The 1965 AMC Rambler Marlin was a fastback version of the company s mid-size Rambler Classic. Bill Vance Nash Motor Co. and Hudson Motor Car Co. merged to form American Motors Corp. in 1954.

The four-barrel unit provided 270 horses as the range-topping option. The 1966 Marlin is also a rare classic. While AMC sold 10,327 units in 1965, deliveries dropped to only 4,547 examples in 1966.

And the AMC Marlin falls right in that club of misfits with its first-generation Dodge Charger fastback silhouette, Ambassador front clip, and overall lackluster impended by its absence from sales ...

American Motors’ Marlin fastback followed in 1965. The Mustang and Barracuda were based on compact cars while AMC’s Marlin evolved from the intermediate Rambler Classic.