Details

• Condition
  Pre-Owned Clear Title
• Engine
  390/315 V8
• Drivetrain
  Not Specified
• Interior
  Black
• VIN #
  A9M097X302638
• Mileage
  87971
• Transmission
  Manual
• Exterior Color
  Red White
• Stock #
  SN3496
• Warranty
  

1969 AMC SC/Rambler Hurst — Numbers-Matching 390 V8, Close-Ratio 4-Speed, 1 of 1,512 Built Why This Car Is Special The 1969 AMC SC/Rambler Hurst is one of the more deliberately engineered sleepers in the history of American muscle. American Motors and Hurst Performance built just 1,512 of them — a small enough number to make any survivor significant, but it is the details of how this car was built that make it genuinely remarkable. AMC took their compact Rambler American body, dropped in the 390 cubic inch V8 rated at 315 horsepower, bolted in a close-ratio Borg-Warner T-10 four-speed, hung a functional ram-air hood scoop from the hood, and sold the whole package for $2,998 — the lowest sticker price of any true muscle car in 1969. A GTO Judge started at $3,161 that year. A Chevelle SS 396 was over $3,600. AMC was not playing by the same rules as everyone else. The SC/Rambler was conceived with drag racing in mind from the start. AMC worked with NHRA to homologate the car for F/Stock competition, which meant the factory had to produce a minimum number of identically configured cars. The result was a vehicle that came out of the showroom drag-strip ready: anti-hop rear torque links, staggered rear shock absorbers, front disc brakes, a limited-slip differential, and heavy-duty suspension all came standard. This was not a dealer-option muscle car. Every SC/Rambler received the full package. The car was offered in two paint configurations. The more common layout — known as the 'A' Scheme — placed a bold red and white body with a blue hood stripe and blue accents on an otherwise white car. The 'B' Scheme reversed the arrangement with a mostly red body. Of the 1,512 built, approximately 1,215 received the A Scheme, making this example part of the more familiar and most photographed variant of the model. The car you are looking at wears the factory A Scheme livery and it is confirmed correct by the VIN, which encodes the 'X' engine designation — verifying this...