American Motors Corporation (AMC; commonly referred to as American Motors) was an American automobile manufacturing company formed by the merger of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and Hudson Motor Car Company on May 1, 1954. At the time, it was the largest corporate merger in U.S. history.
Experience the Power of High-Performance Cams & Valvetrains: Theory, Technology, and Selection Camshafts are the driving force behind any four-stroke engine, serving as both the coach and conductor. Whether you're...
American Motors was the little automotive company that made a big impact. Makers of the Rambler family car, Kenosha offered an antidote to the excess of Detroit’s Big 3. But...
American Motors was the little automotive company that made a big impact. Makers of the Rambler family car, Kenosha offered an antidote to the excess of Detroit’s Big 3. But...
The dealership model is an American institution, and auction houses can trace their roots back to the days of dusty cattle sales. Both have remained unchanged. Since the early 2000s,...
All the information you need to know on decoding your 1968-1974 AMC VIN, and fender tag. All the information is included. Engine, transmission, rear axle, interior and exterior colors, even...
AMC V-8 Engines 1966–1991 How to Rebuild & Modify If this is your first time rebuilding an AMC engine, this book contains detailed photos and instructions beginning with disassembling your...
As the muscle car wars developed in the early 1960s, auto manufacturers scrambled to find catchy marketing campaigns to entice the buying public into their dealerships. General Motors, Ford, and...
Over the last 40 years, millions of Chrysler, AMC, and Jeep vehicles have used these differentials, propelling these high-performance vehicles to victory on the street, in drag racing, and other...
American Motors was the little automotive company that made a big impact. Makers of the Rambler family car, Kenosha offered an antidote to the excess of Detroit’s Big 3. But...
This is the muscle car history to own—a richly illustrated chronicle of America's greatest high-performance cars, told from their 1960s beginning through the present day! In the 1960s, three incendiary...
Rebuild your American Motors Corporation (AMC) V-8 enginewith help and guidance from Don’s Auto Parts & MachineShop, which is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the home ofAmerican Motors! The AMC Gen...
“Get one before one gets you!” Motion Performance’s catchy sales pitch for builderJoel Rosen’s Phase III Specialty Muscle Cars sums up theescalating performance scene in the late 1960s. Specialedition muscle...
As an AMC fan you are a rear individual already, you don’t go along with the crowd, and march to your own drummer. You also know that finding parts are...
In 1970, the American muscle car was as fast and outrageous as it would ever get. But the end was nigh, and 1970 Maximum Muscle dives head-first into the storm...
Lost Car Legends is an entertaining look at over 40 shuttered independent automakers from the past 75 years. From Allstate to Zimmer, noted automotive historian Pat Foster covers an incredible...
There was a time when AMC performance was more of an afterthought to the muscle car era. Today, AMC muscle cars are among the fastest appreciating performance vehicles in the...
George Hurst was a hot rodder at heart, but he was also a visionary, an innovator, a brilliant promoter, and he was particularly skilled at building alliances. Hurst developed and...
The SCCA Trans-Am racing series launched in 1966, and was designed to showcase a new class of sporty domestic cars racing on road courses. In a few short years it...
AMC Javelin, AMX and Muscle Car Restoration 1968-1974 There was a time when AMC performance was more of an afterthought to the muscle car era. Today, AMC muscle cars are...
Get an inside look at the development of American Motor's Javelin beginning with the early design stages of the Javelin, including early sketches, interior design, clay work, fiberglass mockups, and...
Articles include: 'New from American Motors: 1968 Javelin', 'AMX: American Motors' Two-Seater', 'How the pros compete with Javelin, AMXs -- Racing', 'Please AMX/2, don't put us on', 'The last round-up...
Formed in 1954 by the merger of The Hudson Motor Car Company and Nash-Kelvinator Corporation, American Motors Corporation was no ordinary company. It was the last, and the very best,...
When thinking of a manufacturer’s racing involvement, AMC is not a manufacturer that immediately comes to mind. Yet even from the very beginning of American motorsports, the companies that became...
