Will it run? AMC Hornet hatchback V8. The most fun ever!
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- Part of our Alabama trip was an attempt to rescue a very unique car. It is a 1974 Hornet hatchback V8. What an adventure. We had so much fun we didn't want to leave!
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Every AMC deserves another chance! Applause and support from Argentina 👍
Thanks Juan! We appreciated the support. Merry Christmas!
James Bond .. Man with the Golden gun. Famous corkscrew jump.
Back in college I had an orange 74 Hornet hatchback with the 258 six. What a great car! I think AMC's are under-rated. They were simple cars, easy to work on, and as you pointed out, mechanical parts were sourced from other manufacturers. AMC body and interior parts are unfortunately harder to come by than say a Mustang nowadays. Love seeing an AMC come back to life!
Thanks for sharing Bill. I agree! It was very easy to work on. We appreciate you watching. Have a wonderful Christmas.
These cars we're true diehards. Dependable as all get out 💪.
Anyone know how much the car may sell for?
AMC built all their own engines and rear ends for the passenger cars at that time. The major mechanical component they bought was transmissions. Other components. Brake systems, ignitions, radios, steering columns. Yah, they bought those. On the brakes. Drums and rotors were done in house.
@billdavis1730 I have the same car I'm working on. Its missing the gas cap do you know if it came with a plain one or the one with a hornet emblem?
I had the 72 Amc Geremlin X with the 304 3 speed manual. This car was very fast since it was very light. Loved that car I won many street races with it here in Chicago.
The owner told us he also had a Gremlin for many years and loved it! Thanks for watching Jose! Have a wonderful Christmas.
I did too I had a 74 gremlin x3043 speed Levi edition
The quality of those Rambler American cars is incredible. Even so many years parked, the car is able to run again!
Right on.
I am a lover of all AMC, any Pentastar brand, and Jeep/Eagle. That Hornet deserves at least to be a runner. That would be a super project car.
Definitely! I hope someone buys and gets it back on the road.
Hornets are why I got into amc. This is a great find.
Agreed. A rare car with and good looking. This car would be seriously fast with some engine mods.
Someone needs to restore this car, and please keep it original. We need to save them for future generations to see. Please do not trash it.
Good job, AMC'S are starting to get a following I'm sure someone will buy it.
Thanks Robert!
I love the AMC's.That that 304 was a good engine.
Yes, a very good engine. It doesn't get enough credit.
These guys are incredible. I wouldn't even know where to start.
Thanks Mark! We came across this Hornet by accident, and we are so glad we did. It was a lot of fun to get it going.
Awesome car to save. Love these AMC’s
The Green Hornet Rules’A nice sporting car back in the day! Fun Video,Your Oregon Friend ☮️
Went to school with a girl who had a LEVIS edition Hornet. Neat little ride.
Love the Hornet Fastbacks! And an X with the 304? Super sweet! The extra parts are easy to explain....AMC guys like me will collect and hoard all the old AMC parts we can, since they are so hard to find, especially interior parts, lenses, glass, etc. I have 3 1974-1975 AMC Matador Coupes. Not many of those left in the world! Nice find on the Hornet X! Oh, and the clusters/instrument panels....the one mounted to the car has the optional clock, the one on the floor does not. The ignition switch with the keys is an aftermarket one, as the original ignition is on the column. I believe these used GM columns, like my Matador Coupes.
I have always had a soft spot for AMCs, and I really like this one. That 304 sounded awesome! Thanks for watching.
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The 304 can be opened up simply by overbearing. 125". Yes an eighth of an inch. The cylinder walls are that thick. Bumps up the displacement to 325. The 68/69 TransAm team used 290s bored out .094 for the needed increase to 5 liters.
AMC guys are from a different breed. I love how they hoard as many parts as they can because they really love these old cars and want to see them live on.
My mom had a 73 coupe with trunk, and my dad had a 74 sportabout wagon. My uncle had a 75 4 door. All were six cyl automatic and copper color with houndstooth black n white cloth seats and copper vinyl trim. We had an amc dealer in town, herbert e. Wood and sons right by our house, so my family tended to buy there. I worked on many amc cars at vocational school, and the teachers called them " almost a car", because they used lots of various ford, chrysler, and gm parts , and it spelled amc! 😁👍
Thanks for sharing and watching! Almost a car...AMC...funny! Have a wonderful Christmas Dave.
