Honestly AMC had some really gnarly machines. A lot of people don't know about them but the amx , the sc/rambler , javelin, marlin are some of the coolest cars. Thank you for showing this, just an awesome build.
I took one of these for a test drive from the AMC dealer in Vallejo, CA in 1969 while I was in the Navy's NTDS Electronics School at Mare Island. Looking back on it, I have to laugh at the salesman's comments. He told me that the company would pay for any noise tickets but you have to deal with any speeding tickets. The little "flipper" air intakes just in front of the windshield were popular then. It had the similar paint job as this one (at least the factory version) and I had to be careful to get off the city streets and out to the freeway. The city cops knew that this things were on the lot. If they just hung around within a block or two, somebody was gonna light one up and they'd catch him!
@@MrGaryGG48 I was about 18 when my friend bought his new. I laughed when I saw it! Looked like a goofy Rat Fink cartoon. I stopped laughing at the end of first gear, pretty impressed through second! Southern California was hot rod Mecca. The rarest cars were everywhere. No one knew what the hell this thing was, and there were a lot of butthurt feelings from gapped big block chebbies and Mopars. The best factory hot rod that was targeted for street racing.
@@outlawbillionairez9780 While I was attending that electronics school at Mare Island, one of my instructors bought an AMX. It had the 390 V8, 4 speed, and a 4:56 rear end! He organized a BBQ out at the beach (about 50 miles west of Mare Island) at the end of the school, and most of the class drove out there. On the way back to the school, I tucked in behind the AMX with my 1967 BMW 1600... and stayed there! Of course, he could out run me on the straights but with a couple of corners and little traffic to slow him down, he couldn't get away. It drove him nuts. We stopped along the way for a break and he walked back to my car. He asked me, "Just what the hell is in that thing?? Nothing keeps up with me." I tried to look innocent and told him, "it's got just 96 cubic inches, 96 hp, and a one barrel." Then I mentioned that the secret weapon was that I rarely used the brakes. He could easily walk away under power but I always caught him in the curves or the traffic. It helped that he just flat died at 105 while if I was careful, I could get up to about 110-115 and he couldn't do anything about it. It bugged him, but he still laughed about it.
@@outlawbillionairez9780 Thought the same when i saw these cars as a70s kid. Think its the blue wheels that make it goofy. What they did here in the vid is perfect sure makes a big impact. To this day I doubt if Ive even seen 3 of these even being in socal
Thoroughly enjoyed this show/video! I'll be 72 this July. When I was a Sr. In high school I bought a 64 Rambler American from an uncle for $15.. My dad and myself put a 283 Chevy in it! I loved that car!
RIght on!! Hope Im still alive and driving at that age. Never got cars that cheap but 80s...couple hundred to a few thousand tops got you just about any cool 60s 70s car out there.
One of the coolest builds I’ve ever seen due to the uniqueness, rarity, and keeping with the original Sc/Rambler theme. The attention to detail and the metal flake puts it over the top!
Had to rewatch and finally saw the metal flake. If that aint awesome, wow! Was a kid in the 70s when custom painted cars, vans would have this paint and loved it .
@AutotopiaLA I saw that episode where ole boy said I know my brakes aren’t the best and at that point I swear I’d wish the episode was over and then the most unfortunate thing happened the car accident happened and I instantly knew it was all bad I prayed for everyone. And now I happy ASF that you showed what happens when you’ve a person behind the wheel of a vehicle with that kind of power that isn’t deserving of such power because he’s not responsible enough to have routine service. Done to make sure everything is safe to drive. One more Shawn thank God you’re able to continue doing what you LOVE ❤️ THE MOST IN LIFE MAKING SUPER AMAZING EPIC CONTENT FOR YOUR TH-cam SHOW AND ALL OF US YOUR FANS. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR TEAM.
Thank you so much for the comment here! We made that video to make a difference and I know a lot of people that have added safety into their custom builds because of it. Lessons learned, info passed down and continuing to have fun with cool people, cool cars and make videos with my friends!
