1968 AMC Rebel 550 from North America - Comments

8th Sep 2002, 22:51

"Nice upon restoration"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

The interior was shot so we had that redone.

When we first got it, it used about 1 qt of oil every 50 miles, so we had the engine rebuilt.

The thermostat housing has broken twice now.

The aftermarket starter solenoid went bad and stayed engaged.

General comments?

After restoration, it looks great, drives great, and feels comfy.

I've only had to tow this thing once.

It has a Buick like ride.

Very gas consuming though.


29th Nov 2003, 20:23

Well... over a year later, I wish I could say the same about this car. This is the original writer of the above work, by the way. This car.. is possessed or something. 20,000 miles later, this car now has a brand new 9" Ford differential, its 4th set of rear brakes within a year, new UV joints, and now I have to pull the clutch out. The differential tried to disassemble on the freeway at 70 MPH 12 hours before I was going to leave on a 1000 mile trip, thank you god for saving my life, but um, now it holds a 2000 dollar differential that made this car shaky as hell. Overall... am becoming unsatisfied with the quality of some of the original craftsmanship of this car. Am finally considering it hitting eBay... I wanna live a few more years..

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