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From 1927 to 1974, the Ambassador was one of the longest-running nameplates in the U.S. auto industry. Beginning with Nash, it survived well past the American Motors merger in 1954 to be the company’s top-of-the-line product. This example from 1970 is the SST model, the snappiest car you could buy from AMC at the time....

The 1964 American Motors Tarpon concept car is often called AMC’s Mustang could-have-been, but in my opinion, it’s not, really. I think its real place in history is as AMC’s should-have-been Barracuda. Ford’s Mustang is usually referred to as the first “pony car” and it was; the whole pony car segment designation derives from the…

In 1949, the Ford Motor Company almost joined the Motor City’s fastback movement, but the Dearborn carmaker eventually chose another course. Detroit’s streamline era was a brief but memorable period in auto styling—roughly 1940 through 1952, give or take—that … Continue reading →

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The 2016 American Motors Owners Association (AMO) International Convention at Rockford, Illinois, was a perfect balance of passion and car-guy camaraderie.

Probably the most overlooked automobile in the American Motors hobby is the 1974 Ambassador, and why that’s true is a mystery to me. Perhaps it’s because these last-to-be-built Ambassadors are so different from prior models, or maybe because AMC enthusiasts tend to prefer smaller cars. It certainly can’t be due to so few being made,…

Ford & Malcomson Company Limited was incorporated on June 16, 1903. It was Henry Ford's third attempt at forming a car company and this one would stick.

The Hudson Hornet is an automobile that was produced by the Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit Michigan between 1951 and 1954. The Hornet was also built by American Motors Corporation (AMC) in Kenosha Wisconsin and marketed under the Hudson brand between 1955 and 1957. MotoeXotica Classic Cars is pleased to present this unique and...

American Motors Matador, sales leaflet, USA, 1978 [no text]