Astre The Astre was a knockoff of the Chevrolet Vega. It was sold in the U.S. from 1975-1977. However, Canadians were able to buy an Astre since 1973. It rolled into a new generation for 1974. Like the Chevy, you could get a coupe, hatch, a coupe-wagon, and for the final year, a […]
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Pontiac T1000
T1000 The Pontiac T1000 was introduced in 1981, and was one of the smallest Pontiacs ever built, trumping even the J2000 in small size. It was obviously a badge-engineered Chevy Chevette. Different were the rear lights, grille, and some trim. If you remember 1981, you may recall the corny TV commercial when they first came […]
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AMC Ambassador
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
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
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
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
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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