1970 AMC Ambassador SST wagon, V8 390-4

Wagon

V8 315hp AMX 390 cu in

Automatic

A0887X191246

Clear

It is time to sell this classic and get it out of Mom’s garage. My parents bought this in 1974 in Omaha, NE, and were the second owners. The original owner wanted a powerful wagon capable of towing and this was it! Since 1974 it has lived in my mother’s garage. It has 143,335 original miles and is in great condition for a 40+ year-old car with no restoration. My parents maintained and serviced the car regularly. The tailgate in back opens both ways and the back power window still works fine. When we drove it recently it started right up and runs great. To my knowledge all dashboard instruments, lights, controls and wipers are functional with no issues. This Ambassador wagon has the larger AMX 390 cu in (6.4 L) V-8 engine, which produced 325 hp (242 kW; 330 PS). This was the most powerful engine AMC would ever offer in a regular production vehicle. Engine block heater is attached for those cold Nebraska mornings. New battery installed 1 month ago. Body Dark metallic brown paint with wood accent trim. The body is in good shape – the right rear wheel well has some blistering, with rust coming through the body panel. See attached photos – I was home visiting and took pictures in a hurry. Please contact me for questions. No other major damage to vehicle – some minor dings and rock damage on the paint. Hood and body panels straight with no defects. Towing hitch assembly is installed and included. Wheels Tires in good condition. Includes the 4 original AMC hubcaps (some dings). Interior Good condition considering the age of the vehicle. Seat vinyl intact with no major tears. There is some expected fading and discoloration. Interior metal door trim has loosened and detached, but is present to be reattached as desired. Carpets are intact in the passenger compartment. Carpet in the cargo area in back does have some tears and is loose, but none missing. Seatbelts are in place. For manufacturer specs go to: http://www.automobile-catalog.com/car/1970/130355/amc_ambassador_sst_wagon_v-8_390_automatic.html Paypal only please. $500 USD deposit due within 3 days of end of auction. Buyer responsible for all pickup/transport details. Local pickup only. Vehicle located in Manhattan, KS, zip 66502. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// This is a true Survivor Car! From CollectorCar.com (my comments **in italics**): “WE HAVE GOTTEN A LITTLE TOO LOOSE WITH THE DEFINITION OF A SURVIVOR CAR A survivor car is a pretty narrow category in my opinion. It means that a vehicle has come through the years with all of the originality that made it highly desirable in car guy world. Lately the definition of a survivor car has been diluted down to a wishy-washy interpretation of a survivor car. So let's re-establish a set of basic ground rules about what makes the grade as a survivor car. I watched a TV program that featured survivor cars and tried to include a repainted car in the collection as a survivor model. The first rule of survivor cars is their original paint job. You cannot paint a collector car and still call it a survivor any more than you can geld a horse and still call it a stallion. Something is fundamentally different in both cases, although the horse has better reasons to be a lot sadder about the changes in his life. **This Ambassador Wagon has original factory paint.** The paint job has to be the original finish, complete with orange peel and a thin layer of actual paint in many cases from the factories of the past. The car will be measured by its ability to have survived decades with nothing more than a wax job on its paint surface. The survivor vehicle will usually have enjoyed a pampered life inside a garage **garaged x 40 years** The interior also has to be original to qualify as a survivor car and this presents a problem when mice get involved in the vehicles because they can wreak unholy hell on an interior. **Original interior with no mice involvement** It is well worth the effort to professionally clean the interior to hold onto the survivor tag. The net result is that your car will still be a charter member of the survivor club. **Not done but car is actually pretty clean inside** The rest of the survivor car rules are pretty simple: it should have its factory power-train front to back **YES** and it should have all of its original equipment like spare tire (some guys even claim these have their original air in the tires), jack and lug wrench. Some cars even have their original tires, but who really wants to put a lot of faith in degenerated rubber at highway speeds?” On Jun-03-14 at 20:01:06 PDT, seller added the following information: NOTE: Engine was rebuilt by a local mechanic in October 1991, at 99162 miles on odometer.On Jun-07-14 at 22:46:48 PDT, seller added the following information: UPDATE: Current owner (my mom) states the heater, and all fans are working, but the AC compressor stopped working a couple years ago.