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more about #amc more comments → that ain't the way to have fun, son: This is an amazing find, and if I knew I were going back to CO this winter, I'd fly and get this one. They are really common in the high-country, for... more » egoods: This car is right up my ally. I currently drive an Eagle Vision (Ok, it's a Dodge Intrepi... err Chrysler LHS) and I'm about to head up to northern PA... more » Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est: Good to see a NPOCP that's so obviously a Nice Price! There has been a regular chain of crackpipes lately. more » DrLemming: Very nice. Could use a car like that in the winter. more » brandegee: Great color. Regularly used. 4.2 I-6 goodness. No apparent rust. Almost completely EMP proof. No need for an OBD II diagnostics. No $19,800 hood repla... more » Ford Tempo Fanatic: That shade of blue is all sorts of awesome. more » Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.: Great one, G! If I had the cash and the rest of the week off, I'd be halfway there by now (Although I must confess, I'd try the old "wave $2K under t... more » Six Flags Over Tomsk: It'd be "nice price" at more than double that figure for as clean as it is. Love it! more » smalleyxb122: Shame about the slushbox, but nonetheless a great price. I'm trying to rationalize adding a 7th car to the stable. So, we've got it narrowed down to... more » snapoversteer 'bout to get told: In the bizarre and possibly fictional place known as Colorado, Eagles are actually chick magnets. No warranty as to the kind of girl you'll attract, ... more » -
#nicepriceorcrackpipe
The Eagle has Landed, for $2,700!
Grandmas always make the best cookies and give the best hugs. And as Nice Price or Crack Pipe has discovered, they also have the best AMC Eagles. More » -
#downonthejunkyard
One Of The Last AMC-Built Grand Wagoneers Heads To The Last Roundup
Chrysler bought what was left of AMC in 1987, it's a little sad to see this woodgrain-bedecked Pre Cupholder Era SUV from 1986- back when SUVs were honest about their truckness- about to be crushed. More » -
#24hoursoflemons
Timelapse Video Of Yeehaw It's Texas 24 Hours Of LeMons
The BumperCamâ„¢ timelapse video of the Lamest Day LeMons BS Inspection was so much fun that I decided to set up the camera for yesterday's inspection in Texas. More » -
#classicadwatch
1983 AMC Eagle: Too Far Ahead Of Its Time?
Who in their right mind would buy a station wagon with four-wheel drive? That's probably what the competitors of doomed AMC had to say back in the Late Malaise Era. More » -
#engineoftheday
Engine Of The Day: Buick V6
If we ever get around to doing an Ultimate Engine Survivors list (to accompany the Survivor Cars list), this engine will surely be near the top. 47 years and counting! More » -
#nicepriceorcrackpipe
1961 Nash for $16,500 Cash!
Generally, describing a car as an appliance is pejorative, indicating it is dull as dishwater. Today Nice Price or Crack Pipe brings you a car that's totally not boring, but does look an awful lot like a refrigerator. More » -
#classicadwatch
Jalopnik's 14 Favorite Vintage AMC and Jeep Commercials
AMC may be long gone, and Fiat owns the Jeep brand nowadays, but classic AMC ads will never die!
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#classicadwatch
It's 1979, And You Must Choose Between The Chevette And The AMC Spirit
That's sort of how the mid-Malaise Era went; you could opt to swap your rapidly-eroding dollars for the already obsolete Chevrolet Chevette, or for a much larger car made by an obviously doomed manufacturer. More » -
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#concoursdlemons
KV Mini, Towed 1,000 Miles Behind MGB, Takes Worst Of Show At Concours d'LeMons!
We couldn't cover the first-ever Concours d'LeMons in Monterey last weekend, because Jalopnik's entire West Coast Bureau (me) was busy covering some dumb race in Merle Haggard country. No problem, though- we've got photos aplenty! More » -
#nicepriceorcrackpipe
1977 AMC Pacer for a Fat $7,000!
Are you large and in-charge? Well, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a tubby two-door that will let you see and be seen. So get your bad portly self over here and take a look. More » -
#moviecars
Murilee's Movie Car Hall Of Fame
If you were outraged by our neglect of your very favorite films in the 12 Greatest Car Movies post, get ready to blow your remaining head gasket! It's time for Murilee's Maddening Movie Machines! More »
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#downonthestreetbonusedition
Another California AMX Back On The Street!
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Want to see another AMX? More » -
#downonthestreet450
Celebrating 450 Old Vehicles Down On The Alameda Street: The Non-Big 3 American Machines
We're actually up to 482 Alameda street-parked classics in this series, but I'm still working on chronicling the 450-machine milestone. The Server Hamsters resist in all their maddened rodential fury, but we press on!
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#downonthestreet
1969 AMC AMX
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. We need more AMCs in this series! More » -
#nicepriceorcrackpipe
1985 Renault Alliance Convertible For A Cheddarific $4,500!
France and Wisconsin have two things in common- a love of cheese, and today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe contender, which also may be kind of cheesy. More » -
#downonthejunkyard
Even Ramblers Are Consumed By The Crusher's Insatiable Hunger!
