4 Seasons Rambler Club

07/11/2026

A reminder from President Brian; and remember, the more the merrier! The Friday cruise night at Kimball Farm is always fun and great food, and the Saturday show is a great chance to get together, talk about cars, look at cars, shop with vendors, and eat more great food!

Hi,

I’m still hoping that most of you can attend our 28th 4 Seasons Rambler Regional. Our guaranteed room block ended on July 1, but you can always call and check room availability.

We have 30 cars registered so far. Still a little low, but you still have another week and half to get your registration in. And we have 40 (we need about 60) reserved for the banquet. I haven’t heard from Walt McNeil, but his car is registered as #1 because he won the Pre-registration Drawing at last year's show.

One note: Support for the Saturday evening banquet and the mid-day concession is a must. If we don’t meet the dollar quota for the banquet, we will be penalized. If we don’t reach the $750 minimum for the mid-day concession, we will be charged an extra $500 fee.

If you’re up to it, come down on Friday to join us for the Kimball Farms classic car cruise, or just come to catch up with other participants.

Early in June, the Regency banquet price increased to $57. I changed the price on the flyer to $50 to help cover. Some participants have contributed the entire $10 per meal difference. Much appreciated, but not necessary, since it came up without warning.

BTW: We should have some really good parts vending going on this year!

I’m still looking to hand the show over to someone younger and more patient so we can go for another 28 years.

I'm attaching the registration form again for those who need it. Let me know if you have any questions.

Later,

Brian

06/17/2026

This sounds like a fun event, too bad it's in California! Although we do kind of take it personally that our AMC cars are considered lemons...
https://carshowsafari.com/review-concours-d-lemons/

04/07/2026

A reminder!
Sunday, April 12, 2026: 12th Annual Spring Lunch.
1:00 at Newick’s Lobster House, 431 Dover Point Road, Dover, NH.
Enjoy lunch, catch up with AMC friends, and discuss the coming season, the July Rambler Regional, car projects, cruises, cookouts, and whatever else you want to talk about.
See the Newick's FB page for restaurant details.
We’re booking for 25 people, so if you haven't RSVP'd yet, please let Brian know if you’re planning to attend!

Great Seafood at a Great Price!

04/02/2026

4-letter-word warning before you read this one, but...

In the 1970s, in North America alone, AMC sold almost a million of the ugliest car you ever saw. I s**t you not, the design chief for AMC sketched their internal combustion catastrophe on an airline barf bag. Really.

--On This Day in History S**t Went Down: April 1, 1970--

At the time, AMC was not one of the motor vehicle behemoths but it still wanted to compete with the foreign compact cars flooding the American market. So, they came up with a godawful mess and released it on April 1, 1970, but it was not intended as an April Fool’s joke. Just to f**k with people, they called it the Gremlin.

The designer said people would see the car as either “cute or controversial, depending on one’s viewpoint.” I think he meant depending on how many drugs they’d taken. He referenced it being “perfect for the free-thinking early 1970s.” There is freethinking, and then there is overdosing on L*D.

Even the name was f**ked. Merriam-Webster defines a gremlin as “a cause of error or equipment malfunction.” Equipment malfunction? This is a f**king car! That’s a bad thing. But young people are stupid and don’t use dictionaries, and the “cute and different” marketing strategy worked, with the under-35 crowd buying a s**tload of the ugly cars. I mean, people bought pet rocks and s**g carpets back then too, so I suppose it makes sense.

Despite its glitchy name, the car was actually pretty reliable and considered a good value for the money. What’s more, in a decade where most other cars blurred together for their style esthetic, the Gremlin stood out for its hideousness. I guess in this case there really was no such thing as bad publicity.

The car was discontinued in 1978, and in 2007 Time magazine put the Gremlin on their list of “The 50 Worst Cars of All Time,” describing the back end as looking like “the tail snapped off a salamander.” But the f**ker still sold. Hell, Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush both drove Gremlins.

NOTE: This piece was researched and written by a human, not some bulls**t "ai" plagiarism software.

Those who cannot remember the past need a history teacher who says “f**k” a lot. Get both volumes of ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY S**T WENT DOWN at JamesFell.com/books.

02/24/2026

Video of Bob and his Ambassador.

Bob Majeski's got his first Nash in 1968 -- a 1928 Standard Six with no heater. It still started a lifetime love affair.FIND US ELSEWHERE:Website: https://ww...

08/15/2025

AMC car show at the Southington Drive-In, Southington CT. Saturday, August 23rd 2025. Friday night Cruise to Blackies Hot Dogs Friday August 22nd. Meet at Holiday Inn Express Southington at 5:30 for the cruise.

07/27/2025

Tony and Brian taking part in the Kenosha homecoming parade last Friday in Tony’s 1965 Rambler American 440 convertible.

07/26/2025

07/25/2025

Brian Yacino (President of AMCRC) is in Kenosha with 4Seasons, CAMO and AMCRC long time member Tony Cucchi. Make sure to stop by the Rambler Club display during tomorrow’s show to meet Brian and get some club freebies.
Pictured is Tony’s 1965 Rambler American 440 convertible, driven to Kenosha from MA.