Category Archive: AMC, eBay Find
Ebay Find: A 1974 AMC Javelin That Has Survived The Decades As A Clean Cruiser
Nov 16, 2015Bryan McTaggart10
Too often we tend to get hung up on high performance, top speed, ultimate handling, the pinnacle of perfection. We strive for the ultimate thing on four wheels. Is that a good thing? Unless you have...
Top 11: Battle Of The Heavyweights – We Pick Our Favorite Full-Sizers!
Oct 16, 2015Bryan McTaggart13
After seeing that absolutely bitchin’ 1969 Impala SS that Mike Musto got to drive for Big Muscle, our gears started to turn. We haven’t seen big cars…really big cars…as muscle...
Rough Start: All You Have To Do With This 1966 Rambler American 440 Is Learn How To Run A Three-On-The-Tree
Sep 27, 2015Bryan McTaggart3
Like the idea of owning a classic but dread the thought of any kind of work that takes much more effort than changing motor oil? Well…we won’t make any rash judgements, because some days...
This 1976 AMC Matador 9-Passenger Wagon Is Long, Low And Absolutely Bitchin’!
Sep 23, 2015Bryan McTaggart4
Nine-passenger wagons are an awesome alternative to having a large SUV or four-door pickup truck. Since they have full frames, they can tow, they can pack around people, and the stigma against wagons...
Aussie Burnout Oddity: A Rambler Hornet Having A Go On The Skidpad!
Sep 05, 2015Bryan McTaggart4
If you have been following any kind of Aussie automotive news we’ve put up, you’ve seen the local flavor. Ford Falcons, Holden Toranas and Monaros, Valiants, and imports of both the JDM...
This Big-Block AMC Ambassador Coupe Is The Last Of It’s Kind And Up For Grabs
Sep 03, 2015Bryan McTaggart3
This 1973 Ambassador Coupe represents one of the most forgotten last gasps of the musclecar era before it’s advancement into malaise. Sure, it’s a large by huge car, but if the shape...
This 1964 Rambler 770 Is Dead-On Perfect! Take Out Home Equity, Smash The Piggybank, Someone Bring This One Home!
Aug 16, 2015Bryan McTaggart4
It takes a tremendous amount of talent to make a car look plane-Jane, absolutely menacing, period correct, and show-quality in one package, and usually an attempt results in a car that might do one...
Streetside Find: A 304-Powered AMC Hornet X Sportabout That Is Unbelievably Nice
Aug 09, 2015Bryan McTaggart2
The AMC Hornet for the most part bucked the trend of “damn, that’s weird” styling that AMC had become known for. It was a decent little car, and with the factory V8 it could move...
This E-85 Guzzling, 850+ Horsepower AMC Spirit Kammback Is Looking For A Fight…And A New Home!
Jul 23, 2015Bryan McTaggart4
853 horsepower in any AMC is more than enough power, but placing that kind of bullet between the fenders of a 1981 Spirit Kammback (essentially, a renamed Gremlin) is pretty ballsy move. They are...
Rough Start: If You Can Find A Cleaner AMC Concord For $2500, Buy It
Jun 07, 2015Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Rough Start: If You Can Find A Cleaner AMC Concord For $2500, Buy It
Normally I avoid Craigslist ads with one badly cropped photo like the plague, but in this case I will make an exception. What we have here is a 1979 AMC Concord coupe, and on the surface it appears...
Rough Start: This 401-powered AMC Spirit AMX Is Another Slight Stretch Of The Budget Worth Making
May 21, 2015Bryan McTaggart11
If there is one car above all the others that has been eating at the back of my mind lately it is any of the AMC Spirit models. They are a good sized car, they are unique, they are a fairly handsome...
Ebay Find: An AMC Eagle Unlike Any We’ve Seen Before…Who Wants A Beach Buggy?
May 15, 2015Bryan McTaggart4
Here’s all I’m going to say about the ad: Seeing this 1983 AMC Eagle converted into a utility seriously makes me picture the Chevrolet Avalanche, which could be a credit to legendary AMC...
Project Update: The AMX/GTO Project is nearly complete!
Feb 10, 2012Brian Lohnes11
The wild AMX/GTO project is on the home stretch! As a quick refresher, this car is a 1969 AMX body that was placed on the chassis of a wrecked 2007 Pontiac GTO. The GTO was cut and narrowed, the AMX...
BANGSHIFT PROJECT CAR SPOTLIGHT: AN AMC GREMLIN WITH A ROAD RACING PAST GETS A NEW LEASE ON LIFE
Dec 15, 2011Brian Lohnes3
There may be a law on the books in the great state of Wisconsin that every gearhead must own at least one AMC project during their life. BangShift member Mike is proving that he’s totally...