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Title: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: Pyro6 on March 25 2016, 05:57:41 PM
May have found one. Road trip!!! 
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: Forzfed on March 25 2016, 06:33:10 PM
 :cool; I don't think I have ever seen one before.  That has to be one really rare car. :cheers:
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: Pyro6 on March 25 2016, 06:36:57 PM
I've been looking a long time. I had a 67 when I was in HS before I bought my 442. I'd like to head out tomorrow to check it out but it has to wait until next week.
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: tb3 on March 25 2016, 06:50:36 PM
here's a while bunch of'em

http://www.cycletrader.com/Honda-Rebel-Motorcycles----CycleTrader.com/search-results?make=honda%7C2316874&model=Rebel%7C764856998&sort=geo_distance%3Aasc& (http://www.cycletrader.com/Honda-Rebel-Motorcycles----CycleTrader.com/search-results?make=honda%7C2316874&model=Rebel%7C764856998&sort=geo_distance%3Aasc&)
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: Pyro6 on March 25 2016, 07:07:05 PM
Gas pedal is an on/off switch. My past didn't go well with a twist throttle.
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: daveismissing on March 25 2016, 08:01:32 PM
Looks beautiful. Are you actually finding rust free stuff locally Gary?
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: good2win22 on March 25 2016, 11:13:38 PM
Good luck Gary. I hope it works out
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: Charlief1 on March 25 2016, 11:15:08 PM
Looks beautiful. Are you actually finding rust free stuff locally Gary?
Gary's even got rust on his roof, so the cars will be much worse. :rofl:
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: Pyro6 on March 26 2016, 07:02:49 AM
That's not rust Charlie, it's silver
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: Pyro6 on March 26 2016, 07:04:18 AM
Looks beautiful. Are you actually finding rust free stuff locally Gary?
I hope so, I haven't seen it in person yet. I'm hoping to leave Tuesday night with truck and trailer. He claims it's rust free with 78,000 miles.
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: daveismissing on March 26 2016, 09:09:46 AM
Local mechanic was showing me a gorgeous 67 Camaro with tilt front clip and points out under the trunk seams  where the spray foam "reinforcement" leaked thru...
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: Pyro6 on March 26 2016, 11:38:19 AM
I'd like to make arrangements at a local shop when I get there to put it on a lift.
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: Pyro6 on March 26 2016, 11:38:48 AM
Good luck Gary. I hope it works out
thanks Jason.
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: Charlief1 on March 27 2016, 12:18:03 AM
That's not rust Charlie, it's silver
Kinda like fools gold Gary. Still not worth anything today. :rofl:
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: Just a Six? on March 27 2016, 09:08:25 AM
I like the look of that car, reminds me of an old Plymouth maybe a Fury even Road Runner a bit.
Of course I'm just going from memory so heck I could be way off!!
Got a bit of the old look 69 Coronet RT too that I had for a while. That was a rare car with the Hood scoops & side scoops. 
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: Forzfed on March 27 2016, 01:11:39 PM
Kinda like fools gold Gary. Still not worth anything today. :rofl:

Having worked in a couple of gold mines I can tell you where there is fools gold, there is a chance of real gold being close by.  But that being said, where ever there is quartz you can count on the highest percentage of gold being found.
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: Forzfed on March 27 2016, 01:13:57 PM
I like the look of that car, reminds me of an old Plymouth maybe a Fury even Road Runner a bit.
Of course I'm just going from memory so heck I could be way off!!
Got a bit of the old look 69 Coronet RT too that I had for a while. That was a rare car with the Hood scoops & side scoops.

Reminds me of this..

