O-Matics into the 1960s. Operation was similar in the Ford products.
@@What.its.like. If you check further I believe that you will find that the Ford - O -Matic and the Flash - O - Matic were the same design from BW. (Gotta; love those names!). Over the years they did make it possible to start in the first gear and shift automatically through the next two. For a time, however, Drive was two speeds and Low was the single "low", higher numerically, ratio.
The Cruise o matic was a different transmission as I understand it. For my money the best transmissions of the era were the Torqueflite and the Hydra Matic.
Good review.
I was wondering if you could put a link to my Johan 1959 Rambler model kit unboxing in your video end screen.
I will return the favor by putting this video link in mine. thanX.
Will do
@@What.its.like. Thank you Jay.
I see the link in the description, but the "end screen" is something different.
Take a look at my model car video (at the end) and watch for your (this) video thumbnail to come up.
If you are unsure how to add it in this way, I will walk you through the process in the future.
Thank you again Jay! - Keep up the good work.
There's not much old AMC's around and they're valuable. Unibody construction helped speed up the manufacturing process. But I remember busting my Shin getting into Dad's old Van.
I agree, and super underrated
I Have seen this before !
My favorite wagon
i drive a 59 rambler sedan it presently has a 327 with 3speed and overdrive. it only has 478, 000 miles. If driven modestly it gets 25 mpg. yes, it has some cancer underneath. waiting and linseed oil arrest the rust. too speed ever driven 135 mph. in west Texas. around 1985. A/C still works. necessary in Texas.
That’s awesome thank you so much for sharing your experience,On here we love the orphan cars on this channel =)
Do you have a review of a 1958 Chevrolet? (any model)
I did a biscayne, plan on hitting them all =)
1958 Chevy biscayne 2 door sedan
th-cam.com/video/sTW2gin9nW8/w-d-xo.html
Seems that most of the folks that bought these in my early years went and bought another rambler the next time.
I love these still after years of doing this channel the 59 is still my favorite wagon of all time I’m hoping to find an ambassador cross country
Please in the near future consider doing a 1994 thru 1997 Chrysler LHS
I’ll look for one =) added to the list
@ Ken Lichtig, Good suggestion. Those “Cab Forward” cars sold like hotcakes 🥞 for a few years. Lee Iacocca seemed to have enough magic 🪄 to turn so many Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth/Eagle cars into great sellers. For awhile . . . I have also wanted to suggest the 1985+ Dodge Lancer and/or some of the many K-Car variants. “Fine Corinthian Leather “
I get high 20’s low 30’s with my 60 rambler 6 4dHT.
196 i6
3 spd w/od
That’s awesome that makes me want on even more now lol =)
AMC continued their basic flathead six well into the 1960's. AMC, like Studebaker made the mistake of killing the upper scale car lines after they merged with other car companies. The Hudson Jet was a better car than an AMC Ambassador. The Hudson could be had with the Twin-H six and HydraMatic, although with drab slab-sided styling. The Packard Clipper was every bit as luxurious as a Studebaker President. Both Studebaker and AMC shoveled Packard V8's into their flagship models. Although Studebaker had it's own V8's from 1951, AMC didn't have their own until 1957.
But in 57 offered fuel injection (it gets overlooked tho Rambler rebel was the fastest car in the 50s and it was a four door car motor trend (was so in bed with Chevy even back then) couldn’t let the rambler a 4dr economy car almost have the price of the corvette bet the corvette.. one day that is something I want to do is line up amc rebel and corvette from 57 and set the record straight
Somewhat correct: the L head six. It was dropped for 56 and was brought back in 58 for the low cost American where it was used for the price leader for some model years. The subject of this review was never offered with an L head engine. Totally wrong: the Hudson Jet was not a better car than the Ambassador. We had a Jet. It was good for what it was: a frumpy, well made car, with an antediluvian L head six which was 3/4 of the discontinued Commodore 8. It sold poorly unlike the Rambler. The Ambassador was a serious medium priced car with a luxurious ride and a strong 7 main six with a fully balanced crankshaft. In 1956, Nash Ambassador Specials and Hudson Hornet Specials were available with the new AMC V-8. The Jet was only produced for 53 and 54, Ambassador was the top line Nash through 57 and was called Ambassador by Rambler beginning in 58.
Nash was late with a V-8 and so was Hudson.
Where in Pa did you record this? I think it looks familiar but I don’t know for sure.
