The 1969 AMC Javelin SST arrived at a moment when American Motors Corporation needed more than a stylish coupe. It needed proof that a smaller manufacturer could build a credible performance car that ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to automotive marques, AMC is not exactly a household name, and likely unknown to anyone born after the demise of ...
In 1968, American Motors introduced a short-wheelbase, two-seat sports car called the AMX that many saw as a shot across the bow of the Chevrolet Corvette. Despite serving up reasonable performance ...
The 1969 AMC AMX arrived as a provocation in sheet metal, a short, two-seat coupe that rejected the era’s assumption that muscle cars needed back seats to sell. By stripping the cabin to its ...
Just as there was once an age of giant reptiles some 100-odd million years ago, there was once an age of American automotive giants. Although they may be dinosaurs today, the “Big Three”—General ...
Introduced for the 1968 model year, the AMC AMX was a shorter-wheelbase, two-seat take on the Javelin. This configuration not only made it unique in AMC's lineup but also made it one of only two ...
Chad has been a muscle car and classic truck lover since he could walk. The classic vehicles from the '60s and '70s are the best in his eyes, but he is more than willing to give the new technology a ...
Back in the heyday of big-blocks and Tang, one American automotive brand stood outside the norm—American Motors Corporation, or AMC. Created out of what was at the time the largest corporate merger in ...
Until the mid-2000s, the AMC AMX could be labeled one of the American automotive industry's forgotten treasures. However, with more and more aficionados showing interest in the retro two-seater, I ...
The greatest year in door-slammer racing just may have been 1969. A renewed focus on Super Stock muscle car drag racing began in 1967 with the introduction of the RO23 and WO23 drag Plymouths and ...
When it comes to automotive marques, AMC is not exactly a household name, and likely unknown to anyone born after the demise of the company. American Motors Corporation was wheezing along on financial ...