1964 Rambler American Convertible TWIN SHIFT - SWEET
Sale price: $2500,00
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Technical specifications
| VIN: | B690952 |
| Manufacturer: | AMC |
| Model: | Other |
| Year: | 1964 |
| Type: | Convertible |
| Fuel Type: | Gasoline |
| Color: | Blue |
| Mileage: | 71085 |
| Transmission: | Manual |
| Interior Color: | Blue |
| Trim: | American 440 |
| Number of Cylinders: | 6 |
| Got questions? | Ask the Seller |
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64 Rambler AMERICAN 440 - Florida car, garage-kept, never exposed to moisture. Driven to beach (4 miles) May-September. Very good condition. Purchased from classic dealer in Florida. Car was not true to description and required $3,500+ to get it up-to-par.
Runs very well now - shifts seamlessly, top goes up and down with no problem. Paint original with a few chips and one small dent. Interior clean, no tears or fading. New convertible top, canvas covering, electric fuel pump (essential), tires, side mirror, 4 seat belts, rear shocks, factory ceramic muffler, condenser, points, hose clamp, battery, wire and ends, fuel line, rear window mechanism, rebuilt breaks, right front brake self-adjuster cable, drum brake self-adjuster. Dashboard recovered, Odometer stopped at 71,085 (driven about 200 miles since), speedometer works. Radio does not work.
UNIQUE FEATURE - Twin Shift - Five GearsAlways zigging where the rest of the auto industry was zagging, little American Motors introduced its own novel transmission control in 1963, known as the Twin-Stick. In a nutshell, Twin-Stick was Rambler’s tried-and-true Borg-Warner electric overdrive system, beloved of penny-pinching fuel misers everywhere, but with a sporty twist. A second lever was added alongside the console shifter for the three-speed manual transmission. So the setup worked pretty much like a three-speed-plus-overdrive standard transmission, but with a convenient second stick so the driver could manually select or disengage overdrive at any time, on the fly. Additionally, there was a small white button atop the left shift knob allowing the driver to kick down, instantly and clutchlessly, from overdrive to standard gear range.
Pretty clever, yes? Twin-Stick combined traditional Rambler fuel economy with some shifty sporty-car fun. And with an overdrive range available in the top two gears, drivers had five different gear ratios to call upon—handy on the boulevard or in hill country. AMC and Borg-Warner engineers adapted the system to all three of the B-W three-speed transmissions.
It's a great little car - it's fun (and reliable) to drive. The color is perfect for summer and it gets a lot of attention (most people have no idea what it is). I have had it up to 60 and it runs with no shakes or problem. Special hubcaps (originals in trunk). Comes with cover.
Hate to part with it - but it's time.
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Runs very well now - shifts seamlessly, top goes up and down with no problem. Paint original with a few chips and one small dent. Interior clean, no tears or fading. New convertible top, canvas covering, electric fuel pump (essential), tires, side mirror, 4 seat belts, rear shocks, factory ceramic muffler, condenser, points, hose clamp, battery, wire and ends, fuel line, rear window mechanism, rebuilt breaks, right front brake self-adjuster cable, drum brake self-adjuster. Dashboard recovered, Odometer stopped at 71,085 (driven about 200 miles since), speedometer works. Radio does not work.
UNIQUE FEATURE - Twin Shift - Five GearsAlways zigging where the rest of the auto industry was zagging, little American Motors introduced its own novel transmission control in 1963, known as the Twin-Stick. In a nutshell, Twin-Stick was Rambler’s tried-and-true Borg-Warner electric overdrive system, beloved of penny-pinching fuel misers everywhere, but with a sporty twist. A second lever was added alongside the console shifter for the three-speed manual transmission. So the setup worked pretty much like a three-speed-plus-overdrive standard transmission, but with a convenient second stick so the driver could manually select or disengage overdrive at any time, on the fly. Additionally, there was a small white button atop the left shift knob allowing the driver to kick down, instantly and clutchlessly, from overdrive to standard gear range.
Pretty clever, yes? Twin-Stick combined traditional Rambler fuel economy with some shifty sporty-car fun. And with an overdrive range available in the top two gears, drivers had five different gear ratios to call upon—handy on the boulevard or in hill country. AMC and Borg-Warner engineers adapted the system to all three of the B-W three-speed transmissions.
It's a great little car - it's fun (and reliable) to drive. The color is perfect for summer and it gets a lot of attention (most people have no idea what it is). I have had it up to 60 and it runs with no shakes or problem. Special hubcaps (originals in trunk). Comes with cover.
Hate to part with it - but it's time.
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