Bricklin SV-1 The Canadian company known as Bricklin started producing the SV-1 in 1974. The ‘SV’ part of the name stood for “Safety Vehicle”. Many features we take for granted in modern times were on this car. These were side impact beams, a built-in rollcage and 5mph bumpers front and rear. Every car featured gullwing […]
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pages containing information about AMC automobiles made between 1973 and 1983
Most popular car brands for month of March
According to traffic, here are the 10 most popular smog-era car makers on this site for the month of March 2012. 1. Dodge 2. Plymouth 3. Mercury 4. Buick 5. AMC 6. Chevrolet 7. Oldsmobile 8. Ford 9. Pontiac 10. Chrysler Related Pages: Most popular brands for the month of November popular car brands according […]
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AMC Eagle
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
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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Most popular brands for the month of November
Here we are once again. The most popular smog era car brands according to what pages are visited most. Dodge wins this month. Top 5 Are: 1. Dodge 2. Mercury 3. Buick 4. Plymouth 5. Jeep The Next 5: 6. Pontiac 7. Oldsmobile 8. Chrysler 9. AMC 10. Chevrolet Related Pages: popular car brands according […]
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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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