American Motors produced a series of widely-used V8 engines before being absorbed into Chrysler. Some continued well after the merger in Jeeps.
Hudson V8s
250
AMC's first V8, the 250, was used in the Hudsons of 1956 through 1961. As the name implies, it was had 250 in³ (4.1 L) of displacement. It was a modern (for the time) OHV/pushrod engine design.
287
Also in 1956, Hudson introduced a 287 in³ (4.7 L) V8. This was produced through 1966.
327
The AMC 327 was similar to the 287, but displaced 327 in³ (5.4 L).
AMC Small-Block
AMC's own line of V8 engines debuted in 1966 and lasted through 1987.
290
290 in³ (4.8 L) 290
304
304 in³ (5.0 L) 304
343
The 343 in³ (5.6 L/5622 cc) 343 had a 103.6 mm (4.1 in) bore and 83.3 mm (3.3 in) stroke. Output for the 1968 AMC Javelin was 280 hp (209 kW) and 365 ft.lbf (495 Nm) gross. This version had a 10.2:1 compression ratio.
360
360 in³ (5.9 L) 360
AMC Big-Block
AMC's big-block engines were offered from 1968 through 1978.
390
390 in³ (6.4 L) 390
401
401 in³ (6.6 L) 401
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