Re: American floor pans

[Alfred T Koos <akoos@xxxxxxxx>]

> > The story was the 69 SC/Ramblers ONLY received these "convertible" 
> > sub rails, and for years I believed it too. Then I got in a 69 2 door

> > post 6cyl car it had these rails. I got a 68 in it too had the rails.
> I think those "rails" are just the changes made for Americans to 
> comply with Safety Standard 204 (this applies to cars destined for 
> both US and Canada -- they both have a standard 204).

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but the following occurs in the
SC/Rambler article that appeared in Hemming's Muscle Machines premier
issue (October, 2003)

"A bad experience with the [V8] Rogues led AMC to re-engineer the
compacts' basic structure for 1969.  The 343's torque was enough to twist
the Rogue's body structure, and broken windshields were commonplace.  As
a result, AMC installed subframe connectors on all 1969 Ramblers, not
just the SC/Rambler."

The article was written by Jim Donnely.

Alfred Koos
Alamo AMC
San Antonio, TX

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