I love hearing about other Hornet owners. I still have a '76 Sportabout X with 258. There's many things AMC could stand for.
"Can you see it?" "Oh yeah." "What's it look like?" "I can't see it quite yet." - Most married conversation ever.
Man I really love u guys and seriously she is really learning about cars I can tell with her dialect is right on the money about certain things she really pays attention and that’s awesome…..u 2 are great keep making videos and keeping me entertained thx!!
Thanks Kevin, that is a very nice comment. Merry Christmas.
Back in the 1980s I had a 71 Horrnet wagon had a lot of fun with it......
This is hilarious, Richard, the Jedi Mechanic and Billy Bob the red neck who drives every vehicle like he’s in NASCAR. The lovely Christina on the camera. Hope you guys have a wonderful Christmas 🎄. Thanks for taking us along on your journey.👍🇨🇦
Glad you liked it Dan. It was a great time with great people.
Richard you may not be a Master yet but still you are a Jedi! You must continue to learn the ways of the force!
Ahh crawling in and out from under a vehicle; "OHHH MY BACK!!!!!!" Been there...
The Hatchback model differed from the two door mainly in the Quarterpanels and hatchback. Nice clean styling.
Welcome back Christine! We have all missed you! Your the Ying to Richard's Yang! You make videos fun!
She sure is.
Just incredible! You guys did it again using teamwork and know how. Very cool car.
Thanks very much Dino!
I love it that you have your wife helping you, and agreeing as well that is so nice
Thanks, She is great.
Well done. Fun to watch too.
Good to see you both back in action.
Thanks Gary! This one was so much fun, but we have some good ones coming up!
Cool car & nice job getting her running again.
Thank you for the continued support!
What a great pair , nice revival, smiles along the way , thanks for sharing , merry Christmas and jingle all the way 💨💨💨
Thanks Darren! Merry Christmas!
Hi from Scotland. Nice video folks. It sounded pretty good, and idled well. I’m sure someone will be interested in restoring that, and keeping it on the road. There looked to be some other possibilities in the yard ?
On to the next one I guess…
In the meantime I hope you both have a great Christmas 🎄, and avoid all the crappy weather in the US just now.
Looking forward to the next one.
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Thanks John, we appreciate you! Have a wonderful Christmas. Oh...and it was -1 this morning!
@@christinarust6957 Thanks Cristina. -1 is Hawaiian Shirts and shades here in Scotland 😂😂😂.
Enjoy the holiday season ..🥃🏴.
Really? Wow! I need to stop complaining 🙄
Thank you John. It is very cold here, -16 C, but it will warm up in a few days. There are a lot of other potential videos in that area. We will be going back! Stay warm John and Merry Christmas.
That engine ran really well once you guys figured out the spark issue. That carb ran a lot better than I would have thought that it would.
Right, I expected carb problems, but they never surfaced!
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i remember a simular one in a James Bond movie,red and he jumped a canal in it,man with the golden gun i think,nice car chase too
That runs really well! You know how to pick them!
Thanks Ron! We appreciate you watching! Have a wonderful Christmas!
Cool old car great job getting this ride up and running. Some sweet old rides in that yard. Good to see another video from u both. Merry Christmas to you all.
Thanks friends! Have a wonderful Christmas and look forward to watching your videos in 2023!
@@christinarust6957 ty so much for your support. We both love watching you both lol.
I drove one of these a couple of times back in the 1980's. Hopefully this one gets a full restoration.
I hope so as well. It is a very cool car.
That is a nice car, it deserves some TLC. It would look amazing with a total rebuild. Well done again Richard 👍
Thanks Andy. I agree 100%.
Beautiful!
I could see it smiling, happy for the first time in a long time.
Right on!
Love your videos! You are an inspiration!
Love your comment. Thank you for watching.
ive enjoyed yalls work so far so keep up the good work
Thanks for the support David.
Neat, lovely vehicle!
My aunt and uncle always had AMCs when I was a kid in the 1970s-1980s. I think they probably had one of each body style of Hornet at one time or another; and, later, even a few Eagles. I don’t think they ever bought one new but my uncle did buy them used at the local AMC dealership until the owner sold out his franchise and he seem to have slowly lost interest in AMCs and moved on to Chryslers by the mid 1980s. While my personal taste leads me more into 1960s Studebakers and I am not sure if I would ever stray when it comes to swapping cash for keys, I still have a soft spot for the old AMC Hornets and the 1965-66 Rambler Classics! I did own two Jeep Grand Wagoneers, though! One AMC and one Chrysler. The were both amazing and problematic. I loved having them but with fuel prices what they are today, I can’t say I would want another one.
