this is a summary of every saved receipt. there were certainly more work done (eg. the installation of
the Grote turn signal switch) but it seems fairly complete.
| date | odo/mileage | shop/vendor | address | description of work/parts, from receipt or work order | cost | notes by me |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Jun-1968 | na | Auto Air | 501 Pacific Coast Highway, Hermosa Beach, CA | Cool Queen air conditioner install | $225.00 | |
| 21-Jun-1968 | 3204 | Dick Allen Rambler | 830 S. La Brea, Inglewood CA | oil change "owner has own oil" | $4.95 | filter 3.95, labor 80 cents |
| 1-Jul-1968 | 5415 | Dick Allen Rambler | 8000 mile oil change, use owner oil | $8.10 | ||
| 25-Feb-1969 | 7921 | Dick Allen Rambler | clean smog valve. repair backup lites. reinstall LR backup lite assembly and repair wiring. | $4.20 | ||
| 17-Sep-1969 | 12330 | Dick Allen Rambler | lube steering stops. 12000 mile service. horn contacts only one side. | $12.68 | ||
| 30-Jun-1970 | na | Campbell's Auto Electric (AMC/Datsun dealer) | 3101 E. Andy Devine, Kingman AZ 96401 | lube car. change oil and filter. clean PCV hose at air cleaner. charge air cond. ck fuses and replace. one SFE 9 fuse, can freon. | $17.74 | father's name |
| 29-Sep-1970 | 28124 | Bell Motor, Inc (AMC dealer) | 325 N. Santa Fe, Salina KS 67401 | change oil, filter. 28000 mile required service. check 4-way flashers. | $4.94 | father's name |
| 1-Oct-1970 | 28884 | Kmart Auto Center | 2432 Georgia St, Kingman AZ | two 6.95x14 "Premier" black tires, valve stems, balance | $69.97 | |
| 15-Oct-1970 | na | Mohave Auto Parts | 2412 Kingman Ave, Kingman AZ | 80558 (unreadable) | $3.77 | |
| 16-Dec-1970 | 32518 | Campbell's Auto Electric (AMC/Datsun dealer) | 3101 E. Andy Devine, Kingman AZ 96401 | 32000 mile service, change oil and filter | $17.97 | |
| 14-Apr-1972 | 48167 | Kinsel Datsun | 3101 E. Andy Devine, Kingman AZ 96401 | 48000 mile service. points, condenser. | $21.08 | |
| 2-Jul-1972 | 62368 | Kinsel Datsun | 3101 E. Andy Devine, Kingman AZ 96401 | R & R alternator belt | $8.54 | |
| 10-Oct-1972 | na | Kingman Firestone | 2870 Andy Devine Ave, Kingman AZ 86401 | two C78x14 (unreadable) tires, align, repack front wheels, (unreadable) | $77.07 | |
| 10-Feb-1973 | na | Kingman Tire Service | 2310 Kingman Ave, Kingman AZ | one 6-95x14 tire, (re)cap, balance | $13.94 | |
| 20-Feb-1973 | na | Allied Auto Supply | 132 E. Beale, Kingman AZ | 1455 PK | $10.61 | note on reverse: "water pump for Rambler to go with new 2nd hand radiator which cost $20, $19.95 cleanout/$39.95" |
| 20-Feb-1973 | na | Cave Radiator Shop | 2754 Alene Ave, Kingman AZ | clean, rod, repair rad(iator) | $19.95 | note on reverse: "to clean new heavy duty radiator for car which cost $20 at wrecking yard in Vegas. total $39.95" |
| 6-Sep-1973 | 66764 | Kingman Tire Service | replace strut rod bushing, set toe in. | $22.16 | ||
| 6-Jun-1978 | na | (unknown) | Tucson AZ | written on Drexel receipt: "new brakes on 6-6-78 cost total $42.00" | $42.00 | tucson receipts folded together |
| 14-Jun-1978 | na | Cost Less Auto Parts | 3652 S. 6th Ave, Tucson AZ 85713 | GF417 AC (B?)elt | $1.76 | tucson receipts folded together |