Scott is such a cool and genuine guy. I've known him for a couple of months, always positive and knowledgeable. GREAT GUY ALL AROUND! Scott, if you see this, I love you! - PreZ
In the '50s to '80s my dad owned Marshall Fenn Ltd, for a decade or so the ad agency of record for AMC Canada. So all he drove were AMC cars from about '68-'80 -- AMX, Javelin, Gremlin, Pacer, Concorde, Ambassador wagons. I LOVED the AMX, a true muscle car, which my mother and father hated for the same reason (they were not go-fast people, like their son is). Later, dad bagged Kaiser Jeep, so we had Jeeps, too. By around '82, AMC was in trouble and merged with Renault (of France), becoming AMC/Renault. After that dumb idea fizzled, the whole shebang got bought out by Chrysler. By that time I was in my mid-20s, in office furniture sales in Toronto, and ended up furnishing the whole Toronto (actually, Bramalea) Assembly Plant that started out as AMC/Renault, then became Chrysler/Jeep/Eagle by the time they built it and started producing cars. That plant's since produced Dodge Chargers, Challengers, 300s and god knows what else. All trivia... of no use to anyone but me!
I don't know who told you an AMC was a truck motor that wouldn't turn high rpms . 30 years ago i built a 79 AMX with 304. It would turn almost 9k rpm . Only problem i had was heads kept trying to come up at around 7300. I used arp studs to hold my dart heads down. I wish i had kept that car but i unfortunately destroyed it because the bell housings kept breaking on my 4 speed. I pulled the motor and put it into a 78 ford lwb pickup. We had to put turnbuckle and chains to heads to hold it into truck. It would break the motor mounts repeatedly. It was geared so heavy you couldn't put it in 4th until you were at above 70mph. Fastest damn truck i ever had. It would scare hell out of you.
Grew up in my moms all red Rambler. Not a SC. Wish i knew the year. Slept on the back floor hump & back window many times. Id sit backward with my rear end fitting in the steering wheel. LOL Awesome car gave me wonderful memories with my mom! ❤
Never been a hard core AMC guy but, this might just be my favorite build that I've ever seen on this channel. Love this build! And I like it even more because they kept it close to its roots and heritage. Kudo's!
Serious power to weight ratio on this incredible build. Love the undercarriage and everything about this guy's work. Impressive. On a side note, I'll send you a link to the video I posted a while ago with Brad's AR-15 foaming wand. I couldn't shoot it at work because our location was bought out by a corporate entity and essentially forced me and others out. They didn't want to pay me what I was making. Sad. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas, Shawn. You're an awesome cat and I'm always looking forward to your vids twice a week. I could definitely hang out with you (maybe one day). Take care.
First of all, I want to say I love these little cars! For the auto manufacturer, Rambler, to have the notion to make such a car makes me a fan from the start. However, this was not a 13.50 et car straight from Hurst as this man implies. My dad had a 69 Charger R/T. The car was bone stock automatic, with a 3.91 positive track differential, running 10 inch Inglewoods. (not sure about the exact width) We pulled up to an Exxon gas station. The attendant had one of these Hurst Rambler Scramblers parked in front of the station. He asked my dad if he thought his Charger could keep up with that thing, pointing to the Scrambler. Dad said he thought he could. Dad had been racing this car at a local drag strip and was consistently bringing home the class trophy. His best et was 13.95. Since my brother and I were riding with our dad that day, I rode in the Scrambler with the owner to balance the weight load of the two vehicles. This was really not much of a race. The Charger left him at the starting line and kept pulling away the entire race to end by several car lengths lead. This race was repeated with the same result. I noticed as I rode in the scrambler, the 390 ci engine seemed to lack an upper RPM range. The acceleration seemed to level off at around 4,500 RPM. It could eventually reach 5500 RPM, but it took a while to get there. Based on my experience, this car was a high 14 second to 15 second car in pure stock form. I sure with the proper upgrades, this light little car could have been a real beast, but in stock form, there were many cars from that era that could beat it.
The quoted 14.3 seconds in AMC's magazine ads was based on a magazine's road test at the time with the standard 3.54 limited-slip rear end and stock tires, on the street. With the optional 3.91 gears, 7" slicks and a prepared surface, they'd run about 13.4 at a little over 100. But you're right - with the stock cam and manifolds and Carter 600 CFM carb, they were rated at 315 SAE gross HP at 4600 RPM, so they were pretty breathless by 5K. Available "Group 19" parts sold over the counter at dealers made much more power at higher RPM, but oiling mods were needed to keep them alive in racing applications. Still, all in all, a valiant attempt to compete in the performance market by a company strapped for cash. And certainly unique!
