• 1957 Assembly Plant Photo

    The 1957 Ambassador had major styling changes, including the first four-beam headlight system used on any U.S. built car.

    1956 Ambassador Assembly Line
  • Rebel Assembly Plant Photo

    The Ramble Rebel was a new addition for 1957. Here, the first Rebel of 1,500 built for 1957 is shown on the assembly line in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

    1956 Rebel on Assembly Line
  • 1957 AMC Rambler Owners Manual

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    1957 American Motors Rambler 6 and V-8 Owners Manual

  • 1957 Serial Numbers

    These serial numbers can help with identification of a vehicle.

    The vehicle identification plate for Nash is on the right-hand side of the cowl under the hood.

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  • 1957 Rambler Production Numbers

    Rambler was no longer refered to as a Nash or Hudson for 1957. The compact Rambler was now a seperate make on it's own, and would compete in the emerging compact segment for American cars. 114,084 of the 118,990 cars American Motors built in 1957 were Ramblers.

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  • 1957 Rambler

    There were three series available for Rambler in 1957 with 14 models. The Deluxe series were available only as fleet/commercial vehicles, and had no name on the side. The Super series had the word Super in script on the rear fenders. The Custom series had the word Custom in script on the front fenders, and a round medallion in front of that.

    1957 Rambler
    1957 Rambler

    1957 Rambler

    1957 Rambler
  • 1957 Rambler Postcard

    1957 Rambler Super 4-door Sedan Rambler dealers factory postcard.

    1957 Rambler Postcard
    1957 Rambler Postcard
  • Compact Rambler Demonstration Photo

    This Rambler factory photograph shows how compact and easy to handle the AMC cars are. The demonstration shows a dealer promotional model parking among wooden cars that represent competition vehicles.

    1956 Rebel on Assembly Line
  • 1957 Rambler Wagons
    1957 Rambler Wagons
    1957 Rambler Wagons
  • 1957 American Motors Rambler Wagon Commercial
  • 1957 Motor Life Magazine

    Read the 1957 Rambler Road Test, and Rambler Electronic Ignition articles in this issue of Motor Life magazine. Browse a working 1957 Motor Life Magazine from February 1957.

    Motor Life February 1957

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    Motor Life February 1957

    Contents

    • Special Reports
    • Chevrolet Road Test
    • Ford's Retractable Hardtop
    • Buick Road Test
    • New Customs
    • Why Detroit Did What It Did-for '57
    • Your Choice in Grilles
    • Quality In Cars
    • Dodge Road Test
    • Special Painting For Any Car
    • Sports Car Specialties
    • Rambler Road Test
    • New European Cars
    • Lincoln Road Test
    • The Free Piston Engine
    • The Edsel Ford's Big "E" Car
    • Rambler With Electronic Injection
    • Pontiac Bonneville and Fuel Injection
    • The Sacrifices In Styling
    • Pretty Pickup From Ford
    • Eldorado Brougham for '57
    • The 1957 Packard

  • 1957 Nash Production Numbers

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  • 1957 Hudson Production Numbers

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  • Car Life Magazine December 1956

    Car Life Magazine published information about the new American Motors Car line for 1957. Browse a Car Life Magazine from December, 1956.

    Car Life December 1956

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    Car Life December 1956

    Contents

    • '57 Year of the Plymouth
    • Detroit's Forgoten Power Package
    • Watch Out For Used Car Racketeers
    • Carfo of Death
    • John Bull - Custom Car Designer
    • Car Owners Christmad Tree
    • 1957 Consumer Preview
    • 1957 Chevrolet
    • 1957 Plymouth
    • 1957 Dodge
    • 1957 De Soto
    • 1957 Chrysler
    • 1957 Imperial
    • 1957 Ford
    • 1957 Mercury
    • 1957 Lincoln
    • 1957 Studebaker
    • 1957 Nash
    • 1957 Rambler
    • 1957 Hudson
    • Car Economy
    • How To Put Your Car On A Budget

    • All The Vintage Ads And Much More...

  • 1957 Hudson Hornet

    American Motors built 4,080 Hudson models for 1957, with the last one off the assembly line on June 25, 1957.

    1957 Hudson Hornet
    1957 Hudson Hornet

    1957 Hudson Hornet
  • 1957 AMC Nash Ambassador

    1957 would be the last year for the Nash and Hudson names to be used . Statesman was dropped, and the only Nash series was the Ambassador Eight. American Motors takes 12th place in sales, building 118,990 cars in the 1957 calendar year, with sales of $362 million. AMC reported a loss of $11,833,200.

    1957 Nash Ambassador
  • Car Life April 1957

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    Car Life April 1957

    Contents

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    • Can Detroit Cut Car Prices?
    • Your Best Buy In The Low-Priced Field
    • Is The Hot Rodder A Hiway Menace?
    • First Things First - Front Wheel Drive
    • Ragtops Are Kaput
    • The Great Cylinder Race
    • 1957 Buick
    • 1957 Chrysler
    • 1957 Nash
    • 1957 Hudson
    • 1957 Best Buy In New Tires
    • 1957 Emergency Blinkers For $2.25
    • 1957 Directomat
    • Car Economy

    • All The Vintage Ads And Much More...
  • 1957 Metropolitan Production Numbers

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  • 1957 Metropolitan

    See more about the Met line, in the Metropolitan Timeline.

    1957 Metropolitan