January 15, 2005

11:37 PM

Does anyone know the make and model of the green(ish) two-door car driven by Shelley Duvall's uncle in the Robert Altman film Nashville? I just watched the film again and that car was stuck in my mind the entire time. Do you happen to know this particular vehicle from within a film full of great looking cars?
posted by trivirgata to (9 comments total)

Got any screen caps of it? Can you post one or two?
posted by NoMich at 8:45 AM on January 16, 2005

Here are a couple of grabs. Sorry it's not a great look at it.
Thanks for the help.

a one...
and a two...
posted by trivirgata at 5:54 PM on January 16, 2005

Looks a little like a corvair, maybe?
posted by sluggo at 6:13 PM on January 16, 2005

Nope, not a Corvair. Not sporty looking enough. Maybe a 1960s Nash Rambler?
posted by NoMich at 6:40 PM on January 16, 2005

I'm sorry, *American* Rambler. This isn't exactly the same, but seems awfully close:
1962 American Rambler
posted by NoMich at 6:46 PM on January 16, 2005

NoMich...
You did it! 63 American Rambler. This page shows it pretty clearly.

Thanks a million. This would have poisoned my mind for weeks without your help.

Do you have any experience with these cars? I'm looking for a project car to work with (currently a toss-up between a 74 Bronco or an as yet undetermined vintage of Ford Falcon), and this Rambler really strikes me for some reason.

Thanks again.
posted by trivirgata at 8:13 PM on January 16, 2005

Beware, push-button gear changes. Surely this must be a repair nightmare (what do I know?).

My old granny drove one of those for years, and it was a green one, too. It was the first American car with a front seat that reclined.

I can't remember what happened to that car, but it wasn't passed to anyone else in the family, like many others were. Funny, you say this photo is a 1962 Rambler. It looks older (in style) than the one my granny drove, and hers was definitly older than '62 (although maybe only just).
posted by Goofyy at 5:43 AM on January 17, 2005

I do not have any experience with Nash/AMC. I have a feeling that they are sort of like British motorcycles. They look cool, but you're going to be working on them all of the time.
If you know how to work on cars and know of a good parts supplier*, then go for it. Otherwise, you may be kicking the car a lot.



* - probably the most important aspect of owning an old Nash/AMC. I can't imagine parts being all that abundant.
posted by NoMich at 6:12 AM on January 17, 2005

I'd go with the Falcon or the Bronco, just more common cars and probably easier to find parts for. The Falcon may even share parts with early Mustangs which I'm sure still has a huge after-market following.
posted by evilelf at 12:17 PM on January 17, 2005