1969 Hurst S/C Rambler (the "Scrambler") by DeAgostini

Have it, love it.

I don't know if you ever rode in one but it could be kind of scary.....and I'm talking about when I was young and thought I would never die.

@bob-jackman +1  Me too Bob...and a bunch of other AMCs.  I would like to see more of them done.

@jmullinax I can relate about being young and thinking I would never die. It's a miracle I've made it to old age. It was only a few years ago that I decided to satisfy a long time itch. I built a 1929 Model A Ford high boy roadster and put a highly modified 302 motor in it that produced over 300 HP at the wheels and weighed 1800 pounds. Talk about scary but an absolute thrill every time I got in it.

@bob-jackman That Highboy would be a blast to drive no doubt Bob.....but you would have to respect its potential for sure!

Not that it's a contest but if I was on the hunt for a thrill ride I would probably go with your Model A creation. I'm certain it was better than a Cedar Point rollercoaster.

Posted by: @mg-harv

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Poor old #4 AMC did what it could to compete with the big boys in the ponycar/muscle car era. What they came up with in 1969, soon after the Javelin's appearance, was to take the small Rambler Rogue, stuff a 390 V8 into it, and provide a Hurst shifter and a few upgraded items to boot. More on the real thing here: https://musclecars.howstuffworks.com/classic-muscle-cars/1969-amc-hurst-sc-rambler.htm.  

Ixo/DeAgostini did a good job on this one (#89 in the American Car series). I can't tell if they got the steering column tach (likely not) but they did put in 3-tone striped headrests just like the original. 

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Back in my teenage years I remember an article in Rod & Custom about A. I. R. preparing some Scramblers for the Baja 500 off-road race. Ten cars were prepped, including four with 4-wheel drive (a test bed for the AMC Eagle 4WD perhaps?). Four of the cars dropped out with steering box failure - the off-road knocks were too much for them. But the A.I.R. team finished 1st in class (driven by Bob Bondurant, no less), as well as 3rd, 4th (a 4WD car), 5th, and 13th. This would be a nice conversion for Ixo to make.

 

Never got that version but always liked this series of Rambler Americans so using a partworks diecast two door sedan and another hardtop, did up these variations.

And then just collected the IKA Renault versions.

Thanks for the writeup and pictures John. I really like your conversions of the Rambler convertible and hardtop.

Posted by: @bob-jackman

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Thanks for the writeup and pictures John. I really like your conversions of the Rambler convertible and hardtop.

Actually only the four door sedan, wagon and convertible are my work, the hardtop is a partworks item.

@john-quilter I should have known that as the Scrambler was a hardtop.