Category Archives: Saturday Ramblings

Today, we look at the origins of the Rambler automobile. The Thomas B. Jeffery Company (he of Rambler bicycle manufacturing) began building one-cylinder Ramblers in a converted 19th-century bicycle plant in Kenosha, Wisconsin. By the late 1890s Jeffery, along with his son Charles, was smitten with the notion of building automobiles so he sold his interest in G&JContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings: March 19, 2016”

It’s another vintage Rambler day here at IM. One of the pioneers in the modern American transportation industry was Colonel Albert A. Pope. In the late 1800’s, he turned Hartford, Connecticut into the bicycle capital of the world. Pope later took control of the “bicycle trust”, which had consolidated many of the major bicycle manufacturers in theContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings: March 12, 2016”

With spring just around the corner, we’re going to feature a different kind of Rambler vehicle for a few weeks, just to get us inspired for the warmer weather and outside activities to come. The American Rambler brand started, not with automobiles, but with bicycles that were manufactured by the Gormully & Jeffery Mfg. Co., in Chicago fromContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings: March 5, 2016”

February has been a traditional month for auto shows and car shopping. Wouldn’t it be great if you could walk into a showroom today and buy one of these beauties? We’ll have to settle for rambling ’round the internet today, but as we do I’ll be imagining myself in this brilliant blue Landau, top down,Continue reading “Saturday Ramblings: February 27, 2016”

Now, these folks have the right idea. Where does any decent, upstanding, red-blooded American want to be at this time of year? Why, Arizona of course, or perhaps Florida. And for what reason? Why, because it’s Spring Training time. Pitchers and catchers reported this week to their Cactus League or Grapefruit league facilities and nextContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings: February 20, 2015 – Pitchers & Catchers Edition”

We’re pulling the pink Rambler out of the garage for a romantic rendezvous this weekend. Tomorrow is St. Valentine’s Day! According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, there are three martyrs called “St. Valentine” who are associated with February 14, the most familiar of whom was a priest in Rome in the second half of the third century. As forContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings: February 13, 2016 – Valentine’s Day Edition”

Gail and I are taking our classy red and white Metropolitan to the airport this morning for a little sky rambling down to Clearwater, Florida to snatch a few days of R&R. I hear there’s a big football game on the other coast this weekend and we’ll probably watch it. Being from Indianapolis, we have a fondContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings: February 6, 2016 – Superb Owl Edition”

It’s the final weekend in January 2016 already! Here in central Indiana, it looks nothing like our Rambler portrait today. Most are cheering that the weather will be in the 50’s this weekend. I can finally go outside and take my hoses off the spigots and see how much damage the occasional sub-freezing temps haveContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings: January 30, 2016 – Hawkeye Edition”

Hey, iMonks on the east coast, how you doin’ out there, under the wrath of Snowzilla? Hope you’re not thinking of doing any rambling today, at least on the roads. Looks like it might be awhile before you could dig that Rambler out. Why not sit back with a big mug of coffee and joinContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings: January 23, 2016”

Ah, I would love to be going to the slopes with these folks in this stylish 1962 Rambler American 400 wagon. The measly amount of snow we received here in central Indiana last week just won’t do. And then the warm winds and rain came, and now we’re back to looking at grays and brownsContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings: January 16, 2016”