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See this 1971 AMC Hornet SC/360 in the Barn Finds and Hidden Gems Invitational Sponsored by Miller Auto Care & Stock Restorations and Restomods at MCACN 2024. Owner Martin Metz NJ

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Just finished for customer order. This radio is for an Australian delivered 1969 AMC Javelin. Now features Bluetooth, AM/FM, USB, Auxiliary Inputs and RCA Pre-Outs. Contact us with your custom build. . . Only @classicautosound .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #stationwagon #amcgremlin #rambler #musclecars #amchornet #musclecar #amx #americanmuscle #americanmusclecar #americanstreetrods #carporn #javelin #americanclassiccars #1969amcjavelin #americanmotors #amcmuscle #amcamx #carsofinstagram #amc #hotrodsandmusclecars #hotrod #javelinamx #classiccar #carspotting #musclecarzone #v8 #classiccars #nhra #protouring #americanmotorscorporation (at Classic Auto Sound) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHuF3SWgwaI/?igshid=e5mzc640zhmy

The Hornet was the final stepping stone in AMC’s transition away from “Rambler,” replacing the circa-1964 Rambler American (by then called the “AMC Rambler”) for 1970. But it also reached back to a famous name from the past - the Hudson Hornet. “Rambler” had once been the pre-eminent name in American small cars - but in the 60s the big 3 “compacts” had cut into that business, and the growth of VW and other imports had not abated. AMC had to do new things. - AMC’s project IV, a set of four concept cars which appeared in the spring of 1966, previewed the way forward. One was the Vignale AMX, previewing the production AMX; but two of the others, the Cavalier sedan and Vixen coupe, showed AMC stylist Dick Teague’s vision for a new “compact.” It arrived as the #AMCHornet in mid-1969. #AMC spent $40M on it, and it was a mostly new car save for engines and a few chassis components held over from the American. - Like Ford’s Maverick, it was not so different from what went before, but it looked new and the styling made it look like a mid-size (it was slightly smaller than the American) - a plus in 1970. It was meant as an economical family car, and was at first offered with a pair of sixes and a lone 304 V8, in two- or four-door sedan form. These were joined in 1971 by a proper muscle car - the one-year-only Hornet SC360, named for its 360-cid V8. - But the best Hornet was another ’71 - the #Sportabout. Muscle car cues made all the Hornets handsome, but the Sportabout’s sharply raked hatch made it what we’d now call a “sportwagon” even when it wore dog dishes and had a 100-hp 232cid six under the hood. Many special editions were made of this Wagon including an “SC360-lite” X package and branding tie-ups with Gucci and Levi’s. But even the regular wagons were nice to drive and look at. No other compact wagon was offered by the Big 3 at the time, so the car had a niche of its own. - The Sportabout quickly proved the most popular Hornet - the best seller of the line by far throughout its run into 1977 (this is a ’74). The Hornet was then restyled into the 1978 Concord, AMC was short on cash again, and then modified into the 1980-88 Eagle, with the Wagon again dominating. https://www.instagram.com/p/BsbFGKbl2cX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8hbgd92ohv3l

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Thanks to @aaronphillipscomedy & @feathersvintagedayton for helping expand my mid-week cartoon & comic listening extravaganza! 🤗These 2 LPs collect some #VintageRadioPlays of old #Superman & #GreenHornet broadcasts (hilariously, with an actual green #AMCHornet on the cover). (at Bonnett's Book Store)

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