American · 1957–1974
American AMC Ambassador
The Ambassador is an automobile manufactured and marketed by American Motors Corporation (AMC) from model year 1957 through 1974. Over its eight generations, Ambassadors were available in two- and four-door sedans, two- and four-door hardtops, four-door station wagons, and two-door convertibles. The cars were classified as a full-size car from 1957 through 1961, a mid-size from 1962 until 1966, and again as a full-size car from 1967 through 1974. The Ambassador was positioned at the top as the flagship line for the automaker, featuring more standard equipment, higher levels of trim, or increased size. When discontinued, the Ambassador nameplate was in use from 1927 until 1974, making it the longest continuously used car nameplate until then. Initially referring to a top trim level between 1927 and 1931, Nash used the Ambassador nameplate for their premium models. After merging with Hudson to form AMC, the nameplate was first used as the Ambassador V-8 by Rambler, then as the Rambler Ambassador, and finally as the AMC Ambassador. Ambassadors were manufactured at AMC's Lake Front plant in Kenosha, Wisconsin, until 1974, and at AMC's Brampton Assembly in Ontario, Canada, between 1963 and 1966. Australian Motor Industries (AMI) assembled Ambassadors from knock-down kits with right-hand drive from 1961 until 1963. The U.S. fifth-generation Ambassadors were manufactured by Industrias Kaiser Argentina (IKA) in Córdoba, Argentina, from 1965 until 1972, and assembled by ECASA in Costa Rica from 1965 through 1970. Planta REO assembled the first-generation Ambassadors in Mexico at its Monterrey, Nuevo León plant. Fifth- and seventh-generation Ambassadors were modified into custom stretch limousines in Argentina and the U.S.
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- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMC_AmbassadorCC BY-SA 4.0 · Intro text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1371935531 · retrieved 2026-10-01
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