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The AMC Spirit is a subcompact car sold by American Motors Corporation ... [79] However, progress was achieved with equal-power spark-ignition engines since 1977, ...
The VAM Gremlin was based on the 1979-83 AMC Spirit sedan but retained the older Gremlin name. A modified version of the Eagle Premier was the last vehicle produced by VAM for a few months in 1987. From its initial inception as Willys Mexicana in the late 1940s, the company manufactured Jeeps under license, and AMC vehicles after 1954. Most VAM ...
1978 AMC Concord AMC Spirit liftback Jeep Grand Wagoneer In February 1977, Time magazine reported that although American Motors had lost $73.8 million in the previous two fiscal years, U.S. banks had agreed to a year's extension for a $72.5 million credit that had expired in January, that stockholders had received no dividends since 1974, and ...
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 ...
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.
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.
The AMC Concord is a compact car manufactured and marketed by the American Motors Corporation for model years 1978 through 1983. The Concord was essentially a revision of the AMC Hornet that was discontinued after 1977, but better equipped, quieter, and smoother-riding than the series it replaced. [1]
The AMC Hornet is a compact automobile manufactured and marketed by ... liftback and sedan Spirit, ... [79] Spurred by AMC's success in its strategy of improving ...