There's a Rambler in Marietta, Georgia!

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  • Jim Bow
    Normcore
    • Jul 2008
    • 24003

    There's a Rambler in Marietta, Georgia!

    In another thread, Renard38 mentioned that he has a Rambler.

    Beginning in 1961, I was 15, we became a Rambler family. A white 61 Cross Country wagon with a rear facing third seat. Auto with push button selector. It came with a roof rack that included leather straps to tie down luggage. This was followed by a sportier Emerald green 64 wagon. After I went in the Navy, my brother talkedmy dad into buying a metallic burgundy Javelin.
    “Come, come, my conservative friend, wipe the dew off your spectacles and see the world is moving" - Elizabeth Cady Stanton
  • TerryLL
    Lake Pend Oreille Idaho
    • Mar 2007
    • 9798

    #2
    Re: There's a Rambler in Marietta, Georgia!

    I own a '73 Rambler. Three bedroom single story on a double lot. Love it.

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    • Keith Wilson
      Trying to be reasonable
      • Oct 1999
      • 64122

      #3
      Re: There's a Rambler in Marietta, Georgia!

      My parents bought one just like this when I was five; kept it until I was ten. Not a single option, flathead six, three-on-the-tree, and vacuum-operated wipers, God help us.

      "For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations,
      for nature cannot be fooled."

      Richard Feynman

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      • seanz
        Resilient?
        • Nov 2006
        • 23662

        #4
        Re: There's a Rambler in Marietta, Georgia!

        Nostalgia is great, right till you get to...
        vacuum-operated wipers
        We don't know how lucky we are....

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        • Keith Wilson
          Trying to be reasonable
          • Oct 1999
          • 64122

          #5
          Re: There's a Rambler in Marietta, Georgia!

          My father was absurdly cheap when buying cars, although not unusually so with anything else. I think the first car he bought with a radio was in 1976. Electric wipers were an option. He didn't buy them.
          "For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations,
          for nature cannot be fooled."

          Richard Feynman

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          • TerryLL
            Lake Pend Oreille Idaho
            • Mar 2007
            • 9798

            #6
            Re: There's a Rambler in Marietta, Georgia!

            Those vacuum wipers were a joy going uphill on a rainy night. You give it a bit more gas to get up the hill and the wipers stop. Sweet!

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            • Jimmy W
              SE USA MS or sometimes GA
              • Feb 2010
              • 29078

              #7
              Re: There's a Rambler in Marietta, Georgia!

              I saw this one about 25 miles north of Marietta a few years ago.

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              • Dan McCosh
                Senior Member
                • Mar 2001
                • 16375

                #8
                Re: There's a Rambler in Marietta, Georgia!

                Reclining seats. Drive-in movies.

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                • David W Pratt
                  Senior Member
                  • May 2005
                  • 12326

                  #9
                  Re: There's a Rambler in Marietta, Georgia!

                  I used to see them disabled by the side of the road, growing up on LI. I think the front suspension mounts would rust out

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                  • David G
                    Senior Member
                    • Dec 2003
                    • 89764

                    #10
                    Re: There's a Rambler in Marietta, Georgia!

                    My granny had one almost like this. Pale blue or aqua, though, iirc. Brings back good memories. Driving with her while she cracked jokes, and made fun of other drivers. Granny cursed like a trucker, too when need arose --

                    David G
                    Harbor Woodworks
                    https://www.facebook.com/HarborWoodworks/

                    "It was a Sunday morning and Goddard gave thanks that there were still places where one could worship in temples not made by human hands." -- L. F. Herreshoff (The Compleat Cruiser)

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                    • Dan McCosh
                      Senior Member
                      • Mar 2001
                      • 16375

                      #11
                      Re: There's a Rambler in Marietta, Georgia!

                      Originally posted by David W Pratt
                      I used to see them disabled by the side of the road, growing up on LI. I think the front suspension mounts would rust out
                      They had the first unit bodies in the U.S.(like the Jaguar XKE), which meant the springs could fly up through the hood when the sheet metal rusted.

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                      • Shang
                        Senior Member
                        • Sep 2000
                        • 10021

                        #12
                        Re: There's a Rambler in Marietta, Georgia!

                        Friend of mine had a Rambler. He named it "Muskrat."

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                        • Lew Barrett
                          Landlocked
                          • Dec 2005
                          • 30035

                          #13
                          Re: There's a Rambler in Marietta, Georgia!

                          It's stunning how appealing they seem now. At the time I couldn't think of anything I'd rather not be seen in. At the time, these always seemed particularly embarrassing to me.


                          I know.....not technically a Rambler.....but they were a Nash. And the styling fits the overall motif.

                          They look a lot more entertaining now.
                          One of the most enduring qualities of an old wooden boat is the smell it imparts to your clothing.

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                          • David G
                            Senior Member
                            • Dec 2003
                            • 89764

                            #14
                            Re: There's a Rambler in Marietta, Georgia!

                            Despite being ridiculed by everyone I've ever admitted it to... I've always had a sweet spot for the looks of the Pacer --

                            David G
                            Harbor Woodworks
                            https://www.facebook.com/HarborWoodworks/

                            "It was a Sunday morning and Goddard gave thanks that there were still places where one could worship in temples not made by human hands." -- L. F. Herreshoff (The Compleat Cruiser)

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                            • oznabrag
                              Historical Illiterate
                              • Nov 2008
                              • 40798

                              #15
                              Re: There's a Rambler in Marietta, Georgia!

                              Originally posted by David G
                              Despite being ridiculed by everyone I've ever admitted it to... I've always had a sweet spot for the looks of the Pacer --
                              Man, you must be some kinda freak!
                              Rattling the teacups.

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