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This is the rare AMC Hornet wagon with a dash of Italian high-fashion glam. 1973 AMC Hornet X Gucci Sportabout Wagon Is Today's Find on Bring a Trailer Skip to main content
AMC Hornet badge 1971 SC/360 and 1972 Hornet Sportabout. A pair of 1966 show cars, the AMC Cavalier four-door sedan and the Vixen coupe, foreshadowed the Hornet's styling. [15] These designs showed that "AMC's stylists had a very good grasp of the direction the industry as a whole would take as 1970 began."
AMC Hornet Sportabout. Years produced: 1972-1977 Original starting price: $2,587 ... AMC Pacer Wagon. 25. AMC Pacer. Years produced: 1975-1979 Original starting price: $3,799
AMC remained the most significant U.S. seller of autos in both France and Germany. [40] Abernethy also called for the de-emphasis of the Rambler brand because he believed the public associated it too strongly with economy cars and that it was hindering the sale of American Motors' other models at a time when mid and luxury car sales were robust.
The Volaré/Aspen twins offered station wagon models that became the first domestic compact-sized competition for the AMC Hornet four-door "sportabout" wagon. [10] The Volaré/Aspen wagons also featured a liftgate with a fixed rear window, rather than the more typical drop-down tailgate with roll-down rear window. [11] 1980 Plymouth Volaré wagon
The zero-emission Electrosport concept cars were made using American Motors Corporation (AMC) Hornet sedans and “Sportabout” station wagons from 1971 until 1974. [2]The Electrosport was designed to be a supplementary vehicle for commuting or daily chores and to be recharged at home using household electric current as well as at Charge Stations when away from home to replenish power in 45 ...
Jeep CJ; Jeep Wagoneer/Grand Wagoneer; Kaiser Jeep was purchased by AMC in 1970. The Buick 350 cu in (5.7 L) V8, AMC 232 I6, and AMC 327, 360 V8 engines in the FSJ Wagoneer and trucks used a 'nailhead' pattern TH400—also known as a "unipattern," as it was used by many other manufacturers (including Rolls-Royce and Jaguar) with an adapter ring—from 1965 to 1972.
When Nash and Hudson merged to form AMC in 1954 all the Hudson bodies were dropped for the 1955 model year. The Ambassador and Statesman received a hasty grille/taillight/trim/dash restyling to create the new Hudson Hornet and Wasp. The Nash Ambassador Six retained the Nash 252.6 cu in (4.1 L) OHV six for 1955 and 1956, V8 only for 1957.