| 23-Jun-1978 | na | Checker Auto Parts | Store 2183-1 (no address) | (unknown) | $7.19 | tucson receipts folded together |
| 7-Jul-1978 | na | Drexel Self Service | 2625 W. Drexel, Tuucson AZ 85706 | carb kit, dist cap, labor | $36.22 | tucson receipts folded together |
| 11-Aug-1978 | na | Rollo's Auto Parts | 5125 S. 12th Ave, Tucson AZ 85706 | 25-1446. (unreadable). note: "water pump for 68 coupe" (not esmond's hand) | $13.40 | |
| 15-Jan-1979 | na | Indy Muffler Pit #2 | 850 E. 22nd St, Tucson AZ | (muffler) MJB22, S200, STS3 | $24.38 | |
| 8-Mar-1982 | na | Mohave Auto Parts | 2412 Kingman Ave, Kingman AZ | #331 master c(ylinder) | $20.79 | |
| 1-Jul-1985 | na | Tire World | 3311 E. Andy Devine, Kingman AZ | wheel cylinder kits, hardware kit rear, (unreadable) cable. rebuild cylinders, r & r. | $61.04 | |
| 12-Sep-1985 | na | Rucker Motors, Inc (AMC dealer) | 4195 N. Stockton Hill Rd, Kingman AZ | #194 lamps | $1.20 | |
| 20-May-1986 | na | Rucker Motors, Inc (AMC dealer) | 4195 N. Stockton Hill Rd, Kingman AZ | 448-5720 ( ignition switch?) | $20.98 | car has non-AMC ignition switch |
| 17-Oct-1986 | na | The Silencer Shoppe | 3022 Sycamore, Kingman AZ | exhaust pipe, 4 feet 2" tubing | $25.40 | |
| 11-May-1991 | na | Tire World | 3311 E. Andy Devine, Kingman AZ | A/C belt, idler bearing, A/C hose and fittings, freon | $108.72 | mileage clearly written "16283" (wrong), date 5-11-91. date and location (Kingman) authoritative. |
| 15-May-1991 | na | Tire World | 3311 E. Andy Devine, Kingman AZ | two P185/75R14 tires | $117.85 | mileage clearly written "16409" (wrong), date 5-15-91. date and location (Kingman) authoritative. |
| 20-May-1991 | na | Cave Radiator Co | 3445 N. Evans, Kingman AZ 86401 | (faded, unreadable; price hints at replacement radiator) | $182.00 | |
| 20-May-1991 | na | J & L Auto Parts | 2115 Stockton Hill Rd, Kingman AZ | GAT 20537 lower radiator hose | $11.42 | |
| 1-Feb-1992 | na | NAPA Auto Parts | 2545 E. Andy Devine, Kingman AZ 86401 | RR182R rotor (ignition) | $3.14 | |
| 18-Feb-1993 | na | Rucker's Auto, RV, Marine Sales & Service | 2790 Airway Ave, Kingman AZ 86401 | tow to shop. engine no run. repair choke. replace battery. | $100.99 | |
| 15-Mar-1993 | na | Rucker's Auto, RV, Marine Sales & Service | 2790 Airway Ave, Kingman AZ 86401 | replace clutch assy. inspect trans. repair radiator leak. | $353.77 | |
| 1-Jun-1993 | na | S & S Auto Salvage | 4365 E. Smiley Rd, Las Vegas NV 89115 | back window | $37.45 | |
| 20-Jul-1993 | na | Rucker's Auto, RV, Marine Sales & Service | 2790 Airway Ave, Kingman AZ 86401 | points in dist. replace. ujoints OK. 1st gear noisy. clutch adjustment. tail pipe hanger repair. tighten A/C belt -- replaced. hose from V/C to carb repaired. lube chassis. | $142.15 | |
| 2-Feb-1994 | na | Rucker's Auto, RV, Marine Sales & Service | 2790 Airway Ave, Kingman AZ 86401 | r & r rocker cover. inspect valve train. replace gasket. replace fuel filter. rislone oil treatment. | $45.46 | |
| 6-Sep-1995 | na | Rucker's Auto, RV, Marine Sales & Service | 2790 Airway Ave, Kingman AZ 86401 | replace rear (brake) shoes | $69.82 | |
| 7-Nov-1995 | 160659 | see text on main page re: odo rollover, and handwritten notes in AMC Maintainance Manual. some 90,000 miles were put on the car in the 20 year period since 1973. | ||||
