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amc Archive
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COAL Extra: 1977 AMC Gremlin – The Dangers of Procrastination
Posted on March 13, 2024 | 37 CommentsI’m calling this one an “Extra” because this was not my car nor a car I ever drove. This was my sister’s first car, and it’s a good enough story […] -
My Curbside Classic: 1972 AMC Ambassador Brougham Station Wagon
Posted on March 4, 2024 | 55 CommentsNow here is one of 5256 Ambassador Brougham Station Wagons produced and I now own it. Eleven cars. I must be out of my mind. -
Design Analysis: 1974 AMC Matador Coupe and X – Please Go All the Way
Posted on December 11, 2023 | 53 CommentsIt was July, 1972 when the Raspberries released their hit song about a girl asking her guy to, well… you know. -
Vintage Motor Trend Road Test: 1970 American Motors AMX – Distinct, Potent And Rough
Posted on December 6, 2023 | 15 Comments“What can we say? The AMX is a great machine in so many ways but in others, it wants.” – MT ’69 That basically sums up just about every period […] -
Curbside Nostalgia: 1972 – The Greatest New Car Year Of My Life
Posted on October 3, 2023 | 66 Comments(first posted 10/3/2017) As a kid, whenever someone got a new car it was a real event. Of course, a new car is always an event, but for a […] -
Curbside Classic: 1991 Jeep Grand Wagoneer – Iconic
Posted on July 31, 2023 | 66 Comments(first posted 7/31/2017) In today’s world where SUVs/CUVs come in all shapes and sizes, with everything from car-based, front-wheel drive, inline-3s to truck-based, four-wheel drive, V8s and […] -
Curbside Classic: 1993 Jeep Grand Wagoneer – The Not-So-Grand Wagoneer
Posted on July 6, 2023 | 28 CommentsThe early 1990’s was a big decade at Jeep, in all kinds of ways – including making changes. After almost thirty years of continuous production, the Jeep Grand Wagoneer was […] -
Car Show Classic: 1970 AMC Rebel Machine – A Tale Of Two Machines, Only One Of Them Sexy
Posted on June 29, 2023 | 39 CommentsSome cars are immortalized in music. The cool cars, mostly. From the rockabilly classic Hot Rod Lincoln to the Beach Boys’ T-Bird (that was so Fun Fun Fun) to Prince […] -
Curbside Movie Review: The Junkman
Posted on May 8, 2023 | 67 Comments(first posted 12/19/2012) Once upon a time, a person could watch a movie that contained actual car chases. Yes, there are still car chases in movies, but the computer-generated stunts […] -
Curbside Classic: 1981 AMC Concord – The Underdog Learns One More New Trick
Posted on April 21, 2023 | 95 Comments(first posted 8/23/2014) Everybody loves the underdog, so how can we not love this Concord? Or everything else that AMC kept coming up with in its increasingly desperate attempts to […] -
Curbside Classic: 1970 AMC Hornet – Today Is The First Day of the Rest Of Your Life
Posted on January 26, 2023 | 121 Comments(first posted 4/30/2013) The 1970s was the decade of pop psychology. How could anyone alive during that time forget the phenomena of I’m OK, You’re OK and Jonathan Livingston Seagull? […] -
Curbside Classic: 1973 AMC Matador Sedan – The Stench Of Death
Posted on October 16, 2022 | 182 Comments(first posted 9/11/2013) By the early seventies, AMC’s Matador and Ambassador were the equivalent of the Studebaker Lark ten years earlier: you just knew they were not long for this […] -
Curbside Classic: 1987 Renault GTA – An Alliance Of A Different Stripe
Posted on October 2, 2022 | 116 Comments(first posted 8/30/2012) The nationality of vehicles can be hard to discern these days, what with manufacturer collaboration, world cars, overseas production and remote design studios. However, the blurring of […] -
Museum Report: The Celebrity Car Museum in Branson – Covering The Spectrum Of Relevancy
Posted on September 8, 2022 | 86 Comments(first posted 9/8/2016) It takes all sorts for the world to go around and we are all the better for it. Tapping into those various sorts, combined with a good […] -
Car Show Coverage: The May 2022 Mid-Missouri Old Car Club Cruise-In – Follow The Yellow Brick Road
Posted on June 3, 2022 | 46 CommentsThe other day I realized, not even accounting for that little viral thing, it had been several years since I had been to a car show. While that isn’t always […]
![COAL Extra: 1977 AMC Gremlin – The Dangers of Procrastination I’m calling this one an “Extra” because this was not my car nor a car I ever drove. This was my sister’s first car, and it’s a good enough story […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1984-0141-Pams-1977-Gremlin-May.jpg)


![Vintage Motor Trend Road Test: 1970 American Motors AMX – Distinct, Potent And Rough “What can we say? The AMX is a great machine in so many ways but in others, it wants.” – MT ’69 That basically sums up just about every period […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/4384423704_23630dca70_o.jpg)
![Curbside Nostalgia: 1972 – The Greatest New Car Year Of My Life (first posted 10/3/2017) As a kid, whenever someone got a new car it was a real event. Of course, a new car is always an event, but for a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/72MarkIV.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1993 Jeep Grand Wagoneer – The Not-So-Grand Wagoneer The early 1990’s was a big decade at Jeep, in all kinds of ways – including making changes. After almost thirty years of continuous production, the Jeep Grand Wagoneer was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1993-Jeep-Grand-Wagoneer-04.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1970 AMC Rebel Machine – A Tale Of Two Machines, Only One Of Them Sexy Some cars are immortalized in music. The cool cars, mostly. From the rockabilly classic Hot Rod Lincoln to the Beach Boys’ T-Bird (that was so Fun Fun Fun) to Prince […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1970-AMC-Rebel-Machine-04.jpg)
![Curbside Movie Review: The Junkman (first posted 12/19/2012) Once upon a time, a person could watch a movie that contained actual car chases. Yes, there are still car chases in movies, but the computer-generated stunts […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/eldorado.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1981 AMC Concord – The Underdog Learns One More New Trick (first posted 8/23/2014) Everybody loves the underdog, so how can we not love this Concord? Or everything else that AMC kept coming up with in its increasingly desperate attempts to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-130-029-800.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1970 AMC Hornet – Today Is The First Day of the Rest Of Your Life (first posted 4/30/2013) The 1970s was the decade of pop psychology. How could anyone alive during that time forget the phenomena of I’m OK, You’re OK and Jonathan Livingston Seagull? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/1970AMCHornet04.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1973 AMC Matador Sedan – The Stench Of Death (first posted 9/11/2013) By the early seventies, AMC’s Matador and Ambassador were the equivalent of the Studebaker Lark ten years earlier: you just knew they were not long for this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CC-89-094-800.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1987 Renault GTA – An Alliance Of A Different Stripe (first posted 8/30/2012) The nationality of vehicles can be hard to discern these days, what with manufacturer collaboration, world cars, overseas production and remote design studios. However, the blurring of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/1987-Renault-GTA.jpg)
![Museum Report: The Celebrity Car Museum in Branson – Covering The Spectrum Of Relevancy (first posted 9/8/2016) It takes all sorts for the world to go around and we are all the better for it. Tapping into those various sorts, combined with a good […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_0515.jpg)
![Car Show Coverage: The May 2022 Mid-Missouri Old Car Club Cruise-In – Follow The Yellow Brick Road The other day I realized, not even accounting for that little viral thing, it had been several years since I had been to a car show. While that isn’t always […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_2659.jpeg)


