1966 Rebel for sale

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

An opportunity has come up for me to buy a car that I've coveted for a 
while and I need to let something go to make room for it so I'm selling my 
1966 Rambler Rebel. Here's the details on it:

MODEL: Rambler Classic Rebel
YEAR: 1966
BODY STYLE: 2-door hardtop
ENGINE: 350 Chevy 4-barrel (originally had a 287)
TRANSMISSION: Automatic
COLOR: original Brittiana Blue exterior, two tone blue vinyl interior with 
bucket seats
MILEAGE: 78,000 original miles
LOCATION: Cincinnati, OH
E-MAIL ADDRESS: mhaas@xxxxxxx
ASKING PRICE: $800/best offer

The car is, to the best of my knowledge, complete with the exception of the 
passenger side rocker molding, a few drive train parts (shocks and drive 
shaft, if memory serves), exhaust, and rear brakes. I originally purchased 
this car to build into a drag racer so the stock drive train was removed 
(the engine was messed up when I got it) and I started installing a Chevy 
350 with TH-350 (both out of a 73 Chevy C20) and a narrowed Ford 9 inch 
with ladder bars and a diagonal brace (additional work will need to be done 
on the ladder bar installation -- I was originally going to back half it 
and install a 4-link after I realized what I was building wasn't very 
strong). I tried not to hack the car up and with a little work, a stock 
drive train (or at least and AMC engine and tranny) could be reinstalled. I 
don't know if the still engine runs or not but it did about 5 years ago. If 
it if runs, it (and the transmission) will need a rebuild before you drive 
it much. I think they have a little over 200,000 miles on them.

I also rewired the front half of the car (all electrical parts, including 
the push button AM radio were working when I last messed with it) and 
replaced all of the brake lines. The front brakes and master cylinder were 
replaced but since the car's been sitting almost 8 years since those were 
replaced, it would be a good idea to replace them again. The gas tank has 
been cleaned and sealed and I think I replaced the fuel strainer and 
o-ring. The fuel sender was checked and it works. The radiator was boiled 
out, leak checked, and painted.

There is some minor body damage to the car. The passenger door is dented 
slightly from the original owner's daughter backing out of their garage in 
the early 70's (my grandparents purchased the original owner's house in the 
late 80's and the garage door mouldings still had the scar). The door opens 
and closes okay and I have a good used door handle to replace the one that 
was broken. The passenger rocker panel is dented (there may be some minor 
damage to the fender as well) from two owners before me (he lived across 
the street from the original owners and I bought it from his mom). It has 
some heavy surface rust in places but is still rock solid and should be 
relatively easy to fix. There's also a rust spot on the driver's side 
quarter panel. I know it's small but I don't remember exactly how bad it 
is. The only other problem body-wise is that the cowl is rusted out around 
the opening for the heater box. Also, the windshield is cracked and will 
need to be replaced. I have a new gasket for it (it's needs to be altered 
-- the hard top and convertible gaskets were not available when I purchased 
it). The rest of the glass is in good shape.

The interior is mostly good. The drivers seat was cracked and there's some 
damage to the top of the back seat but the vinyl is pretty supple and you 
may be able to repair both seats if you can find matching material. The 
carpet is pretty worn out and the sill plates are corroded but you can get 
those new. The headliner and door panels looked almost like new. I don't 
recall what the dash pad looks like but I don't remember it being cracked.

Also included in this price are a complete electric windshield wiper setup, 
an extra front clip, a car cover, a TSM, the original window sticker, all 
the receipts, and whatever extra parts I have for it.

The car has a clear title. Pictures of it can be seen at 
http://www.mattsoldcars.com/gallery/mycar.shtml (it doesn't sit funny 
anymore -- one of the last things I did to it before I quit working on it 
was to square up the rear suspension) and you can see the original window 
sticker at http://www.mattsoldcars.com/gallery/images/rebelsticker.jpg 
(trim code and VIN are on the sticker). Weather permitting, I'm going to 
(literally) pull the car out of the garage this weekend, see if it runs, 
and take some current pictures.

This is a package deal. I will not pull parts off or sell my extra stuff 
separately.

If you have any questions about this car, feel free to send me an email at 
mhaas@xxxxxxxx

Matt


mhaas@xxxxxxx
Cincinnati, OH
http://www.mattsoldcars.com
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