AMC Matador - Wikipedia
It was also offered in performance versions, as highlighted in the NASCAR racing series with factory support from 1972 through 1975. With its second generation, the Matador became AMC's largest-size automobile after the Ambassador, which shared the same platform, was discontinued after the 1974 model year.
1974 AMC Matador NASCAR No. 16 Winning at Darlington - YouTube
1974 AMC Matador NASCAR No. 16 Winning at Darlington - Bobby Allison. 17 top three finishes of 60 races in 1974 and 1975. 5 wins for the Matador in the same two years. The Penski Team...
NASCAR Garage Memory Lane: 1974 Matador - Stock Car Racing …
1998年4月22日 · The AMC Matador had a strong record believed inin its limited time at the NASCAR Winston Cup level. The next year, 1974, Bobby Allison was driving a Matador, which was not exactly the lightest car in the world.
AMC Matador and how it became a huge hit in NASCAR in the …
2023年8月3日 · One popular model raced in NASCAR's modern era during the early to mid-1970s was the red, white and blue American Motors Corporation Matador, a car dubbed an underdog that at times performed...
AMC Matador (1971-1978) - Motor Car History
Factory-backed AMC Matador hardtops and coupes competed in NASCAR stock car racing with drivers that included Mark Donohue and Bobby Allison wining a number of the races. The new Matador Coupe was featured in The Man with the Golden Gun, a …
Bobby Allison Recalls his Magical 1975 Darlington Sweep
In 1975, Team Penske fielded an AMC Matador in 19 of the 30 NASCAR Grand National (now Cup Series) events for legendary driver Bobby Allison. Allison had already notched 43 of his 85 career premier series victories entering the ’75 season, but the opportunity with Team Penske was one the Miami native couldn’t pass up.
Rare Rides Icons: The AMC Matador, Medium, Large, and Personal (Part I)
2021年12月29日 · Marketing took on a racier edge in 1973, as AMC sent the Matador to NASCAR. A two-door hardtop was driven by Mark Donohue (1937-1975). In January 1973 the racing Matador lapped every car in the race and won at the Cup Series.
The story of the iconic red, white and blue AMC Matador and …
2023年8月3日 · One popular model raced in NASCAR’s modern era during the early to mid-1970s was the red, white and blue American Motors Corporation Matador, a car dubbed an underdog that at times performed well against General Motors, Ford Motor Co., Dodge and Chrysler.
Road & Track Review: 1974 AMC Matador X Coupe - "Sleek
2024年2月9日 · On a NASCAR track? “Styled by Dick Teague with suggestions by Mark Donohue the sleek new coupe was designed to become a serious contender on the NASCAR speedways”. There you have it; AMC was willing to buck the very obvious styling conventions taking over the mid-size coupe market in order to rumble and roll on the high speed tracks.
Fish Out of Water: AMC’s 1974-78 Matador Coupe - Mac's …
2018年5月6日 · American Motors found numerous marketing theaters for the two-door Matador. Roger Penske’s AMC NASCAR operation switched to the new body style for ’74, turning in respectable but hardly dominating performances.
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