Finally have my SC/Rambler Keeper

 

I first contacted Matt when I saw the car as a feature in the AIM magazine almost by accident many years ago and shortly after I had moved out to Phoenix.  At the time I told Matt that if he ever wanted to sell the car I would like to have first right of refusal.  He wasn't interested in selling the car and became good friends due to our mutual interest in AMCs  Although I strongly urged him to keep the car after he moved out here, it just wasn't in the cards for him so he took me up on my offer to buy the car and here we are. We are still great friends and he will be going with me next weekend to the Sedona show at the Blue Moon Saloon so although the car no longer sits in his garage, he will still get to enjoy it at shows and events that he has the time to go to.

 

I think Matt's greatest pride of owning the car is a large, very high quality print of the car by Danny Whitfield painting that now prominently resides in the lobby of the Cancer Treatment Centers of America in memory of his wife Val (http://www.dannywhitfield.com/images/ITEM_22-A-2_1969_SC_RAMBLER_B-SCHEME-Raised_letters_copy.jpg).  Matt used to have a great slide show posted up on You Tube that played along with the song "Summer of 69" but it must have taken it down due to not having the rights to use the song .

 

Here are some of the other clips Matt put up on the web:

 

 

 

 

 

 

He sure had fun with it!

 

The Danny Whitfield print:

 

 

BTW, Dan I hope we get to see that beautiful SC at our show in November!!!

BTW, you saw this car when it came in towards the end of the Phoenix show that you attended earlier this year.  When you next see it the torn basket weat material will be repaired, both bumpers will be replaced and it will have two new rear sneakers.  I am also putting in electronic ignition and will eventually put on the twin 450s.  I talked to the speed shop yesterday and that is what they recommended and he said he was unfamiliar with the 525s.  IIRC, Peter Curd has twin 525 on his inline dual quad intake.

 

I will probably get also get a pair of 600s or 650s if I ever take it to the track.

 

Drats, that is the same weekend I will be coming back from "accross the pond", arriving back in Phoenix sometime late on Saturday