1973 AMC Hornet Two door from North America - Comments

Breaks.

Shocks.

Really bad rust on the driver's side front fender.

I bought a orange AMC Hornet in 95 for 50 dollars. The car replaced my Civic and I drove it until August when the rust finally got to the motor mounts.

It has been very reliable and always started. The workmanship for the most part is better than my Civic.

The power of the engine is okay but I would like a few more horses.

The car was built a lot better than most of the Detriot cars I have owned.

I bought a brand new Subaru to replace the Hornet.

Just a comment, a Hornet wasn't made in Detroit; they were made in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and therefore didn't have to "keep up" with Detroit.

In my opinion, AMC made better all around cars because of this.

Maybe that's why he said "it's built better than most of the Detroit cars"...

Actually, the Hornets were made in Brampton, Ontario, near Toronto. But I agree with you that they were better-built than comparable cars from Ford/GMC/Chrysler.

I'm amazed that you drove the car nearly 200,000 miles in 5 years.

I'm sure it was a great car. The 199 was not offered in '73. it was offered in 1970 only. 232 or 258 were from the factory. If yours did have a 199 someone must have replaced the larger engines with it.