In 1969 I wanted one of these soooooo....bad. No funds; no fun. Next year I bought my Roadrunner. Still love the looks of these....wish they'd stayed in business as they had a fresh and funky approach to performance.
I am sure like in other families we use to jokingly refer to AMC as almost a car. Still liked them and were impressed by more than one of their performance. Even the little 258 6 cylinders could be pretty quick in a Hornet or Gremlin. One year at the Kingman AZ air and auto show a little Gremlin showed up with a 401 in it. It was beating all kinds of cars in the drag races. Super nice build on the SC Scrambler. In hindsight maybe should have said back then almost a Chrysler. Was sad to see the car side of AMC die off but happy to see it join Chrysler rather than fully disappear.
Thanks for the video what a great car I think it's one of my favorites ever of all time when I was 13 years old the guy in my neighborhood had had a scrambler it was insane it made Shame of the other guys 68 Roadrunner Blues doors off have a great day there's a couple of scramblers around in Milwaukee they're nice old guys have them I'm old too I had my opportunity to buy one but didn't a long time ago how dumb was thatHave a great day
What a fantastic old car very well done I like it. I knew somebody years ago who's mom and dad had one of these a little 6 cylinder and always enjoyed driving the little thing. It was such a needle of car and always thought it would be great to put a big stink in V8 And it, But this little car is nice. Thank you so much to the guys who building a very good job
theres a coyote swapped scrambler around here where i live. i actually have video of it on my channel..has blue torq thrust on it. It's very unique but this one is cooler because its AMC powered
Just wow...stance wheels, tires is absolutely perfect!! Its a feat to get rpm and longevity out of those any details on the heads? The fact its a manual and still AMC really makes this one Snorkel scoops are my all time fav so nice to see this instead of yet another over sized cowl hood and an ls. Love me some oddball cars, gotta admit this is the first one with the color scheme I even remotely liked. Well done!
Very nice build and car!!! Now I want to see the drag version go down the track!! Great job everyone at autotopia happy holidays always look forward to the top notch content. Happy new autotopia year!
This build is stunning! Love the metallic twist with the paint. I really want to know what wheels and wheel specs are on that red C6 Z06 in the background.
Id love to one day be able to have a vehicle built or build one with my dad even half this good, but I doubt it will happen unless i win the lottery especially atm with this economy. I try not to be materialistic but I have a passion for cars and guns both being expensive to do'em right.
Cheapest way is to start with a non popular car and make a sleeper out of it . This hobby is crazy overpriced, all the rich guys fd it up. If I hadnt have bought mine 29 yrs ago for 2200 no way could I have one
Had to rewatch. What he did with the garish paint combo really works and makes it look awesome Couldnt have picked a better "different" car to feature, man! Happy Holidays
DUDE! This is easily my favorite cars you have ever covered! I have always loved these cars. The metal flake paint just took it over the top for me! This is easily one of your top 5 cars you have ever covered! What a damn cool car!!!!!!!! Love me some Red, White, and Blue!
Same here! This one just stands out as tops over the 300k builds. Something you can drive...still looks "original"-ish but man...shes a runner. Love to see a time slip on this one and hear details from teh engine builder. Thats a major feat he pulled off.
I get it .. Museum car but the whole entire thought behind the car was how badass and how fast it was with it being wrapped with protective film..it deserved a good burnout .. that's what the hell it was built for not just Museum but to represent what that time meant in automotive history.. obviously this comment is not intended towards autotopia la .. I absolutely love your guys's content
Kills me to know how nice and capable this car is...and going to rot in a museum. Why Why why Do it down the road after a ton of miles were put on it. Love to see this go down a track. 3 pedals make this perfection. Good on ditching the blue wheels, one thing I always hated about them.
This was one of my "Hero" cars when I was growing up. Along with the Rebel Machine. Couple things I have an issue with... No AMC guys would call these Scramblers...it's pronounced ess-see rambler. IMO they went a little overboard with the paint...too much metal flake and the side panel colors are way too big even for an "A" scheme repro. I'm a fan of the "B" scheme paint. The smaller Ram Air scoop suits the car much better. This unibody was introduced in 1963 and lasted through the American, Hornet, Concord, and Eagle nameplates so over twenty five years for that basic structure. They were cheap but they rode better than any Falcon, Chevy II, or Valiant derivative from that era. The motors were industrial at best but the rest of the car was actually built pretty well.
