The Hornet debuted in 1970 in two- and four-door styles and a tame set of engine options: single- and dual-barrel carb ...

but 1972 was when AMC swapped in its inline-six engines — in either 232- or 258-CI guises — and the AMC 304 V8 in place of the old powerplants. AMC had to stretch the CJ-5's wheelbase by three ...