Produced until 1977, the Hornet was very successful, especially during the early years of the Malaise Era. In 1974, for instance, AMC moved no fewer than 186,000 units.

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, and it was quite peppy thanks to a 360-cubic-inch (5.9-liter ...