2 OWNER ACTUAL MILE 1962 RAMBLER CLASSIC 400 CROSS COUNTRY WAGON TIME CAPSULE FL

1962 AMC RAMBLER
CLASSIC 400 CROSS-COUNTRY STATION WAGON
STUNNING 2-OWNER CAR WITH JUST 85,512 ORIGINAL MILES!!!!
EVERY MODEL YEAR REGISTRATION SINCE NEW UNTIL 1994 WHEN THE 2ND OWNER PURCHASED IT WITH 77,396 MILES ON AN “A” TITLE!
BEAUTIFUL AND RARE ORIGINAL COLOR FINISH OF ALGIERS ROSE COPPER METALLIC WITH COPPER INTERIOR TRIM!
EXCEPTIONALLY STRAIGHT, LEAN, UST-FREE, ND REMARKABLE CONDITION THROUGHOUT!
RECENTLY COMPLETED A 250 MILE ROUND-TRIP CRUISE WITHOUT ISSUE OR INCIDENT!
EXTENSIVE DOCUMENTATION, ERVICE HISTORY, EGISTRATION TRACK, RIGINAL OWNERS MANUAL, ND MORE!
TRULY A ONE OF A KIND AMC TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION!
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WITH QUESTIONS.
THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DETAILED!!!
IT HAS BEEN WASHED, ACUUMED, ND WIPED DOWN WITH TURTLE WAX QUICK SHINE PRIOR TO BEING PHOTOGRAPHED.
IMAGINE HOW AMAZING IT WILL LOOK WHEN YOU TAKE THE TIME TO DETAIL AT HOME!
OVERVIEW

They are only original once. When you have the opportunity to find a vehicle that has made it 54 years with only 2 owners, nd still shows, rives, nd functions like it did back then, ou have to take notice!
This incredibly 1962 AMC Rambler Classic 400 Cross-Country Wagon is a 2-owner car, ith a remarkable amount of documentation, nd a condition that makes it not only a fully capable show car for your collection, ut a proven and reliable driver able to take your family to a show in the next State, et alone the next town!
Please take a moment to read the detailed listing, ook over the 100 extra-large detailed photos, nd then call me to make it yours before someone else does it first!

THIS VEHICLE HAS A CLEAN AND CLEAR FLORIDA TITLE IN OUR POSSESSION, ND IS READY FOR SALE AND EXPORT WORLDWIDE.
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DESCRIPTION

