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Performance variant for the AMC Hornet
- The Hornet AMX was the performance variant for the AMC Hornet. Introduced for the 1977 model year, the Hornet AMX was only offered on the hatchback body style, and was available with an inline six or V8 engine. The Hornet AMX was largely a cosmetic option, with the addition of decals and front and rear bodywork.
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Sep 23, 2018 · To find out how accurate Car and Driver’s assessment of the Hornet AMX was, we found an unrestored 304-powered Hornet AMX that benefited from the deletion of its catalytic converter and the installation of dual exhausts.
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Pony cars were a moribund genre, as AMC showed in 1974 when...
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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. The Hornet replaced the compact Rambler American line, marking the end of the Rambler marque in the American and Canadian markets.
Jan 17, 2012 · The AMX name came back in 1977 as a $799 dress-up package for one year only on the Hornet, and the following year it was shifted again to the Concord after the Hornet was killed off. The base Hornets were available as three-door hatchbacks, four-door sedans, two-door sedans and four-door wagons.
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Nov 19, 2018 · The AMX name would be applied to a number of AMC cars, including our subject for today: the one-year-only 1977 AMC Hornet AMX. Before we take a closer look at the Hornet, it will be helpful to understand the backstory behind the AMX name…
The Hornet AMX was the performance variant for the AMC Hornet. Introduced for the 1977 model year, the Hornet AMX was only offered on the hatchback body style, and was available with an inline six or V8 engine.
Sep 7, 2018 · Pony cars were a moribund genre, as AMC showed in 1974 when it discontinued its Javelin and AMX. Thrift and economy were where it was at. And so, who do we credit for the anomaly that is the 1977 AMC Hornet AMX?
Mar 26, 2021 · In 1977, AMC introduced the single-year AMX variant of the Hornet hatchback, intended to appeal to the performance-minded buyer and recall the excitement of the extinct AMX muscle car. Available with I6 or V8, a manual transmission was even optional with six cylinders.
