Created in the last year of its production line, the 1969 Rambler took on a whole new purpose. Once just a mid size economy car for the moderate consumer, it was transformed into one of the greatest factory race cars ever produced. American Motors produced only 1,512 of these awsome cars way back in 1969. They were a mid year production car, hence the year 69 1/2. Today there are only a few privileged folks lucky enough to have one to drive.

These cars were sold as factory NHRA F stock production race cars and used very much in the line of duty. Although most of them now accompany crash and burn stories, there are some that remain in private collections, seen only by their owners and then there are a few others that the owners continue to use them for the purpose they were intended. I while owning mine for 19 years did honor my Scrambler in this way and fully endorse anyone else who drives their SC in the same line of duty… continuing to uphold their status as muscle cars.

In a world full of high production number muscle cars, these Scramblers now are rising to the top of most enthusiasts’ lists for the ultimate muscle car to own and are being sought after by collectors who once never gave them a second look.

These Rambler Scrambler's are now, one of the top 10 all time greatest muscle cars, but even more interestingly are one of the most underrated muscle cars ever produced. This little Rambler SC/Rambler had what it took to keep up with the best of the big 3 and despite actually accomplishing that, this little compact Rambler muscle car did so with-out the degree of respect that it deserved. Competing in a the tough market of performance consumers, over the next 30 plus years to come, only the true AMC fan was able to endure the constant bullying from the on lookers and stigmas like - Ramblers were your grandparents car.

My dedication to these cars grew throughout the years and this type of dedication I have is like nothing else that can be explained, but only experience. A true AMC fan knows and there is no way to explain how it feels to own one of these cars, for many years we have had to grow a thick skin but never were our minds changed about these cars! Don't forget the parts availability to keep this car on the road are equally as hard to obtain as the car itself. One thing is for sure, It has taken a special breed of person to maintain the kind of dedication that comes with the constant verbal abuse by disbelieving owners of other muscle cars. Interestingly enough the owners of these cars today are largely still those same dedicated fans.

Today's muscle car market is a little different. Collectors are noticing how cool it would be to own one of these rare gems. Parts availability has slowly improved over the last few years and will greatly improve the probability that these cars can be resurrected rather than destroyed. No doubt, the value of these cars for the true AMC fans today will certainly reflect the amount of long over due re$pect.

Joie Vaughan, President

 

The registry mission is to research and document the history of every one of the cars so we can uncover the many mysteries about them, but more importantly we want to document the history made by the people who have owned and driven these cars, the events and stories of the lives of the real people and this is what makes our registry stand out above all other registry's. There are so few of these cars remaining today and no doubt, these are one of the most under rated muscle cars in history.

This site was created out of respect for the Scramblers other wise know as the underdogs of muscle cars. In their brief time in racing history, they made a huge impact on the muscle car world even though that went strangely unnoticed for many years. Today it is not only a privilege to own one of these cars but is indeed "A Rare Opportunity". Join our registry today and become a part of the greatest web site ever made for the HURST SC/Rambler.

 

Please feel free to contact any member of administration with any of your concerns about the Amazing Muscle Cars web site or the 1512 HURST SC/Rambler Registry. All actual work/labor done by Joie Vaughan and other members of the administration is done so on completely donated time. There are no paid positions to operate our massive web site or the registry office.

The registry experianced some very difficult times in the past year (2008) as both Matt Wilson and Joie Vaughan, the 2 main executives were on a leave of absense due to unexspected family crisis. Although the registry and our web site Amazing Muscle Cars remained on-line and running, the main office was temporarily closed to avoid unnessisary expensess. The office is now been reopened opened as of January 1^st 2009, but on a very part time basis until funding has been secured.

Special services that were suspended, will again be available to everyone once the office duties have been brought up to date. To assist with this difficult and overwelming task, we have a few deticated members willing to work hard to improve the registry daily operations. To insure that this takes place we added a new posistion to our staff "Members Liasion"

We welcome the newest staff member of the administration this year - Russell Smith, who has volunteered his services as the Members Liaison to assist with research duties and a communication link between the administration and the other members and enthusiasts, big or small.

