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- Hence, the “ Sub Compact ” became an attractive alternative to traditional sedans, and car manufacturers detuned their muscle cars. The AMC Hornet was an exception. The compact size kept its weight down, giving the car reasonable gas mileage even with a powerful, muscle-car engine.
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Jan 14, 2021 · The company hoped to disguise its high-performance specialty car in the body of the compact Hornet. The standard 1971 SC/360 came equipped with a 245hp, two-barrel, 360 V-8 engine. AMC offered an optional four-barrel that produced 285 horsepower.
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.
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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Jul 29, 2023 · Launched in the fall of 1969, the AMC Hornet was a cheap, family-oriented compact that went unnoticed in the eyes of muscle car enthusiasts. Its engine lineup featured a couple of frail...
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Nov 2, 2022 · The AMC Hornet first debuted in 1969 for the 1970 model year, and was essentially a mundane, compact car built primarily for economy over performance. Throughout 1970, a multitude of factors began targeting the American muscle car as we know it.
Jan 9, 2007 · Hornet was the company's newest compact, and the two-door sedan was a reasonable basis for a low-profile muscle car. Original plans called for both an SC/360 and an SC/401, but when AMC discovered that a 401-cid Hornet probably wouldn't provide much of an insurance edge, the 360-cid V-8 alone was borrowed from the Javelin AMX.
Mar 25, 2024 · Hornet moved 95,000 in 1970 and a pretty awful 66,000 in ’71. It did save AMC’s bacon with the small car boom that followed, and saw some impressive sales gains as the early ’70s progressed, but it sold primarily as a low cost stripper, AMC buyers usually were not option buyers.
