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Jul 29, 2023 · Straight from the showroom floor, the 3,057-pound (1,386 kg) SC/360 could sprint from 0 to 60 mph (97 kph) in a respectable 6.7 seconds and ran the quarter mile in 14.8 seconds at 95 mph (153 kph)....
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May 1, 2022 · The AMC Hornet Was Never Considered Much of a Handler, but Here’s How I’d Refine One Into a Compact Sport Sedan. Whether you view AMC’s extensive use of the Hornet platform throughout the Seventies and Eighties as an indicator that the company couldn’t or wouldn’t bother to spend the resources to develop new platforms or as creative ...
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Sep 27, 2022 · What resulted was a prime specimen of understated fury and one of the great low-volume muscle cars of the period. In this month’s edition of Rare Rides, we’re going to have a look at this beast – the 1971 AMC Hornet SC/360.
- The AMC Hornet Bucks The End of The 70’s Muscle Car Era
- 1971 AMC Hornet Sc/360, The Low-Cost Traditional Muscle Car
- WWE Wrestler and Actor John Cena’s Daily Driver Is A Hornet
- 1971 AMC Hornet SC/360 A Collector’s Muscle Car at A Reasonable Price
The Muscle car era came to an abrupt halt in the mid-70s primarily due to two events. In December 1970, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon signed an Executive Order that created the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The impact on automobile design was significant. To meet new emissions requirements, auto manufacturers detuned engines by lowering ...
AMC created the 1971 AMC Hornet SC/360 as a lower-cost alternative to larger traditional muscle cars. Their goal was to capture a larger share of the performance-car market that was negatively impacted by stricter government regulations and increasing insurance premiums. The company hoped to disguise its high-performance specialty car in the body o...
John Cena is an American classic car fanatic and has more than 20 muscle cars in his collection. The former WWE wrestler can choose from an impressive variety of cars, but his daily driver is a manual 1971 AMC Hornet SC/360. Cena rates his Hornet an 8.5 on a scale of 10, claiming, "It's compact, lightweight with a huge V-8, it's a four-speed, great...
When the muscle car market soared in the early 2000s, prices for traditional models skyrocketed out of reach for many classic-car enthusiasts. As a result, the AMC Hornet SC/360 suddenly became an attractive alternative. The successor to the SC/Rambler and Rebel Machine, the Hornet was designed to fly under the insurance man's radar. AMC even said ...
The AMC Hornet is a compact automobile manufactured and marketed by American Motors Corporation (AMC) and made from 1970 through 1977—in two- and four-door sedan, station wagon, and hatchback coupe configurations.
Nov 2, 2022 · This AMC Hornet is almost forgotten among the vast chasm of American pony cars from the early 1970s. The 1971 Hornet SC/360 wasn’t necessarily a muscle car, but it still packed enough punch to run with a strong portion of its competition during the years of peak power in American performance cars.
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Jan 9, 2007 · The 1971 AMC Hornet SC/360 is among the rarest muscle cars. Check out this profile of the 1971 AMC Hornet SC/360, and see photos and specifications.
