I think the AMC Pacer was part of their downfall! My dad bought a new 70 Hornet SST , a few years later my brother bought it. It had a 232 6 cylinder and tourqueflete, he put on headers, cam, milled the head, 2 or 4 brl, can'tremember, and shift kit. That Hornet would pull the front wheels off the ground, and beat a lot of v8s around at the time!