Maybe you won't shed any tears over the rendering of this '74 Corolla wagon into a tiny cube of China-bound scrap steel, but how about this nearly complete '63 Rambler Classic? More » -
#modelhell
Model Hell Continues To Beckon: Vintage AMC SC/Rambler Kit In 1:25 Scale!
I managed to avoid adding the Revell Gaga and the 1:16 scale first-gen Civic to my Model Hell Garage, but this one is proving even tougher to resist. More » -
#downonthestreet
1960 Rambler American Custom
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Here's a proto-AMC to remind us of the transience of car companies. More » -
#downonthestreetbonusedition
Donked AMC Hornet Sportabout Sports Hella Bass, Truck Nutz
Normally, we wouldn't recommend adding big ol' donkin' wheels, JC Whitney leaf-spring shackles, and Truck Nutz to a Malaise Era wagon. However, this combo works perfectly on a primered '76 Hornet Sportabout! More » -
#amc
What Does The Billetproof Chief Perpetrator Drive?
When you're in charge of both Billetproof and the Concours d'Lemons, you aren't allowed to use a Camry as your daily driver. No, you must roll Kenosha style! More » -
#lolcars
Colorado Teens Weld AMC Eagle Around Flag Pole As Senior Prank
Seniors at Colorado's Fruita Monument High School pulled off a Jalop-worthy prank when they chopped a section out of a junk AMC Eagle, slid it around the flag pole and welded the car back together. More » -
#auctions
52 Low-Mile AMCs To Go Under The Gavel, We Stagger Back In Awe
How would you like to own a totally original 1,718-mile 1980 Pacer? Perhaps a 1970 Rebel Machine 390? Or even- are you sitting down?- the coveted Gucci Edition 1973 Hornet wagon? More » -
#retro
Tired Of LS6 Chevelles And Hemi 'Cudas? Check Out UDMan's Obscure Muscle Car Parking Lot!
You go to a car show featuring classic Detroit muscle, and you know who the stars will be: the same super-restored Boss 429 Mustangs, Hemi Super Bees, and GTO Judges you see every time. More » -
#projectcarhell
Project Car Hell, 10 Painful Choices Edition: Go For Buttonwillow 24 Hours Of LeMons Glory!
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose the project that's the coolest... and most hellish! Are you thinking of entering the Buttonwillow Histrionics 24 Hours Of LeMons, but just can't find the right car? More » -
#24hoursoflemons
24 Hours Of LeMons Arse Freeze-A-Palooza Ãœber Gallery: The Lone Wolves
It's no shock to find only one example apiece from the likes of AMC, Yugo, and Isuzu, but Chrysler and Subaru? Something's wrong here! In any case, these are the teams that singlehandedly represented their marques on the racetrack. More » -
#nicepriceorcrackpipe
Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: $45,000 For A 1970 AMC AMX?
78% of our readers say that $8,500 is too much for a 1991 Olds Quad 442, but what happens when we look at a no-joke classic machine from the Golden Age Of The Musclecar? -
#retro
Renault Alliance: The Car That Saved AMC!
All right, that headline isn't quite what you'd call accurate; actually the Alliance probably hastened AMC's demise by a few years; while Chrysler could get a great big bailout from Uncle Sam, AMC- not being considered "too big to fail"- had to get bailed out by the French government. The Alliance- and its later Encore spinoff- was a Kenosha-ized Renault 9, and it grabbed the 1983 Motor Trend Car Of The Year award… then, well, things didn't work out so well. Franzouse, always on the lookout for interesting French car-related stuff, has found this Alliance worship site to brighten up our Monday. [RenaultAlliance.net] -
#classicadwatch
1975 AMC Pacer: So Wide, It Can Be Used As A Packing Crate For A Nova!
OK, so the Nova would stick out the back if you tried to stuff one inside a Pacer's shell (though the Pinto and Vega might fit). The point here is that the Pacer was completely crazy- no, wait, we mean incredibly innovative! Tough as it might be to believe today, the Pacer sold pretty well and was once a common sight on the road. -
#classicadwatch
The 1969 Rambler Rebel: Built For Driver Brutality!
Back in the late 1960s, American Motors didn't just focus on cheapness in their ads. Oh no, they wanted potential car buyers to realize that you could beat the living crap out of their cars and they'd still stay in- more or less- one piece. We think the actor playing the driving instructor here should have won an award for the "I can't turn while you're looking at me" sequence! -
#downonthestreetbonusedition
A Perfect AMX, A 390 Rambler Rogue, And Other Fun Stuff Down On The Golden Street
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Last weekend I was in Denver again, and I ended up on the streets of Golden for the Golden Super Cruise. It was early evening and I didn't have my good camera, so I figured I only had time to shoot a few cars before l ran out of light. We've all seen nine million Camaros and Chargers and deuce coupes, so I figured I could skip that stuff. "I'll just shoot AMCs and any Chrysler product with huge fins," I said, and that's just what I did. Jump away for the rest. More » -
#projectcarhell
PCH, 57 Varieties Of Hell Edition: Two 1957 Cadillacs or 1957 Nash/Hudson Combo?
