[AMC-List] AMCer's Opinions: Survivor/Vintage

["KENT ANDERSON" <65marlin327@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, in the For-What-It's_Worth department, my '65 Marlin is a "survivor", save the paint.  I did have it re-painted.  However, everything else about the car is original.  That having been said, the interior COULD use a little help.  The passenger seat bottom is really badly split up the center where the stitching went.  But, I keep that covered with a towel of a suitable color, and no one seems to care.  It's in really good shape, for a 41 year old car.  Yes, the dash pad is cracked in a couple of places, and there are some areas where the stitching has let go, and a couple of small splits in the seats.

The real joy is at the Cruise-Ins, of which it has seen many.  To watch the bland faces of the spectators as they pass by the countless Mustangs, Camaros, Road Runners, etc, then see the smiles begin to spread across their bored faces as they approach a Marlin!  Twenty-eight trophies to its credit as a "survivor" car, and it's not even registered as such.  Okay, none of them is a Best Of Show.  Who cares?  The trophy collection is impressive to folks who see them, and I appreciate the fact someone thought enough of a RAMBLER to go as far as handing it some hardware.  It's a daily driver that stops traffic.  Literally!

Enjoy your car, as is, if it satisfies you.  My theory is; of all the cars built over the hundred years they've been around, if there's ONE that really makes YOU smile.... DRIVE IT!

Kenny
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