(http://bestcarmag.com/sites/default/files/346490668gtx.jpg)
(https://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjiz6urruHLAhXjtIMKHXvdBo4QjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbestcarmag.com%2Fmakes%2FPlymouth%2FGTX%2F1968-Plymouth-GTX&psig=AFQjCNHQZxEUe_E-hkd4m5tmdBQucRQOiQ&ust=1459185115158309)
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: Just a Six? on March 27 2016, 02:06:26 PM
Exactly I knew it was a Plymouth!  :rock:
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: Pyro6 on March 31 2016, 11:00:49 PM
Just got back from Ohio, brought the Rebel with me. Didn't drive it yet but it sounds good. It's a  daily driver, a little  better than a 20 foot car. A good paint job, no rust. Rebuilt 360. Nice interior. And of course,  vacuum wipers.
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: good2win22 on April 01 2016, 08:44:35 AM
Just got back from Ohio, brought the Rebel with me. Didn't drive it yet but it sounds good. It's a  daily driver, a little  better than a 20 foot car. A good paint job, no rust. Rebuilt 360. Nice interior. And of course,  vacuum wipers.
Glad you got it!!!!!
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: larrym on April 01 2016, 01:02:26 PM
yes more pics and info once you get a chance  :D
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: Steve Wood on April 01 2016, 06:34:18 PM
Beautiful car!
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: Pyro6 on April 01 2016, 06:42:04 PM
I put some pics on FB with my GoPro. They didn't tun out so good, tomorrow I'll do some with my wife's Canon. I'm a member of AMO, an AMC club, because of my Eagle. My first car was a 67 Lemans I totalled when I was 17. My dad had this 67 Rebel he bought to resell. He said if I get it running, I could use until I find another car. In the mean time a 442 came in at a local car lot dad bought most of his cars from. He wanted me to check it out and see if I liked it. Freakin 69 442 ragtop, who wouldn't like it? So I took out a 1,700 loan and bought it. Call it mid life crisis or whatever, last 5 years or so I've been wanting to add to our racing. Thomas drive the GN, I get a Rebel, drop in a 440 with a Procharger and drive it to the track. As life moves on, I all but gave up finding a Rebel. I've met up with so many people that are clueless about selling a car. From not even washing it, to trash all over the floor, paint that looks like from a spray can. Than they get pissed and insulted when I offer below what they are asking. I've been looking long enough, I know what a good sale looks like.
Last week I get my AMO magazine, go to the classified and this Rebel comes up. I'm thinking: not another disappointment . I shoot him an e-mail, confirms it still for sale. His wife is in a nursing home and he needs to sell it. We got enough of a ball park offer together, I get the Topkick out of mothballs, call a couple buddies and head to Dayton Ohio, 600 miles one way. I get stuff situated at the shop, head out 10:00 AM Wed., hit the closest hotel 7:00 PM same day
Between 7 Wednesday and when we hit the road 11:00 AM Thursday was pretty much chaos. Nonetheless, came home with  the car.
78,000 original miles, OK repaint job, 68 hours on the engine (ask me how I know), automatic on the column, 4bbl, drum no power brakes.
Unloaded it this morning and discovered it was a cold hearted bitch. I couldn't keep it running, two footing it  backing out of trailer and biffed the right side "bullet" and broke the antenna. Went 1,200 miles and screw up in the parking lot!!!

Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: TexasT on April 01 2016, 08:43:37 PM
Not screwing it up, adding to the story of how it was acquired.
Looks like a nifty ride. You'll never see another like it at the track unless you are at a national event. My mother grew up near Kenosha so I've seen a lot of odd ball stuff from that factory. My uncle was into Studebaker.
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: daveismissing on April 05 2016, 05:45:10 PM
AMC dealer was around the corner from the high school. A few of the guys were go-fers and purchased at big discounts. We had a couple of new gremlins, javelins etc in the school parking lot beside my beat 69 skylark. They still make me smile. Happy for you!
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: Be4u on April 06 2016, 12:04:03 AM
Who's from kenosha? I lived in racine for a while.
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: TexasT on April 06 2016, 09:37:33 AM
My mothers family has a farm at the corner of hwy 38 and six mile road right by the county garage. They lease the land to the prohaska bros farm. They grew cabbage last i knew.

 Our family has owned the land for over 100 yrs. They build the barns and out buildings by hand. They would go down to the lake to he rocks for the foundations. Their horse couldn't pull a full wagon up the steep shoreline so they filled the wagon ham full pulled it up unloaded it went back down loaded the other half load, back up, reload first half and went back to the farm. Funny how much work there is in manual labor .
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: motorhead on April 06 2016, 09:19:20 PM
Congrats! Digging it!
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: Pyro6 on April 10 2016, 06:49:26 PM
Got the Buick out today, finishing up the prep for this weekend. Thought you might like GN, Rebel, and now poor Eagle that has to be adopted.
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: Pyro6 on April 10 2016, 06:55:59 PM
I took this next day when we got home. My truck and trailer did real well, but I was glad to be home.
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: Pyro6 on April 10 2016, 07:02:59 PM
Who remembers the ultimate 60's sound system? I don't plan on changing it!!!
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: Pyro6 on April 10 2016, 07:06:12 PM
Minimal TLC underhood
Title: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: larrym on April 10 2016, 07:08:38 PM
Looks to be in great shape. What's the gauge for under the hood?
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: Pyro6 on April 10 2016, 07:10:21 PM
The carpet needs a little anti-wrinkle TLC, other than that, the door panels are excellent, headliner is pristine and the rear seat and deck are original and very good shape.
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: Pyro6 on April 10 2016, 07:11:36 PM
Looks to be in great shape. What's the gauge for under the hood?
It's an hour meter, the engine was just rebuilt. Ironically, it's a 68 and when I bought it had 68 hours on the meter!
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: Pyro6 on April 10 2016, 07:21:50 PM
Rich, here's my biff bringing  it out of trailer.
Title: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: larrym on April 10 2016, 08:12:15 PM
That's cool only ever saw them on equipment before.
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: good2win22 on April 10 2016, 10:11:32 PM
That is really nice!  Digging the seats!
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: Charlief1 on April 10 2016, 11:44:53 PM
Don't even think of changing the radio Gary. If things were that simple now I'd be very happy. :rock: Very cool ride. :cheers:
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: TexasT on April 11 2016, 07:28:51 AM
I little touch up paint and it'll buff out, right.
Title: Re: Still looking for a Rebel
Post by: Pyro6 on April 11 2016, 09:01:29 AM
Lucky enough it happened at a place it can be repainted easily. It's down into the metal
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