Re: [AMC-list] parting out 68 AMC Ambassador 2 dr 390V8 1 of 19 made

[Marc Montoni <Freedom@xxxxxxxx>]

Mark Price said:


>Shame to see it not saved, but there is a 
>slim market for rusty Ambassadors.


I've seen AMX's in worse shape brought back from that condition.  A couple of years ago, I visited with a fellow in the DC area who had taken his 70 AMX apart underneath -- weld by painstaking weld.  I saw it apart, and what he was doing was impressive.  A few months ago he told me it's nearing completion.  It will be a $50k car when he's done -- and he will lose about $25k of either money or time on his investment even at that.

Unfortunately, the fact that those same guys only see that Ambassador as a parts buck for the engine pretty much killed the greater AMC hobby twenty years ago.

The same job could have been done on this Ambassador -- for a dollar investment of probably a quarter of what the AMX required.  Timewise, similar but probably a bit less.  At the end of the resto he would have had a $20k Ambassador and something no one else on the planet had.

-- Marc


>----- Original Message ----- 
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>From: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 10:32:21 AM 
>Subject: [AMC-list] parting out 68 AMC Ambassador 2 dr 390V8 1 of 19 made 
>
>This 68 AMC Ambassador is one of 19 made, and probably only one made in 
>Matador Red with Red interior. Being parted out sadly although seller open 
>to offers. Imagine back in the day getting your ass smacked around by a last 
>year 'stacked headlight' red/red 390 Ambassador on the street. Car is in 
>Ohio. Someone wishing to buy it I have a set of used core fenders cheap for 
>sale. It is probably ONLY 68 Ambassador 2 door 390 left in world. 
>
>http://dayton.craigslist.org/pts/4155337516.html 
>
>Front seats and center console are sold!!! No motor or tranny 68 Ambassador 
>2 door car factory sst 390 car lots of good parts glass is good lots of good 
>interior parts doors are solid pass. side has some holes on the bottom but 
>the lip is pretty clean very savable, deck lid and hood are probably savable 
>will sell as parts or whole car make offer on parts just want gone what 
>doesn't sell is getting scrapped. the frame rails are rotted quarters are 
>rotted at bottoms. roof is solid. open to offers and trades for 67 Marlin 
>parts call/ text 419-564-7591 please leave number on voice mail!! thanks 
>=========================== 
>not mine above! 
>Eddie Stakes 
>713-464-8825 days 
>www.planethoustonamx.com 
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