An Intriguing Alliance

FOR EIGHT YEARS, I HAVE WANTED to feature this month’s Underdog, but I never quite knew where it fell in the domestic versus import spectrum. Now, I don’t have to worry about that.

In the late 1970s, American Motors considered ending car production and focusing solely on the more profitable Jeep line, which gave it an edge over the competition. When AMC introduced the 1978 Concord, 1979 Spirit, and 1980 Eagle, the automaker realized it still had some fight left in it. However, to remain