Scott may have built and designed the car.... but hang on Scott. I have to hawk this $10 hat first then we can get to your car. Just breaking balls. I am a big fan of this channel.
I built two Rouges both with 440s 83/4s 4spd cars I wanted sleeper look. I was very impressed with this construction if you have that kind of $$ wish I could have lined up my 66 car 😈😈
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Absolutely love seeing an AMC powered AMC on the channel
Me too! Such a perfect thoughtful build
@@AutotopiaLA man if I ever get my own javelin to the level of the cars on your channel, I'll drive it down the coast to see you!
sick car what year i got a pedestrian little 69 rogue
@@redlight3932 73 javelin with a hot rodded 401
The stance on this car is perfect! Just the right touches. Excellent build.
Totally agree
I loved everything about it until I saw the battery mounted next to the fuel cell in the trunk. Zero disrespect ment yet but yikes.
Every body does Camaros and Mustangs, so cool to see something different.
Too bad AMC wasn't able to stay in business. They had a bunch of cool cars.
they were purchased by Chrysler
Agree. They made lightweight cars with tons of torque.
Most musclecars were at least 32, 3300 lbs and up
Honestly AMC had some really gnarly machines. A lot of people don't know about them but the amx , the sc/rambler , javelin, marlin are some of the coolest cars. Thank you for showing this, just an awesome build.
And don't forget about the Javelin SST. That was used as a police highway chase car by some states.
You made me and I'm sure many others actually start wearing seatbelts and respect the safety, Kudos to you Shawn.
I stumbled across Old Anvil videos the other day. They do really nice work
AMC is such a cool company. All opposite ends of the spectrum. From muscle in the 70s to 80s AWD. Really neat stuff.
One of the most iconic muscle cars and paint themes (imo) AMC was cool.
Friend bought one new, 1969. Terrorized So Cal with it. Perfect streetlight/streetlight car! Crazy torque.
I took one of these for a test drive from the AMC dealer in Vallejo, CA in 1969 while I was in the Navy's NTDS Electronics School at Mare Island. Looking back on it, I have to laugh at the salesman's comments. He told me that the company would pay for any noise tickets but you have to deal with any speeding tickets. The little "flipper" air intakes just in front of the windshield were popular then. It had the similar paint job as this one (at least the factory version) and I had to be careful to get off the city streets and out to the freeway. The city cops knew that this things were on the lot. If they just hung around within a block or two, somebody was gonna light one up and they'd catch him!
@@MrGaryGG48 I was about 18 when my friend bought his new. I laughed when I saw it! Looked like a goofy Rat Fink cartoon. I stopped laughing at the end of first gear, pretty impressed through second!
Southern California was hot rod Mecca. The rarest cars were everywhere. No one knew what the hell this thing was, and there were a lot of butthurt feelings from gapped big block chebbies and Mopars. The best factory hot rod that was targeted for street racing.
@@outlawbillionairez9780 While I was attending that electronics school at Mare Island, one of my instructors bought an AMX. It had the 390 V8, 4 speed, and a 4:56 rear end!
He organized a BBQ out at the beach (about 50 miles west of Mare Island) at the end of the school, and most of the class drove out there. On the way back to the school, I tucked in behind the AMX with my 1967 BMW 1600... and stayed there! Of course, he could out run me on the straights but with a couple of corners and little traffic to slow him down, he couldn't get away. It drove him nuts. We stopped along the way for a break and he walked back to my car. He asked me, "Just what the hell is in that thing?? Nothing keeps up with me." I tried to look innocent and told him, "it's got just 96 cubic inches, 96 hp, and a one barrel." Then I mentioned that the secret weapon was that I rarely used the brakes. He could easily walk away under power but I always caught him in the curves or the traffic. It helped that he just flat died at 105 while if I was careful, I could get up to about 110-115 and he couldn't do anything about it. It bugged him, but he still laughed about it.
@@outlawbillionairez9780 Thought the same when i saw these cars as a70s kid. Think its the blue wheels that make it goofy.
What they did here in the vid is perfect sure makes a big impact.
To this day I doubt if Ive even seen 3 of these even being in socal
It was my favorite of AMC 67-69 year models every car made was a bad boy still to this day. Even around the world look them up!!!
