{"id":27873,"date":"2024-06-15T16:45:32","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T16:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/?p=27873"},"modified":"2024-06-16T16:52:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T16:52:03","slug":"return-from-a-rambler-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/return-from-a-rambler-rally\/","title":{"rendered":"Return From a Rambler Rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-27879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-1.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-1-600x354.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-1-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-1-476x281.jpg 476w, https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-1-768x453.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We owned, leased or or rambled across America in these machines! This show was oriented to the later innovations as George Romney&#8217;s vision for an affordable family car was implemented by designers Ed Anderson and Dick Teague- and Bill Reddig, our Dad. Below left is brother Mike and I recreating an original picture from fifty-odd years ago, peace signs extended, in front of Mom&#8217;s 343 Javelin, the first car either of us drove more than 100MPH!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-27878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"771\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-2.jpg 896w, https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-2-600x323.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-2-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-2-500x269.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-2-768x413.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-27877\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"771\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-3.jpg 886w, https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-3-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-3-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-3-500x262.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-3-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The little Rambler American at lower right brought an inadvertent tear to my eye. Mom&#8217;s was dark blue with an ivory highlight in the groove on the side. We drove wagons like the one above on the weekly 600-mile round trips to the Cabin Up North, 1964-1994.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-27876\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"794\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-4.jpg 909w, https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-4-600x329.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-4-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-4-500x274.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-4-768x421.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-27875\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"785\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-5.jpg 883w, https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-5-600x325.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-5-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-5-500x271.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/061524-5-768x416.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/><br \/>\nMarlin magic above. Jim Alexander was the interior designer, who walked us through his dashboard concept while seated in a brand new one, wafting in the New Car aroma of success!<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2024 Vic Socotra<br \/>\nwww.vicsocotra.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We owned, leased or or rambled across America in these machines! This show was oriented to the later innovations as George Romney&#8217;s vision for an affordable family car was implemented by designers Ed Anderson and Dick Teague- and Bill Reddig, our Dad. 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