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| 1963 American Motors Rambler |
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Price: $12,995 |
Last Updated 10 hours ago
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| Year: |
1963 |
| Make: |
American Motors |
| Model: |
Rambler |
| Trim: |
N\A |
| Engine: |
Straight 6 |
| Fuel: |
N\A |
| Color: |
Red |
| Miles: |
59476 |
| Stock #: |
118530213389 |
| Body Style: |
N\A |
| Condition: |
Used |
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Vehicle Description
Cruisin Classics is pleased to present this 1963 American Rambler 440 convertible to you. This cute little drop-top, known to its most recent owner as Ruby the Rambler, is the same model of the car featured on the TV show Third Rock from the Sun (even the same color combo!). This Rambler has undergone a respray in its original colors of Briarcliff Red with a Frost White accent band that appears to have been done quite some time ago. The paint is just average driver quality but it looks bright and shiny at 10 feet away. The color scheme is further complemented by a white convertible top and red steel wheels with logo hubcaps and white-wall tires - a fantastic look. The convertible top does have a tear in the outer layer of fabric and the power function no longer works as it should (the motor still works, but it's weak). It takes two people to put the top up, put it down, and stow it beneath the white boot cover. As nice as this Rambler looks with the top down though, it's unlikely that you'll want to have it up very often. Up front, you'll find a bright hood spear that culminates in a vertical R logo medallion towards the hood's edge. Beneath is a chrome trapezoid-shaped grille with RAMBLER indentation and vertical bars that are flanked by single round headlights set in bright bezels. Under the grille is a chrome bumper with guards that are showing some pitting from age. The car's sides showcase the white accent band that wraps around the rear and back to the front on the other side. Further complementing this band is a strip of bright body molding that flows the full length of its bottom edge. Other bright elements add visual pop to the sides, including dual side mirrors, door handles, American script fender badges, and window trim. At the rear of the car you'll see another chrome bumper with guards (in better condition than the one at the front), round taillights with bright rings, centered RAMBLER badging beneath the trunk lid, 440 badging, and a single exhaust outlet. Under the hood is a tidy engine bay that is home to a 3.2 liter 196ci inline 6 cylinder engine that was rebuilt in 2023. The engine appears to have been repainted black while it was out of the car and it is topped with an orange valve cover. To the right of the engine is a newer single-barrel Holley carburetor topped with a chrome air cleaner. Exhaust travels from cast manifolds through a newer muffler and exits at the driver's rear. The engine is mated up to a 3-speed manual transmission with a shifter on the column (three-on-the-tree). Stopping power comes via 4-wheel drum brakes with a dual reservoir. We have receipts for quite a bit of work done to the car since 2021 including 4 wheel cylinders, front drums, clutch, machined flywheel, fuel tank sending unit, heater control valve, electric inline fuel pump, distributor, plug wires, water pump, carburetor, and the aforementioned engine rebuild. Open the driver's door to find a largely original interior dressed in red. The door panels are a combination of red vinyl and red carpet with OEM handles and cranks. The vinyl looks like it may have been replaced, but the carpet, armrest, and hardware appear original. The front seats are manually adjustable red vinyl buckets with chrome base covers. The driver's seat shows some signs of wear on the base, but for what seem to be original seats, they're in good condition. Between the seats is a center console that is home to a locked armrest box for which we have no key. Ahead is a red metal dash that has been painted black and topped with a crack-free black vinyl dash-pad. In front of the driver is a wide oval gauge cluster that includes a speedometer, gauges for temp and fuel, warning lights for oil and gen, and an odometer that reads 59,476 miles that the title says are actual. Beneath the gauges to the left are controls for the lights, wipers (inop), and heater & fan while to the right is the ignition. In the center of the dash are a lighter, an ashtray, a c |
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