The Matador was a stately styled coupe/sedan/wagon that replaced the Rebel in 1971 as American Motor Corp’s (AMC) plus sized muscle coupe. In 1974 the Matador coupe was restyled in a completely different fashion from the sedan and it was cool enough for Francisco Scaramanga (one of Christopher Lee’s greatest performances) to use a flying […]
This next car came from tipper Rock On who called it an AMC Unicorn. How could I not feature this car, it’s an AMC Matador Brougham…you had me at AMC!! Just look at that beige paint at the vinyl top, this belongs in a museum!! Find this 1974 AMC Matador Brougham offered for $11,900 in Medford, CA via craigslist.
The Matador was a stately styled coupe/sedan/wagon that replaced the Rebel in 1971 as American Motor Corp’s (AMC) plus sized muscle coupe. In 1974 the Matador coupe was restyled in a completely different fashion from the sedan and it was cool enough for Francisco Scaramanga (one of Christopher Lee’s greatest performances) to use a flying […]
The Matador replaced the Rebel in 1971 as American Motor Corp’s plus sized muscle machine. By 1973 the muscle-car era was on its way out and the later cars tended to be softer, slower and are generally less collectable today – but don’t rule them out of your classic search as they are also considerably […]
The Matador was a stately styled coupe/sedan/wagon that replaced the Rebel in 1971 as American Motor Corp’s (AMC) plus sized muscle coupe. In 1974 the Matador coupe was restyled in a completely different fashion from the sedan and it was cool enough for Francisco Scaramanga to use a flying version to escape James Bond in The […]
Not having anything to lose at the time, calling a car something that means ‘one who kills’ and giving it a nose shaped like the end of a coffin was something only AMC could pull off. Find this omen to their own demise, a 1978 AMC Matador, for sale in Elizabethton, TN for a very reasonable […]
1960 was a remarkable year of change in the lineup at Dodge dealers across the country. In with the new and out with the old — gone were the Coronet, Custom, Custom Royal, and Lancer; in their place were the Dart, Matador, and Polara which continued Virgil Exner’s Forward Look design cues and included short […]
The Matador was a mid sized muscle car with boring looks that replaced the Rebel in AMC’s lineup for the 1971 model year — but in 1974 AMC released a restyled Matador coupe that ditched the classic capote de paseo and traje de luces for black wedding dress and a propeller beanie. Find this 1974 […]
The Matador was a stately styled coupe/sedan/wagon that replaced the Rebel in 1971 as American Motor Corp’s plus sized muscle coupe. In 1974 the Matador coupe was restyled in a completely different fashion from the sedan and C(the)BS News lists the Matador on their list of the World’s 15 Ugliest Cars. Ignore those philistines, because […]
The Matador replaced the Rebel in 1971 as American Motor Corp’s plus sized muscle coupe. By 1973 the muscle-car era was on its way out and the replacement cars tended to be softer, slower and are generally less collectable today – but don’t rule them out of your classic search as they are also considerably […]