Rambler All-American

[Hemi Moose]

Found a couple more old shots...

[Paul Ceasrine]

Thanks Moose,,,,,,,

Rockford Rambler
Rockford, Illinois

1967 Rambler American Model 440, 2-Door Sedan

'America's Lowest Priced Compact Car'
And running 13.40's in 1967 too.

[Hemi Moose]

So what were the 'new car prices' on these things anyways, were they really that cheap back then...

[amc67rogue]

I was told by Larry Mitchell that the Rockford Rambler american was sold and was totaled in a accident . The Randall american was sold and the new owner raced it manzaneda dirt track , it was totaled . There was a power blue one owned by Bill Anglin in Phx. he sold it and a few yrs.later went to buy it back only to find out it had been totaled in down town Phx. I had bought a few parts from a wrecked one yellow with a black vinal roof. Jessie Snyders went to a wrecker. What's left ? There is a white one in new england area that was used ( if I remember correctly ) in the early SCCA ,it was wrecked but it's still arround does the name Wentworth ring a bell? Larry Blatt has one in PA., theres one in Calgary , the Ketchems , Bob Willcox in TX. , Rocky Lear in KY. Keith Coggins ( ME ) x 2 .I bought the Rogue used from Randall Rambler , the 440 sedan I bought from Bill York ( today he has a pro comp car ) . One in Finland . So thats 5 down . 9 still here , what's left ?

[amc67rogue]

What were the wages back then $ 3.00- $5.00 hr?

[67RogueX-code]

...come on Keith, I know you were working back then (too!)... heck, if you made $400/month, you were doing GREAT!

[amc67rogue]

Sorry Bob : I was still in high school . I was only making $1.25 gassing tele. ph. Co. cars . I bought the Rogue in the fall of 70 @ $ 1.80 hr. I was refering to the upper end. I got the Rogue for $1200.00 the 440 for $600.00 . I wasn't aware of the real world yet .

[Paul Ceasrine]

A small section of the 1969 newspaper article,,,,,

April 17, 1969, The Evening Star

'Frost Action'

The name indicates an ice cold action, but this car is anything but cold.
What is it, but a hot drag racing car, owned by Putnam Valley resident
Scott Smith.

Not the car you would think, but a 1967 Rambler American. Yes, a
Rambler Drag Race Car. With all the hot cars rumbling the streets of
Northern Westchester, one not to tangle with is this white compact
box-styled car, which looks like your fathers company car.

Scott, who works as a Parts Manager for Geis Motors in Shrub Oak,
uses his car for a dual-purpose, Monday thru Friday to get to work, and
Sundays to legally drag race. Scott has been drag racing for 3 years,
and first started off with 1965 289 cubic inch Ford Mustang. But once he
started working for Geis Motors, owner William Geis Sr. suggested that
he really should own an American Motors product, since he was the Parts
Manager at Geis Motors here in Shrub Oak.

Scott was willing to sell his 'Pride and Joy' Mustang 4-speed, as long as
he could get a good deal on Ramblers top performance car. Mr. Geis
offered Scott a car at dealer cost, since he was a selected employee
as Parts Manager. What Scott found, was not your typical medium-bodied
big engine car, but a special limited production 1967 Rambler American
compact with a high-performance 343 engine..

Scott ordered the car with a 4-speed, and in a basic white color.
Scott stated, that when he got the car; 'it looked like some insurance
guys company car, really boring looking, but the fact is, this is a little car
with a big engine, and nobody knows it'.

[Hemi Moose]

A couple more old shots of the Rogue from Richmond Rambler...

[Hemi Moose]

Here's one of the Roberts Rambler, was this car that was later painted red white & blue or not...