American Motors Corporation (AMC) was the force behind the first V-8 Jeep engine. The 304 was a 5.0-liter engine found initially in the Jeep Wagoneer and J-Series pickups, and eventually it made its ...

AMC, or American Motors Corporation, may not have ever elevated itself to the level of the United States' "Big Three" automakers. However, it still made several legendary AMC muscle cars and built ...

At this point, mixing and matching the Big Three U.S. auto manufacturers' V-8 powerplants, both internally and across all brands of vehicles—engine-swapping, if you will—is a tried-and-true practice.