I came across this car by accident.
I was travelling through Central Florida to see a collection of cars an Estate Company was taking bids on, nd on the way home, ang near put myself through the truck windshield when I came across this killer Wagon sitting out in front of a house with a FOR SALE sign in the window!
After meeting with the owner, etting the full story and history on the car, e tossed me the keys and said “go ahead and drive it, ut just know you will buy it if you do”.
I turned the key, nd with a cold engine just pushed the starter button in ever so slightly and the Wagon came to life. The idle is so clean and smooth and quite, ou have to strain to hear it run with doors and windows shut, nd it hums like a sewing machine with that great sound only the cast-iron 195.6 OHV motor can make! Pushing in the reverse button let the transmission snick into gear, nd allowed me to back into the driveway, nd a quick press of D1 had me ready for my test ride!
As I pulled into the street and merged with traffic, was amazed at how tight, ew, nd solid the car felt. Pushing the accelerator brought ample power, nd the car picked up speed easily.
I made my way to the toll road nearby, ecause the prior owner insisted that I get out on the road with it. As I slowed to pay the toll, was surprised at how smoothly and efficiently the brakes felt, ith no pulling, ander, r modulation to be found.
I pulled out on the highway, nd let my right foot go crazy, icking up speed smoothly and cleanly until I reach what the speedometer said was 70mph. 70mph????? Holy cow, didn’t even realize it!!!! I pulled out my GPS app on my phone, nd found that the speedo was only 2 mph off of what the satellites where telling me, ut even at 68mph, he car felt as stable, olid, nd smooth as most modern cars do!
Handling is tight and sure, nd the car has no odd pulling, oises, r issues when cruising down the road.
It steers like an extension of your arms, nd anyone in the family can captain this cruiser without much effort, ven with the manual steering rack.
No excess slop in the wheel, nd an easy lock-to-lock radius thanks to the stock steering wheel helps make parking lot maneuvers a breeze.
I cruised about 4 miles at that speed before taking an exit and heading back, nd noticed that all of the gauges were functioning and appeared to be correct and calibrated too! That’s a rarity on most of the older cars that haven’t had them replaced.
I took time while cruising to turn on the stock AM radio, nd was shocked when I heard the local FM channel come through the speakers loud and clear! Turns out, ay back in the 80’s the first owner had installed an FM modulator that works through the stock AM radio! It is hidden in the glove compartment, nd when activated and set on the last memory channel in the AM’s pushbutton spot, lays clear FM channels with ease! Plus, he AM radio works like it should when modulator is turned off!
Since that worked out good, figured I would try all of the other buttons, nd was smiling ear to ear when I found that everything from the fan control to the vent levers, ight switch to wipers, nd even the cigar lighter worked like they should! Turn signals function, nd make that lovely “tick-ting” sound we all love, nd the floor high-beam switch does what it should too!
Returning to the house, got a lesson from the owner on how to operate the optional TWIN-TRAVEL bed in the car. With everything folded down and flat, he entire inside of the car becomes a giant mattress, llowing you and your travel companions the opportunity to sleep in the car in more comfort than most of the shady hotels you’ll come across!
As we adjusted the seats and cushions, was able to inspect the whole interior, nd was astounded by how clean, amage-free, nd solid it was!
The original copper finish shows wonderfully throughout the car, nd the seats are in exceptional condition with no rips, ears, eam pulls, r any other signs of damage. They are clean and neat, ut as I said above, he car has NOT been professionally detailed by me, o imagine how awesome it will look when you take the time to really clean it up good!
Door panels, ick panels, rim panels…all of it looks amazing, nd shows only the lightest signs of normal use and no damage or disrepair.
Headliner looks amazing, nd shows no signs of sagging, tains, r issues.
All of the trim pieces inside are original and beautiful, gain with only light signs of normal use and no damage or issues.
Windows roll up and down with ease on all 5 doors. Yep, ven the back window opens and closes like a charm with its chrome outside handle. The handle still locks with the original key too!
Glass throughout the car is clean, nd shows only the faintest little mark or two from normal use, ut no cracks, hips, r breaks.
Carpeting is so clean that I had to ask how he kept it that way! His reply was that “if you take care of your car, t will always take care of you”. No truer words have been spoken, nd the condition of the interior alone was enough to let me know that the cars only two owners both felt the same way!
As we transitioned from the inside to the outside again, was struck once more by the rare Algiers Rose Copper Metallic paint on the car.
After coming home, spent some time doing some research and found that only 3,134 400 wagons were made in 1962, was surprised that I could not find a single one in this color except for a link to an old eBay auction where someone sold a ¼ scale Promotional toy by AMC in the exact color combo of the real car! Wish I could find another!
Anyway, he paint on the car is absolutely beautiful, nd color changes hue depending on how the light hits it, r if it is in the sun or the shade. It shows glossy, lick, nd smooth regardless of if it is in the sunlight, r the streetlights hollow glow, nd has no thin spots or anything like that either!
It has been kept indoors since new in case you thought otherwise, nd the person I bought the car from has taken great care to clean and wax it on a regular basis, s evidenced by the photos you see in this ad.
The car has just a handful of two very minor imperfections to show from its 54 years of service, nd these are things like little stone chips, tiny scuff mark, nd light scratches that you would expect to see on something that wasn’t a full frame-off restored type of car.
I have taken many close up photos from various angles so that you can see there is NOTHING that would constitute damage or disrepair on the cars finish, nd that overall, t presents incredibly well from every viewpoint.
The frost white roof shows the same, ith just an imperfection of two to be found if you really look for them, nd clean, lossy, lick, nd shiny paint everywhere else.
The prior owner used Turtle Wax in the old-school can since 1994, nd based on the condition of this paint, am going to go get some to use on MY car!
The body on the car is incredibly straight, nd it doesn’t take but a second to realize that it is all original metal, ll 100% steel, nd all completely rust and body work free from front to back.
. THERE IS NO RUST OR ROT OR BODY DAMAGE
NONE.
NO RUST.
NO ROT.
NO BODY DAMAGE.
ALL 100% REAL ORIGINAL STEEL. ALL OF IT.
Door gaps, ood fit, nd panel alignment is stellar, nd none of the doors droop or hang, nd even inside the tailgate shows clean and straight.
This is an exceptionally solid car all the way around.
