I want to know something: how does one exactly get away with a “surprise Rambler” showing up in the middle of the day without a major showdown with the spouse? I don’t even have to ask what would happen if “surprise vehicle purchase” actually happened at BangShift Mid-West. I can’t sleep in the Cougar or the Imperial and with the garage currently full of Fox-body Mustang, there isn’t much space to sleep there, either. Luckily, I’m not the sucker explaining why a 1960 Rambler just “happened” to show up in the driveway one day. And I’m not the sucker who has to figure out what to do with the worn-down six cylinder powered four-door.
The sled is a 1960 Rambler Six Super, one of the compact Rambler vehicles that American Motors leveraged against the full sized cars from the Big Three for a slice of the sales pie. The Ramblers sold well, with 1958 being a solid sales year, and 1960 was the last of the smaller, funky-shaped cars before the generation came to an end. Under the hood of this one is a 195.6 cubic inch inline-six, and shifting gears is a three-on-the-tree…nice and classic. How much work does a Rambler that has been camping for eight years need to get back onto the road? Click play below to find out!
Turbo the old girl, love the Rambo !!!
Get it safe and drive it. EVERYDAY!