Car Spot: AMC Eagle

A touchdown pass that came too late in the game ... This is one of those “I was there when it happened” stories. For any of you who follow me regularly, you know I'm a huge American Motors geek and that's because my dad worked there from 1963 to 1989. Those early years were booming... Continue Reading →

September 15, 2023 0

Car Spot: The AMC Mighty Mite

The Jeep before they bought Jeep. Being an AMC guy, I get a fair amount of abuse but I remind those abusing me of the innovative vehicles the company came out with in response to the market. One example is this week's car spot, the Mighty Mite. Found this example at the Russell Military Museum... Continue Reading →

March 24, 2023 1

Car Spot: Classic CJ-7

One of the many AMC cars found in my driveway growing up ,,, For those of you that don't follow this blog regularly, I have a fondness for the vehicles built by American Motors, mostly because my dad worked for the company from 1963 to 1989. 1970 was a special year because AMC swung for... Continue Reading →

February 24, 2023 7

Car Spot: 1970 Plymouth Barracuda

A car from the golden age of muscle cars ... If you've read any of my posts, you know that I love cars with big V8 engines, especially the ones from the late 1960s and early 1970s. Of course, my dad having worked for American Motors, I'm partial to AMXs and Javelins, but I love... Continue Reading →

February 3, 2023 10

Car Spot: A Bathtub Nash

America's first adventure car before there were SUVs This spot brought back flashbacks for me when I spotted it on a lot/salvage yard because we had one as a kid, a 1950 Bathtub Nash. The pride of Kenosha. In the late 40s and early 50s, the bathtub styling trend was hot and Nash was seen... Continue Reading →

December 30, 2022 0

Car Spot: Studebaker Lark and Pickup

One of the last of the independents that just ran out of cash ... Being a big fan of the cars from American Motors, I can appreciate what Studebaker brought to market and how they tried to challenge the Big Three. Like AMC, at times they were brilliant, but other times, not so much. In... Continue Reading →

December 9, 2022 5

Car spot: AMC’s Javelin hit the mark

It took on the Big 3 and won I’ll admit that I love American Motors cars. It seemed the company was always swinging for the fence with every new car. And they had to because they never had a big development budget. Take for example the Javelin. Tardy to the pony car party in 1968.... Continue Reading →

June 3, 2022 1

Car Spot: Dodge Magnum

A superfast grocery getter ... Show of hands. How many reading this remember station wagons? Most likely it was your parents who purchased one to haul the family around on vacations. We had a 1967 AMC Rebel and went all over the country with it. I remember dad ordering it and opting for the 290... Continue Reading →

April 29, 2022 2

Car spotting: America’s other two-seat sports car

This one I know well The AMX was produced by American Motors from 1968 to 1970 as a two-seat sports car. Its short wheelbase, one inch shorter than the Corvette, and big engines, 290 to 390, V8's made it a hit for AMC who was a late arrival at the muscle car party. To show... Continue Reading →

December 17, 2021 0

Back to a time when American motors built cars worldwide

The Concord with a side of rice and beans France, Germany, Iran, New Zealand, South Africa, and England all at one time manufactured Jeeps, Javelins, Americans, Hornets and more through partnerships put together by AMC's E-VP, International Operations Roy D. Chapin Jr. One of those unique partnerships was set up about 2,000 south of... Continue Reading →