Editing AMC Ambassador (section)

=== Royale Stretch Limo ===
[[File:1969 AMC Ambassador limousine in Wisconsin sideR.JPG|thumb|1969 Ambassador Royale Stretch Limo by Armbruster/Stageway]]

Not only did AMC promote the 1969 Ambassador as having a "limousine" ride and deluxe appointments, but Chicago [[Vehicle leasing|auto leasing]] executive, Robert Estes, had the Armbruster/Stageway Company<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/a/armbruster/armbruster.htm |last=Theobald |first=Mark|title=Armbruster & Co.; Armbruster / Stageway |website=Coachbuilt.com |year=2004 |access-date=23 August 2014}}</ref> convert Ambassadors into real {{convert|24|ft|m|adj=on}} limousines riding on a {{convert|158|in|mm|0|adj=on}} wheelbase. Known as the '''Royale Stretch Limo''', one was owned by the State of [[Wisconsin]] as the official vehicle for Governor [[Warren Knowles]]. The conversions were unusual because they did not keep the stock rear doors—as is typical in most limos. The back doors were welded shut, and the Ambassadors were lengthened by inserting a section just behind the original [[Pillar (car)|B-pillar]] that had an entirely new central door in this center, making a large opening for entry and egress. {{convert|4|in|mm|adj=on|spell=In}} steel "I-beams" bridge the expanse created by the stretch. Power comes from the "[[AMC AMX|AMX]]" {{convert|315|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} {{convert|390|CID|L|1|abbr=on}} V8 engine backed with the BorgWarner automatic transmission and a "Twin-Grip" [[limited-slip differential]] with 3.15 gears.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Strohl |first=Daniel |title=1969 AMC Ambassador Limousine |magazine=Hemmings Classic Car |url= https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/1969-amc-ambassador-limousine |date=October 2008 |access-date=24 July 2022}}</ref>

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