AMC (American Motors) Ambassador History
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The Ambassador was AMC's senior car, carrying a nameplate that traced back to Nash in 1927 — at the time the longest continuously used automobile nameplate in the US. Through the AMC era it shifted positioning: full-size in the late 1950s, downsized to an intermediate (1962–1966), then back to full-size from 1967, always serving as the brand's most upscale and best-appointed model. It wore 'Rambler Ambassador' badging before becoming the 'AMC Ambassador.'
Its standout distinction came in 1968, when AMC made the Ambassador the first volume-production car to include air conditioning as standard equipment — something even Cadillac and Lincoln had not done. The line was retired after 1974 as AMC concentrated on smaller cars and Jeep.
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- Hardtop
- Wagon
- Convertible
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