Pictured
below is the factory hot rod that was the first application af AMC's new
327 cid V-8 engine in a Rambler body. Introduced in 1956, the 1957 Rambler
Rebel was originally supposed to have Bendix's new Electrojector fuel
injection as an option. The FI was never used. At Daytona speed week in
February 1957 it did 0-60 in 7.2 seconds. The only car faster was a fuel
injected Corvette at 7.0 sec.
The
brochure stated "The amazing performance and agility of the Rebel
is derived from a combination of maximum power with compact size and minimum
weight. The Rebel is a most unusual automobile--with the new electronic
fuel injection system, it has the most horsepower per pound of any compact
six passenger American automobile."
Pictured
below are two other 1957 models that came
equipped with the 255 horsepower 327 V8.
Nash
Ambassador
Hudson Hollywood Hornet