Victory church in between cranberry twp and Zelienople.. off of 19 it’s every Friday night =)
@@What.its.like. oh ok different place than what I was thinking. But it doesn’t look too different than a place not too far away from me.
What place where you thinking it was?
@@What.its.like. a church in Fort Allen near Greensburg.
I told that I would find out, Ambassador was the only Rambler model to have a hardtop wagon for 59 ,oh the added 6in was not to the front clip, the added 6ins was if the car had a Continental spare tire hanging from the rear bumper
Awesome thank you so much =)
Actually the Ambassador had a longer wheelbase than the Rambler Six/Rebel (117” vs 108”) brcause the front clip was extended! The length was further stretched (6”) if the optional continental kit was added (obviously on sedans only).
You seem like you know Ramblers. That’s refreshing as most car people have so many misconceptions about AMC. The common one concerns the fact that AMC’s 327 V8 was not a Chevy 327!
Fuel injection on the ‘57 Rebel was listed on the spec sheet, but was problematic. Many Rebels were fitted with 4-bbl carbs at the dealer level. Nonetheless, the ‘57 Rebel was the fastest production steel bodied car produced that year.
I just re-read your post re: length. I jumped the gun regarding the extra length of the Ambasdador. I’m sorry!
You were talking about the 6” he mentioned, not about the reason for the wheelbase difference (front clip).
I’m a huge fan of the orphan cars =) I don’t know everything tho but yeah amc 327 came out years before chevys version AMC offered fuel injection same time chevy did and that crazier thing is in 57 the rambler rebel was faster than the corvette and almost half the cost but never got the praise it should have gotten and is one of the most underrated cars ever.. I really wanna feature that car this year I think it’s an awesome car but I can’t feature every single car that’s awesome this year otherwise there won’t be any cars left for other years..I’m hoping to hit every single model of every single car between 1930 and 1970 1980ish I’m here for the long haul lol so if there are some things left out that’s done intentionally so it doesn’t become repetitious or redundant later on especially when I eventually get to do an Edsel there are so many advertisements Tom McCahill did a segment with the car.. that I so want to add to that video but there’s all kinds of advertisements like Bing Crosby singing about the car I think they made 18 different models of Edsel‘s but I could be wrong that was my favorite car at one point in time it dropped down to three my favorite car of the 50s era is the 57 golden hawk followed by the 59 Rambler cross country wagon followed by edsel citation
What auto museums have you visited?
Gilmore and AACA in Hershey are the only two
@@What.its.like. Gilmore is fantastic! Studebaker museum in South bend is really great as well as auburn cord in Auburn Indiana. Also if ever in Lansing the Oldsmobile museum is a great small museum
Awesome I want to go to auburn Indiana for the auburn cord and duesenburg show.. not sure if I’ll get out there this year I want to do the green tree village and Henry Ford one day.. most of the cars featured are at classic car dealers.
I’ll be going to Hershey this year I want to show all of it I’ve never had enough time to do every thing I really want to go to the RM auction tents and just walk around and see what’s on offer.
@@What.its.like. Do they have antique Hershey bars? 😱😵💫
I’ve watched several of your videos and I’ve noticed you never drive the cars you’re reviewing or rarely start them up. Is there a reason why?
Insurance.. is a big one, I’m going to work on it.. when cars belong to owners it’s hard trust me I really wanted to drive this one and asked if I could (which is something I never do, because it’s weird with classic cars it’s not like driving new cars if something breaks or catches on fire.. that’s were insurance comes in but the policy that I’d need I don’t yet make enough money for it to be feasible to get that policy). But I show a lot of stuff the other car channels don’t like getting in and out of these cars. How much room one has behind the wheel first person view over the hood steering wheel the drivers just one variable that I don’t have full access to there’s a couple cars coming in which I did get to drive them because I took a job recently at a classic car dealership so I can drive the cars there.. in time that will be something that I’m gonna try to do.. even if it’s not me maybe ask the owner to drive and get a feel for what the car is in the passenger seat.. The other thing is gas has been really expensive here like I’m talking over five dollars a gallon. But those are the three major reasons
I watch Doug DeMuro and I heard him say that for his policy which covers cars up to $3 million he pays $20,000 a year I don’t have $20,000 a year to pay for an insurance policy.. even if I cut that back to $1 million it still be probably a $10,000 policy I don’t have $10,000 to spend on insurance.. he’s been doing TH-cam for seven or eight years now so he has the funds to do it I don’t..
