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No Reserve: 1985 AMC Eagle 4×4 Wagon

The AMC Eagle 4×4 Wagon was a groundbreaking vehicle that deserved greater success than it achieved. Its all-wheel-drive system offered excellent traction on loose surfaces, and the Wagon could comfortably seat a family of five. This 1985 example is… more»

Sport Package: 1980 AMC Eagle 2-Door Sedan

It’s hard to believe that AMC couldn’t hang on longer than it did when it offered such interesting, useful, and just plain cool vehicles as this 1980 AMC Eagle 2-Door Sedan 4×4 with the Sport Package. This body style… more»

30k-Mile Survivor? 1974 AMC Hornet

The boxy American compact had run its course by 1969, so American Motors geared up to replace it in 1970. The Hornet was born (or reborn, depending on how you look at it, as AMC predecessors had used that… more»

Buy One or Both: Pair of 1965 Rambler Marlins

The Rambler (or AMC) Marlin was one of several American Motors products crafted from existing vehicles. Other examples include the AMX (from the Javelin) and the Gremlin (from the Hornet). In the case of the 1965-67 Marlin, it shared… more»

Last Year: 1983 AMC Concord DL Wagon

It’s hard to believe that AMC’s newly introduced Renault Alliance put the final nail in the coffin of the Concord line, but those little front-drive cars were more modern compared to the Hornet-based Concord, which went back to 1970…. more»

88k Original Miles: 1968 AMC Ambassador SST

Classics from dry climates tend to attract above-average attention when they hit the market, because they are the vehicles less likely to be the victims of major rust issues. That makes this 1968 AMC Ambassador SST worth a close… more»

Last Year Classic: 1966 Rambler Classic 770

Rambler dropped the mid-level trim for its last version of the Classic in 1966, and this is the top-trim 770 model. It looks great in the photos, and yes, the wheels have been sandblasted and painted an AMC color…. more»

Barn Find Condition? 1966 AMC Marlin

I guess I’m on an AMC jag; yesterday, it was this cool 1970 Rebel SST station wagon, and today it’s a 1966 Marlin – the car that’s so, I dunno, awkward, that it’s truly hip in an AMC sort… more»

Rebel With A Cause: 1970 AMC SST Wagon

Well, this may be a first on BF – a 1970 AMC Rebel SST station wagon, courtesy of Rocco B. I honestly didn’t know that AMC’s midsize was produced in station wagon form. No surprise, as this Rebel SST… more»

3-Speed Runner: 1974 AMC Javelin

Not wanting to get left behind, American Motors joined the “pony car wars” in 1968. Their entry arrived as the Javelin, which used some of the compact American’s underpinnings to get the job done. The vehicle would stick around… more»

Pony Car Wannabe: 1975 AMC Hornet Two-Door Sedan

UPDATE – This 1975 AMC Hornet Two-Door Sedan is listed for sale again after it was featured last August here on Barn Finds. It’s posted here on craigslist and is still located in Visalia, California. The seller has dropped… more»

All-Original 1984 AMC Eagle Sedan

Armchair automotive historians are endlessly fascinated by “what-if” scenarios regarding independents, especially Packard, Studebaker, and American Motors. The brand from Kenosha clearly had the best shot; after all, it kept the lights on decades after the others. AMC tended… more»

A Bubbly Personality: 1962 AMC Metropolitan Hardtop

As a former owner of a 1957 Metropolitan Hardtop, I’ll always have a sentimental soft spot for these historic little cars. (More about the history part later.) If I heard it once, I heard it a hundred times when… more»

Rare Convertible: 1965 Rambler Classic 770

The Rambler Classic was American Motors’ mid-size car between 1961 and 1966. After a major redesign in 1963 that earned it Motor Trend’s “Car of the Year” Award, the Classic (and Ambassador) got a serious facelift in 1965/66. Few… more»

1969 AMC AMX Parts Car 390 V8

American Motors introduced two new cars in 1968, the Javelin and AMX. The former was a “pony car” designed in the hot market space the Ford Mustang is credited with creating. The latter was a GT-style 2-seat muscle car… more»

60-Year Survivor: 1965 AMC Classic 770

In 1965, American Motors continued to use the Rambler nameplate on its products. That would change in 1967 when only the American was so branded (then gone altogether when that little car was cancelled in 1969). This 1965 Rambler… more»

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