It was the car critics loved and then hated, and it has gained its own following among classic car lovers. American Motors Corporation (AMC) produced the Pacer from model year 1975 through 1980.

American Motors Corporation (AMC) is mainly remembered as one of the many carmakers that failed to compete against Detroit's "Big Three," but it also built quite a few intriguing vehicles. The Pacer ...

Before the Pacer became a joke on Wayne's World, it was a serious attempt at a different kind of small car. Designed to be roomy but compact, it initially sold well. This one has been treated to an ...

The AMC Pacer... 4.3 meters of automotive innovation. Too compact to be taken seriously by American buyers, too big to be considered a compact by Europeans. Ridiculed and laughed at by both. Until now ...

Matt Caccamo, 36, a lawyer from Chicago, on his 1978 AMC Pacer, as told to A.J. Baime. The Pacer is not your average car. You always find it on those quirky lists: Ugliest cars of all time. Nerdiest ...

Party on Wayne. The vintage 1976 blue AMC Pacer, which graced the big screen in the 1992 comedy Wayne’s World, was auctioned off for $71,500 Wednesday. Nicknamed “The Mirthmobile,” the car was ...

Compact cars usually don’t get a lot of love, but the AMC Pacer has become an icon of the 70’s. That brings us to this remarkable 1980 Pacer DL that will be auctioned by Mecum next month. Driven just ...

MILFORD -- Automotive writer Patrick R. Foster always had a soft spot in his heart for the so-called orphans of the road -- car brands that are no longer produced, like Packard, Duesenberg and ...

We’ll be the first to admit that AMC Pacers don’t send tingles of excitement down our backs when we see them. Truly an innovative car for its time that fell a bit short on delivery, the Pacer ...

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Launched in 1975, the AMC Pacer was something of a breath of fresh air in the small-car segment. Compact but roomy, it had plenty of glass and a friendly, ducklike face. It was also reasonably thrifty ...