| 7-Nov-1995 | 160659 | Tire World | 3311 E. Andy Devine, Kingman AZ | two P185/75R14 tires | $119.67 | |
| 2-Apr-1996 | na | Rucker's Auto, RV, Marine Sales & Service | 2790 Airway Ave, Kingman AZ 86401 | inspect brakes. rear OK. replace frt shoes & cyls, bleed and pack bearings. (2 front wheel cyls $130.00!) | $300.17 | |
| 17-Jul-1996 | na | Rucker's Auto, RV, Marine Sales & Service | 2790 Airway Ave, Kingman AZ 86401 | check charging system. replace voltage regulator, change battery. | $87.43 | |
| 9-Aug-1996 | 168720 | Rucker's Auto, RV, Marine Sales & Service | 2790 Airway Ave, Kingman AZ 86401 | tune engine. replace plugs, points, cap, rotor, plug wires, set dwell & timing, adjust carb, lube linkage. replace fuel filter & hoses, replace fuel pump. check noise in frt when turning. add gear oil to trans. | $187.86 | |
| 3-Oct-1996 | 169943 | Rucker's Auto, RV, Marine Sales & Service | 2790 Airway Ave, Kingman AZ 86401 | install used trans (in trunk) | $96.28 | |
| 13-Jun-1997 | (unreadable) | Rucker's Auto, RV, Marine Sales & Service | 2790 Airway Ave, Kingman AZ 86401 | tow to shop. check no crank. test battery and alternator OK. replace ground cable on battery. | $53.41 | |
| 9-Aug-1997 | 173600 | Autos Unlimited | 803 E. Andy Devine, Kingman AZ | replace u joints | $27.60 | |
| 5-Jan-1998 | 173967 | Rucker's Auto, RV, Marine Sales & Service | 2790 Airway Ave, Kingman AZ 86401 | check slow crank in AM. alt light stays on a while. check charging system -- putting out OK. check battery, at 10 volts only. check for draw with new battery. | $25.00 | |
| 21-Jan-1999 | na | AutoZone 2723 | 3460 Stockton Hill, Kingman AZ | d7530 Dayco rad hose, outlet gasket | $10.90 | |
| 8-Jun-2000 | 179324 | Tire World | 3311 E. Andy Devine, Kingman AZ | P185/75/14 (two) | $109.18 | |
| 3-Aug-2000 | 180066 | Rucker's Auto, RV, Marine Sales & Service | 2790 Airway Ave, Kingman AZ 86401 | sometimes dies (unreadable) and fuel mileage low -- check carb operation, adjust mixture & idle. found vacc advance not working & dist shaft work & loose. brakes pull right on hard braking on rough road -- check clean and adjust brakes. 80-90% left, front, rear. repack front bearings. tighten idler arm on mount bracket. replace distributor. | $258.11 | |
| 17-Jun-2003 | na | Rucker's Auto & RV | 2790 Airway Ave, Kingman AZ 86401 | check dying problem. charging system checked good, installed air filter and cleaner, repaired vacuum line to fuel pump [vacuum wipers]. | $34.50 | |
| 9-Jul-2008 | 190371 | Russel's Auto & RV | 2790 Airway Ave, Kingman AZ 86401 | Possibly carb problem. adjust points, check carburetor adjustment. points were almost closed, causing most of the stalling problem. if you are going to drive this much, it will need to be tuned. | $38.00 | |
