1966 AMC Rambler American Convertible 290 CI 4 Speed in Red & Ride - My Car Story with Lou Costabile 

Hi Lou, I have an interesting Rambler convertible. I'm wondering if you have any interest in it. 1965 Classic convertible original owner. My parents bought it new and has been in the garage for 17 years since my dad passed. Looks as if it came out of showroom yesterday. I am in south eastern Idaho. If you have any interest, let me know. Thanks.

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The Rambler American was a likeable car, with its clean, simple design. It is a shame that AMC is hardly mentioned anymore, but thanks to Lou and the gentleman who owns (and restored) it, some of their cars won't be forgotten. Thanks Lou!

What a neat little car, and so rare too.

Hi Audie, High praise :-) My pleasure sharing with you, Lou

Hi David, High praise :-) You're welcome, Lou

Hello Charlie, Happy to receive a "Wow" from you :-) I'll do my best to "Never stop !". My pleasure sharing with you. Thank you, Lou

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Hi Hurstscrambler, Happy to read your Dad had 30 years with AMC :-) Lou

Happy to read you appreciate the rarity of this car :-) Good news! Here is one more for you to enjoy. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AMQIEQbm7F4.html

Thanks for showing these Ramblers Lou. Do you have footage of a 1969 rambler SC rambler Hurst ? Also know as the rambler scrambler ? I never seen one in real life ,but I know they are very rare

Hi Chris, Happy to read you enjoy this "Gem" :-) You're welcome, Lou

Hi TheGunFighter45acp, Happy to read you appreciate the rarity of this car :-) My pleasure sharing with you. You're welcome, Lou

Hi Jeff, Happy to read you enjoy this "largely forgotten today but are very clean designs." Well said. You're welcome, Lou

I owned a 59 American--40 years ago--and it looked nothing like the next two generations of American...I thought that the mid-60s versions were rather bland looking....but wow!...a V8 convertible 4sp?....my mind is blown..AMC was such a unique, struggling company, but they hung in there for a long time. I would love to have a cup of coffee with the owner of this car, I am sure he has lots of good stories about his over 30 years with AMC...he is also an American Classic!

Hi Just a Ramblin, NICE! Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RU-vid Channel, Lou

Hi Michael, Happy to share this "Rare Gem" with you :-) Glad to read this car brings back memories of your Sisters car. Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

Hi gene978, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Grandparents car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

Hi David, Happy to read you appreciate this "wonderful and extremely rare beauty" :-) Lou

Hi Grant, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Grandparents car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

Hi Carroll, Happy to read "I love simple small car" :-) You're welcome, Lou

Hi Rudy, Happy to read you enjoy this cute rare find :-) You're welcome, Lou

Hi Robert, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Dads car he loved :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

Hi Terry M, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Lou

Happy to read this is a favorite for you :-)

Hi Robert, Happy to read you enjoy this "history on wheels" :-) I do enjoy what I'm doing and it's a pleasure to share the videos and rides with you, Lou

GOOD MORNING Aejandro, Happy to read "AWESOME & UNIQUE" :-) My pleasure taking you along for the ride, and you're welcome, Lou

Hi Glen, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your GF's cars :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

Hi Bruce H., Happy to read this one is a "home run" :-) You're welcome, Lou

Happy to read you enjoy this car :-)

Hi motorTranz, Happy to read you enjoy this car & story :-) You're welcome, Lou

Hi AMCmachine, Happy to read you enjoy this "great find" :-) Lou

Hi David, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Fathers car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

Hi Jim, Happy to share this rare AMC treat with you :-) Lou

Hi Ken, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Dads Buddy's car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RU-vid Channel, Lou

@@loucostabile Thanks Lou. Yup..I will do that if I haven't already.

Bill, I agree, it does look like it would compete with those. Lou

Hi George S, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your 1st car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car THROTTLE POWER :-)

@Peter --- Happy to read you enjoy this "great little red rocket!" :-) Wishing you a great Monday too. You're welcome, Lou

Hi 99saleen322, You're welcome. Hope this video helps fill in a puzzle piece or two. Lou

Hi : Kevin-Bruce: Stevens., Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RU-vid Channel, Lou

Thank you scavengerspc :-) Let your wife know she's on the right Channel for her. If she types into RU-vid search "My Car Story with Lou American Motors" or "My Car Story with Lou AMC" I think she'll see many she'll enjoy. Lou

@@loucostabile She definitely knows Lou. In fact, you did a video on a 69 AMX a year or two ago, and she was thrilled. She still has it bookmarked and watches it occasionally.

Hi William, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Lou

@@loucostabile Yeah, the previous generation American was such an ugly little box! Rambler really scored with the redesign. Super clean lines, "literally" timeless design.

Hi Philip, Happy to read you enjoy this "very nice clean car" :-) Lou

Hi Brennan CJ, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Friends car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

Hi Jaime, Happy to read you enjoy that this typhoon is ready to take off :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

Hi David, Happy to read you enjoy the rarity and story of this car :-) Lou

Leave silly politics out, please!

@@curbozerboomer1773 as a man and former member of US Coast Guard there’s nothing silly about politics except ignorant people.

