page_title: AMC Hornet
section_title: 1974
hierarchical_section_title: AMC Hornet / Year-by-year changes / 1974
caption_attribution_description: Hornet wagon
context_page_description: The AMC Hornet is a compact automobile, manufactured and marketed by American Motors Corporation in a single generation from model years 1970 through 1977 — in sedan, wagon, and hatchback coupe configurations. The Hornet replaced the compact Rambler American marking the end of the Rambler marque in the American and Canadian markets.
  Hornets were marketed in foreign markets and were assembled under license agreements between AMC — for example, with Vehículos Automotores Mexicanos, Australian Motor Industries, and by Toyota S.A. Ltd. in South Africa.
  The Hornet became an important vehicle and platform for AMC, serving the company in one form or another for eighteen years, until the 1988 model year. It would outlast other compact platforms from the competition, including the Chevrolet Nova, Ford Maverick, and Plymouth Valiant. The Hornet was also the basis for AMC's Gremlin, Concord, Spirit, and all-wheel drive AMC Eagle.
  The AMC Hornet served as an experimental platform for alternative fuel and other automotive technologies. Hornets were campaigned in various motorsports events with some corporate support.
context_section_description: All four versions of the Hornet were mostly carryovers in 1974, with minimal trim changes. The front bumper lost its full-width vinyl rub strip but gained two rubber-faced bumper guards. A larger, energy-absorbing rear bumper was added to meet new 5 mph safety standards and the license plate was moved up to a position between the taillights. All Hornet body styles saw sales gains compared to the previous year.
  New inertial-reel seat/shoulder belts were standard, along with a new electronic system requiring front seat passengers to buckle up before the engine would start.
  1974 production:
  2-door: 29,950
  4-door: 29,754
  Wagon: 71,413
  Hatchback: 55,158
caption: AMC Hornet station wagon
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