site (including ProfessCars™ and automobile-catalog.com™) are protected under applicable copyrights, trademarks and other We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you’ve provided to them or that they’ve collected from your use of their services. I had L60 15s w air shocks on my 74 and w the bumpers removed the car looked gr8. This relatively low-spec Matador takes us back into dorky territory when we check out its plaid cloth-and-vinyl six-place interior, but it sure is in great shape and, as latter-day VW GTIs have shown us, plaid is in again. 3) (Barcelona Pkg) Horsepower/Torque Curve, 1976 AMC Matador Brougham Coupe V-8 360-4 automatic (aut. These were heartbreakingly ugly back in the day and time really hasn’t helped IMHO, though I will give AMC some credit for trying to step outside the box, and they were relatively popular when new. In NASCAR form they looked pretty good, due to the huge tires. fuel consumption and mileage: average estimated by a-c©: 17.2 l/100km / 16.4 mpg (imp.) 3) (Barcelona Pkg) Standard and Alternative Wheel and Tire Sizes, 1976 AMC Matador Brougham Coupe V-8 360 automatic (aut. I can’t imagine the looks this would get now. Weird & Wacky, Copyright © 2020 HowStuffWorks, a division of InfoSpace Holdings, LLC, a System1 Company. :-), Always liked this dorky geeky design. gcse.async = true; In street form, with the skinny little pizza cutters, they looked rather awkward and rather ridiculous. Except as expressly authorized by automobile-catalog.com, you agree not to copy, modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, assign, distribute, perform, display, license, reverse engineer or create derivative works based on the Site or any Content available through the Site. Find it on craigslist in Evansville, Indiana—and thanks to Pat L for another great find! 3) (Barcelona Pkg) Market Competition. I’d rather have a mid-60s Marlin, if I was into collecting Ramblers that is. 3) (Barcelona Pkg) Market Competition, 1976 AMC Matador Brougham Coupe V-8 360 automatic (aut. 1972 AMC Matador. with the side projection of Your car / VIN Check, detailed car history by VIN, Photo of the moment:2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe 7-speed (Photo: Los Angeles Newspress), Quick access to automobile-catalog website -- type in a browser: a-c.liand you will be redirected I too would luv to remove the bumpers. You consent to our cookies if you continue to use our website. Still ugly. Sticker on the side of the air cleaner clearly reads “304,” so no hopes of a 2- or 4-barrel 360. 3) (Barcelona Pkg) Standard and Alternative Wheel and Tire Sizes, 1976 AMC Matador Brougham Coupe V-8 360-4 automatic (aut. 3) (Barcelona Pkg) specs, 1976 AMC Matador Brougham Coupe 258 automatic (aut. You do not acquire translation, digital conversion and other matters related to the automobile-catalog.com The incorporation of material or any part of it in any other web-site, electronic retrieval system, publication or any other work (whether hard copy, electronic or otherwise), also the storage of any part of this site on optical, digital or/and electronic media is strictly prohibited. Nice example here…. AMC only sold about 10,000 of the Matador coupes in 1976, way down from the inaugural year of 1974 when almost 63,000 of them were sold! thought they were EXTREEMLY ugly when they were first made, still think so today.. me, personally there are cars out there that I thought were ugly, but they grew on me , and grew to like them . eval(ez_write_tag([[580,400],'barnfinds_com-medrectangle-4','ezslot_2',106,'0','0'])); Things are similarly clean under the hood. Rear side windows more like a Shelby mustang. I will always recall the James Bond movie where the bad guys attach a set of wings to one of these with 007 giving chase. freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "automobilecatalog_300x600_300x250_right_1", slotId: "automobilecatalog_300x600_300x250_right_1" }); Search automobile-catalog: this database is huge, use the search field below to find here data you are looking for: AMC Matador 2gen years, types and editions catalogue (1974-1978), Other production years of this submodel:1974 AMC Matador 2gen Coupe Brougham specifications, all versions1975 AMC Matador 2gen Coupe Brougham specifications, all versions, 1974 AMC Matador 2gen Coupe Brougham specifications, all versions, 1975 AMC Matador 2gen Coupe Brougham specifications, all versions. 