When I worked on the rail, there was a junk yard next to one of the sidings. I could see this car with twin headlights and mean looking lines and could never figure what the hell it was. One day my curious it's got the best of me while I was in the siding waiting on a bad meet. Did some trespassing and found it was an AMC rebel. A 68or69. Nice looking car with very similar lines to a mopar.
'1970' Road Runner '383' vs. AMC Rebel Machine '390'
- Thread starter 69 Cuda 440
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Not Rebel 'Machine' was 'White' with the red and blue stripes.
If you knew what to order from the Parts Department 'over-the-counter'
{Group 19 Performance Group}, you could make them run with the
Mopar 383's, Ford 390's, Chevrolet 396/325 HP, GTO's and 4-4-2's.
If you knew what to order from the Parts Department 'over-the-counter'
{Group 19 Performance Group}, you could make them run with the
Mopar 383's, Ford 390's, Chevrolet 396/325 HP, GTO's and 4-4-2's.
bad440
everything,all the time..
i like the rebel machine its very unique.i had a 70 rr hemi orange 383 auto that holley.that i would take over a carter anyday...it ran real good,the 383 engine is actualy a really durable engine mine went to 6000 daily til i sold it....now its pampered...loloh yeah it was my first mopar,traded a celica for it ,and the mopar guys were pissed cause i painted the engine chevy orange...lol what a bunch of whiners....
68383GTS
Well-Known Member
69 Cuda 440 Are you saying the green one is not a Rebel Machine? They did come in other colors beside Red,white,and blue.
68383GTS
Well-Known Member
I love The Machines but the 390's had bad oiling issues.
451Cuda
Well-Known Member
'3' Mopar Guys from Nebraska checking out the Rebel 'Machine'.
"You know something Bubba, this 'Machine' would make a nice Tow Car for our 63' Max-Wedge."
Why you picking on Nebraska? Never heard of Pete's Patriot? Record setting '69 SS AMX from Kearney, Nebraska.
grimreaper
Cross Member
Funny this match up would come up here. My boss back in about '74 had The Machine she bought new in 69. A co-worker had an orange 70 Roadrunner. They would race each other every so often. The RR always won, and it wasn't because the boss couldn't drive. She raced motorcycles and drove a Norton when she wasn't driving The Machine.
451 Cuda,
Apologies, no knock on Nebraska or the 69' AMX Super/Stocker.
Just a tease on 1970 'The Machine'.
Nebraska wasn't necessarily Rambler Country back then, despite the great success
of 'Pete's Patriot' of Peterson Motor Company {Pete Peterson}.
The Machine,
They could run decent when they added some components from the 'Group 19'
Performance Catalog.
* Camshaft.................{Type 2 = .477" Lift ~ 302* Duration ~ 98* Overlap}
* Holley 3-Barrel..........{930 CFM}
* Edelbrock Intake........#R4B
* Mallory Ignition
* Doug Headers
* 4.10 Gears.............{For Street}
That got you into the high 13.00's.
Apologies, no knock on Nebraska or the 69' AMX Super/Stocker.
Just a tease on 1970 'The Machine'.
Nebraska wasn't necessarily Rambler Country back then, despite the great success
of 'Pete's Patriot' of Peterson Motor Company {Pete Peterson}.
The Machine,
They could run decent when they added some components from the 'Group 19'
Performance Catalog.
* Camshaft.................{Type 2 = .477" Lift ~ 302* Duration ~ 98* Overlap}
* Holley 3-Barrel..........{930 CFM}
* Edelbrock Intake........#R4B
* Mallory Ignition
* Doug Headers
* 4.10 Gears.............{For Street}
That got you into the high 13.00's.
dustoff440
Well-Known Member
Super Stock & Drag Illustrated,
Tested a new 1970 Rebel Machine 'Press Test Car' at New York National Speedway in May 1970.
An 'off-the-showroom-floor' 'stock' 4-Speed with 3.54 Gears w/Twin-Grip Differential
from Hicksville Rambler.
Results............. 14.80's @ 95 MPH
Best Time......... 14.82 @ 95.5 MPH
After 'tweaking' by the Racing Tech Heads of American Motors.
Best Time......... 14.66 @ 96.8 MPH
They looked much better with a 'Solid Color' paint scheme.
Tested a new 1970 Rebel Machine 'Press Test Car' at New York National Speedway in May 1970.
An 'off-the-showroom-floor' 'stock' 4-Speed with 3.54 Gears w/Twin-Grip Differential
from Hicksville Rambler.
Results............. 14.80's @ 95 MPH
Best Time......... 14.82 @ 95.5 MPH
After 'tweaking' by the Racing Tech Heads of American Motors.
Best Time......... 14.66 @ 96.8 MPH
They looked much better with a 'Solid Color' paint scheme.
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