1975 AMC Hornet Sportabout

1975 AMC Hornet Sportabout in Back to the Future Part II, Movie, 1989

Class: Cars, Wagon — Model origin:

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Author	Message
FusilliJerry82 ◊ 2006-01-29 06:31	The Hornet wagon is called the Hornet Sportabout This particular one is a 1975, 76, or 77 by the looks of the grille. I'm impressed they went so far as to use a car so close to the 85 AMC Eagle Jennifer's dad drives in part one. The Hornet Sportabout is nearly identical save for the front facia and rear.
cieraguy ◊ 2006-08-30 23:36	Yeah well it still doesnt fool me. They should have just used a junked Eagle
Jnelson09 ◊ 2007-04-11 02:35	Well, maybe Biff somehow affected which car Mr. Parker bought.
stpaulcarguy ◊ 2008-02-29 06:39	cieraguy wrote Yeah well it still doesnt fool me. They should have just used a junked Eagle Maybee they couldnt find one. Dont over think this cieraguy its just a movie.
Globe199 ◊ 2010-08-04 07:15	None of that matters anyway. Jennifer and family don't live here in 1985A. So the presence of an AMC in this scene is merely coincidental to the Eagle from Part I.
Silverspade92 ◊ 2011-08-17 15:57	I'm gonna assume the similarity is intentional The movie has alot of foreshadowing of something being off, this is just one of the more subtle hints
Commander 57 ◊ 2011-08-17 16:53	Unless it's been knocked off, this car does not have the rubber front bumper edging that was added in 1976. Limits it to 1975. -- Last edit: 2011-08-17 16:54:19