The bright work, rim, luminum, hrome and stainless finishes on the car are incredible when you realize they are original pieces too, nd show wonderfully on the car. As you can see in the photos, he trim has light, atural patina that comes with age here and there, ut overall looks astonishingly nice from the front bumper to the back door handle, nd everything in between.
The worst piece of trim is the original antennae mast, hich has oxidation and shows tarnished. I wouldn’t replace it, ecause it is original to the car, nd I am sure that if you spent some time cleaning it, sing some Mothers metal polish, nd adding some elbow grease, t would look a lot nicer than it does.
That actually extends to all of the trim. It has NOT been formally detailed. You are seeing it basically as I got it, ith the exception of a wash, ac, nd wipe down with Quickshine Spray. If you take the time to go over the whole car from stem to stern and clean the nooks and crannies, olish and clean the trim, nd wax and buff the paint, t is going to look even nicer than what you see in the photos below!
The car rolls on stock steel wheels, ainted to match of course, nd comes complete with two sets of caps. The original dog-dish units and the full wheel covers with Rambler logo shown on the car.
All of them are in very good condition, ith light normal wear signs, nd no damage or disrepair. I like the full size better, ecause it looks dressier, ut a purist may want to go with the original caps. Either way, t is your choice, ecause the winning bidder gets them all!
Tires are modern radials with a classic thin-whitewall look. They have at least 70% of the useable tread life remaining, nd no signs of damage or disrepair.
Open the hood, nd you are met by a very clean and presentable engine bay that has houses the original 195.6ci OHV Cast-Iron inline 6 cylinder motor the car was born with!
It had been pulled and completely gone through not long ago, nd the assortment of receipts shows that valve seals, alve springs, ntake seal, oil, tarter, lugs, lug wires, ilot bushing, lex plate, nd full tune-up were recently done, long with a full re-coring and restoration of the original radiator in 2015, nd a complete rebuild and refurbish of the braking system in 2015 as well.
The engine runs perfectly, oes NOT leak or weep, nd shows pretty enough that you’ll want to leave the hood open at car shows!
As stated earlier, t runs and performs flawlessly, nd I just completed a 250 mile round trip in the car two weeks ago where it spent over 6 hours being driven in a mix of city and highway use, nd it ran FANTASTIC!
It does not come CLOSE to running hot, oesn’t stutter or stumble, nd doesn’t do anything it shouldn’t.
I am so sure of the cars drivability that I encourage you to buy it, ly in, nd drive it home. I think it would be an EPIC summer vacation road trip, nd think it would make the trip just fine!
Transmission is smooth shifting, ault free, nd works perfectly in each setting without any issues or incidents.
All of the push buttons work like they should, nd the original pull/push parking control functions perfectly along with the E-Brake.
Undercarriage, ike the body on the car, s neat, nd all original real steel from front to back.
It has not been sprayed off, ressure washed, r anything. The oxidation you see in the photos is just that, ight surface oxidation that would come off with a wire brush. Normal grime and years of plain dirt too.
If you wanted to pressure wash and wipe it down, t will look better than it does now, ut we felt that the history and originality of the car was best left preserved, o we did not do it. I hope you won’t either.
No patch panels, o replacement panels, o bondo, o BS. Just solid, lean, riginal floor pans and frame rails that have been protected by a light coating of what looks to be a factory undercoat. It is NOT thick, oopy fresh junk sprayed on thick to hide things! As you can see in the photos, t is just the normal style of Ziebart or other factory type rust preventative that still shows you the real metal underneath.
Make no mistake, ou are not going to put mirrors under the chassis at a car show! It is not a detailed, estored, nd painted up undercarriage. This is just a clean, traight, riginal, nd untouched chassis that is ready for another 54 years of service.
The suspension on the car is solid and tight, nd as stated earlier, he car doesn’t wallow or feel floaty on the road.
Like everything else on the car, eneral maintenance and upkeep over the years has kept everything from the shocks to the springs and the bushings and bearings all in good, lean, roper working order, o everything does what it should.
I think you could buy this car and use it for a daily driver without much issue at all!
The history of the car as told to me was that the original owner was the son of a former AMC employee at the Kenosha Plant. He ordered this car to be custom built, nd took delivery of it in December of 1961 in Vineland, J.
William used the car as a summer vacation cruiser for his family, nd it spent much of its life in indoor storage, aiting for the snow to thaw and those trips to the Hamptons, ersey Shore, nd the Pine Barrens.
I have the vehicle registrations for the car from that owner from 1962 to 1984, hen he became ill and could no longer drive. It was placed in the garage for storage for a full decade before the family elected to part with it.
I also have the original owner manual, xtensive receipts for past and recent repair and maintenance work, nd almost every registration for the car since new.
The car remained in storage until 1994, hen the 2nd owner purchased the car on its original “A” title, nd with 77,396 miles showing on the odometer. Receipts and paperwork validate his ownership history, n which he had the car mechanically sorted out after its time in storage, nd shipped it to his winter home in Central Florida for use as a the family car on those 8 week visits when they couldn’t take the northern weather any more.
The rest of the time, t remained stored inside, nd set on jack stands to avoid having flat spots on the tires.
A year-round resident neighbor was tasked with checking on the car, nd starting it once every few weeks to make sure that it was ready to go should anyone in the family want to come down for a visit.
Over the next 22 years, he car was driven less than 370 miles a year, ainly to the local grocery store and into town.
It was kept in tip-top condition so that when they came to Florida, hey would have a reliable and ready to drive machine waiting for them.
I have bought and owned thousands of collector cars over the last 18 years. I would say this wagon is in the top 10% of them in so far as confidence inspiring performance and handling goes. I drove it, nd I bought it, ust like the 2nd owner told me I would.
Now, fter spending a few months with car, riving it on a regular basis, nd taking the time to safety check it and make sure it was ready for my worldwide customer base, feel confident in extended the same offer to all of you:
IF YOU COME HERE AND SEE IT, OU WILL BUY IT.
Even if you can’t make it here, ou should still buy it. It will not disappoint.
IT HAS A CLEAN AND CLEAR TITLE.
IT IS SOLD AS ACTUAL MILEAGE WITH A TITLE TO CORRESPOND.
I think that about does it so far as information I can supply to you. As stated, STRONGLY ENCOURAGE a private viewing of the vehicle, r you can have an appraiser/inspector come see on your behalf PRIOR TO BIDDING.

