Courtesy: Metz Performance

In the golden years of the sport of drag racing, The American Motors Corporation (AMC) was a well-regarded brand that held its own amongst the Big Three with efforts that included Funny Car, Pro Stock, Super Stock, and Stock.  The company eventually left the sport and was sold to Chrysler in 1987, but many diehard AMC fans continue to carry the banner to this day with their surprisingly still popular Gremlin’s, AMX’s, and Ramblers.

Most of these cars, however, have been mostly limited to bracket racing and show vehicles, with just a couple exceptions of racers that have run in the heads up classes with their short-wheel based pride and joy.  The insurgence of true 10.5 and drag radial racing has paved a road for the showcasing of several unique body styles and engine combinations, and offers just the place for something like an ultra quick, small tire AMC.

Bryan Metz over at Metz Performance shared some information and a sneak peek look at a 1967 AMC Rambler that recently left his Wisconsin chassis shop.  The car is being built for Joe Ricchio, with plans to compete in the True Street Drag Racing Series that is based in the Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa area.

The classic AMC is a stock suspension car that will ride on the increasingly popular 275 Drag Radial tire.  It features a round tube chassis with an anti-sway bar, 9-inch rear end, spindle mount wheels, a carbon fiber seat and carbon wheel tubs.

Horsepower is slated to come from an aftermarket aluminum block and cylinder heads from Indy Cylinder Heads, with boost being provided by an F3 Procharger with Big Stuff 3 fuel injection, and will be backed by a Powerglide transmission.  The car is expected to turn numbers in the mid to high 7-second range in the quarter mile.
The car is currently at Ricchio’s shop on a rotisserie receiving some final touches along with body and paint work, before its expected debut this season.