Joie Vaughan
President & CEO

Matt Wilson
Vise-President

Dan Curtis
Forum Administrator

Al Russell - RANT
Events Reporter

Russell Smith
Members Liaison

To join the registry for documentation purposes or to appear on the Survivors list you will need the following information: The vin # from your vehicle, the paint code and sequence information from the drivers door tag (if available), and a valid email address. If you do not have access to the info requested, you can contact Joie Vaughan, President and she will manually add you to the list until you have access to your registration information.

Click here to register your Scrambler today! and receive the 2008 1512 limited edition collectors poster as our gift.

Wondering who can become a member of the 1512 Registry? Well basically anyone with any interest in these cars at all, but the names that are documented in the registry are directly related to those whom have owned these cars at one point in their lives. To be documented in the registry, you could be anyone who has ever owned a HURST SC/Rambler at one time or another and can prove ownership to some degree, then you can become a 1512 registry member. The current owners of any Scramblers can join our registry by filling out this entry Join Our Registry, once your entry has been added to our data base your car will show a small red flag for the first 30 days. All other known Scrambler enthusiasts can join the registry by contacting Joie Vaughan, President. Scrambler entries are automatically arranged in order of their production according to the vin # and are also in direct relation to sequence order. Members who pay their membership dues will have highlighted names in blue, click on the owners name to view the history and stories connected with that Scrambler. Updates icons beside a members name are members pages that have new information posted recently! The registry's data base will only accept each vin# one time, if you could not submit an entry to this registry, it's possible the vin# you have is from a previous owners entry or a partial documentation of that vehicle and should contact Joie Vaughan, President for further assistance. It is the 1512 Registry's goal to document every Scrambler built whether it still be with us today or not. If you know of anyone who owns one of these cars, or who might have owned a Scrambler at one time, please encourage them to join us in our quest to document these great factory race cars and the people who have made history in them. We look forward to the day when we have all the answers about our rare and limited production factory race cars, the 1969 AMC/HURST SC/Rambler.

Registry membership dues are vital to the proper operation of the 1512 registry. We currently has a roster and mailing list of aprox. 400 members. The 1512 registry’s been on line for 6 year, and for the past 2 years we have requested voluntary paid memberships to assist in offsetting the costs involved in building the registry’s original databases. To date we have had recieved less than 30 voluntary memberships, which has not been enough to cover the minimum on-line revolving expenses from year to year. In order for the registry to survive in these tough economic times, an executive decision was made to implement membership dues this year (2009) in order to protect the future interest of the registry.

Please remember this is an information sharing registry and not at all like a typical car club. Our operating procedures are completely fact and preservation directed. There are no politics with-in the registry and as a member you have the freedom to speak your mind and have access to services and assistance from other members willing to do the same.  We ask that everyone who has benifited from what the registry has provided in the way of valuable information, parts resources, networking and most of all the elevated value of your Scrambler thanks to the promotions and the existence of the registry. Your membership dues ensure that the registry itself as well as the the web site will continue to document our cars and to ensure the HURST SC/Rambler history is acurately preserved.

The price of your membership goes directly to the actual expense of operating this valid information registry for the all Internet viewers's to access free of charge. Your supporting membership comes with special features and member perks that is sure to make ownership of your SC/Hurst Rambler more enjoyable!

When you purchase a registry membership, you can expect to get that warm and fussy feeling knowing that you are contributing to the growth of the greatest AMC web site and SC/Rambler community in the world! (Now where else are you going to find value like that eh?)We thank you in advance, and please send your membership by way of personal or business checks or International money orders to:

Joie Vaughan
7685 Blott Street
Mission B.C. Canada
V2V 3K2

The 2009 Memberships for our current members are due now and should be received before April 1^st 2009. Please choose one of the following memberships:

Standard membership dues - $25.00/year. Show off all your carzzzzz! – The administration will create an active link to your members pages from your name on the Survivors List, as of January 1^st 2009, only paid members will have links to their members pages active from the Survivors list, which for the record is one of the most popular pages on the site! Also only paid memberships will have their pages updated with new information and reformated.

Supporting memberships - $100.00/year with extra privileges.  In addition to the above privileges, as a supporting member you can take advantage of a full color-advertising banner on your 1512 member’s page and additional promotions of your page through the site if any of your cars are for sale at any time throughout the year.

