On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:49:36 GMT, notbob wrote:

On 2009-12-19, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

Cheapest car I've ever bought was a '64 Karman Ghia convertible in 1975.
Paid $15 for it. Worth every penny too.

We've seen most every brand represented but American Motors. In '73 I
bought a '60 Rambler American 2-dr with a brand new rebuilt flathead
straight six (1-barrel!) for $25. It was one of the most enjoyable
cars I've ever owned. Drove it for 5 yrs without a single problem.
Cruised effortlessly at 75mph and got 23mpg. When I bought it, it had
no driver's side window, yet the snowy OR Winters were no match for
the heater which would keep the interior at bread baking temps at
65mph in 20 deg F weather. It was 2 yrs before I got around to
replacing the window. If I could find a '60 station wagon version in
good shape, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

http://jalopnik.com/5288930/1960-ram...merican-custom

nb
Talking AMC - Our family has had a few.

Dad bought a 61 American (ex Bell Canada) to use as a truck, then gave
it to my brother to drive. When he was finished with it, it became a
truck again, untill it was no longer fit for the road and my younger
brother used it as a "field car" for a couple years. He tried hard to
kill it, but couldn't. Dad also had a 64 Classic that was used as a
truck - and he gave it to one of his men to drive because it was
better than the heap he was hauling his family around in. Dad also
bought a brand new 1968 Rebel wagon.
I had a '65 classic that I bought for $65, drove for 6 months, and
sold for $300 when I left to go to Aftica in 1973. Then I had a 1975
Pacer for a few years, and a 1972 Ambassagor SST 9 passenger wagon.
Then there was the "pre-AMC" 1937 or 1938 Terraplane.

They were ALL good cars (with the exception of the "terrible pain")

I always liked the styling of the late '50s Ramblers.