This allowed AMC to quickly and cost-effectively introduce a new compact car to the market that could compete with the likes of the Chevrolet Vega, Ford Pinto, Toyota Corolla, and the popular ...

AMC was the big winner of the dubious honors ... and Matador honored. Ford's Pinto must be charming a new generation of buyers with its firey personality, because we can't imagine that rampant ...

Even still, the Gremlin stood out. Compared to other early hatchbacks of the day, such as the Ford Pinto and the Chevy Vega, the plucky little AMC was squat, even stumpy. The distinctive chopped r ...