Plymouth Road Runner

Plymouth Roadrunner The smog-era Road Runner was similar to AMC’s AMX of the smog-era. Well, not literally, but the way it was bounced from model to model as essentially a trim package. Each were based on several model variations in a short time. In the Road Runner’s case, it was on the Satellite Sebring, then […]
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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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most popular car models for month of October

The first time we’re doing this. Some car models have their own subsections on this site. Here are the five most popular models according to this site’s traffic in October. 1. Mercury Cougar 2. Mercury Capri 3. AMC AMX 4. Chevy Camaro 5. AMC Javelin Related Pages: AMC Division Mercury AMX section created. AMC AMX […]
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AMC AMX

AMC AMX In 1973 and 1974, the AMX was a top level package of the Javelin. Engine availability ranged from a 304 V8, a 360 V8, and a 401 V8. After 1974, the AMX took some time off for a few years. The nameplate returned for 1977, as a variant of the Hornet hatchback. Powering […]
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