Despite the American Motors Corporation being dead for more than 35 years, the remains of its last dealership, Collier Motors AMC, still stand in North Carolina, with hundreds of cars left on the lot.

Having survived the fall of American Motor Corporation, Collier Motors AMC—which we’ve deemed America’s last AMC dealership—has since soldiered on in the quiet community of Pikeville, North Carolina.

fresh and gleaming as the day they sat on this lot and watched AMC slip from existence.

The AMC AMX was smaller, faster, and arguably bolder than its rivals, yet it never got the recognition it truly deserved.

American Motors never had the budget of the Big 3, and that forced them to think outside the box. By the mid 60’s, it was clear that their Rambler American lineup needed to retire. Comprised of a ...

Writer’s note: Respecting the “stay-at-home” order this weekend, I turn my mind to a drive from the past. Almost 40 years ago in latesummer 1980, I spent time aboard the ’81 American Motors Corp.

I remember AMC Matadors quite well from my childhood because I had a Scoutmaster who had one, and I remember that, as a small 12-year-old Boy Scout, I could sit very comfortably on the Matador's front ...

Though no one knew it when the car made its debut in the fall of 1979, AMC’s oddball Eagle crossover would go on to influence the look of millions of vehicles built decades later. But it’s only now ...