Re: New Christy Rambler (Ebay)

[farna@xxxxxxx]

The guy just isn't that fluent on Ramblers like most of us here! After reading the ad a couple times, it sounds like he was just keeping it up as a neat old driver, no real "affliction" for it, just some "affection" because they've had it a while. It was obviously purchased as a cheap used car for daily use. So now it's not really needed for transportation and it's getting to wehre it needs a lot of attention. It's fairly priced, and the claims are more out of ignorance -- I don't think they are meant to intentionally mislead anyone. It might get 32 mpg just poking around town a bit, but not under anything like normal driving. The 232 should get better mileage in that size car than a 196 for sure! The 196 is just adequate for that size car... no offense Gwen! Once it gets going it's fine, of course. 

It would be the perfect companion for "little car", Gwen... 


On November 3, 2005 Gwen Smith wrote:

> On November 1, 2005 Justin Shelton said...
> 
> > Something's funky with that ad.  32 MPG?
> 
> ::nod:: That was a bit on the unusual side, yes.  Mine is about 20 MPG
> highway,
> 
> > Motor Trend car of the year?
> 
> That information is correct.  Rambler's whole line was Car of the Year
> in 1963 (as the ad states), largely due to the success of the Classic.
> I think it's a touch of hyperbole to mention it in their ad for a 1964,
> but they make no false claim with it.
> 
> > And I cannot recall seeing a 232 in a '64.  Maybe it's a transplant.
> 
> There were 6775 Rambler Classics made with a 232 engine (including
> Typhoons). 1690 of those were 770 level station wagons.  The seller is,
> however, incorrect on it being a Canadian engine: no 770 station wagons
> from Canada were equipped with the 232.  In fact, no 232s came out of
> Canada in any 1964 Classic of any body or trim level, according to the
> "End of Year Summary of Productions and Options-Passenger Cars" for
> '64.
> 
> Frankly, though, I do think it's cool -- and would be a neat bit of
> history of the car -- to have a vehicle that was potentially related to
> the The New Christy Minstrels (not to mention Fred Waring's
> Pennsylvanians).
> 
> Cheers,
> Gwen Smith
> 
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