AMC Eagle Based on the Concord, AMC’s Eagle landed for the 1980 model year. It was ahead of its time being a 4 wheel drive car. This first year it was offered in coupe, sedan and station wagon variants with trim levels of base and Limited. They sat on a 109 inch wheelbase. Powering them […]
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AMC Matador Coupe The coupe version of the Matador arrived for 1974. It was quite quirky and looked nothing like the regular Matador. The Coupe was offered in hatchback configuration, but was closer to midsize than the other Matador. Brougham was the premium trim package. ‘X’ was the sporty trim package. An Oleg Cassini package […]
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AMC Ambassador The Ambassador was a step up from the Matador. If AMC came close to selling a luxury car, this would be it. There were stripper versions for cabbies and coppers as well. Only two of its model years fall within the smog-era. It was dropped after ’74 in favor of the Matador pressing […]
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AMC Matador The Matador was in its third model year in 1973. It was also the last of the generation. The body styles were 2-door hardtop, 4-door sedan, and station wagon. Its size fell between midsize and fullsize, slotting in just under the big Ambassador. Powering this beast were a choice of six different engines. […]
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AMC Concord The Concord revealed itself for 1978, spawned from the leftovers of the Hornet. It came in a choice of three trim levels, which were base, Sport, and D/L (See our separate AMX area for info on that version). Body styles were a 2-door hatch, 2-door coupe, 4-door sedan, or a station wagon. In […]
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AMC Hornet 1973 was the 4th year of the AMC Hornet (1st year- 1970). A hatchback, a coupe, a sedan and wagon were in the offerings, with yes, even woodgrain was optional on the wagon. Straight 6s and the venerable 304 V8 were what powered the Hornet. Noteworthy was the AMX-trimmed model for 1977. This […]
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AMC Spirit Replacing the subcompact Gremlin in 1979 was the slightly larger compact-class AMC Spirit. Engine offerings were the 232 and 258 cubic inch I-6s, a 2.0L I-4 and a 304 Cubic inch V8. Spirit GT and the AMX based on the Spirit were the ‘tape stripe performance’ models offered. The final model year for […]
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