[RickJWagner]

My first car, a 1965 Rambler, had the venerable AMC 232 cubic inch inline 6. It had decent torque, was thrifty, and proved nearly impossible to kill. Best of all, in the mid sized Rambler the I6 left enough room in the engine bay that I could stand beside the engine— under the hood- to work on things.

Spark plug replacement, points change, air filter… even things like water pumps and carburetor were trivial to work on.

Today’s cars are better in almost every way, but I sure loved the simplicity of that engine.

Also: I’m a little surprised the article didn’t make mention of a similar ( but slightly different ) engine. The mighty Mopar slant 6, which is legendary for durability. Maybe we’ll get a newer one of those, too!