I always hear that tires were added as an accessory when you purchased the car. Is that true?
I’m not sure but it wouldn’t surprise me, for instance corvette buyers had to pay for windshield wipers heater the transmission tires that’s crazy to me
And the steering wheel, the engine, transmission, body and chassis, the windows and doors. The coat hooks, and the radio. But everything else is standard equipment!😁
If you totally dig it get yourself a hydraulic excavation machine. Body in coffin ⚰️ construction?
Rust in peace?
Can you do the Rambler Ambassador’s sedan of 1959?
I love your videos and i love cars so if you actually reply to me ill be impressed
Glad you dig this channel I try to live life by the golden rule treat people the way you’d like to be treated, I love hearing feedback from the creator on other channels, but rarely does it happen. I try to run this channel as a community that I’m very much a part of this week has been crazy for me. I’ve been trying to keep up with the comments =)
I really love interacting with my base. I think it’s awesome and why other people don’t do it on other channels is beyond me but I’m glad you dig this channel. It means a lot to me.
I know you could get a pillarless sedan, but I don’t know about the wagon…
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Looked to buy a 4dr in 1997 in Fredericksburg, VA. I was disappointed at the level of rust, especially in the tailgate. A hard pass.
Yeah they rusted fast that’s why they are so hard to find now
Your mileage may vary. I would be very surprised if that car cracked 20 MPG. I know that car manufacturers run these cars in optimal conditions to achieve those figures. I've heard that the American would do similar mileage which in my opinion a bit of a stretch, but more likely then the car shown here.
Yeah totally agree the owner said he gets mid 20s to get the good gas mileage 3 speed man with electric overdrive.. at 50mph get it going faster mileage drops to but I’d figure putting a different rear end (honestly I’d put two speed rear in back the original rear and a super overdrive rear... ) that’s just me I like outside the box thinking
When it worked my 69 rambler 199 got 20 to 23 city with a single barrel and a light foot
I wonder about this all the time why don’t car companies put a two speed rear end in and have like a 2:90 final drive you will have notes for Netgear but if you’re going the same speed over a flat surface it will drastically increase fuel economy.. I was also wondering if they ever made a gear ratio for every 1 turn of the crankshaft two turns of the rear tires or more, at the wheels if we could figure that out that would drastically increase fuel economy..
@@What.its.like. My 59 American...3 on column, flat six, no OD, but still averaged 22mpg in city, and 28 on a long cruise. Old-timers often would tell me that it was possible to get 30mpg+ with the OD.
Hudson Motor Car Company just so you know.
First car with a fold down seat was built by the short lived Pan Motors Circa 1917/1918.
But did it fold into a bed?
@@What.its.like. yes their slogan was take a nap in a pan
Awesome I’ll have to look that one up thank you
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The Metropolitan was never available in Australia, but is famous in my mind, as an association with 'Zippy the Pinhead.' I can imagine its appeal to women of the era, much as women frequently consider small cars as 'cute.' which, predictably, does not hold the appeal for men generally. If that is so, then the option of an economical smaller car at a low price, would have made it the ideal second car in the driveway, for the middle classes at the time? The same one that has now disappeared.
Thank you so much for sharing that insight =)
This car reminds me the wealth lost. American car made by Americans. Before the engineered globalization and environmentalist subversion
It’s super sad what’s even sad is when one looks at a 30s packard talk about made in America quality
Too many words man
Those were terrible cars. My parents had a 1959 Rambler station wagon. In 1963 the driveshaft fell out.
tedious....
This is still my favorite wagon of all time really want one
There are a few in craigslist . As a matter of fact, there is one now with a chevy engine in it. I saw it yesterday in the area of Los Angeles. Check the front suspension for cracks in the A frames in the trunion areas before you buy it
I want one of these one day I think I’m gonna try to look for one with the 250 V8 engine doesn’t require as much maintenance is the 196
I would love to find a Rambler from the late 50's-very early 60's. My grandfather had a 1960 6 cylinder sedan. Are there any sources to find one. Also interested in a 64 Dodge Dart slant 6.
I found Facebook marketplace is a very good place to look for stuff like that engines or cars and generally you can get a way better deal if you find it on marketplace then if you found it at a dealership because there are classic car dealerships around as well it all depends on your situation
The best car I ever owned.
I want to own this car one day but I think I might try to find one with the 250 V8 because there’s less maintenance with that engine.. I would really like to own one of these and take it on a cross-country trip I think that would be epic