Hi Sabba_Dabba, Happy to read "What a great little car" :-) I agree, Lou

High praise :-)

Hi Alan, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RU-vid Channel, Lou

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Hi tuesdays rain, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your 1st car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RU-vid Channel, Lou

....buying a jet sounds FUN !

Hi Dirk, Happy to read you enjoy this "Very cool little car!!!" :-) Lou

Nice :-)

Hi AMCmachine, Happy to read this car brings back memories of the Rogue Convertible you remember :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

Hi Brian, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this RU-vid Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RU-vid Channel, Lou

You're right, you don't see this one at many car shows today.

Hi Lee, Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

High praise Wesley :-) You're welcome.

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Hi Brian, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your wife's parents cars :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

Hi Joe, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RU-vid Channel, Lou

@@loucostabile sure love your channel

@@loucostabile your mate with all the cuda's is a legend pass on my love from Perth Western Australia 🇦🇺

Hi Curtis, OUCH! Hang in there and heal up soon! Lou

BT3 Bryant Advance boiler technician U.S.S.GRIDLEY CG-21(You may fire 🔥 😳 when ready Gridley)acc/abs, automatic combustion control console operator, L.M.E.T. 6YO(6year obligator).. Assigned to carrier task force U.S.S. Ranger and U.S.S. Carl Vinson 10-17-84. Truthfully Lou, all I wanted was Brenda an my 76 California white Pontiac Trans-Am with white interior, and not in that order. Curtis🤪😎

High praise :-)

Hi Tracy, WOW! Would be a great car story for this Channel. Hope we run into each other and make sure you say hello, Lou

Hi Al Dente, Happy to read you enjoy the Ramblers styling for a compact car :-) Lou

Hi Dozer, Hope your cars comes out exactly the way you like it :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

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Hi Bruce P, Good question. Not sure, Lou

They built more than 3 convertibles. Aside from the three with 290s the rest all had 232s

Mine had a 232 three on the tree automatic . Man I miss that car

Hi Super Case, My pleasure sharing this car with you. Lou

Hi Carl V, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Dads cars :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing what you notice, Lou

@@loucostabile You're welcome, Lou. I clicked the "like" button on your video. That's really a very sharp and very rare American. Hope Don got that exhaust leak fixed, though. I don't mean to be so critical, but that flappity-flap exhaust leak sound is so prominent that it draws immediate negative attention to a viewer and starts to cast doubt to other car afficionados about the quality of the restoration and build. I liken it to guys who post their driving videos here when show-casing their beautifully restored vintage car or truck, and the first thing you see is a misaligned steering wheel that's way off-center while on a straight, flat road. Ugh, that's like fingernails on a chalkboard! To some folks, that's a not a big deal, but to a real car enthusiast, that kind of attention to detail is important, in my humble opinion.

Sounds like the car my uncle bought, I believe it was a 66 2 dr post with 6 cylinder and three speed column shift transmission. Rubber floor mats, no radio, but did have a heated, blackwall tires, with dog dish hub caps. Really good gas mileage from the engine. Good cheap trsnsportation.

@@allanfranklin9615 Yeah, the worst part about Dad going to the new '62 bare-bones Rambler is that he traded in our absolutely pristine top-of-the-line '57 Bel Air (with V8, auto, power, etc). So, we went from relative luxury and beautiful world-class styling to basic transportation in a boring sedate car, and it really sucked. That new Rambler had little if any sound deadening, so it was noisy and clunky.

@@carlv8168 man, that's a bummer...

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Hi kimosabbe50, Happy to read you enjoy this gentleman & his AMC. We were further West in Genoa, Lou

Hi Daniel, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Best Friends car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

In the late 60s, AMC built the Rambler American "Scrambler"....their idea of a muscle car--and it did very well against the competition!...It had a 390ci, 4sp, rated at 325hp(probably underrated!)...they are very collectable nowadays.

Hi Denaalb, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your 1st car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RU-vid Channel, Lou

Here's a video of the two versions of the Rambler Scrambler. Enjoy! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BmLkZ8VvcUo.html

Hi Michael, Happy to read "Nice" from you :-) Lou

Hi David, THANK YOU for the SUPER THANKS! I appreciate your support, Lou

Hi koozmane 68, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your 1st car you bought yourself :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RU-vid Channel, Lou

Hi Larry, Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

Nice !

@@loucostabile hi from NICE.france 🤣 👩‍🦰

Hi John, Happy to read you enjoy this story & car :-) Lou

It's a gift I learned in college....

High praise MR CHONN

Hi Iraq Kingdom, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RU-vid Channel, Lou

@@loucostabile I deliberately wrote in Arabic to let you know that your videos are spread in all countries.....😀😀😀 Certainly I can write my comments in English,but just to let you know that people in middle east are following you....

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Hi David, Thank you for viewing and sharing what you notice, Lou

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I think 2 bbl. If a Viewer knows for sure, feel free to share knowledge.

Hi kobra6660, Happy to read you enjoy the AMC cars :-) Lou

I wonder what the hp rating was on that 290ci engine?...Probably not much, maybe 200hp or so, but in a lightweight vehicle, it would be fun!

Hi James, Happy to read the details you share in this comment :-) I agree, this one is a "barrel of fun". You're welcome, Lou

Happy to read you enjoy this "Very nice!" car and the sounds from the top going down too :-)

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