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The AMC Spirit is a subcompact car sold by American Motors Corporation (AMC) from 1979 through 1983. Replacing the AMC Gremlin , the Spirit was available in two different body styles, both were two-door hatchbacks – but neither was marketed as such.
1979–1983: AMC Spirit; 1981–1983: AMC Eagle (SX/4 and Kammback) 1983–1987: Renault Alliance – based on the Renault 9. 1984–1987: Renault Encore – based on the Renault 11. 1987 only: Renault GTA – based on the Renault 9. * – The Metropolitan was introduced by Nash in 1954. ** – The Gremlin was the company's first modern ...
Collier Motors is a private car dealership primarily selling cars built by American Motors Corporation (AMC) as well as with other makes. The business was for many years an AMC franchised dealership located on business U.S. Route 117 in Pikeville, North Carolina .
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.
[79] A 1979 AMC Concord was campaigned on the west coast from 1978 through 1981 by Buzz Dyer. [80] [81] Power was provided by a Traco Engineering-prepared AMC 366 cu in (6.0 L) V8 engine. [82] It was initially in the Penske AMC Matador that won the 1973 season-opening event at Riverside driven by Mark Donohue. [83]
1982 AMC Spirit with Iron Duke. GM also began selling the engine to American Motors Corporation (AMC) starting with the 1980 model year. It was the base engine in Spirit, Concord, and Eagle automobiles, as well as in base-model Jeep CJs. [6] The engines purchased by AMC continued to use the Chevrolet V8 bellhousing pattern.
In 1981, American Motors Corporation (AMC) introduced four-wheel drive subcompact models built on the two-door AMC Spirit, the "Eagle SX/4" and "Eagle Kammback." [43] [44] These low-priced models joined the compact AMC Eagle line and they foreshadowed the market segment of comfortable cars with utility and foul-weather capabilities. [43] [45]
258 engine in a 1974 AMC Gremlin Engine bay of a 1980 AMC Spirit AMX with 258 and emissions controls The 258 cu in (4.2 L) was produced from 1971 through 1990. It featured an undersquare 3.75 in (95.3 mm) bore and 3.895 in (98.9 mm) stroke; it was otherwise similar to the 199 and 232 (Note: Starting in the mid-1970s the 258's bore and stroke ...