290 V-8............. hmmmmm does that actually mean 390 V-8. I wonder.

Canadian Poncho wrote:

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290 was the base V8. Nice thing is they shared the same block all the way up to 401 CI

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 Todd, thanks for the clarification on the AMC motor question. 

CdnGMfan wrote:

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That is a neat car, certainly one you dont see around anymore. 1968 was the year AMC switched to those exclusive flush door handles. For V8s they used a 290, 343 or 390. The 290 became the 304 for 1970 while the 343 became the 360. The 401 came out for 71. That car stayed around through 1978 as the Matador. Despite the dated design, Motor Trend gave a 1976 Matador wagon high marks.

 

Since we are talking about obscure AMC cruisers, check out this Pro Street 1965 Rambler Classic that they are asking $19 for (surely they mean 19 K):

 

http://hartford.craigslist.org/cto/4493731190.html

 

Too bad it has a small block Chevy under the hood. I think an AMC V8 with a set of Edelbrock heads would have been cooler but I'm not being critical!

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 That's a beautiful car on CL, but I think it's a 1966, not 1965.

Thanks
Randy

CdnGMfan wrote:

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I agree with you on the 1966 bit as well Randy.

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Finally, someone agrees with me!!! LOL

Thanks

Randy