1968 rebel SST wagon "typhoon package"
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Topic: 1968 rebel SST wagon "typhoon package"
Posted By: Shawno47
Subject: 1968 rebel SST wagon "typhoon package"
Date Posted: Mar/22/2017 at 12:09pm
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Hey all, new to the forum... I've got a friend who have a 1968 rebel 770 wagon, it's an SST with a 343 and a 4 speed manual Trans with a bench seat. Factory dual exhaust and a 4bbl carb with a limited slip reared. The motor is a solid lifter motor, amongst a lot of other goofy options, in the glove box is a factory manual that has specs about a TYPHOON PACKAGE, I've been trying forever to find production numbers of the car or what exactly the rarity of it is... anyway I may have stumbled upon yet another 68 wagon with all the same options only this one is an automatic... any information on these two wagons would be wonderful, the auto wagon is a runner driver and a lot less rusty than the manual Trans wagon but I'm interested in getting either or. Thanks again for any help. Shawn |
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Posted By: 70amxpaul
Date Posted: Mar/22/2017 at 4:47pm
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Welcome: You have a rare find with 343 4 speed 1968 wagon, etc. How about an photo of the manual with " Typhoon package " wording to view. ------------- 1970 red AMX 390 4speed AM FM rally PAC go PAC tilt rim blow black leather service block 60 over Canton pan Ross piston Indy intake Eddie heads Crane roller cam kit Ford 9 posi roll bar 65000 miles |
Posted By: Shawno47
Date Posted: Mar/22/2017 at 4:57pm
| I'll get pictures of the 4 speed wagon here soon, what about the auto wagon? Is It rare as well? I'd prefer to get a hold of the 4speed wagon but the body on it is pretty rusty. The Typhoon package manuals was only hear say from my friend, I'm going to poke around some more and see if I can see it with my own eyes. Is a typhoon package something that anyone has heard of before? |
Posted By: kalve
Date Posted: Nov/25/2017 at 1:01pm
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I looked up AMC Typhoon & only thing I could come up with Typhoon is the name of the V8 used in the car. Here is the link for the Typhoon https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/hcc/2007/03/A-New-Storm-Brewing/1423685.html ------------- 1964 T bird Landau 2000 Mercedes Benz CLK 430 convertible 1970 AMC Rebel SST Wagon |
Posted By: rocklandrambler
Date Posted: Nov/25/2017 at 1:17pm
What about the first "Typhoon", a mid-year special '64 Classic re-badged as a Typhoon to introduce the new 232 cid I-6? ------------- Past AMC's 1974 Hornet X (new) 1975 Gremlin X (new) 1964 Classic 660 Cross Country 1965 American 440-H |
kalve wrote:Posted By: kalve
Date Posted: Nov/25/2017 at 2:46pm
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https://jalopnik.com/383446/engine-of-the-day-amc-straight-six
------------- 1964 T bird Landau 2000 Mercedes Benz CLK 430 convertible 1970 AMC Rebel SST Wagon |
Posted By: amcenthusiast
Date Posted: Dec/02/2017 at 6:43pm
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'66 Dodge Charger was planned to be Chrysler's full production turbine engine powered car. AMC played upon the image, or borrowed some of the charisma, by naming the high compression 4bbl versions of their all new '66 V8 'Typhoon'. Where 'Typhoon' is similar word picture to 'Turbine' and suggests the same spinning motion -it's a subliminal thing. In your case, on the Rebel wagon, there was no 'Typhoon Package' per se -it was just a name for the high compression 4bbl 343 engine. ------------- 443 XRV8 Gremlin YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=2DmFOKRuzUc XRV8 Race Parts website: http://amcramblermarlin.1colony.com/ |
Posted By: mdh157
Date Posted: Jul/30/2018 at 9:02pm
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there are numbers out there for how many 4 speeds were made but I am not aware of a breakdown by body style. ------------- '67 Ambassador DPL/3 spd/OD |