Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:
Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase
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◊ 2005-10-05 23:09 |
AMC Matador |
◊ 2005-10-06 20:41 |
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Rocker B. J. ◊ 2006-01-12 05:21 |
It is a 1976 AMC Matador police car. |
Rocker B. J. ◊ 2006-03-01 07:42 |
When Hightower flips it over it transforms into a 74' Matador. -- Last edit: 2006-03-01 07:47:14 |
◊ 2008-11-29 20:39 |
There are several Matadors in this movie. 1973 AMC Matador Base Model Four Door Sedan- Hightower hits this one while driving the Civic 1974 AMC Matador Base Model Coupe- Seen in opening sequence 1974 AMC Matador Base Model Four Door Sedan- Hightower flips this one 1976 AMC Matador Base Model Four Door Sedan- At the used car lot that Hightower drives by when driving the Civic. 1976 AMC Matador Base Model Four Door Sedan- The cop cars used. Only model missing is the wagon. ![]() |
◊ 2008-11-29 20:41 |
As I remember the final credits correctly, AMC had sponsored the movie (perhaps the following, too). |
◊ 2011-07-26 17:32 |
Bunch of them used throughout movie![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Interior shots ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() -- Last edit: 2011-07-27 17:29:36 |
◊ 2012-01-08 07:49 |
Hightower flips the transformed 74, and you can tell afterward that the motor is gone.....haha. I wonder if some of these Matadors were the ones wrecked in Martin's Day, filmed in Canada. |
◊ 2019-01-29 01:51 |
With either 360 or 401 V8s. |
◊ 2025-01-22 21:31 |
To my knowledge at least there was no exterior difference between a 1975 and a 1976 model plus while we don't know for sure if it was a Police Package, one of them is a 1974 and the other main ones are 1975+ models, but 1975's by default. Let's change this to "1975 AMC Matador" as 1975 was the first year they looked like this and 1975 was also the last year for the Police Package. "1975 AMC Matador" -- Last edit: 2025-01-22 21:33:01 |
◊ 2025-01-22 21:57 |
It was a very small change, but during the 1976 model year on most AMC models, AMC added little rubber bump strips on the corner of the bumpers. You can see them on the rear bumper here. That is why this one is listed as a 1976 model. ![]() -- Last edit: 2025-01-22 21:59:46 |
◊ 2025-01-23 05:37 |
Woah, thanks for pointing that out! I honestly never knew that! Always very glad to learn something new though for sure!! -- Last edit: 2025-01-23 05:37:34 |