Meanwhile the AMC Hornet, which debuted for the 1970 model year, looked virtually the same in 1975 except for the bigger 5 mph bumpers. Not that it was a bad car, or a bad looking car for that matter.

Yes, that’s a genuine, AMC-powered Hornet beating Grumpy’s Toy—for the third NHRA event in a row—in the semifinal round of Ontario Motor Speedway’s 1976 Winston World Finals (clocking 8. ...