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Origins
The Classic, launched for 1961 on the Rambler Six and Rebel's foundations, was the centre of AMC's range during its strongest years: bigger than the American, humbler than the Ambassador, and for a time astonishingly popular — Rambler stood third in American sales in the early 1960s, behind only Chevrolet and Ford, on the strength of cars like this. The 1963 Classic was the range's high-water mark, winning Motor Trend's Car of the Year for its clever unit construction, curved side glass and tidy Richard Teague-influenced packaging. Sixes and V8s, saloons, wagons and hardtops covered the waterfront of family need. The name lasted until 1966, when the Rebel badge replaced it. The Classic is what mainstream America actually bought when it briefly took the sensible company seriously.
1965 Rambler Classic 660 4-d blue-white VA-t · CZmarlin — Christopher Ziemnowicz, releases all rights but a photo credit would be appreciated if this image is used anywhere other than Wikipedia. Please leave a note at Wikipedia here. Thank you! · Public domain
