page_title: AMC Matador
section_title: 1972
hierarchical_section_title: AMC Matador / International markets / Australia / 1972
caption_attribution_description: Rambler Matador in the SunRice Festival parade in Pine Ave, Leeton, New South Wales.
context_page_description: The AMC Matador is a car model line manufactured and marketed by American Motors Corporation across two generations, 1971–1973 and 1974–1978, in two-door hardtop, coupe, four-door sedan and station wagon body styles.
  With its second generation, the Matador became AMC's largest automobile after the 1974 discontinuation of the Ambassador that shared the same platform. Premium trim levels of the second generation Matador coupe were marketed as the Barcelona and Oleg Cassini positioning the coupe in the personal luxury segment.
  Abroad, Matadors were also marketed under the Rambler marque and were assembled under license, including in Mexico by Vehículos Automotores Mexicanos and in Australia with right-hand-drive by Australian Motor Industries.
context_section_description: AMI continued to assemble the U.S 1971 model into 1972 marketing it as a "1972" model. The U.S 1972 Matador was assembled by AMI from late 1972.
  As with the U.S model, the Australian 1972 model came with the new Torqueflite 727 transmission and the new-for-1972 external style changes.
  The black instrument dials of the U.S 1970 Ambassador were again reused in the RHD 1967 Ambassador dash. The revised arm rests of the U.S 1972 model were consistent with the Australian 1972 model. The front bench seats were again locally made with individually reclinable driver and passenger seat backs and a fold-down middle arm rest. The rear seat was the same as the 1971 Australian model. The same door cards from the 1971 model were reused and again made locally, also allowing for the RHD power window controls.
  In order to comply with Australian Design Rules regarding not allowing red rear turn signals, an orange serrated plastic cut-out was glued inside the reverse light lens of the tail light assembly for the sedans, and the reverse lights re-wired as flashers. Station wagons received amber trailer light assemblies drilled into the tail gate and wired as turn signals. Clear forward park/turn signal lenses were again used.
  The Australian "R" hub caps were reused for the 1972 model.
  Power windows, power aerial, under dash air conditioning, and earlier Rambler steering componentry remained standard.
  300 Matadors (236 sedans, 64 wagons) were sold in 1972, most being U.S. 1971 models.
caption: Australian 1972 Rambler Matador. 1972 models were also assembled into 1973
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