It's a good thing American Motors decided not to name its ponycar entry Sceptre, Vixen, or Tarpon. Can you imagine trying to come up with a compelling story title using those suggested names? Instead, ...

"Stuff's gonna break, stuff's gonna happen; these things require maintenance. That's just typical of these kinds of cars," says Tom Lodge as we talk on the phone. He has just listed off the repairs he ...

The 1960s cemented the roles of the pony car, muscle car, and personal luxury car in automotive society, with only modest overlap between the designations. That’s because you could get a muscular ...

The AMC Javelin proved that a car with the right shape and the right engine could be built by a small company, but not before releasing a floundering fish first. One look at what poor old American ...

AMC (American Motors Corporation) was formed in 1954 by the merger of the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and the Hudson Motor Car Company. It survived until being bought by Chrysler in 1987, mostly for ...

Joe Parker is a nationally award-winning journalist and columnist from the Atlanta area. He has served as an automotive journalist for the past four years alongside extensive sports, business, ...

Chad has been a muscle car and classic truck lover since he could walk. The classic vehicles from the '60s and '70s are the best in his eyes, but he is more than willing to give the new technology a ...

Introduced in 1967 as a replacement for the Rambler Marlin, the AMC Javelin took on the highly popular Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro in the pony car segment. It never became a hit with muscle car ...

In the early 1970s, American Motors initiated a program to associate its products with well-known fashion designers and companies. There was the Gucci-edition AMC Hornet and the Oleg Cassini-edition ...

Some cars never get their due. The tincture of time may turn everything into a classic one day, but there are still those that will forever be the ugly ducklings of the bunch. The AMC Javelin AMX—a ...

He rolls the trailer in at 10 p.m., two jacks and a pocket full of optimism, chasing dust and destiny. By morning, he’s prying open a barn and history blinks back—two bubble-fendered AMCs, dormant for ...