Rare 1980 AMC Hornet Electric Vehicle Found on Ebay
I must warn you this car is not pretty, but it is quite rare. ABC found on eBay Motors a rare EV, the 1980 AMC Hornet Electric Vehicle.
The manufacturer Solargen, has not been in existence since about the mid 80’s, when it went out of business, below is an excerpt from ABC, on what happened.
Solargen used lead-acid batteries to power small electric motors which replaced the classic inline six cylinder engines of AMC models like the Concord and Hornet. Apparently, the vehicles were only capable of about 30 miles or so of range and couldn’t quite reach highway speeds. Not surprisingly, therefore, the company didn’t last very long.
If you are a car collector, this is an interesting find. Below are some of the features of the AMC Wagon EV:
Engine Type - 2 Cylinders
Transmission - Automatic
Body Type - Wagon
Miles - 51 (since 1980)
Fuel Type - Electric
The 1980 AMC Electric Vehicle listed on eBay is going for $3,500 and as of this writing, there are no bids listed. Grab it while you still can.
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[...] If you’re looking for classic, rare, used, or vintage electric vehicles, give eBay Motors a spin. I just wrote on such rare electrice vehicle, a 1980 AMC Hornet. [...]
Missy wrote an article about an 1980 AMC -Solargen Electric Listing of a very rare , extremely low mileage (51) AMC Concord(loisted incorrectly by lister as Hornet)sighting on Ebay around the 16th of May,2008. although the vehicle was valued around $10,000.00 it only brought $5300 was not successfully sold that time. The owners (family of a world famous museum display -Lazarus Motor Museum) have relisted the vehicle with more info about it and its history than previously known. It appears to be one of 2 in existance & is believed to be the lowest mileage 1980 AMC Wagon in captivity. According to the owner of the other model who resides in Minnisota, “these cars are capable of driving up to 6 hours at 65 MPH and are powered by a powerful General Electric 30 Horse power Electric power plant as used to power submarines. He believes the value to be priceless but realistically, feels to be valued around $18,000.00.” The owners of the low mileage one are based in Rockford Illinois and can be reached at 815-243-1130 or 866-827-2500 days or 24 hour voicemail at 888-724-3211 extension 100118. They wanmt to sell the car as the collection (nearly 1000 1920s-1980s vehicles (from a 1925 Flint touring car, Black Jack Bouviers 1941 Packard open front town car,a Maseratti Quattraporte used in Miami Vice Television serties, to rare vintage motorcycles and even a leather Jumpsuit and signed helmet previously owned by Evel Kneivel) are going to be sold little by little as the senior aged folks are forced to retire due to health problems. They noted if someone sincerely want to buy this important part of automotive history, they will grant special, extended layaway terms up to 90 days or longer if need be . Possibly would trade up or down for some other unusual vehicle in restored condition.Thanks for reading our update and info.
we hope all electric car enthusiasts will visit the NO RESERVE ebay listing which expires on June 21st