Following the release of the 1969 SC/Rambler “Scrambler, AMC came back in 1970 with The Machine. It was another recognizable muscle car as the first ones were painted white and featured bold red, white, and blue reflective stripes (made by 3M) on the body sides that wrapped over the trunk lid.
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