| 1-Aug-2008 | 190414 | Russel's Auto & RV | 2790 Airway Ave, Kingman AZ 86401 | LEFT REAR TIRE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. died while driving… check fuel pressure, points, fuel filters. replaced all tune items, remove, clean, repair, reinstall and adjust carb. New carburetor was no good. Put owners carb back on after removing bowl, setting float level, cleaning debris out of bowl. Replaced fuel line from carb as the one on it would not stop leaking without excessive torque. Replaced dirty air filter. Replaced PCV valve as the one on engine would not meter vacuum, it was just one huge vacuum leak. Re-routed vacuum for distributor from carb meter port to intake manifold. This allows the high vacuum at idle to advance distributor timing with retard on accel to check engine ping. It also allows carburetor idle setting to be lower with a stable idle. Replaced fuel filter in bottom of fuel pump. Fuel pressure while idling is 4.5 psi. Valve cover gasket. fuel filter. plug wires. points, condenser. spark plugs. air filter. cap & rotor. | $267.61 | mileage was pencilled in; looks like "90371" was in their computer, and not updated for many visits |
| 2-Dec-2008 | 190371 | Russel's Auto & RV | 2790 Airway Ave, Kingman AZ 86401 | new battery 6024 NAPA | $72.26 | |
| 16-Dec-2008 | na | AutoZone 2723 | 3460 Stockton Hill, Kingman AZ | Duralast V-belt | $11.85 | |
| 21-Sep-2009 | na | Charleston Auto Parts | 2115 Stockton Hill, Kingman AZ | EC366 carb kit, sealant | $19.48 | |
| 3-Apr-2010 | na | NAPA Auto Parts | 2545 E. Andy Devine, Kingman AZ 86401 | MPE IC12SB ignition coil | $19.16 | |
| 12-Nov-2010 | 190371 | Russel's Auto & RV | 4065 Bank St, Kingman AZ | …customer reports that he has adjusted the carburetor himself and wants us to verify it is properly adjusted so he can get "maximum mileage". fuel pump is leaking badly and needs to be replaced… the vehicle is unsafe to drive in its current condition. gear oil. pinion seal. transmission seal. carb adjustments. | $200.81 | |
| 12-Nov-2010 | 190371 | Russel's Auto & RV | 4065 Bank St, Kingman AZ | Found a fuel pump and had it shipped in. the pump arm on all fuel pumps found for early 60's American motors 6 cylinders have the pump arm designed to run on top of the cam. Removing the pump found the arm on existing pump running on bottom of cam. replacement pump would not pump because of not travel over camshaft. Removed fuel pump and installed an electric pump. Original pump also had the vacuum boost for running the vacuum wipers so we hooked the wipers up to engine manifold vacuum with an additional reservoir. fuel pump. | $470.37 | |
| 3-Jan-2011 | 190371 | Russel's Auto & RV | 4065 Bank St, Kingman AZ | replace battery NAPA 6024 | $29.12 | |
| 1-Jun-2011 | 190371 | Russel's Auto & RV | 4065 Bank St, Kingman AZ | remove gas tank and inspect for debris or contamination. removed gas tank and cleaned. | $121.93 | |
| 6-Feb-2013 | na | Apex Wrecking | 3900 Hwy 66, Kingman AZ | tire | $16.03 | |
| 6-Feb-2013 | na | (unknown) | written on Apex Wrecking receipt: "replace outside mirror, $10" | $10.00 | ||
| 1-May-2013 | na | Cave Radiator Co | 3445 N. Evans, Kingman AZ 86401 | (unreadable) flush (unreadable). test and paint. | $45.00 | |
| 13-May-2013 | na | Kingman Auto Supply Co Inc | 2595 Airfield Ave, Kingman AZ | (thermo)stat gasket, gasket maker | $6.80 | |
| 7-Aug-2013 | 193575 | Russel's Auto & RV | 4065 Bank St, Kingman AZ | check transmission fluid level. lube if needed. check belts and hoses. running sluggish. added 1 qt of 80w gear oil to the transmission. U joints greased. replaced bulb in rear passenger brake light. air filter and coolant are dirty. | $0.00 | |
