so the base engines on the Hornet were fairly mundane and focused more on efficiency. That is, of course, until it stuffed an ...

The Hornet is one of AMC's not-so-iconic nameplates ... 110 horsepower and 195 pound-feet (265 Nm) of torque. AMC also offered 304-cubic-inch (5.0-liter) and 360-cubic-inch (5.9-liter) V8 engines ...

Four Wheeler's Verne Simons installs a ignition system known as HEI or high energy ignition by Davis Unified Ignition in an AMC 304.