A 1965 Rambler Classic Cross Country station wagon with 287 V8 engine and 3-on-the-tree manual transmission, found in a Colorado wrecking yard.
When I photographed junkyard Ramblers with a 1963 Rambler promotional film camera last week, one of the main subjects was a 1965 Classic Cross Country wagon in glorious Barcelona Taupe Metallic paint. Because the film was black-and-white, that car's paint— which we'd call brown today—wasn't identifiable. We'll remedy that right now, with a Rambler station wagon Junkyard Treasure in full modern color.
Bob Bundy Rambler eventually became Bob Bundy AMC-Jeep-Renault, and I've found those badges on other Colorado junkyard residents.The paperwork I found in the car was all dated 1975 or earlier, so I think this car got parked at age 10 and never drove again.The engine is AMC's 287-cubic-inch pushrod V8, rated at 198 hp.The transmission is the base three-on-the-tree column-shift manual, which is ideal for a bench-seat-equipped family wagon.
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