3) (Barcelona Pkg) Standard and Alternative Wheel and Tire Sizes, 1976 AMC Matador Brougham Coupe V-8 304 automatic (aut. I drove it during college…another kid in the dorm had a white/gold vinyl top Oleg Cassini Coupe. Clearly! The incorporation of material or any part of it in any other web-site, electronic retrieval system, publication or any other work (whether hard copy, electronic or otherwise), also the storage of any part of this site on optical, digital or/and electronic media is strictly prohibited. AMC Matador 2gen years, types and editions catalogue (1974-1978)Matador 2gen Coupe (1974-1978)Matador 2gen Coupe Brougham (1974-1976)Matador 2gen Coupe X (1974-1975)Matador 2gen Sedan (1974-1978)Matador 2gen Sedan Brougham (1975-1976)Matador 2gen Wagon (1974-1978)Matador 2gen Wagon Brougham (1975-1976). In 1974 and ’75 there were chi-chi-la-la Oleg Cassini editions, and there was a Barcelona trim for ’77 and ’78, but neither of these suspiciously foreign-sounding options would do for America’s big year, so what we have here is over seventeen feet of brown, basic, bench-seated American coupe. I always appreciate a seller who shows us the boo-boos, and this one is conscientious, indeed. site (including ProfessCars™ and automobile-catalog.com™) are protected under applicable copyrights, trademarks and other gasoline (petrol) engine with displacement: 4235 cm3 / 258.4 cui, advertised power: 71 kW / 95 hp / 97 PS ( SAE net ), torque: 244 Nm / 180 lb-ft, more data: characteristic dimensions: outside length: 5319 mm / 209.4 in, width: 1966 mm / 77.4 in, wheelbase: 2896 mm / 114 in, reference weights: base curb weight: 1663 kg / 3666 lbs, accelerations: 0- 60 mph 16.2© s; 0- 100 km/h 17.5© s (simulation ©automobile-catalog.com); 1/4 mile drag time (402 m) 20.5© s (simulation ©automobile-catalog.com). site. Feeling nostalgic for the Spirit of ’76? ), full performance and economy data, or to compare up to 5 cars side-by-side - click one of the the buttons below: 1976 AMC Matador Brougham Coupe 258 (man. This car would get a lot of attention at shows for its rarity and general malaisey-goodness. Agreed, this was my go-to ugly American car, but the shape of it is absolutely transformed by removing the bumpers and putting on some aggressive wheels. Trying to adapt designs from 71 or so to the regulations brought about some horrible assaults on the eyes: Maverick/Comet, Matador 4 door, Chevelle, Torino/Cougar. Nathan Avots-Smith. there was this one guy at work who bought one new with $$$ he inherited ( cash, no payments) all I could do is just look at him .. he was proud of it, didn’t want to burst his bubble .. nuff said still ugly today. We know that eight healthy-running cylinders are in residence here, partnering with a three-speed automatic, but not much more than that. It always amazes me how much people compain about the bumpers on this car, which, (IMO) were NO WORSE than the abominations Ford & GM put out. commercial copying, redistribution, use or publication by you of any such Following on the heels of the voluptuous 1971 Javelin and AMX, which the Matador coupe functionally replaced when it became apparent that continuing to modify the Javelin to meet bumper regulations would be too costly in the face of a shrinking performance car market, the Matador’s flowing lines were partially intended to give it an aerodynamic advantage in NASCAR racing, an endeavor that AMC was returning to for the first time since the days of the Hudson Hornet. ownership rights to any content, document or other materials viewed through the We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. I love the far out interiors that you see in the 70’s AMC Cars. 3) (Barcelona Pkg) Horsepower/Torque Curve, 1976 AMC Matador Brougham Coupe V-8 304 automatic (aut. 3) (Barcelona Pkg) Detailed Performance Review, 1976 AMC Matador Brougham Coupe V-8 304 automatic (aut. ownership rights to any content, document or other materials viewed through the 74 AMC Matador HT Coupe 304 cid, AT -PS,- disc brake re-new, -remote mirror, -new tires,- all new r ... $16,495. eval(ez_write_tag([[300,250],'barnfinds_com-box-3','ezslot_0',103,'0','0'])); Feeling nostalgic for the Spirit of ’76? / 12.2 mpg (U.S.) / 5.2 km/l, more data: gasoline (petrol) engine with displacement: 5896 cm3 / 359.8 cui, advertised power: 134.5 kW / 180 hp / 183 PS ( SAE net ), torque: 380 Nm / 280 lb-ft, more data: reference weights: base curb weight: 1830 kg / 4034 lbs, accelerations: 0- 60 mph 11© s; 0- 100 km/h 11.6© s (simulation ©automobile-catalog.com); 1/4 mile drag time (402 m) 18© s (simulation ©automobile-catalog.com). Under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, the content, organization, graphics, design, compilation, magnetic AMC did not try to hide the gap between them and the body with ill fitting, and UV-degradeable plastic fillers, which was unusual. commercial copying, redistribution, use or publication by you of any such They are a completely different car when you take the bumpers off and are actually great looking. 3) (Barcelona Pkg) Market Competition, 1976 AMC Matador Brougham Coupe 258 automatic (aut. ugly back in the day which has mellowed to unusual styling today, this one is in spectacular shape and with some mods would be a great cruiser!