Thoroughly enjoyed this show/video! I'll be 72 this July. When I was a Sr. In high school I bought a 64 Rambler American from an uncle for $15.. My dad and myself put a 283 Chevy in it! I loved that car!
RIght on!! Hope Im still alive and driving at that age.
Never got cars that cheap but 80s...couple hundred to a few thousand tops got you just about any cool 60s 70s car out there.
One of the coolest builds I’ve ever seen due to the uniqueness, rarity, and keeping with the original Sc/Rambler theme. The attention to detail and the metal flake puts it over the top!
Had to rewatch and finally saw the metal flake. If that aint awesome, wow!
Was a kid in the 70s when custom painted cars, vans would have this paint and loved it .
Same! I was born in 70 and have always loved flake. I’m building a 55 Chevy Cameo truck now and the red in the red/white paint scheme will have flake.
@AutotopiaLA I saw that episode where ole boy said I know my brakes aren’t the best and at that point I swear I’d wish the episode was over and then the most unfortunate thing happened the car accident happened and I instantly knew it was all bad I prayed for everyone. And now I happy ASF that you showed what happens when you’ve a person behind the wheel of a vehicle with that kind of power that isn’t deserving of such power because he’s not responsible enough to have routine service. Done to make sure everything is safe to drive. One more Shawn thank God you’re able to continue doing what you LOVE ❤️ THE MOST IN LIFE MAKING SUPER AMAZING EPIC CONTENT FOR YOUR TH-cam SHOW AND ALL OF US YOUR FANS. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR TEAM.
Thank you so much for the comment here! We made that video to make a difference and I know a lot of people that have added safety into their custom builds because of it. Lessons learned, info passed down and continuing to have fun with cool people, cool cars and make videos with my friends!
A friend of mine owns a B-Scheme Scrambler. I like the B-Scheme bc it’s not loud in huge bill board colors.
As a kid back then the older car guys on the block would make jokes about the clown cars. Not this one!
literally one of my favorite cars of all time. it’s like it has australian spirit, nugget spirit… holden energy. a decorated compact muscle car.
IT really does have some aussie flavor esp the rear roofline, quarter etc. Those tires/wheels are just right and really toughen it up
Scott is such a cool and genuine guy. I've known him for a couple of months, always positive and knowledgeable. GREAT GUY ALL AROUND! Scott, if you see this, I love you! - PreZ
Couldn’t agree more and this was the only time I’ve ever met him. Really great guy
Nothing short of spectacular and I’m a purist. (and OCD)
Wouldn’t change a thing. Thanks for sharing.
I love those wheels. they would look so perfect on a 68 to 72 Buick GS Skylark.
In the '50s to '80s my dad owned Marshall Fenn Ltd, for a decade or so the ad agency of record for AMC Canada. So all he drove were AMC cars from about '68-'80 -- AMX, Javelin, Gremlin, Pacer, Concorde, Ambassador wagons. I LOVED the AMX, a true muscle car, which my mother and father hated for the same reason (they were not go-fast people, like their son is). Later, dad bagged Kaiser Jeep, so we had Jeeps, too. By around '82, AMC was in trouble and merged with Renault (of France), becoming AMC/Renault. After that dumb idea fizzled, the whole shebang got bought out by Chrysler. By that time I was in my mid-20s, in office furniture sales in Toronto, and ended up furnishing the whole Toronto (actually, Bramalea) Assembly Plant that started out as AMC/Renault, then became Chrysler/Jeep/Eagle by the time they built it and started producing cars. That plant's since produced Dodge Chargers, Challengers, 300s and god knows what else. All trivia... of no use to anyone but me!
This is tastefully done. the nicest scrambler I've ever seen 😍
This youngster doesn't realize that Wally Booth (and a few others) used to race an AMC in Pro Stock. Love this build.
Badass thats the one you take home later bud
I don't know who told you an AMC was a truck motor that wouldn't turn high rpms . 30 years ago i built a 79 AMX with 304. It would turn almost 9k rpm . Only problem i had was heads kept trying to come up at around 7300. I used arp studs to hold my dart heads down. I wish i had kept that car but i unfortunately destroyed it because the bell housings kept breaking on my 4 speed. I pulled the motor and put it into a 78 ford lwb pickup. We had to put turnbuckle and chains to heads to hold it into truck. It would break the motor mounts repeatedly. It was geared so heavy you couldn't put it in 4th until you were at above 70mph. Fastest damn truck i ever had. It would scare hell out of you.