| 30-Jan-2014 | 193913 | Russel's Auto & RV | 4065 Bank St, Kingman AZ | drivers side front brake seems to be locking up. please check adjustment and condition of parts. car pulls to the left. found that the front left wheel bearings are bad. got customer approval to replace. bearing set. bearing set. wheel seal. | $126.03 | |
| 25-Feb-2014 | 194000 | Russel's Auto & RV | 4065 Bank St, Kingman AZ | cleaned up brake system and bleed brakes. found a leak at master cylinder lid. resealed lid. | $359.80 | |
| 13-Mar-2014 | 190371 | Russel's Auto & RV | 4065 Bank St, Kingman AZ | Customer believes there is a short in the steering column. he states that the factory switch quit working about 35 years ago. he had a shop put the aftermarket indicator switch on and he removed the rest of the original plastic pieces of the signal switch with a screwdriver. He thinks that maybe there is a wire shorting out on the inside of the column. He has to jump start the car each morning to get it to start. Please diagnose and advise on repair for customer approval. battery. | $84.86 | no receipt for Grote clamp-on turn signal |
| 17-Apr-2014 | 190656 | Russel's Auto & RV | 4065 Bank St, Kingman AZ | Customer states that the column shifter is stuck in Rev and the linkage is bound up. Please diagnose and advise for customer approval. USED COLUMN. backup light switch. | $430.17 | |
| 20-Jan-2016 | 196411 | Russel's Auto & RV | 4065 Bank St, Kingman AZ | Check brakes, making noise possibly left front. Brake shoes. brake cylinder kit. | $204.05 | |
| 20-Jan-2016 | 196411 | Russel's Auto & RV | 4065 Bank St, Kingman AZ | Check brakes, making noise possibly left front. found leaking brake cylinders both rear. service includes machining of two brake drums, checking for proper thickness before and after machining, and verifying the drums run true (not warped). rear drums were warped. | $294.83 | |
| 6-Apr-2016 | 196870 | Russel's Auto & RV | 4065 Bank St, Kingman AZ | runs rough, back fires, wants to stall out at low speeds especially upon starting up again after stopped. this problem is worse before engine is completely warmed up. it feels like not enough gas get to the carburetor. found points out of adjustment. recommend replacing cap and rotor and plugs. distributor cap. dist rotor. spark plugs. | $112.34 | |
| 10-Apr-2017 | na | AutoZone 2723 | 3460 Stockton Hill, Kingman AZ | Duralast Gold battery 25-DLG | $154.06 | nephew |
| 19-Apr-2017 | na | Blaser Auto Nash, Rambler, AMC | Moline IL | 3209954 (carburetor) master repair kit, 4655 fuel pump | $297.00 | internet order, nephew |
| 28-Apr-2017 | na | Motion & Flow Control Products | 920 E. Overland Rd, Meridian ID 83642 | brake lines and parts | $26.20 | nephew |
| 28-Apr-2017 | na | O'Reilly Auto Parts | 24 E. Calderwood, Meridian ID 83642 | engine and interior cleaning supplies & misc | $182.59 | nephew |
| 29-Apr-2017 | 187058 | Fast Eddy's Fast Lube | 1725 E. Overland Rd, Meridian ID 83642 | engine oil change and filter, trans, axle oil | $149.63 | nephew |
| 1-Nov-2018 | 197301 | Poway Transmission Corp | 13933 Poway Rd #A, Poway CA 92064 | clutch disc and pressure plate, resurface flywheel, pilot bearing, TO bearing | $837.13 | matt |