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Rambling On 
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 Topic: 1965 american 440h hardtop inportPosted: Jun/18/2013 at 6:08am |
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after having 2 rambler american projects go belly up . i came across this american 440h hardtop on ebay . with the pics (as seen below) & the wright up on the car . i had to take a big chance if i wanted it . as i couldnt get the time of work to go view the car & it was over 1000km away from me .so i took the plunge & bought it . lucky for me i got to meet a couple of guys from this forum while i was working on the other ramblers i had . fortunate for me Gary a member on here was able to help me out & get it transported up & help me arrange the paper work for rego . . . .... when i went to the transport depo they told me they had to create the car lol . as it was not on their list . making it the only one of its kind on the qld transport depo record . turns out the car was imported 3 years ago & was never put on Australian roads . it does need the once over, need to go threw the car from top to bottom making sure everything is up to scratch . i also want to give it my own personal touch . so i am looking at putting on a set of cragar wheels . i wont be going to crazy on her as i want to keep it mostly original . the car came with new carpet so i pulled the seats out to find the floor in perfect condition .    |
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Midnight Rambler
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Posted: Jun/18/2013 at 6:31am |
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Sweet! Look at aluminum wheels as well. I had Cragers on mine, and I think Freecat1 has them on his wagon. But I got my hands on a set of vintage Ansen Sprints, and I have to say the aluminum compliments the stainless trim very nicely.
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fljab
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Posted: Jun/18/2013 at 8:20am |
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AMC ralley wheels look great on this too. 14" are more common than the 15" variety, but both are out there.
This is probably my favorite AMC body style; I had a '65 440. |
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brownspirit
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Posted: Jun/19/2013 at 10:58am |
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What a sharp car, congrats! Andy
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shootist
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Posted: Jun/19/2013 at 9:17pm |
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Wow, what a cherry ride you found there. Very nice.
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DougS
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Posted: Jun/19/2013 at 9:24pm |
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Very, very nice. It appears pristine.
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Rambling On
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Posted: Jun/29/2013 at 10:42pm |
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i picked up a set of wire wheels cheep . i do have white walls ordered for it . will look better with them on it
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rocklandrambler
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Posted: Jun/30/2013 at 2:19am |
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VERY NICE
 With those wheels they do need the whitewalls. What happened to the whitewalls that were on it? Were they no good, or two small for the wires?
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1974 Hornet X (new) 1975 Gremlin X (new) 1964 Classic 660 Cross Country 1965 American 440-H |
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thanks mate . yea the white walls on the other rims would fit the wires but would be a little narrow , plus i would like to keep the original rims & tyres with caps . should i ever decide to put the originals back on .
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got the car back from head office workshop today . it has been there for the past week getting the exhaust done . went to pick it up & boss goes enjoy no charge . the car is still fairly quiet no extractors as yet . just split into 2 at engine pipe . but in the proccess of getting some extractors . i think i may need to get under the car & give it a clean up .  i think it is a bit dirty . dont like the fact that the boys painted the pipes .  Edited by Rambling On - Jul/11/2013 at 5:55am |
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