Nobody expected sleepy little American Motors to offer a factory drag car, but the 1969 AMX Super Stock quickly proved to be a winner. Continue reading
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American Motors’ Last Traditional Convertible: The 1968 Rebel
The 1968 Rebel ragtop marked the end of an epoch for American Motors: It was the carmaker’s last traditional six-passenger convertible. Continue reading
Italian Rambler: The 1956 Nash Palm Beach
Here’s possibly the most elegant Nash Rambler you’ll ever see: the 1956 Palm Beach, created by Battista “Pinin” Farina. Continue reading
Video: Marketing the 1966 Rambler Rogue
Here’s the sales pitch for the 1966 1/2 Rambler Rogue in an original American Motors spot. Continue reading
Blue Jean Baby: The Levi’s Gremlin
American Motors made a fashion statement with the blue-jeans theme of the 1973-78 Levi’s Gremlin. Continue reading
Hatchback and Sportabout: AMC’s Stylish, Sporty Seventies Compacts
American Motors offered two of the more stylish and capable American compacts of the seventies with the Hornet Hatchback coupe and Sportabout station wagon. Continue reading
December 15, 1957: George Romney Brings Back the Rambler
This almost never happens in the auto industry, but American Motors pulled it off. For the 1958 model year, the automaker returned to production with a car it had discontinued back in 1955. Continue reading