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| Rambler Rebel | |
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 1957 Rambler Rebel | |
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| Manufacturer | American Motors Corporation (AMC) |
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| Class | Mid-size |
| Layout | FR layout |
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| Successor | AMC Rebel |
The Rambler Rebel is an automobile that was produced by the American Motors Corporation (AMC) of Kenosha, Wisconsin for the 1957 through 1960 model years, as well as again for 1966 and 1967.
Introduced as a stand-alone model in one body style, the 1957 Rambler Rebel is credited for being the first factory-produced intermediate-sized high-performance car.[1] This later became known as the muscle car market segment.[2] It was also to be among the earliest production cars equipped with electronic fuel injection.[3]
The second and third generations essentially became the equivalent Rambler Six models, but equipped with a V8 engine. The Rebel nameplate was reintroduced in 1966 as the top-line intermediate-sized two-door hardtop. For the 1967 model year, AMC's all-new intermediate line took the Rebel name. American Motors dropped the historic "Rambler" marque from these intermediate-sized models to become the AMC Rebel starting with the 1968 model year.
Both the Rambler Six and Rambler Rebel V8 were assembled at the former-Nash Motors plant in Toronto Canada until July 1957 when the Toronto plant closed. Canadian-market Ramblers were then imported from Kenosha until AMC opened its new assembly plant in Brampton, Ontario in December 1960. The cars were also produced in Argentina by Industrias Kaiser Argentina (IKA).
- ^ "Rebel with a cause: 1957 Rambler blazed a trail". Old Cars Weekly. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Hardin, Drew (16 June 2019). "Is the 1957 Rambler Rebel the First Muscle Car?". Motor Trend. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Zyla, Greg (12 December 2020). "Collector Car Corner - 1957: The Year of Fuel Injection, Tri-Power 3x2 induction and a very fast Rambler Rebel". Owego Pennysaver Press. Retrieved 14 December 2023.