Vacuum operated, which was standard on Nash/AMC up to 64 or so. Definitely our 1960 Rambler had vacuum operated wipers.
I didn’t know the V8 was available in the ’66, that was the smaller body version. After 1968 they got larger and the 327 was not only a strong engine, but very reliable too. Always got a kick out of the Ambassador, and the fact that it had far better seats, better handling, better peformace, and better brakes than a Caddy. No one would buy them, even though they were probably the deal of the century. Why not get 25 mpg and a second or two faster in the quarter mile? My dad drove the AMX (I think that’s what it was) for a rental once, said it was a real road rocked. That 327 would blow the doors off a Firebird or Camaro with a 455. More horsepower, more torque, and I believe a higher rev limit. Sadly no one bought them. > On May 25, 2022, at 9:36 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Electric wipers! What's the alternative? > > On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 6:14 PM mitch--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > >> My folks traded a dark blue Falcon wagon in on an Ambassador sedan. >> Looked something like this: >> >> http://motorlandamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1969+AMC+Ambassador+Web+1-1387605968-O.jpg >> >> Then, after buying a travel trailer and putting air bags in the rear >> coil springs of the Ambassador, dad traded it in on this, which hardly >> noticed the trailer: >> >> http://old.superscoutspecialists.com/store/images/Product/swatch/2236.jpg >> >> Yeah, my taste for unusual cars is hereditary. >> >> There's a red Travelall parked in a driveway, unmoving, about 5 miles >> from me. I like the idea of owning one, but know better than to think I >> really want to own one. >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
