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REBEL MACHINE AND AMC RESOURCE CENTRE We are expanding our range of parts and accessories. Why should these old cars which were decades ahead of their time in 1970 be consigned to the past? Let's keep our Rebel Machines relevant and happening! | ||||||||
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The 1970 Rebel Machine came with newly styled steel wheels made by Kelsey-Hayes specifically made for AMERICAN MOTORS CORPORATION. They were for the times both innovative and regressive due to their for the time innovative design. The wheels were introduced on THE MACHINE as standard equipment and were 15" X 7" with E60-15 Goodyear Polyglass tires with raised white lettering on the side walls fitted on them. The finish was a metal coating featuring a fine grit and a little metallic metal flake to add dimension to the finish. This finish has never been duplicated exactly by anyone. So wheels still sporting their original finish are rare. These wheels were also optional on 1970 AMXs and Javelins. In 1971, THE MACHINE was no longer a distinct model, it was an option on the new Matador. The option included the Rebel Machine intake, but no hood scoop. The exhaust manifolds had been updated to a free flow style that looked like and performed like a set of headers, so the special Machine exhaust manifold had been superseded. Nothing else was Machine specific. Again for 1971; the AMX model was gone, replaced by a new (2nd generation) Javelin body. AMX was an option and one of those options was the Machine wheel. The fact that more models than just the Machine meant that as years passed more Machine wheels survived than would have been the case if only the one model had worn them. Even so, there were differences between the original Machine wheels and the subsequent issues.
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