Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about this AMC Rambler Ambassador:

1) Here is the door tag that some people have been asking to see.















Q: Sir What is below the glovebox? My first car was a 1965 990, 2d HT. I had a RCA 45 record player that looks like the item under your glovebox. Bueatiful car!!!! Aug-18-06
A: It is a chrome tissue dispenser on a swivel with a chrome & black amc emblem on it. Dick Teague, the head designer,added this plus the fold-back bucket seats.

Q: is the motor and transmission strong? are there things that need to be fixed before one can drive this? Aug-18-06
A: Yes it is. In early August I drove the car from Fairfield, IA to Williamsburg, IA and back. The car drives fine


Email Received:
> >From: T. Vance
> >To: Al Lane

> >Subject: Re;" 65" convertable, Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:00:16 -0700 (PDT)

> >My father, S. Vance, was in charge of the AMC Engineering Prototype shop from 1964 to 1981, his group was also responsible for all convertable design and proto build, your auction has raised some questions with my brother ( he's an avid AMC enthusist), we'd be interested in any info you may have. T. S. Vance

> > How did the car get into public hands?
> > How did it get ot Iowa, most prototypes were built in Detroit area?



> >Al Lane wrote:
Thomas; Roy Stoddard, When he ordered this car at Mc Knight Motors in Keokuk, IA , the dealer told him he couldn't get it that way. Roy said to order it any way, the most they can tell you is "No!" When the order got to Kenosha, someone said the car was out front, just like the order had it. They loaded it with an MSO And it went to Keokuk, IA. They picked up the car and got the title Nov. 9 ,1964 and took it home. AMC called no less than 5 times offering more money each time to get it back. Roy said "No" each time. The build sheet shows Aug.1 1963 as the date it was built. Hope this Helps. Al


> >From: T Vance
> >To: Al Lane
> >Subject: RE: Re;" 65" convertable,
> >Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:02:39 -0700 (PDT)

> >Thanks for your response, I think we figured this out. Roy Stoddard ordered a car at or around the same time a vehicle was special ordered by Dick Teague, Vice President of AMC Styling, (I worked for him in the late 60's) , and Stoddard got the car by mistake which Mr. Teague would not have appreciated. The 5 passenger convertable was the package previous to the top my late father designed which stacked rearward of the rear seat allowing seating for three (thus 6 passengers). Mind you the above regarding Mr. Teague's order is only a guess on my part but Teague, on several occasions , ordered vehicles and developed special packages to surprise upper management with a new proposals. If we can dig up anything further will forward. T. S. Vance