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Topic: "Beep-Beep"
Posted By: 1analguy
Subject: "Beep-Beep"
Date Posted: Aug/12/2015 at 11:49am
I was floored this morning by this bolt from the blue. It seemed kind of historic, so I posted it here...I hope I was correct.

One of my wife's best buddies, since around eighth grade, sent her this youtube link. It was a 16mm film that just surfaced from their family archives, and they've had it converted to digital. It stars her father (Caddie) and uncle (Rambler), and was made by her other uncle and his wife, back in the sixties. The film is a Kenosha product, as are all of the people involved. Enjoy!







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Posted By: Gisulf
Date Posted: Aug/12/2015 at 1:07pm
Thanks for posting this. That tune still makes me grin.


Posted By: kirkwood
Date Posted: Aug/12/2015 at 1:27pm
I've never been much of a fan of that song, but that video brought a smile to my face. Thank you for sharing!

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Posted By: 70 Donohue 390
Date Posted: Aug/12/2015 at 2:04pm
Originally posted by kirkwood kirkwood wrote:

I've never been much of a fan of that song, but that video brought a smile to my face. Thank you for sharing!


Ditto!! and I though my Dad was the king of 8MM filming. Fantastic editing also!!

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67 Rogue 290 Convert

70 BBO 390 5 Speed Javelin-under construction


Posted By: SSGWerewolf
Date Posted: Aug/12/2015 at 2:50pm
That's just to cool !! I have heard the song before but I have not seen the video !!

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73 Javelin AMX


Posted By: bikerfox
Date Posted: Aug/12/2015 at 8:07pm
Bravo, Bravo!!

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1969 Rebel SST (1970-1987)
1968 AMX (2005-2011)
1969 SC/Rambler (2011-2019)
1970 Javelin (2019 to ?)"Jane"


Posted By: Mr. Ed
Date Posted: Aug/13/2015 at 8:15am
Very cool! I want one!

Later!
Mr. Ed


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2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo "Gwendolyn."
1978 Concord Sport coupe "Mr. Black".
1982 Concord wagon. The Admiral. FOR SALE!
1976 Sportabout X, 304, auto, air. The Bronze Goddess



Posted By: fast401
Date Posted: Aug/13/2015 at 11:46am
Hate this song!!!! I could say more but I'll drop it.

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Posted By: nda racer
Date Posted: Aug/13/2015 at 2:25pm
Cool old vid.


The thing that bugs me about the song is, it promotes brand biased stupid stories. Like all the people with 4.10 gears and stock engines doing 140+ mph......


Posted By: hassyfoto
Date Posted: Aug/13/2015 at 4:00pm
Awesome!!!!!



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Posted By: Concours dude
Date Posted: Aug/13/2015 at 8:38pm
Cool video! IMHO if the lyrics said "How do I get my AMX out of second gear?" more folks would like the tune.

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1976 Hornet
65 440 H
61 Amb
59 Classic wagon
55 Ambassador Sedan
54 Ambassador Country Club
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AMO #10029


Posted By: 1analguy
Date Posted: Aug/27/2015 at 11:06am
Originally posted by nda racer nda racer wrote:

Cool old vid...
That's all it was meant to be. I thought it had a lot of quaint historical feel to it, and the fact that these three brothers and their families actually took the time and went through all the trouble and expense to make it, and to have it resurface now, just amazes me. When I first saw it, I immediately thought "I have to share this with the AMC community". I had hoped that everyone would accept and enjoy it in the spirit in which it was intended, but I do understand that everyone is different...though it didn't occur to me then that anyone would/could be offended by it. Not that you were...



Originally posted by nda racer nda racer wrote:

...The thing that bugs me about the song is, it promotes brand biased on stupid stories...
Well, the song never actually was a commercial, nor was its intent ever promotional, it was just a gag song with a "David and Goliath" motif. Heck, Dr. Demento used to play it on his syndicated radio show. That was its target audience.



Originally posted by nda racer nda racer wrote:

...biased on stupid stories. Like all the people with 4.10 gears and stock engines doing 140+ mph...
I sure do know where you're coming from here. I've heard countless versions of these nonsensical stories myself. One example I'll never forget: back in the early '70s I met a guy through a girl I was dating at the time. When he found out that I was a gear head and an AMC freak, he began telling me all about his ground-bound UFO, what turned out to be a worn out '69 390 Ambassador wagon that was a former sheriff's squad car with a lot of miles on it. It was still stock, but guess what? It would go 150 mph! And he made sure that everyone knew it would go 150, too. Of course, he was just stupid and didn't know any better, and I now charitably assume that that's true of most people who tell these kinds of tall tales.


Posted By: Ram Air Rick
Date Posted: Aug/27/2015 at 5:17pm
Thanks for sharing. I loved it.

That's a great video, especially when you consider it's age.

Good idea preserving it and turning it into a digital memento.

Rich C.


Posted By: sidewinder
Date Posted: Aug/27/2015 at 8:40pm
too funny....thanks for sharing!!   Very cool!!

Chuck Page


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Posted By: nda racer
Date Posted: Aug/27/2015 at 9:43pm
Originally posted by 1analguy 1analguy wrote:


worn out '69 390 Ambassador wagon that was a former sheriff's squad car with a lot of miles on it. It was still stock, but guess what? It would go 150 mph! And he made sure that everyone knew it would go 150, too.


