However, that deal also dried up so AMC had no other choice but to adapt its inline six cylinders, in 232- and 258-inch versions, and later the same 304-V8 that powered our Ambassador and Matador ...

When we look at lists of notoriously ugly cars, the fishbowl-shaped AMC Pacer usually comes in just behind the ...

The Pacer received its best, albeit late, publicity thanks to Mike Myers and Dana Carvey who rode around in Garth’s (played by Carvey) 1976 AMC Pacer in the 1992 hit movie “Wayne’s World.” ...

As for AMC ownership, I also owned a new 1974 Hornet X 258, a new 1976 Gremlin X 258, along with the aforementioned ’73 Matador and low-mileage ’79 Spirit. Again all of which I used for ...

The AMC Pacer, meanwhile, was to be AMC’s breakout success all-new compact car, but it never happened. Produced from 1975 through 1980, the Pacer was built around a spacious, four-passenger ...