AMC Hornet

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The Hornet's styling was based on the AMC Cavalier show car. The Hornet was offered as a two-door and four-door sedan in its introductory year. A four-door station wagon variant named the "Sportabout" was added to the 1971 lineup. Also for 1971, the SC/360 was added, an 8-cylinder performance vehicle available as a two-door coupe (The tire pressure sticker on the first 1970 models hinted at the SC/360). In 1973, a hatchback coupe was added to the lineup. 1972 Hornet Sportabout AMC used the... Read Full Story

The SST model was dropped and all models were now simply named "Hornet". Front-end bodywork was restyled to accommodate a new larger energy-absorbing recoverable front bumper system that met the new "no-damage at 5 mph (8 km/h)" legislation. As a result, overall length was increased 6.&nbsp:inches (165&nbsp:mm). A 2-door hatchback was introduced that Car and Driver magazine called it "the styling coup of 1973". A fold-down rear seat increased cargo volume from 9.5 to 23&nbsp:cubic feet (269... Read Full Story

1971 saw the addition of the Sportabout, a 4-door wagon using a single hatch design in place of the traditional tailgate. The 2 and 4-door sedans were carryovers. The 232 engine was now standard across the range. Also of note was the SC360, a limited production compact 2-door muscle car with the 360 in³ V8, styled wheels, hood scoop, body striping, as well as other performance and appearance upgrades. Intended as a follow-up to the 1969 SC Rambler, the SC Hornet never sold well and only 784... Read Full Story

After over seven years, the Hornet design seemed dated. A new sports oriented model, the AMX, was available only as a hatchback. This marked the return of a famous name that evoked AMC's original AMX two-seat sports car. The rest of the Hornet line was unchanged. 1977 production: 2-door: 6,076 4-door: 31,331 Wagon: 28,891 Hatchback: 11,545 In Fall 1977, the Hornet was restyled to become the 1978 Concord and helped establish the "luxury compact" market segment. With its upgraded design... Read Full Story