I really like the old Hornets and the 1960 Rambler.
Christina ! You may not have a head for mechanics but you do have a. Pretty head and great personality!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Great job. Merry Christmas
Thanks Steph! Merry Christmas to you and we appreciate you watching!
That's so nice! If I lived in USA I would consider to take a look in that beauty and probably take it home! Congrats for you both! And thank's for share knowledge!
You're welcome. Thank you for the support!
This Hornet car was a lot of fun 😊 also great people to work with. Lov your videos. Merry Christmas 🎄⛄
Thank you Phillip! Merry Christmas!
Thanks for showing us this one. It's a "real honey". Sounds great. Whoever buys it might want to be careful. The "patina" might be the only thing holding the body together.🤣
Thanks for watching! It is actually pretty solid, much more so than the paint makes it look.
I'll take it. My wife had a Hornet, said it was a very dependable car, even in winter.
Hello friends! It immediately caught my eye when we arrived at the Studebaker. Have a wonderful Christmas and hope we are out your way one day!
Guys Like I told vise grip garage, Get a Boat fuel tank, With a squeeze ball, and use that to run the car, You can put it on the front seat, with long hose, Great for getting fuel to these cars.
I'm gonna call this one "The Green Hornet" 😄😄 Another awesome runner! I'm glad the damage wasn't bad, that was a close one! Thanks for sharing and congratulations Richard! Great camera work Christina!
Thank you David. The Green Hornet is certainly appropriate. We got real lucky. There was only a small scratch after I cleaned up the paint. Thanks for the support and Merry Christmas!
There are some seriously interesting cars at that property! I hope there might be a re-visit to this property again for another revival. Thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas to you both.
You're right Gavin. There is some very rare stuff there. We are going back soon to try and rescue some others soon. Merry Christmas, and thank you for watching.
Good job !
We appreciate you watching Brent! Merry Christmas.
I am glad to see Richard is using the yoga mat, and the special gas can the gentleman gave you. Glad to see it fire up drive to the front yard. Happy that the both of you bringing cars back to life one more time. God Bless, and have a good day.
Thanks very much Rob. The yoga mat is fantastic. It works better than anything ese I have tried.
Te felicito x la paciencia que tienes y las ganas que le pones a cada tarea,saludos desde Buenos Aires(Argentina)
Thanks Ruben! We appreciate you watching!
Cool car, great project!
Thanks Arran. It is a cool car.
Now this content (V8) or (I8) is what I love to see. You did good.
Thanks Robert. I might have an inline 8 coming up soon. Not 100% sure yet.
This has made really miss the favorite car of my youth, a '74 Gremlin X with a 304, with its 3-speed Jeep transmission it'd float the valves at 90mph, but it got there really quick, totally ugly fun! Thank you for posting this adventure and a hearty cheers from BC Canada to you and yours!
Thank you! Glad you liked it!
Must be fun and rewarding to work with an old timer like Howard.
It sure is. He knows so much about anything automotive.
Good job, hard work... Of all things... Jan. '24, I just bought a '73 AMC Hornet Sportabout Gucci X !!!
So naturally, I enjoyed watching your clip ... 🇺🇸 ...
Awesome! The new owner has some videos of this same car on the TH-cam channel CBRadioOperator.
Good revival.MERRY CHRISTMAS to you two.
Thank you and Merry Christmas to you Neil.
Great job everyone, well done. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Christchurch New Zealand.
Thank you John. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Another Great Video
Thank Ed! We had a lot of fun with this one.
Those things were so reliable.
It kinda reminds me of a Gremlin, but with a much bigger engine. That is a really cool and rare car. I'm glad the owner is deciding to do something with it. I'm an AMC guy. I love Javelins, Gremlins, and especially Eagles. Those things are awesome. My mom had a '73 Gremlin that was in 3 rollover accidents during the time that she owned it, and it barely had a scratch on it. I still have the owner's manual for it. AMCs are just cool.
Agreed, they are very cool!
A Gremlin could be had with that exact same engine.
I was 13 when that car came out I do remember them but don't think their were that many of them a member of our church had the Hornet X and her son had the Gremlin X
Amazing job. Congratulaciones! Grettings from Uruguay 🇺🇾🇺🇾.
Thank you Diego!
that Hornet sounds great!
