By all accounts, it’s been a pretty terrible week. With Boston getting messed up beyond comprehension and Waco getting blown to smithereens, I feel it’s my duty to post some good old American metal to help alleviate the stress of whatever it is that has been going on.
This 1969 Rebel SST stands proud, with its chrome shining and orange paint luminating everything in the close vicinity. It kind of makes everything better just by existing. Take it all in.
I shot the car during the Easter weekend, and you can see that from the fact there’s still snow on the ground. It had a scribbled number on its window, probably due to having been to the American Car Show held in Helsinki recently.
By definition, in my opinion every car bearing any AMC-related badge has somehow had weird dimensions or proportions – except the Rebel here. It’s somehow just right, and a nice change from the Galaxies that look a touch similar at a glance. But the weird thing is that it most reminds me of an Opel Commodore Coupé.
The engine here, according to the badge and confirmed by the plates, is the 290 cu in Typhoon V8.
I believe the Rebel here has been skillfully restored to the condition it’s in, as it appears to be in nice, useable shape. The vinyl top looks like it’s been replaced at some point, and it’s all good. The seats have also been reupholstered.
It’s also somehow fitting the Rebel’s parked next to a Caliber of all things. Where the Caliber wants to appear chunky and contrivedly masculine, it overdoes it all and nothing on it works. The Rebel is a far simpler design effort, and manages to exude laid-back cool. The Rebel abides.
[Images: Copyright 2013 Hooniverse/Antti Kautonen]
Leave a Reply