If you have any other questions, r want me to photograph something, r check something, lease call me at (941)286-0889 for the fastest response.
I am 100% up front, onest, nd list my cars objectively. If you are 100% honest, p front, ead the listing and review my photos, nd have your funds in place, e will get along just fine.

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Warranty and saleInformation

THIS VEHICLE IS AVAILABLE FOR RETAIL SALE AT OUR FORT MYERS, L LOCATION, ND I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO END THE AUCTION AT ANY TIME SHOULD THE VEHICLE BE SOLD.
THE VEHICLE IS SOLD IN AS-IS / WHERE-IS CONDITION WITH FULL RIGHT TO INSPECT PRIOR TO BIDDING ON THE AUCTION.
THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DESCRIBED TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, ONESTLY, ND OBJECTIVELY.
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE LISTING IS CULLED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES, NCLUDING, UT NOT LIMITED TO: VISUAL INSPECTION, RIVATE PARTY INSPECTION, ECEIPTS OR RECORDS INCLUDED WITH THE VEHICLE, NORMATION SUPPLIED BY THE PRIOR OWNER, ND PERSONAL DRIVE TIME WITH THE VEHICLE. IF GEAR RATIOS, NGINE INTERNAL SPECIFICS, RANSMISSION INTERNAL SPECIFICS, ND ANY OTHER DETAILS THAT ARE NOT APPARENT IN THE PHOTOS SHOWN ARE LISTED, HAT IS BASED ON THE INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY PRIOR OWNER, SWE DO NOT BREAK OPEN ENGINES, RANSMISSIONS, EAR ENDS, TC., O WE ARE SIMPLY OFFERING IT TO YOU IN THE SAME GOOD FAITH THAT IT WAS OFFERED TO US. WHEN IN DOUBT, OME HERE AND SEE IT FOR YOURSELF, RHIRE AN INSPECTION SERVICE.
MILEAGE STATED IN LISTING IS CORRECT AT THE TIME OF THE LISTING, UT CAN INCREASE DUE TO TEST DRIVES, AKING THE VEHICLES TO CAR SHOWS, ND MOVING THEM BETWEEN OUR WAREHOUSES. MILEAGE WILL NO EXCEED THE AMOUNT STATED BY MORE THAN 150 MILES.
PURCHASER AGREE'S THAT ANY AN ALL ARBITRATION, EGAL PROCEEDINGS, R UNRESOLVED COMPLAINTS SURROUNDING THE VEHICLE, HIS AUCTION, R OUR DEALERSHIP, ILL BE PURSUED THROUGH LEE COUNTY, L SMALL CLAIMS COURT AND NO OTHER STATE, OUNTY, UNICIPALITY, R FEDERAL COURT SYSTEM.
PURCHASER FURTHER AGREES THAT BY BIDDING ON THIS AUCTION, E AGREES TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION AS STATED IN THE LISTING, R WILL REMIT $500.00 usd TO COVER DAMAGES ACCRUED BY THE SELLER. IN THE EVENT THAT THE $500.00 usd IS NOT PAID WITHIN 10 DAYS OF AUCTION END, INNING BIDDER AGREES TO ALSO REIMBURSE THE SELLER FOR ANY AND ALL REASONABLE FEE'S IN COLLECTING THE DEBT INCURRED, NCLUDING COURT COSTS, OLLECTION FEES, nd WAGES LOST IN SEEKING FULFILLMENT OF THE SAID OBLIGATION.

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