It really does have a great sound to it.
Points..lol. add a dib of grease to the distributor cam for the points.
Distributor was known for sleeve bushings, helix drive gear wear as well as motor oil seepage up around the shaft.
Ohhh what a beautiful sound of my teen years.
Your gloves are pretty remarkable 😂
The engine sounds great
Howard must have used his jedi mind trick to save the umbrella, another great job
Thank you Eric!
watching here phillipines
Missed your beautiful co host introducing the video.
Man, wished I had the moula, I'd like to have that, I like the old AMC cars, I've had a many of them over the years.
That hornet decided it wanted to be a ram too!!😁😂😂 glad no-one or nothing was hurt bad
Wow omg you got her running kool awesome v8 sounds strong definitely hope wonderful. Definitely injoy this kool 😎 I'm glad you saved her. Just subscribed love it.
Thanks for the support Nelson!
May you both have a Very Merry Christmas !
Thank you Jerome. Merry Christmas to you!
Oh man I love those cars I had a red one with black stripes V8 3 spd on the floor and I could really kick myself in the ass for getting rid of it lol
Very cool!!!!!!!!! 👍👍
Have a wonderful Christmas! We appreciate you.
@@christinarust6957 Thank you, Merry Christmas to you too.
2dr V8, should be preserved for sure !
Definitely!
50,965 miles? No way. And complete. That’s awesome. Wow! THE GREEN HORNET.
Good luck. It will run and drive.really cool car. Love it. Happy new year.🎉🎊
Happy New Year David. Thank you for the support.
I once owned a 1970 Hornet.
232 six and 3 on a tree 4 door sedan.
Purchased it for $1k back in 1975.
Sold it to my Navy recruiter later.
I miss that car.
It was good to me.
Looks like a Gremlin that is complete.
My brother had that exact car in college. His was dark green.
That's a cool find my dad had a hatchback hornet to orangish red it was a nice looking and decent running for a 6 cyl. Again nice car guys
Thanks Steven.
"Hit it with a hammer" Christina you're hilarious!
A restore job for sure look nice in your garage richard ma had a 4 door with a trunk with a six in it 72 ma had copper color wow it looks snappy quick runs real good
Ooh Christina my beautiful flower.
It’s a shame they don’t make amc anymore
It sure is.
My mom drove one just like this when I was a little shyt same color too I sure miss my mother love em if you got yours still
Hi it's Ken the clock guy. Watching your new video and noticed you replaced starter on passenger side. Howard said Hornet had the starter on different side than most. Really loved it. Good job by you and your videographer
Thanks Ken! Have a wonderful Christmas!
Hey Ken! I saw a pic of your Nash clock. Very nice! Merry Christmas.
@@whattherust Thank you, that Nash hubcap is big enough to use as a shield in battle, glad you like it
Starter on my 70 gremlin was on the drivers side. Sometime around 72-73 they moved it to the passenger side.
i love your car awesome
Thanks!
big softspot for AMC while i lived in canada i had a Jeep Cherokee 4.0 even though it was Chrysler that Jeep had AMC stamped all over it loved it
I like AMCs too.
Have seen that done when a owner doesn't realize the starter is hug up engaged and keep on driving.
yep
Exactly.
That is a nice body style. I like how AMC made differents cars with limited resources, based on the same platform.
Right, AMC did a lot with a little.
@@whattherustChrysler did it too with the K car platform. When Chrysler merged with them shortly after they were in trouble. It was AMC's Eagle platform that saved them. The LH platform came from AMC, and was used for the Concord, and New Yorker.
What the Rust love That AMC Hornet My Dad Had one It was a Yellow Station Wagon
Thanks. This is a very cool car. It would look great with some nice paint.
I remember them cars when I was a kid. I'm a 60s child. But I actually don't know much about them to say anything about how they man and drove. I guess it would be a pretty cool car to fix up. It looks pretty neat. Hope you both had a wonderful Christmas. God bless.
Thank you Thomas. Happy New Year!
My mom had a 74 hornet 232 great car it was a 2door hatchback
I love that car.we had a red 1 and the 74 wagon ti
Nice! These are cool cars.
Wow. They had plenty of cool stuff for you guys to work on if they will let you. That little scooter behind you looked cool, and they had a ton of old cars out there, and that really cool dune buggy thing. There is a lot to play with.
There sure is! We will be going back soon to take on some more! Thanks for watching.
Hornets had great lines.