AMC, or American Motors Corporation, may not have ever elevated itself to the level of the United States' "Big Three" automakers. However, it still made several legendary AMC muscle cars and built ...

American Motors Corporation (AMC) was the force behind the first V-8 Jeep engine. The 304 was a 5.0-liter engine found initially in the Jeep Wagoneer and J-Series pickups, and eventually it made its ...

The 304 V8 was a special engine that AMC stuffed into very nearly everything the brand made during the 1970s.

At some point in the mid 1970s or so, GM (with Delco Remy) came up with a new electronic ignition system known as HEI or High Energy Ignition. We've touted this as an upgrade for many engines in ...

Matt Nelson is an automotive journalist with nearly a decade of experience in all things cars. He's spent years working at dealerships in sales, finance, and service. He's since traded in his pens and ...

Back in the heyday of big-blocks and Tang, one American automotive brand stood outside the norm—American Motors Corporation, or AMC. Created out of what was at the time the largest corporate merger in ...

Learn about Jeep V-8 engines from the AMC 304 of the past to today’s 392 Hemi. Jeep fans have enjoyed all types of engines over the years, from inline-fours to diesels. A V-8 engine, however, always ...

American Motors Corporation, better known as AMC, was one of the true underdogs of the American car industry in the 1960s and 1970s. The company, formed in 1954 after a merger between Nash-Kelvinator ...