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Last time around, the '69 AMC SC/Rambler grabbed a photo-finish 51-49 win over the '70 Chrysler 300 Hurst in the Choose Your Eternity poll. We're going to stick with good ol' American machinery today, but instead of picking one of two vintage musclecars, your choices will be 2-for-1 1957 package deals. These cars have been waiting for you for 51 years... waiting for a chance toruin your lifemake you happier than you've ever been!
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#projectcarhell
PCH, Murilee's Dream Musclecars Edition: 1969 AMC SC/Rambler or 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst?
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! The air-conditioned Renault 12 won handily over the Peugeot 504 in yesterday's Choose Your Eternity poll. We're going to take a break from PCH Superpowers- don't worry, you'll see more of France, Britain, and Italy soon enough- and head on back to Detroit. Well, Detroit and Kenosha, because we're going to look at a pair of cars that definitely tempt me into making a soul-for-pink-slip deal. Yes, sick and wrong as it may be, my favorite cars from the Golden Age Of The Musclecar are the '69 AMC SC/Rambler and the '70 Chrysler 300 Hurst, which means I've been keeping an eye open for deals… and they're out there!
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#projectcarhell
Project Car Hell, Malaise Special Editions: Hang 10 Dart or Levi's Edition AMX?
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Italy held on to its PCH Superpower crown in our last Choose Your Eternity poll, with the Alfa Romeo Duetto taking a 53-47 victory over the British contestant. After admiring the lovely surfboard-friendly Hang Ten Dodge Dart in yesterday's Moment of Zen, we had no choice today but to pit abasket casetotally restorable Hang Ten against an equally awesome Malaise Era Special Edition AMC, complete with tape stripes and low-performance engine.
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#montereyhistorics
Win On Sunday, Still Don't Sell On Monday: Screamin' AMCs In Eardrum-Punishing Trans Am Action!
Sure, there were plenty of Mustangs, Camaros, and Challengers- not to mention a few furrin jobs in the 2-liter class- roaring around the track in the Historic 1966-74 Trans Am Cars event yesterday, but: red-white-and-blue Javelins and AMXs! The sound of 40 V8s WFO on the track overwhelmed my poor camera's sound-recording abilities, but I did get a usable video of this Javelin warming up. Make the jump for many Trans Am photos. More » -
#conceptcars
How GM Killed The Crossover: The Brief Life Of The Chevy XT-2 Concept Truck
In 1989, it was increasingly clear a new revolution was coming to the truck market, but what shape it would take was still a mystery. With the staggering success of large body-on-frame SUVs and light trucks just a gleam in the eyes of automakers, GMs design team continued down the path of car-based pickups with the Chevy XT-2 Concept Truck. Although we now know car-based pickups and SUVs lost the battle to large SUVs shortly thereafter, it appears the XT-2, an essentially ignored concept here in the United States, may end up winning the design war. More » -
#jalopnikdecides
Muscle Car Wars Of 1978: Hood Decals Strike Back
It's a Friday, and it's the week before our most patriotic of U.S. holidays. What better time to take a look back at the best of American muscle machinery? Aha, but there's a catch: We're only going to go back 30 years. That's right, 1978. The Malaise era was striking back with a new breed of muscle cars. While not as legendary as some of the "true" muscle iron of the '60s, these creations traded raw power for cocaine-fueled, taped-on vinyl style. In the middle of an infamous era, we give you three cars that represented the best of red-blooded American spirit. But only one will be declared most awesome, and that's for you to decide. More » -
#1978amcconcord
AMC Concord Crusher-Bound, In Spite Of Landau Roof
With the optional VW/Audi four-cylinder (same engine as the one in the Porsche 924) under the hood and its snazzy faux-convertible landau roof, you'd think this '78 Concord would be worth keeping on the road. Apparently not, as I spotted this very solid-looking AMC being prepared for a stint on the stands at a local self-service wrecking yard. After that, it'll be Crusher time. More » -
#1984renaultencore
52 Highway MPG, Psilocybin Sold Separately: 1984 Renault Encore
The Renault Alliance won the 1983 Motor Trend Car of the Year Award, so buyers might have figured the hatchback version- named the Encore- would combine French build quality with the financial acumen of American Motors to produce one of the finest motor vehicles of all time. Well, unfortunately, the Kenosha-ized Renault 9 didn't live up to expectations, but it did get great gas mileage... at a time when gas was 95 cents a gallon and getting cheaper by the minute. -
#junkyardfind
This American's Rambling Days Are Over
Remember that Rambler engine block that was so much fun to identify last week? That wasn't the only shot I got of the Crusher-bound '64 Rambler American; in fact, that wrecking yard currently has two Ramblers (in the Ford section). This one still has plenty of good pieces (well, it had them last week, when I took these photos), so let's hope that more than just the cylinder head gets rescued for use in surviving cars. More »