One of the cleanest cars I've seen, super classic and classy, love the flakes.
Beautiful car. I'm so old I remember the originals quite well. The Old Anvil shop never disappoints.
This vehicle is an excellent tribute to AMC and the SC/Rambler.
What a Beautiful Ride, Love the lines , the Awesome paint job / scheme, the sound , Smiles all around 😊
That's the best car I've seen.... ever
Looks like Nova's little sister! Beautiful classic!👏👏👍❤
So cool that you are deviating from the standard muscle fare!
Good to see some variety this is a real treat. That car is done just right in every way
That’s a refreshing build. So Sixites.
I thought the same thing and so well done
Amazing car! It was a pleasure for us to work on!!
Wrap looks amazing!
Can’t even tell it has PPF so you guys killed it!
Body is a wrap? Wow....sure looks like custom paint .Nice
@@gordocarbo It's a clear wrap over the paint to protect it. It's an added layer of protection.
Grew up in my moms all red Rambler. Not a SC. Wish i knew the year. Slept on the back floor hump & back window many times. Id sit backward with my rear end fitting in the steering wheel. LOL Awesome car gave me wonderful memories with my mom! ❤
Glad it brought back some memories for you
Never been a hard core AMC guy but, this might just be my favorite build that I've ever seen on this channel. Love this build! And I like it even more because they kept it close to its roots and heritage. Kudo's!
Awesome AMC
Serious power to weight ratio on this incredible build. Love the undercarriage and everything about this guy's work. Impressive. On a side note, I'll send you a link to the video I posted a while ago with Brad's AR-15 foaming wand. I couldn't shoot it at work because our location was bought out by a corporate entity and essentially forced me and others out. They didn't want to pay me what I was making. Sad. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas, Shawn. You're an awesome cat and I'm always looking forward to your vids twice a week. I could definitely hang out with you (maybe one day). Take care.
So cool, it looks so classic, yet so modern!
First of all, I want to say I love these little cars! For the auto manufacturer, Rambler, to have the notion to make such a car makes me a fan from the start. However, this was not a 13.50 et car straight from Hurst as this man implies. My dad had a 69 Charger R/T. The car was bone stock automatic, with a 3.91 positive track differential, running 10 inch Inglewoods. (not sure about the exact width)
We pulled up to an Exxon gas station. The attendant had one of these Hurst Rambler Scramblers parked in front of the station. He asked my dad if he thought his Charger could keep up with that thing, pointing to the Scrambler. Dad said he thought he could. Dad had been racing this car at a local drag strip and was consistently bringing home the class trophy. His best et was 13.95. Since my brother and I were riding with our dad that day, I rode in the Scrambler with the owner to balance the weight load of the two vehicles. This was really not much of a race. The Charger left him at the starting line and kept pulling away the entire race to end by several car lengths lead. This race was repeated with the same result. I noticed as I rode in the scrambler, the 390 ci engine seemed to lack an upper RPM range. The acceleration seemed to level off at around 4,500 RPM. It could eventually reach 5500 RPM, but it took a while to get there. Based on my experience, this car was a high 14 second to 15 second car in pure stock form. I sure with the proper upgrades, this light little car could have been a real beast, but in stock form, there were many cars from that era that could beat it.
The quoted 14.3 seconds in AMC's magazine ads was based on a magazine's road test at the time with the standard 3.54 limited-slip rear end and stock tires, on the street. With the optional 3.91 gears, 7" slicks and a prepared surface, they'd run about 13.4 at a little over 100. But you're right - with the stock cam and manifolds and Carter 600 CFM carb, they were rated at 315 SAE gross HP at 4600 RPM, so they were pretty breathless by 5K.
Available "Group 19" parts sold over the counter at dealers made much more power at higher RPM, but oiling mods were needed to keep them alive in racing applications. Still, all in all, a valiant attempt to compete in the performance market by a company strapped for cash. And certainly unique!
The engine sounds like no other it's a mind blower thanks again
The stance is just perfect, too, and those meats in the rear let you know this one likes to get down! 👍👍
Man that thing is rad. Never knew I needed an AMC.
