[AMC-List] FIRST CARS

["Jay" <jciampi@xxxxxxxx>]

My first car was a '35 CHEBBY coupe. After that was wrecked by a 47 Plymouth 
hitting me broadside, I bought me a '51 Nash Rambler 2 dr hardtop with a 
flathead 6  82hp !  It had O/D and got 32 mpg which was good for me as I was 
going to college and needed to save gas. I traded that for a used '54 
Corvette and drove that for a year until I found out it had been wrecked and 
the frame was  FUBAR. On top of that I was getting married next year and so 
I traded that in for a '53 Nash Rambler 2 dr hardtop with continental spare 
tire (an even swap,mind you). They thought I was crazy, but they didn't know 
how that car wore front tires out so quickly.  I traded the '53  for a brand 
new  '57 Nash Rambler Custom 4dr with a 250 cID 198 hp V8 and Jetaway 
Hydramatic. The car was great, but the tranny suckedfrom day one.  When the 
tranny gave up in 1958/59 I traded that off for a new Renault Dauphine 4 dr 
with sunroof.  46 mpg with a 3spd on the floor.   Now I have a baby coming 
along, so it is time to get something bigger. It was a 1960 Ambassador 
custom station wagon with all the extras except A/C. Who needed A/C in NH in 
those days? Not me.  I had that wonderful car for over 6 years and traded it 
for a Rambler American 440H  with 232- 2bbl,  Shift-Command on the floor.  I 
drifted away from AMC for several years when I retired the '65 American. In 
1981 I bought a new Concord 4dr with 4 spd on the floor and 258 6 cyl.  Nice 
car, but could not keep the clutch from chattering all  the time.  Now my 
only AMC car is a 66 American 440 convertible.

Jay in FL. 

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