Cars - AMC AMX

	Cars - AMC AMX

The AMC AMX was an automobile produced by the American Motors Corporation. The AMX was a shorter two-seat version of the longer AMC Javelin pony car.

The two-seater AMX was a limited production car built for three years, with production totals as follows; 6,725 (1968), 8,293 (1969), and 4,116 (1970). Of these, the rare, 52 Hurst-modified SS/AMX drag race cars are perhaps the most highly sought after by collectors.

The AMX was named "Best Engineered Car of the Year" in 1969 and 1970 by the American Automotive Society of Engineers. Among the reasons they cited was its industry-first all one piece injection molded dashboard for safety purposes.

All 1968 to 1970 AMXs came with a 4-barrel carbureted V8 in 290, 343, 360 and 390 in³ versions, all derived from the same external sized block. A T-10 4-speed manual transmission was standard, as were special traction bars, dual exhaust and fatter tires for better traction. Performance with the latter engine was very competitive, and the AMX found its greatest success on the dragstrip, where it held the Super Stock champion title for many years. When AMC debuted the AMX, they hired on the expertise of Craig Breedlove to challenge the existing national and international speed records. More than 100 records were broken, and some were shattered, including an average speed of 130 mph for 24 hours, compared with the previous record of 103 mph.

In 1971, AMC transferred the AMX name to a performance-oriented version of the Javelin, which continued through 1974. The name was revived for striped and spoilered versions of the Hornet in 1977, Concord in 1978 and the Spirit in 1979 and 1980.

There is an active owners club for the original models, and parts availability is reasonably good.

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