Vehicle Notes

The top-level model was a two-door hardtop called the "Rebel", which had the 327 270 HP engine and was touted as a performance car – competing with the likes of Chevelle, Buick Gran Sport, GTO and 442. While AMC touted the Rebel as an exciting performance car - the 327 engine was now an anachronism – it was too small, too weak in performance, and too pedestrian in specifications to excite the burgeoning youth market. Sadly, the Rebel was a good idea, but it was overshadowed by all the other mid-size cars' performance offerings.

The top-level model was a two-door hardtop called the "Rebel", which had the 327 270 HP engine and was touted as a performance car – competing with the likes of Chevelle, Buick Gran Sport, GTO and 442.

While AMC touted the Rebel as an exciting performance car - the 327 engine was now an anachronism – it was too small, too weak in performance, and too pedestrian in specifications to excite the burgeoning youth market. Sadly, the Rebel was a good idea, but it was overshadowed by all the other mid-size cars' performance offerings.