SUVs are all the rage right now, but you could argue their trajectory was set in part by the strides of the '90s and early 2000s, when a slew of now-successful SUVs hit the market for the first time.

American Motors Corporation (AMC) was the force behind the first V-8 Jeep engine. The 304 was a 5.0-liter engine found initially in the Jeep Wagoneer and J-Series pickups, and eventually it made its ...