My dad bought this 1969 AMC Hurst SC/Rambler new on May 6, 1969 from French & Morrow Rambler Sales in Fort Worth Texas. It's been in our family ever since. I've always loved the car. In 1980, dad rebuilt the 390 V-8; however, in 1985 he decided to park the car when the brakes failed. In July 1999, when in route to watch the Craftsman Truck Series race in Bristol TN, we passed what at first I thought was another SC/Rambler (after reviewing the pictures I took, I realize it was just a fake). It made me begin thinking of dad's car and how I'd like to rebuild it.

After talking with my dad about what the car would need, I decided to go ahead and do it. In November 1999, I picked the car up from Texas and towed it to North Carolina.

Since obtaining the car, I've parked it in the garage and began restoring it. First, we cleaned it up and began disassembling it. In December we pulled the transmission out and rebuilt it in January 2000. In January, we pulled the motor and began rebuilding it. While the motor was at the machine shop (February to May), we pulled the rearend and springs and had them blasted, painting them before reinstalling. We've also done both front and rear brakes with help from Master Power Brakes. We painted the wheels in the original blue and have shod them with new rubber. The engine compartment has also been painted and all of the parts are going back in. In May 2000, the engine came back from the machine shop and by July we had it assembled and installed into the car.

1976, The Rambler, two dogs and me.

Restoration begins