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Rambling Man

After snaking for miles through the rolling conifer-carpeted foothills southeast of Denver, Colorado, arriving at Rambler Ranch is a bit like discovering the mythical Scottish Highlands village that only came to life every 100 years in the musical Brigadoon. Collector Terry Gale has created a retro wonderland devoted to the cars of Rambler, Nash, and AMC, plus their associated memorabilia. More than 200 cars sprawl across a half dozen buildings, while another 600 or so vehicles (Gale has lost count) sit in the meadows out back.

According to the affable Gale: “The boneyard cars are parts cars and future projects. I bought them to save them from going to the crusher. This all started with

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