For 1978, American Motors moved the compact Hornet platform upmarket, gave it a new exterior look, and created the more luxurious Concord. Continue reading
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The End of Wide and Small: 1980 AMC Pacer
Trumpeted as small but wide, the Pacer from American Motors was certainly one of the more unusual American cars of the ’70s, but the wide/small trend failed to stick. Continue reading
Prelude to the AMC Gremlin: The 1968 AMX-GT Concept
The AMX-GT concept looked like the front of an AMC Javelin grafted to the rear end of a Gremlin, but actually it appeared two years before the 1970 Gremlin. Let’s have a closer look. Continue reading
Badge Brothers: The 1955-56 Hudson Ramblers
As Hudson was sailing off into the sunset, there was a notable addition to the product line for 1955: the Hudson Rambler, a Nash Rambler in everything but name. Continue reading
American Motors Gets Normal: The 1967 Rebel
After years of producing unconventional products, in 1967 AMC offered a new mid-sized car that was conventional in every way: the Rebel. Continue reading
1961: Rambler’s Greatest Year
In 1961, tiny American Motors achieved the impossible as Rambler rose to third place in U.S. sales, topped only by Ford and Chevrolet. Continue reading
1965: The Rambler Ambassador Grows Up, Once Again
A complete redesign in 1965 restored the Rambler Ambassador to the full-sized class once again. Continue reading