loaded for a road trip... which causes me to wonder, when did they invent regular cargo trailers for cars? To carry all this luggage that is stuffed on the rumble seat and running boards

interesting that this is one of the few photos I've come across with a roadster that has the sidecurtains up

https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsnorth/id/12852/rec/378

the 1965 AMX concept car

starting with the Vignale AMX, worked on by the Torino Carrozzier for display at the 1966 New York Auto Show. It's now owned by Fred Phillips of Canada

and one is in the Crawford Auto and Aviation Museum

notice the gas filler door and door handle are different

about half of these photos I've posted before but with the new ones popping up, I figured it's time to post them all together http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?q=amx+rumble

http://www.overdrive.fi/forum/threads/vanhoja-valokuvia-ameriikan-raitilta.267070/page-494#post-3110962

1911 Olds Autocrat,... has a cool rumble seat design engineered by the original owner

the original owner and his chauffeur modifyied the new car, stripping its coachwork and installing a “boattailed” aluminum body of the owner’s own design, which would be lighter and afford better performance.

http://www.rmsothebys.com/mo17/monterey/lots/1911-oldsmobile-autocrat-yellow-peril/1704284

the Jeffords AMX R with Rambleseat

Not the only Rambleseat AMX, which would cause me to think that there was a lot of desire around AMC to get a rumble seat back onto cars, which had been without them a really log time from a factory production car (T Birds had the "Birds Nest" aftermarket accessory) and I'll guess the last factory rumble seat production car was in the late 30s

this one is known as the Vignale AMX, worked on by the Torino Carrozzier for display at the 1966 New York Auto Show. It's now owned by Fred Phillips of Canada

I don't have info on this one I posted last summer  http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-rumble-seat-amx.html and one is in the Crawford Auto and Aviation Museum

But it's not the same as the top Jeffords AMX R obviously. The JAMXR had side glass, and a hood with much larger fake airscoops

Safety concerns doomed the Rambleseat idea as AMC's designers revamped the Vignale AMX into the production AMX. In September of 1966, President Lyndon Johnson signed the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, which required all new vehicles sold in the United States to have, among other safety items, seat belts, shatter-resistant windshields and energy-absorbing steering columns. If the Act didn't ban rumble seats in letter, it certainly did so in spirit.

Jim Jeffords, meanwhile, arrived at AMC as manager and president of the Javelin Racing Team, Inc., to take the Javelin Trans-Am racing after his great success at racing Corvettes, including the famed Purple People Eater 1958 Corvette, and took SCCA's B Production championship in 1958 and 1959. He also bought the SR2 that Jerry Earl raced in the 56-57 season . One of 3 SR 2s

Jeffords felt that the Vignale AMX promised a Rambleseat AMX, and if AMC wanted to carry that good reception by fans, he'd have some made and sold through AMC dealerships, and his AMX R was even in the Dec 67 Rod and Custom.

AMC didn't seem to be a big fan of Jeffords though, replacing him with Roger Penske for the 1969 racing season, but they did keep the blacked out hood (later called the Shadow Mask option) and the ducktail spoiler on the rear edge of the roof

https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/mus/2009/11/Ramble-seat--On---1968-AMC-AMX-R/2291441.html
http://www.science.uwaterloo.ca/~afleming/jeffords_amx-r/

the "Birdnest" a rare dealership installed rumble seat option from Ford for the Thunderbirds

http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/

Looks cool, interesting and rare... probably because sitting on this seat on a idling Harley would cause your crotch to get cut up on the gator ridges

Here below is another outside the convention halls

I didn't know there had been so many rumble seat pony cars

The Galpin Ford parade Mustang

The Rumble seat Mustang you've never seen or learned of, except here

I've posted on these before,
http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2006/12/parade-mustang-with-rumble-seat-1-of-4.html#links

Suprised the hell out of me, one went up for auction at Barrett Jackson and they didn't promote it... wow, missed chance there to spread the word. I'll be looking through the magazines to see how many were at the auction and noticed this rarity

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/carlist/cardetails.asp?In_AuctionID=221&In_LotNumber=428.1


Went for 48 thou.

"This particular package was a joint effort by Ford and Autocraft of Dearborn, MI. The option was not shown on the build sheet or Ford window sticker because the conversion was done after assembly. It was a "Blossom-Time" sales promotion offered only during April 1969 to certain Michigan dealers. Documented by 2 different magazine articles, it is still un-certain exactly how many were done. This one is believed to be the only one in "Meadowlark Yellow". This one was built April 16, 1969 and delivered to Jack Dykstra Ford in Lansing, MI."