1957 Rambler Rebel

The Rambler Rebel was born in 1957,from the AMC motor company.This car was AMC's bid to get a larger share of the car market which was dominated by Ford, Chevrolet, and Plymouth.Inded the Rambler aimed to become the saviour of the struggling company.
The 1956 model as from the beginning in 1950 produced only six-cylinder models. Meanwhile, both Chevy and Ply­mouth began offering V-8s in 1955 -- and they were selling at a surprisingly good rate. Ford, of course, had offered a V-8 for almost 25 years.So to compete against the rivals a V-8 was developed for the 1957 model.
The basic price starting at $2,253 for a Super four-door sedan, the Rambler V-8 offered very good value,this also came with standard dual exhausts which increased the Rambler's power. In addition, because it was designed around a unitized body/chassis rather than an old-fashioned body on frame, the Rambler weighed significantly less than the others, providing a more favorable pounds-per-horsepower ratio.

The AMC AMX

The AMC AMX was produced by the American Motors Corporation (AMC) and sold at a budget price of US$3,245, which was over $1,000 less than the Corvette.
The AMX name originates from the "American Motors eXperimental" code used on two early AMC prototypes that were shown on tour in 1966.
The original AMX full-scale models were developed in 1965 under the direction of Charles Mashigan. In 1966 Vince Gardner, an outside consultant, designed the fiberglass-bodied car AMX II concept car as part of AMC's "Project IV" exhibit. AMC president Roy Abernethy sanctioned the Italian coachbuilder Vignale in Turin to construct an operational car in steel. Delivered in 78 days and known as the "AMX Vignale", it was first displayed at the 1966 New York International Auto Show.

DAVE Burton
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The Buick Skylark

The 1965 Skylark Gran Sport had a larger engine - a 400 in³ Buick V8. This engine produced 325 hp and was known as the "nailhead" engine. Buick sold more than 15,000 Skylarks with the Gran Sport option that first year, and almost as many the next. It was renamed the GS 400 in 1967,Sales fell in the face of increasingly more hot and popular muscle cars from other marques when compared to those from the more stodgy and expensive Buick. Buick, however stepped it up a notch when introducing the Stage 1 option in 1969. This limited edition version produced 360 hp. The name Gran Sport replaced the GS moniker with the 1973 Gran Sport, and was again revived in the late eighties on the FWD Skylark model with various performance options added.

Dave Burton
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