In 1969 I wanted one of these soooooo....bad. No funds; no fun. Next year I bought my Roadrunner. Still love the looks of these....wish they'd stayed in business as they had a fresh and funky approach to performance.
Beautiful car. Love the stance and wheel selection. Hey Sean love your merch but I need 4xl shirts please….
2xl here..Sean got anything for us mustard tigers?
Deck your intakes with 4 barrel Holley's, tra la la la la...
Talk about a diamond🤘
I am sure like in other families we use to jokingly refer to AMC as almost a car. Still liked them and were impressed by more than one of their performance. Even the little 258 6 cylinders could be pretty quick in a Hornet or Gremlin.
One year at the Kingman AZ air and auto show a little Gremlin showed up with a 401 in it. It was beating all kinds of cars in the drag races.
Super nice build on the SC Scrambler. In hindsight maybe should have said back then almost a Chrysler. Was sad to see the car side of AMC die off but happy to see it join Chrysler rather than fully disappear.
Thanks for the video what a great car I think it's one of my favorites ever of all time when I was 13 years old the guy in my neighborhood had had a scrambler it was insane it made Shame of the other guys 68 Roadrunner Blues doors off have a great day there's a couple of scramblers around in Milwaukee they're nice old guys have them I'm old too I had my opportunity to buy one but didn't a long time ago how dumb was thatHave a great day
Nice AMC 👍👍👍
C'est rare , ça change ! Quelle beauté
Such a rad car!
Guy has great passion. Car is stunning. Greetings
That is one of the coolest cars you have showcased. Nice build.
Totally agree. This thing is really special
What a fantastic old car very well done I like it. I knew somebody years ago who's mom and dad had one of these a little 6 cylinder and always enjoyed driving the little thing. It was such a needle of car and always thought it would be great to put a big stink in V8 And it, But this little car is nice. Thank you so much to the guys who building a very good job
That amazes me the front and rear bumpers are the same! Love it 🤣
Same for me. So many cool details on this car
Love Amc and its awesome the owner kept Amc powerplant, it brings a tear to my eye 🥲
“Is it a Hemi?” That’s a good question! I would think because Chrysler did buy AMC someone could be running a Hemi in the AMC these days
theres a coyote swapped scrambler around here where i live. i actually have video of it on my channel..has blue torq thrust on it. It's very unique but this one is cooler because its AMC powered
@@KingJT80 Good to hear it’s not the LS used 👍🏻
I love that car! Beautiful. Just beautiful.
Just wow...stance wheels, tires is absolutely perfect!!
Its a feat to get rpm and longevity out of those any details on the heads?
The fact its a manual and still AMC really makes this one
Snorkel scoops are my all time fav so nice to see this instead of yet another over sized cowl hood and an ls.
Love me some oddball cars, gotta admit this is the first one with the color scheme I even remotely liked.
Well done!
Super cool build Shawn!
Very nice build and car!!! Now I want to see the drag version go down the track!! Great job everyone at autotopia happy holidays always look forward to the top notch content. Happy new autotopia year!
Agree!! This car is too nice to be sitting in a museum what a shame.
Get these cars on the road and drive em while we still can life is short
I love AMC's...hell even the Pacer lol
gremlin?? LOL
@@KingJT80 that one is my FAVORITE! My aunt had a 72 Gremlin X with the 304 V8 and three speed manual.
My college marketing professor back in the ‘70’s referred to the Pacer as a pregnant roller skate.
@@danmyers9372 Hah....fishbowl was the term back then but your professors was even better .
After seeing some web images I think a proper Hornet wiht a stance could be made into cool cruiser
This build is stunning! Love the metallic twist with the paint. I really want to know what wheels and wheel specs are on that red C6 Z06 in the background.
Id love to one day be able to have a vehicle built or build one with my dad even half this good, but I doubt it will happen unless i win the lottery especially atm with this economy. I try not to be materialistic but I have a passion for cars and guns both being expensive to do'em right.
Cheapest way is to start with a non popular car and make a sleeper out of it .
This hobby is crazy overpriced, all the rich guys fd it up. If I hadnt have bought mine 29 yrs ago for 2200 no way could I have one
I had a 71 AMX with a 401 , what a runner it was in stock form.
