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Category Archive: AMC, Craigslist Find

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...

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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...

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Ebay Find: A 1974 AMC Javelin That Has Survived The Decades As A Clean Cruiser

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...

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Top 11: Battle Of The Heavyweights – We Pick Our Favorite Full-Sizers!

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

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’!

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...

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Aussie Burnout Oddity: A Rambler Hornet Having A Go On The Skidpad!

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

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...

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This 1964 Rambler 770 Is Dead-On Perfect! Take Out Home Equity, Smash The Piggybank, Someone Bring This One Home!

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...

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Streetside Find: A 304-Powered AMC Hornet X Sportabout That Is Unbelievably Nice

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!

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...