Search results
- As if reviving the AMX name weren’t enough of a nod to the heady performance days of yore, AMC also limited the Hornet AMX to four bright non-metallic colors–Alpine White, Firecracker Red, Lime Green and Sunshine Yellow–that recalled the three Big Bad colors of 1969-’70.
www.hemmings.com/stories/the-amx-is-dead-long-live-the-amx-1977-amc-hornet-amx/
People also ask
Did AMC make a Green Hornet?
Did AMC make a Hornet in 1970?
Why did AMC make a hornet?
Was the 1977 AMC Hornet a good car?
What year was a Hornet a best seller?
Where was the AMC Hornet made?
In 1972, AMC's Canadian Brampton Assembly plant produced a two-door Hornet that was marketed only in Canada as the limited edition Green Hornet to "cash in on the popular Green Hornet hero." [68] In addition to being painted green, the model included a "Baja" grain vinyl-covered roof and came standard with sport-styled wheel covers, and ...
Oct 21, 2020 · The 1970-1977 Hornet was AMC’s best seller during the Hornet’s production life. The only exception was the 1975 and 1976 model years when the AMC Pacer outsold the Hornet. AMC’s best sales volume model year was 1974 when 431,798 AMC cars were produced and 145,458 of these were Hornets.
Mar 6, 2018 · The AMC 258ci straight six was yanked out for what was most likely the first time in its long life and given a budget-oriented, dingle-ball rebuild with new bearings and piston rings that were...
- 3 min
- 75
- HOT ROD Staff
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 ...
- Daniel Strohl
Mar 25, 2024 · No doubt, the relative success of the Hornet SST must have contributed to the green light decisions for the Maverick LDO, Plymouth Valiant Brougham, and Dodge Dart SE. I have always considered the early Hornets a stylistic “greatest hit” for AMC.
- Paul Niedermeyer
Jan 17, 2024 · Color options ranged from subdued to vibrant, with popular choices including 'Big Bad Orange' and 'Grasshopper Green.' The Hornet came in various body styles such as two-door coupes, three-door hatchbacks, four-door sedans, and even a wagon variant.
The AMC Hornet was a compact automobile manufactured and marketed by the American Motors Corporation (AMC) in a single generation from model years 1970 through 1977. The Hornet replaced the compact Rambler American marking the end of the Rambler marque in the American and Canadian markets.
