Showing posts with label Matador. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Matador. Show all posts

Thursday, September 5, 2019

Big Inline-6 Powered: 1976 AMC Matador

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 version to escape James Bond in The Man with the Golden Gun. Find this 1976 AMC Matador offered for $7000 in Venice, FL via craigslist. Tip from Dascpcu. 


Friday, November 2, 2018

Big Green: 1972 AMC Matador Wagon

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 cheaper...and 72 model year cars are still old enough to make some horsepower without ugly rubber bumpers. Find this 1972 AMC Matador Wagon offered for $2950 in Brooklyn Park, MN via craigslist. Tip from FuelTruck.


Thursday, June 8, 2017

¡Olé!: 1977 AMC Matador Custom

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 Man with the Golden Gun.  Find this 1977 AMC Matador Custom offered for $9750 near Atlanta, GA via craigslist.  Tip from Matt C.


Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Coffin Nose: 1978 AMC Matador


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 $4,000 via craigslist. Tip from Rock On


Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Heavy Weight Olé: 1960 Dodge Matador

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 tail fins, jet pod tail lights and giant chrome baleen grilles. But the entire full sized lineup was now built with computer designed unibody chassis and featured underhood advancements like an alternator and slant-6 engines. For Dodge, the future was 1960.  Find this 1960 Dodge Matador Polara offered for $12,900 in Tempe, AZ via craigslist.  Tip from FuelTruck.


Monday, April 11, 2016

Lean, Mean, & Green: 1974 AMC Matador X

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 AMC Matador X offered for $4,500 in Largo, FL via craigslist. Tip from FuelTruck.


Thursday, January 15, 2015

1k: ¡Olé! 1977, 1978 & 1975 AMC Matadors

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 Francisco Scaramanga used a flying version to escape James Bond in The Man with the Golden Gun and a Matador coupe deserves a spot in your garage.  Find these 1977, 1978 & 1975 AMC Matadors offered for $2,500 (for all three) here on craigslist, located near Seattle, WA. Tip from Gianni.


Saturday, December 29, 2012

10k Flash: 1973 AMC Matador; ¡Olé!

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 cheaper.  This 1973 AMC Matador is about the nicest around and offered for sale in Shawsville, VA currently bidding on ebay for the modest price of $6,100 with 3 days to go.