I'm facing a dilemma right now. My 1979 Jeep Cherokee Golden Eagle—a beautiful machine—has a bad motor. I know someone with a recently-rebuilt AMC 360 V8 that he's letting go for $1,000. Do I buy that ...

AMC motors have always been stuck in an alternate universe by virtue of their physical stature. The 290 V-8 is externally the same size as the 390 and a full 100 ci smaller. Even the 401 shares the ...

American Motors Corporation, also known as AMC, began life in 1954 after a merger between automakers Nash-Kevlinator and Hudson Motors. It lasted until 1987 when it was purchased by Chrysler. During ...

The first straight-six internal combustion engine design, produced by Spyker in 1903, led to widespread usage of similar designs over the following years. While V8 power would eventually dominate the ...

The American Motors Corporation would be considered an afterthought, except not that many people remember them. They were always in last place behind the Big Three American automakers, and then were ...

American Motors Corporation, better known as AMC, was one of the true underdogs of the American car industry in the 1960s and 1970s. The company, formed in 1954 after a merger between Nash-Kelvinator ...