Just imagine the stories about the current "cop packages" in 40 years. 300 mph easy. Esp since they have over twice the power, far better transmissions, body's with far less wind drag and far superior tires.


Posted By: 1analguy
Date Posted: Aug/28/2015 at 8:50am
Originally posted by nda racer nda racer wrote:

Just imagine the stories about the current "cop packages" in 40 years. 300 mph easy. Esp since they have over twice the power, far better transmissions, body's with far less wind drag and far superior tires.
It's not just AMC owners, either. On one of the Porsche forums, there was a guy with a stock Bentley Continental GT that would do 250 mph. He knew for a fact that it was true because the salesman told him so. And nobody was calling him on it!


Posted By: gwryder
Date Posted: Sep/07/2015 at 8:01pm
Amazing that was made in the sixties. They were really ahead of their time. What freaks me, is how pristine the Rambler American is. Thanks for posting.

John

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Posted By: Ruby loye
Date Posted: May/07/2016 at 6:45am
Well the 62's were obviously brand new, so yeah pristine, my convert looks like that on except red and white and no one on earth has done near 100 in her...
 
Mark


Posted By: gremlin1945
Date Posted: May/08/2016 at 12:00am
For anybody interested that song by the Playmates had a second version. Cadillac/GM didn't appreciate the reference so the Playmates recorded another version replacing Cadillac with limousine. I guess it was all ironed out as the Cadi version is the only one you hear now.

 Edit, here's the real story, according to Wiki-pedia: 
Because of a directive by the  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC" rel="nofollow - BBC  that songs not include  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand" rel="nofollow - brand  names in their  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyrics" rel="nofollow - lyrics , a UK re-recorded version of "Beep Beep" was recorded for the  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" rel="nofollow - European  market replacing the  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac" rel="nofollow - Cadillac  and  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nash_Rambler" rel="nofollow - Nash Rambler  with the generic terms the  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limousine" rel="nofollow - Limousine  and  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_car" rel="nofollow - Bubble car .


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Posted By: expdchief
Date Posted: Nov/02/2017 at 8:18am
Now that is VERY cool!  Thanks for sharing.


Posted By: 1analguy
Date Posted: Feb/28/2018 at 7:03pm
Originally posted by gremlin1945 gremlin1945 wrote:

For anybody interested that song by the Playmates had a second version. Cadillac/GM didn't appreciate the reference so the Playmates recorded another version replacing Cadillac with limousine. I guess it was all ironed out as the Cadi version is the only one you hear now.

 Edit, here's the real story, according to Wiki-pedia: 
Because of a directive by the  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC - BBC that songs not include  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand - brand names in their  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyrics - lyrics, a UK re-recorded version of "Beep Beep" was recorded for the  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe - European market replacing the  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac - Cadillac and  https://en.wikipedia.org/wikiash_Rambler - Nash Rambler with the generic terms the  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limousine - Limousine and  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_car - Bubble car.
This is priceless...thanks for sharing!


Posted By: tyrodtom
Date Posted: Mar/01/2018 at 8:19pm
I can remember when the song first came out in 58,   and my mom not getting the joke.

She complained no car could go over 100 mph in second gear, she failed to see the humor.


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Posted By: 69 SCRambler
Date Posted: Mar/15/2018 at 1:57pm
Yes, thanks for posting this!
Great old video, even before MTV!


Posted By: amcglass
Date Posted: Apr/17/2018 at 8:43pm
I think my kids knew this song before the ages of 8 and 5   they sung it at the AMC shows all over the place   
  Thanks for the laughs


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BBG Mark Donohue 401

74 Jav/AMX
71 Matador 2dr sedan delivery wagon
1902 Rambler Runabout   
70 T/A Javelin


Posted By: 7TZ
Date Posted: Apr/18/2018 at 8:37pm
Never heard that song before. Kinda liked it. Great video, looked professional.

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1969 AMX
2005 350Z
1970 240Z


Posted By: danalog
Date Posted: Sep/13/2018 at 8:33pm
That's hilarious, it just goes to show how clever nash was with the rambler and it's light, small size.


Posted By: tedjr1
Date Posted: Oct/19/2019 at 2:45pm
Too funny


Posted By: tuffypuff
Date Posted: Nov/19/2019 at 6:07pm
wow; really man?


Posted By: tuffypuff
Date Posted: Nov/19/2019 at 6:08pm
My vision was a Metropolitan instead of the Rambler...


Posted By: 1analguy
Date Posted: Jun/04/2020 at 1:42pm
Originally posted by tuffypuff tuffypuff wrote:

My vision was a Metropolitan instead of the Rambler...
The lyrics in the first verse of the song clearly said "a little Nash Rambler", so...


Posted By: norwegianrambler
Date Posted: Jul/06/2020 at 12:38pm
Thank you for posting this video. :)
I have always liked the song. And now no one can say the lyrics is a lie, we have a video proving it to be true :P       or not. :) 
well...ty again. You made my day.


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1961 Rambler Classic Crosscountry


Posted By: amcorphan
Date Posted: Oct/02/2020 at 2:45am
Thanks for sharing the video. The footage made me smile. Very well presented I have the Beep-Beep tune on cassette tape and play it from time to time.


Posted By: majeff56
Date Posted: Jul/22/2022 at 3:40pm
 For sure I can remember that tune.   I have to chuckle when I think of all those nice AMC's out there that have had that experience.   Long live the Beep Beep !!



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