The 1973 model year brought new National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regulations that required all passenger cars to withstand a 5 mile per hour front and a 2.5 mile per hour rear impact without damage to the engine, lights and safety equipment, so Matadors gained stronger front and rear bumpers. Mark Donohue drove a two door hardtop prepared by Roger Penske on the road course at Riverside, California, on 21 January 1973, lapping the entire field to win a NASCAR Cup Series race.
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Source Wikipedia: American Motors CorporationLead paragraph, formationtier 2Quote, Lead paragraph, formation
American Motors Corporation (AMC; commonly referred to as American Motors) was an American automobile manufacturing company formed by the merger of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and Hudson Motor Car Company on May 1, 1954.
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Matadors gained stronger front and rear bumpers.
Year: First generation, NASCAR
at Riverside, California, on 21 January 1973
First generation, NASCAR
at Riverside, California, on 21 January 1973
Body style, sedan: First generation
hardtop, four-door sedan, and station wagon
Body style, station-wagon: First generation
hardtop, four-door sedan, and station wagon
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WikipediaLead paragraph, formationQuote, Lead paragraph, formation
American Motors Corporation (AMC; commonly referred to as American Motors) was an American automobile manufacturing company formed by the merger of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and Hudson Motor Car Company on May 1, 1954.
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