Among Detroit’s late muscle cars, the 1970 AMC Rebel Machine never tried to blend in. It arrived with billboard graphics, a towering hood scoop, and a big-block V8 that put American Motors directly ...

There were two seismic moments in the '60s American car industry that changed everything. Both took place in 1964, with one being the launch of the Ford Mustang pony car, and the other the Pontiac GTO ...

Before the Javelin trophies and the Jeep bet rewired Detroit, American Motors built a family sedan with a chip on its shoulder—the Rebel. Born of thrift and stubborn engineering, it became AMC’s ...

Q: I enjoy the nostalgia articles in my hometown newspaper The Gainesville Sun. The recent Cars We Remember section was really fun to read, and I enjoyed the AMC history of high performance. One AMC ...

Chad has been a muscle car and classic truck lover since he could walk. The classic vehicles from the '60s and '70s are the best in his eyes, but he is more than willing to give the new technology a ...

From the February 1970 issue of HOT ROD: The ingredients were all there for this entry in the middle-class supercar market, but it didn't come together. AMC's Rebel Machine reminds us of a great ...

Produced for only one model year, the 1970 AMC Rebel Machine (or The Machine) is often regarded as one of the most underrated muscle cars of the golden era. And for good reason. It was based on a ...

Q: I enjoy the nostalgia articles in my hometown newspaper The Gainesville Sun. The recent Cars We Remember section was really fun to read, and I enjoyed the AMC history of high performance. One AMC ...