Showing posts with label AMC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AMC. Show all posts

Sunday, 19 October 2025

1965, Car Spotting: Brink, Assen, Netherlands

Left to right
Ford Taunus 17M (P3, Bathtub Taunus), Ford (Consul) Cortina MkI, Volkswagen 1500 Saloon (Type 3), Peugeot 404, AMC Rambler Classic, Citroën 2CV, Simca 1500, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen 1500 Saloon (Type 3).

Friday, 10 October 2025

1962, Designs: cars, furniture, electronics, clothes III

Ghia Selene II
- Designed by Tom Tjaarda at Carrozzeria Ghia, Turin, Italy, 1962
- Build by Carrozzeria Ghia, Turin, Italy, 1962
- Introduced at the 1962 Salone dell'Automobile di Torino, Italy

Ghia Selene II
Ghia Selene II
Ghia Selene II

Budd XR-400 (X = Experimental, R = Rambler)
- Designed and build by the Budd Company, Detroit, Michigan, USA, 1962
- Based on a Rambler Ambassador chassis (American Motors Corporation)
- AMC V8 engine, 5.4 litre, 186 kW 

Budd XR-400
Budd XR-400
Budd XR-400

Stemlite table lamp
- Designed by Bill Curry, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1962
- Manufactured by Design Line Inc., Los Angeles, California, USA, 1962

Stemlite table lamp
Stemlite table lamp

Square Sofa
- Designed by Marco Zanuso, Italy, 1962
- Manufactured by Arflex, Giussano, Monza e Brianza, Italy, 1962

Square Sofa
Square Sofa

ITT 6 "Starburst" 628
- 6 Transistor MW Radio
- Sold by ITT ( International Telephone & Telegraph Corp.), Clifton, New Jersey, USA, 1962
- Manufactured by NEC (Nippon Electric Company), Tokyo, Japan, 1962

ITT 6 "Starburst" 628
ITT 6 "Starburst" 628
ITT 6 "Starburst" 628

1962 Pierre Cardin Fashion Designs

Tuesday, 14 May 2024

1974, Cars: AMC Matador Coupé

In 1974 AMC (American Motors Corporation) introduced the aerodynamically styled fastback Matador coupé. The car was designed under the direction of AMC's vice president of styling, Dick Teague, with input from Mark Donohue, the famous race car driver. The Matador coupé stands out as one of the more distinctive and controversial designs of the 1970s after the AMC Pacer and was named "Best Styled Car of 1974" by the editors of Car and Driver magazine.

AMC Matador Coupé 1974
AMC Matador X Coupé 1974
AMC Matador Coupé Cassini 1975

The 1974 coupé had a 3.8 Litre inline six-cylinder engine with a three-speed manual transmission. The Matador X coupé had a 5.0 Litre V8 engine. In 1976 a new grille was introduced, two rectangular panels with horizontal grille bars met in the center, and rectangular park and turn signal lamps replaced the previous round ones. For 1977 and 1978, the "Barcelona II" coupé featured a padded Landau roof with opera windows and pillow-top seats with velour upholstery. Nearly 100,000 Matador coupés were produced from 1974 through 1978.

AMC Matador Coupé 1976
AMC Matador Coupé Barcelona II 1978

Trivia

  • A special Oleg Cassini edition of the Matador coupe was available for the 1974 and 1975 model years. It was positioned in the mid-sized personal luxury car market segment that was highly popular during the mid-1970s.
  • An AMC Matador coupé played a starring role in “The Man with the Golden Gun” (1974) as the flying car of Francisco Scaramanga (Christopher Lee) along with Nick Nack (Hervé Villechaize).

Commercial 1974 (1)
Commercial 1974 (2)

Sunday, 10 March 2024

1964, Designs: cars, furniture, electronics, clothes II

AMC Rambler Tarpon Concept
- Designed by Chuck Mashigan and Dick Teague, USA, 1963
- Produced by AMC (American Motors Corporation), USA, 1964
- Based on the Rambler with the AMC L6 engine
- Unveiled at the 1964 New York International Auto Show, USA

AMC Rambler Tarpon Concept
AMC Rambler Tarpon Concept
AMC Rambler Tarpon Concept

Fiat 850 Z Coupe Concept
- Designed by Ugo Zagato, Italy, 1964
- Produced by Zagato, Rho, Italy, 1964
- Based on the Fiat 850 the 843 cc engine
- Unveiled at the 1964 Turin Auto Show, Italy

Fiat 850 Z Coupe Concept
Fiat 850 Z Coupe Concept

Braun HLD-231
- Designed by Reinhold Weiss, West Germany, 1964
- Manufactured by Braun GmbH, West Germany, 1964
- Hair Dryer

Braun HLD-231
Braun HLD-231

Carnielli Graziella
- Designed by Rinaldo Donzelli and Teodoro Carnielli, Italy, 1964
- Manufactured by Carnielli, Italy, 1964
- Folding Bicycle

Carnielli Graziella
Carnielli Graziella

Giova Lamp
- Designed by Gae Aulenti, Italy, 1964
- Manufactured by FontanaArte, Milan, Italy, 1964
- Table lamp or vase

Giova Lamp
Giova Lamp

Album Covers: Best Selling British Albums, 1964

Beatles for Sale (Parlophone, The Beatles)
The Rolling Stones (Decca, The Rolling Stones)
A Hard Day's Night (Parlophone, The Beatles)