Saw this in a mag the other day and autmogically thought of our resident AMX guru Chuck
This ones for you mate!
Check out that hood!!
and that Rumble seat
http://www.science.uwaterloo.ca/~afl...effords_amx-r/

 

that is really awesome!
but what is that thing in the back? another seat?

 

Yes,it's a rumble seat. My mother used to tell me about riding in the rumble seat of my grandfather's Model A, I think, when shw was a young girl.

 

1. why is it called a rumble seat? does it rumble back there?
2. why have a seat back there?
3. can you use it while the car is going?
4. where do you put the golf clubs?

 

Thats awesome!

 

Way cool. My Dad had a 1970 AMX that him and I did a lot of work on when I was a kid. They were awesome cars. Never seen one with a rumble seat though. That'd be a pretty scary ride back there.

 

1. don't know. probably
2. why not? open air motoring without a convertible
3. yep
4. golf clubs? we don't need no stinking golf clubs

 

 

Cool car!

 

people that are complaining about the Edge not having a third row seat should get one of these!

 

R meaning rumble I assume.........

 

Thanks Doug, there also were a few early Vignale AMX (64-66) concepts that used
a "Ramble" seat.
That's what AMC called the rumble seat.

Now to find pictures....



And here's more info:

http://faculty.concord.edu/chrisz/hobby/68-AMX-1.html

 

Wow grreeat link chuck!
You know looking at that baby blue "wet tshirt look" concept, the rear fenderline makes WAY more sence. On the production cars I never understood why it was there and was always the one thing I'd change on an AMX if i had designed it. But tying into the total boday line on that concept makes it have a purpose.

 

Sort of, but not in the way you think. I've been told, but haven't confirmed it, that it pertains to a couple in the seat and rumble had a sexual connotation in those days. Can anyone help?