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| | | Re: Engines that Time Forgot | Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 360 enthusiast | OP enthusiast Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 360 | Nope..not Buick or Olds.
It's an American Motors 390. It was hard to tell, but I think the owner was kinda proud. Too bad AMC never made a van. My gut was saying AMC, but my head was saying Buick or Olds... Should probably listen to my gut the next time... About them not building a van, perhaps we can correct that.. Put an AMC engine in a G-series or Tradesman, etc... I'm sure someone must have done it already... | | | Re: Engines that Time Forgot | Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 360 enthusiast | OP enthusiast Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 360 | The show I was at Saturday had two AMXs and both were 390s. One was original but I couldn't get an engine pic. I wish you could have. Unfortunately I haven't had the pleasure of hearing an AMC 390 run... Probably should be having some videos on youtube... | | | Re: Engines that Time Forgot | Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 360 enthusiast | OP enthusiast Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 360 | Lovely... Love the related video of the black Rambler Rebel too... You're right.. Very unique and deep; similar to the Hemis. Funny enough, if AMC was in production today, it would probably be using the current Chrysler Hemi engines which also have a unique and deep sound... LOL. To me the Hemis have the best noise among the modern engine lineup.. But I wonder which would have the best noise if we were to lineup the SBCs, Ford Windsor V8 / Cobra Jet, the old Hemis and the AMC V8s... Finding and build an AMC engine probably is probably extremely hard and probably might cost. | | | Re: Engines that Time Forgot | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,695 veteran | veteran Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,695 | Some AMXs also had a 327, no relation to the Chevy version.
Jeep was weird, they had some parts from all of the Big 3 in them for a long time after Chrysler took over, not to mention the AMC parts that were left from when they were closed down. AM General, I heard, was GM and AMC working together. I think it is the only surviving remnant of AMC, if that's true. My uncle was in the motor pool in WWII. He said the Jeep name came from the Army's gift of shortening everytihng. They started without a name, then were called "GP" for general purpose vehicles, then that got shortened to "GEEP". How they got a J is anyone's guess.
The oddest combo I've ever seen was in a 63 Pontiac Tempest. Half a 389 V8 up front with a torsion tube back to a rear independent transaxle (from a Corvair). The torque converter was under the trunk.
Not a big horsepower combo, but just very weird. RipperServing NYC/LI 347-303-7403 | | | Re: Engines that Time Forgot | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 21,211 Likes: 25 Supreme Master | Supreme Master Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 21,211 Likes: 25 | Kaiser-Jeep used a Buick 350 named the "Dauntless" engine in the 69 Wagoneer. Was not aware of a 327 used in the AMX's but some of the pre-69 Wagoneers did come through with Chevy 327 engines. I don't know at what point AMC start building they own engines. I do know that they used Mopar 727 transmissions in some apps. Just renamed "TorqueCommand" rather than "TorqueFlite".
Nate Breece | | | Re: Engines that Time Forgot | Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 9,855 Likes: 234 carpal tunnel | carpal tunnel Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 9,855 Likes: 234 | Yeah Ripper those transaxles in the early Tempest were a PITA to work on but the little cast iron 4 cly was bullet proof. They were the forefather of the "iron duke" engines.
| | | Re: Engines that Time Forgot | Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 9,855 Likes: 234 carpal tunnel | carpal tunnel Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 9,855 Likes: 234 | How about an opposed air cooled six cylinder? (not exactly forgotten) Seen in vans from time to time. | | | Re: Engines that Time Forgot | Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 9,855 Likes: 234 carpal tunnel | carpal tunnel Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 9,855 Likes: 234 | Here's an engine that was available in First Gen Chevy vans. I've never seen (or heard of) one so I can only believe they must have been rare. (This one has custom covers.)
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