Vendor’s membership dues - $200.00/year.  Take full advantage of your 1512 membership privileges. In addition to all the above membership perks you receive 3 additional ad banners for advertising your business or other purpose for great exposure on high traffic pages - your choice anywhere available on the site. Extra space provided at no charge if needed to list multiple items or vehicles. (Some restrictions apply)

 

Private entries are granted to those who wish to have their cars documented but wish to remain anonymous. We have made provisions for these private entire's for the accuracy of the registry and so we may establish a true number of surviving cars in order to substantiate their value as rare muscle cars. As one can well imagine, these cars have been owned by some very interesting people, from movie stars, famous racers and perhaps even a few folks that would rather remain anonymous for sneakidy reasons. In such cases we offer OWNER PRIVATE entries.

Owners wishing to have their cars added to the registry with respect to privacy. These entries are documented in the same manor for the purpose of completing our research and counted in the number of surviving Scramblers. Your identity will be kept private. You will still need to fill out the join form in the regular fashion using your real name (for registry records only), check the box that reads: Request private entry. Your entry on the survivors list will appear: OWNER - PRIVATE. You may be requested by a follow up email to provide the registry with proof of ownership for our records. Your personal information, email address and name will remain private and will not be shared with the public viewers or other members.

 

One of our goals for the registry is to provide a safe Scrambler community that anyone at any level can access needed and valuable information free of charge. Good and honest information is made readily available so everyone can make an educated decision for themselves and their cars.

There are only a few hundred of these Scramblers left in existence out of which one or two phantom perfect zero miles cars are rumored. Although we know these cars must exist we wonder whom if anyone has ever really sees them? These low mile phantom original remain somewhat of a myth. The rest for the AMC SC/Rambler community, we prefer to exercise our freedom and grab some gears on the streets as these muscle cars were intend and will enjoy owning and driving them while we still can. If anyone out there wants share valuable information you and your low mile car can offer this registry, our entire AMC community would be very appreciative.

Until some one offers to come forward with an unmolested Scrambler for us to officially document as being concourse correct, we will have to provide the information to you based on the cars in the registry. We suggest that owners research and listen to what everyone has to offer, look at all the pictures from the survivors list and try to make an informed decision from your own research with in the registry.

Our registry will attempt to document every bit of information from the actual people who have owned them. We are a sharing community and charge no money to our members for our services for making members pages or researching vin#s. Assisting with the sale or purchase of a SC/Rambler, anyone charging money for services with implications from our registry is doing so without permission from the registry and is acting alone, this type of activity should be reported to someone at the registry administration.

Please exercise caution when making decisions or dealing with any one person who you do not know. No member from this registry is permitted to act alone as a representative of the registry and has no authority to make judgment or comment on the behalf of the registry. If any such activity was implied by anyone, this should be immediately reported to the administration.

 

We wanted to clearly state the policy surrounding disciplinary action on the Registry. To avoid any misunderstandings about current or future disciplinary actions, the ONLY time the Registry/Forum will take disciplinary action is if the Registry/Forum were the originating source of contact that led up to an issue with potential to reflect unfavorably on the Registry.

The Registry policy for verifiable offenses that are derived from actions or activity originating from the Registry and/or Forum is as follows: - First offense: 21 day suspension
- Second offense: 45 day suspension
- Third offense: Permanently barred

We are aware that some members may not agree with the policy overall, but the Registry stands behind its actions and this documented policy in order to protect the interest of our AMC community.

Activities between individuals that do not involve the Registry/Forum are of no concern to the Registry, although if an individual is using the the Registry/Forum to mask inappropriate behavior or actions, the same disciplinary actions will apply. Alternatively, unfounded comments or claims about individuals or scenarios that cannot be verified will be removed as soon as possible and anyone who intentionally uses the Forum to wrongfully defame or discredit another member or individual may be subject to the same Disciplinary Policy. Names of individuals will also be removed from negative posts as soon as it is appropriate to do so.

It is worthy of noting that all posts made on our message forum automatically expire and are removed by the system after a certain number of days of inactivity.

It is the hope of the Registry that there will be little need to enforce this policy going forward and that all members will continue the spirit of cooperation and sharing that has been the hallmark of the Registry since it inception.