The Life and Death of American Motors Corporation: RCR Car Stories

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• JO

  @johnwalentowski133 · 5 years ago (edited)

  My grandpa worked engineering out of Kenosha at AMC. He hand drew their illustrated parts breakdowns and jacking and tire stowage diagrams from about 1960 to 1975 and then after that he was involved with moving and installing assembly lines at different plants. If you look at the jacking and tire stowage on '60s and early 70s midsize and full size cars in the bottom right hand corner you can see the initials RW for Ralph Walentowski. He's ( and I) very proud of that claim to fame.

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• EM

  @EmyrDerfel · 5 years ago (edited)

  Video length: 2h27.<br>Time to next meeting: 2h30.<br>Murray Walker: GO GO GO!

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• MA

  @matthewv.bonofiglio3811 · 4 years ago

  My aunt and uncle worked at the Kenosha plant and lived just a couple blocks from there. My father was a definite advocate for AMC products being born and raised in Kenosha on 25th st. In 1976 my father pre-ordered our &apos;76 AMC Matador wagon, it was yellow with wood assimilation, it was fully loaded with a 360 4brl with dual exhaust, power windows, Cruz, etc etc. It was car to be proud of living in Beverly Hills, California. In 79 we (mom, dad &amp; 6 kids) moved to Haiku, Maui, HI and the wagon came with. In &apos;83 we came state side on vacation (Dad, sister Marie, sister Mia and myself Matthew) while in Kenosha my father bought a &apos;82 AMC Concord sedan limited edition, it was chairman of the board of AMC&apos;s car with 14,000 miles on it. It was so plush inside with all the bells and whistles air ride leveling suspension etc. My father passed in Oct. 30th 2017 and was the greatest man in the &nbsp;world at the age of 93. Thank you for your documentary it has brought back such awesome memories and I too wish AMC was still around.<br>p.s. my dad had owned other products starting with a nash metropolitan, ambassador station wagon and a Javelin<br>Bye,<br>Matthew V. Bonofiglio

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• RI

  @riverraisin1 · 5 years ago

  A YouTube personality makes a video that last 10 minutes or less. A YouTube journalist makes a video that lasts 2 hours and is loaded with research on the subject.<br>This is a masterpiece in which you should be very proud.

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• ZA

  @ZakC970 · 5 years ago

  My drunk ass won&apos;t remember none of this but ill watch it again once I&apos;m sober and pump those view numbers

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• BR

  @brentpalkovic6079 · 4 years ago

  This guy deserves some kind of an award for compiling all this info, and narrating it all in grand fashion. BRAVO

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• CO

  @corneliusmcmuffin3256 · 5 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCmHII0Pp9w&amp;t=6536">1:48:56</a><br>&quot;Primarily a Passenger Car wearing an Indiana Jones hat&quot;<br>Probably the best analogy I&apos;ve heard all year.

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• BU

  @burk1996 · 5 years ago

  I love the &quot;ya know what I mean?&quot; It&apos;s so informal, as if this isn&apos;t a 2.5 hour documentary but a one sided conversation with a friend, it&apos;s the small things that get me, keep up the good work Roman

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• WR

  @wranglerboi · 3 years ago

  My very first car (which I was able to buy when my dad agreed to cosign the purchase agreement) was a Nash Rambler--perfect for a student who needed wheels to get to work and class (I had started college by then). When I got a pay increase from the company I was working for (the local electric company), I was able to trade the Nash in for an AMC Javelin--which to this day remains the best car I have ever owned. However, a few years later I married--and the birth of children meant the Javelin had to go since it really wasn&apos;t a &quot;family&quot; car. But I did purchase an AMC Hornet station wagon that served us for many years after that. And when the Gremlin came out, I gifted my wife with a surprise Christmas present that contained the keys to a special edition model in that year, the Levi&apos;s Gremlin that had a denim interior and a &quot;denim blue&quot; exterior. She loved it--and basically eventually drove it until it just couldn&apos;t go any more. Long story short--we were definitely an American Motors family. &nbsp;While I have driven other car models since then (mostly rental cars), none have had the feel, stability, or quality that American Motors vehicles did. &nbsp;Suffice it to say that I was saddened when American Motors shut down.

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• TH

  @TheRazePlayz · 5 years ago

  Here before RCR becomes a reference and source for future historians.

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• HE

  @heywheresthebathroom · 5 years ago

  It’s understandable you don’t want to undertake a video with this length, but it’s awesome to see a whole ass feature length documentary on your channel. I can’t imagine how many hours this project took, but thank you so much and we look forward to the next one!

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• BR

  @brucestockberger842 · 3 years ago

  I am 75 years old and watching your creation bought back so many wonderful memories as I owned many of the vehicles featured in you presentation! Thank you for bringing me back so many really great memories that I lived for so many years!

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