Rambler Six and Rambler V8 | |
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![]() 1960 Rambler Six sedan | |
Overview | |
Manufacturer | American Motors Corporation (AMC) |
Also called | Nash Rambler Hudson Rambler |
Production | 1956 – 1960 |
Assembly | |
Designer | Edmund E. Anderson |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | |
Layout | FR layout |
Powertrain | |
Engine | |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 108 in (2,743 mm) |
Chronology | |
Successor | Rambler Classic |
The Rambler Six and the Rambler V8 are intermediate sized automobiles that were built and marketed by American Motors Corporation (AMC) for model years 1956 through 1960.
Launched on 15 December 1955, the 1956 model year Rambler Six ushered a "new era in motoring has begun" according to George W. Romney, President of AMC.[1] In 1956, the Rambler was sold through both Nash and Hudson networks of dealerships.[2] This resulted from the merger of the two companies to form AMC in 1954.
The new Rambler line created and defined a new market segment, the "compact car" as the automobile classification was called at that time. A V8 engine powered model, the Rambler V8, was added for the 1957 model year.