Category Archive: AMC, BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, CHEVY, FORD, Monday Shopper, MOPAR, TRUCKS
Top 11: Shopping At Mecum’s Portland Auction – Two Days Of Difficult Decisions!
Portland, Oregon isn’t exactly automotive Mecca, but it isn’t the desert, either. There is plenty of gorgeous iron hiding among the redwoods and Douglas Firs, and if you cross the...
Top 11: The Best “Decal GT” From The 1970s – When Looks Mattered More Than Performance!
It’s a new phrase in my lexicon: “Decal GT”, coined by Jim Wangers, the guy better known for Pontiac performance, but is responsible for some of the most well-known examples of...
This 1974 AMC Hornet Is Too Clean! It’s The Perfect Turbocharging Candidate!
American Motors pretty much ran on a shoestring and a prayer for their entire existence, relying on a combination of niche product marketing and the talents of designer Richard Teague. Except for a...
Kenosha Screamer! This 1974 AMC Javelin Is Finished And Ready To Go!
Oh, be still my heart. I have a soft spot for the second-generation AMC Javelins when done right, because that coke-bottle shape is just freaking sexy. Look at it…from the nose to the tail, it...
eBay Find: This 1968 AMC Rebel Is As Close As You’ll Get To The Original “The Machine” Prototype!
The standard picture for an AMC Rebel with “The Machine” package is pretty standard across the board: AMC’s somehow not a full-size midsize two-door hardtop, with the trademark red,...
eBay Find: A Street-Legal, Race-Ready AMC-powered 1980 Spirit!
Hard to believe, looking at the AMC Spirit, that it’s roots trace back to the 1970 AMC Hornet. One can’t be blamed for AMC reusing the platform…the company had survived on a...
It Came From Craigslist: We Found G.I. Joe’s Hot Rod In The Form Of A 1972 AMC Javelin Trar!
As I write this, it’s two in the morning and I’m possibly hallucinating. I say that because there is no possible way that somebody mated up a “military frame” and a...
Random Car Review: The 1989 AMC/Renault/Eagle X-59 “Allure” Coupe Concept – So Close, Yet So Far
By 1987 AMC was done. Chrysler acquired American Motors in a deal that many believed was engineered to gain the desirable Jeep nameplate, but there were other elements of the deal that Chrysler ended...
Rough Start: How An AMC Fan Can Have Their Cake And Eat It Too With A 1980 AMX!
Two AMCs in one day? Why not? They are good for more than quirky four-wheel-drive cars, you know! Javelins are badass, SC/Ramblers and Rebels can stomp, and a Hornet with a hot small-block just...
Craigslist Score: A 1982 AMC Eagle SX/4 That Is Ready To Rock! 390 Power For The Win!
Yes…yes, yes, so much YES! The only downside I can find with today’s Craigslist score is that I can’t afford to drag it home right this very instant…if I could, I’d be...
Dyno Video: This AMC Spirit Is Kicking Out 433 Horsepower At The Wheels – Bet It’s A Lot Of Fun On The Street!
When you review the history of American Motors, it becomes apparent that making it to 1987 was actually nothing short of a miracle. After reaching their height about 1971 or so, AMC took a steady...
Question Of The Day: Was The AMC Pacer Best Used As A Truck?
American Motors’ reputation pretty much is consigned into history by their…well, quirky 1970s designs. We know that they made some awesome muscle cars, like the Javelin, AMX and...
Sleeper Alert: This Jeep Cherokee Project Is Hiding A Turbocharged Secret!
(Photos courtesy of Dustin Foust and Ryan Hogan) –A few days ago, I was having a conversation with one of my buddies, and he told me about a crazy Turbo Jeep Cherokee 4.7 stroker I6 project he...
Ebay Find: Beauty And The Beast For An AMC Fan – Two 1972 AMC Matador Coupes, One Perfect, The Other…Well…
Taking the different path can have some excellent benefits. AMC Matadors aren’t on most anyone’s radar, unless they have AMC leanings, but a two-door large-displacement coupe from the...