The 1970 AMC Rebel Machine arrived as a loud, patriotic thunderclap in a crowded muscle car field, yet it never quite reached the buyers it needed. Its red, white and blue paint, drag-strip hardware ...

The 1970 AMC Rebel Machine was not designed to blend into traffic. American Motors splashed it in patriotic colors, bolted a factory scoop on the hood, and tuned its 390 cubic inch V8 so the numbers ...

Erik Sherman is an automotive journalist and motorcycle enthusiast. Although he has served and worked all over the world in different capacities, his passions belong to all things automotive. His love ...

Image Credit: Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA - 1970 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28, CC BY 2.0/Wiki Commons. The 1970s get a bad rap when it comes to performance cars. Sure, emissions regulations and the oil ...

How do you define a muscle car? Because opinions can differ wildly. Spend enough time around comment sections, Reddit, or forums, and you’ll hear plenty of them. Some enthusiasts stick to a strict ...

Erik Sherman is an automotive journalist and motorcycle enthusiast. Although he has served and worked all over the world in different capacities, his passions belong to all things automotive. His love ...

Q: Greg, I’m seeing lots of Javelin and AMX spots on YouTube saying that they were the hottest thing in 1969 and 1970 with a 315 horse 390-V8 that could outrun any Camaro SS or Ford Boss Mustang.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...