The Gremlin and the Pacer also stand out as quirky. The Hornet is one of AMC's not-so-iconic nameplates, but it also spawned a performance-oriented model in 1971. It's called the SC/360 ...

Yes, that’s a genuine, AMC-powered Hornet beating Grumpy’s Toy—for the third NHRA event in a row—in the semifinal round of Ontario Motor Speedway’s 1976 Winston World Finals (clocking 8. ...

Meanwhile the AMC Hornet, which debuted for the 1970 model year, looked virtually the same in 1975 except for the bigger 5 mph bumpers. Not that it was a bad car, or a bad looking car for that matter.