AMC Rebel

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AMC Rebel Station Wagon (1968)
AMC Rebel Station Wagon (1968)
Rebel
Production period: 1967-1970
Class : Middle class
Body versions : Sedan , station wagon , coupé , convertible
Engines:
Petrol engines : 3.8–6.4 liters
(106–239 kW)
Length: 5005-5030 mm
Width: 1960 mm
Height: 1380-1425 mm
Wheelbase : 2895 mm
Empty weight : 1430-1646 kg
Previous model Rambler Classic
successor AMC Matador

The AMC Rebel (still Rambler Rebel in 1967 ) was a mid-range car manufactured by American Motors Corporation from early 1967 to late 1970. It replaced the Rambler Classic . In the 1971 model year, its successor, the AMC Matador , was presented. In Europe, like its predecessor in badge engineering , the Rebel was marketed under double brand names as Rambler-Renault . It was the last model in which the double name was used.

history

AMC introduced the name Rebel in 1957 for a special model with a V8 engine: the Rambler Rebel , the first factory-made American muscle car . In 1966 the name reappeared for a specially equipped two-door hardtop version of the Rambler Classic with a modified roof line. In 1967, the entire AMC medium series was named Rebel.

During its entire life cycle, the Rebel was available as a four-door sedan, five-door station wagon and two-door hardtop coupe. In addition, only in 1967 was there a two-door coupé with a slimmer B-pillar and a rear window designed as a tailgate, and a convertible in 1967 and 1968. The engines were an in-line six-cylinder with a displacement of 3.8 liters and 145–155 PS (106–114 kW), as well as V8 engines with a displacement of 4.75 liters (147–165 kW / 200–225 PS) and a displacement of 5.6 liters (235–280 PS / 173–206 kW) and 6.4 liter displacement (232–239 kW / 315–325 PS). The styling corresponded to that of the larger Ambassador , with whom he shared the structure behind the bulkhead. In 1970 the sedan and coupé were given a modified rear end, consisting of a new C-pillar and new rear fenders. The Rebel was assembled at AMC (together with the Ambassador) on the "West Assembly Line" in Kenosha , Wisconsin , and in Brampton , Ontario , Canada (Bramelea).

The 1970 facelift was the last, just a year before the model was replaced by the AMC Matador . The floor pan of the 4-door and station wagon was retained until the Matador was discontinued in 1978.

Regional station wagons

In the 1967 model year, AMC brought out a series of specially equipped Rebel station wagons. Each of these models had its own design of the vehicle sides:

  • The Mariner (600 pieces made) received a gray washboard pattern and was sold in the coastal regions of the USA.
  • The briarwood (400 pieces made) received an imitation rosewood pattern and was sold in the east and south of the USA.
  • The Westerner (500 pieces made) received an imitation wood plank pattern and was offered west of the Mississippi .

Sports versions (Rebel The Machine)

Rebel The Machine in a calm standard color combination
Rebel The Machine in its red, white and blue racing stripe finish

The most famous muscle car version of the Rebel was called The Machine and, in its most patriotic form, was painted white with wide red-white-blue reflective stripes, corresponding to the SC / Rambler from 1969 .

AMC's high-performance car was officially unveiled on October 25, 1969 in Dallas , Texas at the site of the National Hot Rod Association Drag Race World Championship finals . The Machine had a 6.4 liter V8 engine with approximately 250 kW (340 hp), the most powerful engine that has ever been built into an AMC. It also had a huge air scoop on the hood that was painted "Electric Blue" (color code B6) and had a large speedometer on the back, facing the driver.

The heavy-duty suspension was equipped with the springs of the station wagon at the rear, which gave the car an erect look. The standard equipment included a BorgWarner T10 automatic transmission with Hurst gear lever and a rear axle ratio of 3.54: 1 or 3.9: 1, disc brakes, wide Goodyear tires, type E60X15, with white lettering on 15 "steel rims and bucket seats Center armrests covered in red, white and blue striped vinyl. Many improvements were common to make any The Machine a potent drag racer. The list price for the vehicle was $ 3,475.

After the first 1000 copies, The Machine was also available without stripes and in other colors with a black bonnet. The rarest color combination is "Frost White" with a matt black bonnet (color code 72A-8A), with which only three vehicles were made. The original color combination then became an option with an extra $ 75.

Only a limited number of 2236 copies of the AMC Rebel The Machine were built, only in 1970.

AMC Rebel SST Cabriolet (1968)

Cabriolets

Also of interest is the 1968 convertible, the last open car made by AMC (if you disregard the Renault Alliance ). This vehicle is one of the rarest AMC models as only 823 pieces were made. Today there are no more 100 pieces.

Web links

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