Among Detroit’s late muscle cars, the 1970 AMC Rebel Machine never tried to blend in. It arrived with billboard graphics, a towering hood scoop, and a big-block V8 that put American Motors directly ...

Before the Javelin trophies and the Jeep bet rewired Detroit, American Motors built a family sedan with a chip on its shoulder—the Rebel. Born of thrift and stubborn engineering, it became AMC’s ...

Produced for only one model year, the 1970 AMC Rebel Machine (or The Machine) is often regarded as one of the most underrated muscle cars of the golden era. And for good reason. It was based on a ...

The opportunity to bring together two rare AMC muscle cars, a 1970 Rebel Machine and the even rarer 1971 Matador Machine, came about due to my long friendship with AMC enthusiast Fred Philips. When ...

The Rebel Machine by American Motor Corp. was a muscle car for someone who did not want to blow their entire savings on a vehicle, but still wanted bang-for-your-buck muscle. Despite the Rebel Machine ...

You could not miss the AMC Rebel Machine when it arrived: loud exhaust, louder graphics, and performance that shoved you back in the seat. Yet for all its noise and speed, it landed just as the muscle ...

Erik Sherman is an automotive journalist and motorcycle enthusiast. Although he has served and worked all over the world in different capacities, his passions belong to all things automotive. His love ...

Erik Sherman is an automotive journalist and motorcycle enthusiast. Although he has served and worked all over the world in different capacities, his passions belong to all things automotive. His love ...