Somebody ran a stop sign and totaled it. Other than that there were few problems. It did have a leak around the heater that the dealer was never able to fix, but that wasn't a big deal, just got an occasional drop of water on my foot if driving in a heavy rain.
It got more miles per gallon than any car I have owned since.
It was very comfortable. I even camped out in the car. The reclining seats were more comfortable for camping than a cot could ever have been.
I see see most cars have now added some features like reclining seats and seat belts that were pioneered by Rambler. The Chrysler K cars seemed to me a spin off from the Rambler, but without the Rambler quality and reliability.
Having owned many Ramblers over the last 44 years I would have to say it has never entered my mind that someone would compare a cheap, poorly built, tin can Chrysler K car to a Rambler. Wow now I've heard everything.
You mention having the Rambler equipped with a Slant 6? A Slant 6 could be jerry rigged to fit in a swap, I'd bet, but they didn't come with them from the factory ;)
Wrong! My first car was a 1966 Rambler American 2 door hardtop. It had a 232 slant 6 (from the factory). When that engine blew we installed another 232 slant 6 from the factory (from a junk 66 American 2 door hardtop) right in. I am not an enthusiast or any of that, but this I know as fact!
The 1966 Rambler American 2 door hardtop DID come with a 232 slant 6 from the factory; end of story.
Ramblers were ahead of their time, as were many Studebakers.
OK, listen up here: the "slant six" refers to the Chrysler-built in-line six cylinder motor, so named because the cylinders were canted at a slant instead of being vertical in the engine block like, um, the Rambler 232, as well as the in-line six cylinder motors of EVERY OTHER manufacturer at that time.
People who don't know any better, though, just blithely refer to every in-line six cylinder motor, no matter who makes it, as a "slant six". Maybe they just like to say "slant-six", who knows.
Comment Sept. 12 19:37 is correct.
The AMC/Rambler 232 was an in-line "straight" six cylinder engine.
Chrysler's 225 was a true "Slant" six.
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