It's the one year, one model hardtop, the '63 American. 3.78:1 open axle, T-96 3-speed trans (1st not synchro) with R10 overdrive. The hardtop "440 model" with bucket seats and console shifter, with the "Twin Stick", two shift levers. Really nice complicated electrical logic with pushbutton OD kickdown. I think it's 2500, 2600 lbs but I got to get to a truck scale to be sure.
Compression ratio is still 8.7:1. It's happy with the crappiest gas. I only got it to ping once, when I was experimenting with ignition timing.
Hot-rodded Gremlin drum brakes up front (9 x 2.5).
http://wps.com/AMC/1963-Rambler-American/Drums/ just about as good as drums.
It's also the last Nash designed car on the road, ever. 63 was it, 64 was a total AMC redesign.
Page for the car is at
http://wps.com/AMC/1963-Rambler-American/index.html
