1967 american 343

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        This car was purchased in 1970 by my uncle. He bought it from a gentleman that ordered it from the factory for his daughter going to college. He ordered this car as a 1967 AMC Rambler American 220 Trim with 343 v8 and T-10 trans. The car was originally frost white with blue interior.
     In 1970 my uncle did some work to the car (carb, headers, traction bars) and began to drag race it in Albuquerque NM. In 1971 He won a state championship in the car. I believe he was running B/Stock. Fast forward a few years, He traded the car to my father for a 1969 chevelle. My dad owned the car for several years and took my mom on their honeymoon to durango in it. In 1983 my father sold the car to a family friend who kept it until 1999 when my father purchased the car back.

     I was 13 when my father bought it back and started driving it. I learned how to drive in it and soon enough would have my license. He sold me the Rambler as my first car. Six monthes after I got my license I managed to grenade a piston. I was still very young and had limited income. After tearing the engine apart and discovering the damage I sold the car to a friend. The guy I sold it to put the engine back together 10 years after I sold it to him. He drove the car very little and then parked it again. 

      A few weeks ago I found out the car was going up for sale. Considering all of my family history with the car I couldn't pass up the opertunity to own it again. I paid more then I would have liked and it is in worse shape then I remember. However I am determined to bring it back to its old glory. The drivetrain is all pretty solid. The body is the rough part. When my father owned the car in the 80's it was T-boned on the passenger side and never repaired. When I was 14 I decided bondo was the golden ticket to fix it.  Well needless to say it never got fixed correct and is pretty sad.
Over the next couple years I plan yto make it right so my two sons can enjoy this car and learn to drive in it just as I did.   Here are a couple pictures of it before I picked it up. I bought it without the wheels and tires. It now has a set of chrome reverse on the front and rocket five spokes on the rear. The interior had been completely gutted but I managed to buy a complete set of seats from Tomslik here on the forum!  