71 SST Jav with the same couldnt believe the burnouts that thing was capable of
Had to rewatch. What he did with the garish paint combo really works and makes it look awesome
Couldnt have picked a better "different" car to feature, man! Happy Holidays
This thing is so well done! Happy Holidays to you as well my friend!
@@AutotopiaLAlove your channel Shawn. What would you build after all of these phenomenal machines that you’ve driven?
DUDE! This is easily my favorite cars you have ever covered! I have always loved these cars. The metal flake paint just took it over the top for me! This is easily one of your top 5 cars you have ever covered! What a damn cool car!!!!!!!! Love me some Red, White, and Blue!
Same here! This one just stands out as tops over the 300k builds. Something you can drive...still looks "original"-ish but man...shes a runner. Love to see a time slip on this one and hear details from teh engine builder. Thats a major feat he pulled off.
Killer Car can't get enough AMC Muscle don't see them to often
Cool car, love the body lines it so settle and clean 🙌🏿
Agreed. Such a cool build with heritage
Hell yeah shawn....... Mind blowing........ Greetings from india 🇮🇳🤠🤠🤩🤩🤘🏻🙌
Cool car for sure congratulations 😊
Very cool car. My Dad always liked the rambler use to tell me how fast they were.
nice restomodded AMC ScRambler!!
Now thats what I'm talking about.
I get it .. Museum car but the whole entire thought behind the car was how badass and how fast it was with it being wrapped with protective film..it deserved a good burnout .. that's what the hell it was built for not just Museum but to represent what that time meant in automotive history.. obviously this comment is not intended towards autotopia la .. I absolutely love your guys's content
Kills me to know how nice and capable this car is...and going to rot in a museum. Why Why why
Do it down the road after a ton of miles were put on it. Love to see this go down a track.
3 pedals make this perfection. Good on ditching the blue wheels, one thing I always hated about them.
Lights em up easy in any gear as he showed...getting tire spin in 2nd and 3rd is when a car can suddenly head for the curb.
This is a bad boy!
@@gordocarbo It won't sit too much. It was already out at the Quarantine Cruise this morning.
Love AMC, brilliant cars, and I happen to own one.
That is a beaut ..well put together.
Hummm sexis cars j adore ce style nascar elle ferait fureur ici garder la bien aux chaud 🙏
That’s one sweet ride!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ 😊
Those ass shots on the way out the shop got me going😉
Awesome shoebox rocket , Old Anvil knock this one out of the park ❤😁👍👍🤙😯
This was one of my "Hero" cars when I was growing up. Along with the Rebel Machine. Couple things I have an issue with...
No AMC guys would call these Scramblers...it's pronounced ess-see rambler.
IMO they went a little overboard with the paint...too much metal flake and the side panel colors are way too big even for an "A" scheme repro. I'm a fan of the "B" scheme paint.
The smaller Ram Air scoop suits the car much better.
This unibody was introduced in 1963 and lasted through the American, Hornet, Concord, and Eagle nameplates so over twenty five years for that basic structure. They were cheap but they rode better than any Falcon, Chevy II, or Valiant derivative from that era. The motors were industrial at best but the rest of the car was actually built pretty well.
Beautiful automobile 🔥
What a beauty!
all your videos are great, thanks
The coolest part about this car that it's N/A
Very cool car!! ❤
i love it, looks and sounds badass
AMC
The price of base Rogues probably just when through the roof. Beautiful hot rod.....
Sounds sick AF
In Australia the Nanny Police would be right onto the sound coming out of that masterpiece.
ca too! most times if youre driving sane the pd leave these cars alone unless youre driving the fool
Love the old school theme, especially something removed from the norm. A pass or two at the track would have been nice though.
all the 1/4 mi tracks in socal are gone. Closest is Famoso which is a couple hours north.
Scott may have built and designed the car.... but hang on Scott. I have to hawk this $10 hat first then we can get to your car. Just breaking balls. I am a big fan of this channel.
I remember AMC running a funny car in the late sixties and it was pumping 1200 horsepower it was a AMC 390 bored out to a 468 671 blower just
Très beaux tuning cars ❤
I built two Rouges both with 440s 83/4s 4spd cars I wanted sleeper look. I was very impressed with this construction if you have that kind of $$ wish I could have lined up my 66 car 😈😈
Beautiful Car ❤❤❤
Badass