La familiare era disponibile nelle versioni speciali Mariner, Briarcliff e Westerner, mentre la hardtop fu realizzata anche nella versione Raider. De marketing afdeling van American Motors deed er alles aan om de nieuwe Matador als een nieuwe auto neer te zetten en meer was dan slechts een naamswijziging en facelift, maar in werkelijkheid was het de 1970 AMC Rebel gerestyled met een langere voorzijde en een nieuw interieur. De AMC Pacer is een tweedeurs compacte auto die in de Verenigde Staten werd gebouwd door de American Motors Corporation tussen 1975 en 1980. It was a one-year-only model, with productions numbers ranging somewhere between 1,900 and 2,300 units. Tanks Inc. American Motors advertising assured that the new Matador was not just a name change and facelift, but in reality, it was the 1970 Rebel restyled with a longer front clip and a new interior. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. AMC Matador Sedan 232 automatic (aut. Government agencies, military units, and police departments in the U.S. equipped Matador sedans or wagons with 360 cu in (5.9 L) or 401 cu in (6.6 L) V8 engines.
For 1977 and 1978, all Matadors came standard with the automatic transmission. In fact, it may be the rarest of them all! Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. Le coupé rimasero mid-size, mentre le familiari e le berline divennero full-size. De AMC Eagle is een compacte vierwielaangedreven personenauto die werd gebouwd door AMC tussen 1979 en 1987. AMC Matadors were a popular vehicle in the police market as it outperformed most other police cars. The Barcelona included numerous comfort and appearance upgrades in addition to the extensive standard equipment that came on all Matadors. AMC's Styling Department had greater freedom because of a decision to design the new Matador strictly as a coupe, without the constraints of attempting to have the sedan and station wagon versions fit the same body lines. Come per la Rebel, anche la Matador ebbe in listino la versione speciale The Machine. The opportunity to bring together two rare AMC muscle cars, a 1970 Rebel Machine and the even rarer 1971 Matador Machine, came about due to my long friendship with AMC enthusiast Fred Philips. The AMC Matador shared its basic body design from the firewall back with the Ambassador, which was built on the same platform, but had a longer wheelbase and front end sheetmetal, a formal grille and luxurious trim, as well as more standard equipment that included air conditioning. Reportedly Teague designed the coupe's front as an homage to one of the first AMCs he designed, the 1964 Rambler American.Many were amazed that AMC came up with the fast, stylish Matador, considering the automaker's size and limited resources. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. The scenes show the remote controlled scale model built by John Stears.
Het model deelde een groot deel van het body design met de ambassador, die werd gebouwd op hetzelfde platform. .wpsm_tab_10067 .wpsm_nav-tabs li a i, For 1977 and 1978, the "Barcelona II" coupe featured a padded Landau roof and opera windows, styling cues that were required at that time by buyers in the highly popular two-door "personal luxury" market segment.

All rights reserved. He completely disassembled the car, collected as many NOS components as he could and then proceeded with a complete rotisserie restoration. Nearly 100,000 Matador Coupes in total were produced from 1974 through 1978. Nel 1969 e nel 1970 il modello fu oggetto di cambiamenti nell'estetica e negli allestimenti. Transmissions for the Matador included the Borg-Warner sourced "Shift-Command" 3-speed automatic, and a column shifted 3-speed manual or a floor shifted 4-speed manual (for 1971 only). In acquiring parts, it was amazing at the range of the cost of new old stock parts that I located. Nel 1974 il modello fu oggetto di un restyling, nell'occasione del quale venne tolta dai listini la versione hard-top e fu introdotta la coupé due porte. De AMC Gremlin werd op 1 april 1970 als 1970-1/2 model gepresenteerd. While "Matador" may have been a move away from connotations of the Confederacy inspired by the rise of the Civil Rights Movement, it did not help solve the obscurity problem, as AMC adopted a "What's a Matador" advertising campaign.This self-disparaging marketing campaign "turned the styling of anonymity into an asset." La Matador è un'autovettura prodotta dalla AMC dal 1971 al 1978. Come la vettura antenata, anche la Matador si basava sulla full-size Ambassador.

Build your own custom newsletter with the content you love from Street Muscle, directly to your inbox, absolutely FREE! Government safety and emissions regulations combined with higher insurance rates spelled the end for the factory-built hot rods. AMI also acted as the State distributor for Victoria. It was a one-year only package, and as soon as it arrived it disappeared. See prices, photos and find dealers near you. Sales for New South Wales were managed by Sydney company Grenville Motors Pty Ltd, which were also the State distributor of Rover and Land Rover. Il primo cambio citato fu offerto dal 1971 al 1976. .wpsm_tab_10067 .wpsm_nav-tabs li a, Solamente nel 1971 fu offerta una trasmissione manuale a quattro rapporti. .wpsm_tab_10067 .wpsm_nav-tabs li a{ In twee race seizoenen werd er slechts vier keer gewonnen en de verkoop verliep niet heel goed. .wpsm_tab_10067 .wpsm_tab_content .tab-pane p{color:#b2b2b2;font-size:20px;font-family:Arial;background:#4c4c4c;border:none;line-height:1.6;padding:0;text-align:left;} Zeldzame Cizeta V16T met 900 km op de teller kopen? De Matador kwam met een 6-cilinder lijnmotor of een V8-motor. .wpsm_tab_10067 .wpsm_nav-tabs > li.active > a:hover{border:none;color:#948e8e !important;background:#d0d0d0 !important;border-left:1px solid #d0d0d0;border-top:1px solid #d0d0d0;border-bottom:1px solid #d0d0d0;} Al momento del lancio al Matador faceva parte della categorie delle vetture mid-size ed era disponibile in versione hardtop due porte, berlina quattro porte e familiare quattro porte. Phillips is an AMC aficionado and has a collection that includes two AMC prototypes, the Vignale AMX I, the AMX II, and also a one of the two four-wheel-drive SC/Ramblers raced by actor James Garner! This website uses cookies to improve your experience. sei cilindri in linea da 4,1 L (disponibile solo in Messico); sei cilindri in linea da 4,6 L (disponibile solo in Messico); Questa pagina è stata modificata per l'ultima volta il 6 lug 2020 alle 00:39. .wpsm_tab_10067 .wpsm_nav-tabs li a:hover{border-color:#d0d0d0;} For 1971, the “Rebel Machine” package would be dropped entirely and be reassigned to the Matador with the “Go-Machine” option. One AMC guy said that it could not be restored – it was far beyond repair!