The AMC Supercar

[Magneto]

This was really cool. I had no idea that AMC had developed a supercar. I really wish this had made it to market.

Rare AMC AMX/3 prototype on display at the Chicago Auto Show | Fox News

 

[jeepfreek]

It looks a lot like the old Panteras.

 

[nascarfantoo]

Hard to believe they had a prototype like that but marketed the Gremlin, Javelin & Pacer.

 

[amboran]

AMC AMX - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

more info about this great design here

 

[RugerRog]

That is a nice looking car too bad they didnt build it. I thought the Javelin was a good looking car for the day, at least the Trans-Am version that Donohue drove.

 

[HavokCycle]

do want

 

[Magneto]

I remember mom having an AMC Concord while her car was in the shop. It was an odd car, but I remember it having comfortable seats.

 

[spirit390]

AMC are my other hobby. First car was a 70 AMX 390 4bbl. 4speed 3:56 posi would run 13 flat at 105mph in quarter mile spinning first 60 feet. Dad had a 73 Gremlin with the same engine and trans but had a 3:91 posi and it would run 12.50's. We would just uncork the headers put on the slicks when we got to the track. Race all day, button it up and drive it home. It was his daily driver until it was rear ended. I will have to post some pictures of that car it was a blast.

 

[Oliver]

"Supercar"??? I don't think so.

 

[kawtech87]

That is a nice looking car too bad they didnt build it. I thought the Javelin was a good looking car for the day, at least the Trans-Am version that Donohue drove.

I may know were a 1970 AMC Javelin SST Mark Donahue edition is sitting right now.

 

[sepe]

In high school, I was trying to convince the parents to let me buy something not so practical as my first car. I came found some magazine articles about the AMC AMX/3 when I was trying to narrow down a list. An AMX and a nice Charger with a 383 were on the list as well as a 1950s fire truck...unfortunately I realized it would be more practical (and cheaper) to buy a used pickup. The AMX made the list because it was ugly and different. I still like them.

 

[Colt556]

The AMX and Javelin were decent cars back in the day. There was also a Gremlin that was pretty badass in my neighborhood. He could pull wheelies with cheater slicks on. We used to race out on Shadeland between Washington St and 52.

 

[Clay]

"Supercar"??? I don't think so.

by 1970 standards its probably pretty close.

the regular old AMX was a pretty badass car.

 

[Marc]

i think i had the old hotwheels version of that car

 

[Leo]

AMC are my other hobby. First car was a 70 AMX 390 4bbl. 4speed 3:56 posi would run 13 flat at 105mph in quarter mile spinning first 60 feet. Dad had a 73 Gremlin with the same engine and trans but had a 3:91 posi and it would run 12.50's. We would just uncork the headers put on the slicks when we got to the track. Race all day, button it up and drive it home. It was his daily driver until it was rear ended. I will have to post some pictures of that car it was a blast.

Is that where you get your screen name? I bought a new hatchback Spirit in 1979. It was a 258 six with a 4 wide ratio four speed (4th felt like overdrive). Even with the smog motor, the car was pretty fun to drive. I got rid of it because it was not a good car for baby seats. They also had the black amx one with red and orange stripes, but I am pretty sure that was only a six also. I'll bet with a V-8 and fat sway bars, those old Spirits would be old school fun.

 

[spirit390]

Is that where you get your screen name? I bought a new hatchback Spirit in 1979. It was a 258 six with a 4 wide ratio four speed (4th felt like overdrive). Even with the smog motor, the car was pretty fun to drive. I got rid of it because it was not a good car for baby seats. They also had the black amx one with red and orange stripes, but I am pretty sure that was only a six also. I'll bet with a V-8 and fat sway bars, those old Spirits would be old school fun.

Sorry I missed this but yeah thats where I took my screen name I have always loved AMC. Before I had a relapse(MS) I was building a Spirit drag races car and I had to put it on the back burner until finances get better. Not to mention that hopey changey thing thats happened twice has really screwd my plans. If you ever spot AMC's/ Rambler's I do pay finders fee's for parts cars.

 

[~Jeff~]

I knew a guy in Kansas City who had his dads old AMX Super Stock car he drag raced. It was pretty awesome, unrestored and just like it was back in the day. He just sold it a couple years ago I think. Some of those old AMC's were pretty cool really. They had a style all their own.

 

[femurphy77]

Hard to believe they had a prototype like that but marketed the Gremlin, Javelin & Pacer.

Shouldn't **** on AMC products, there were more than a few 401 powered gremlins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMC_Gremlin#Randall_401-XR) that hit the roads in the early years of production that could more than hold their own against Detroit.

On a side; I had a '70 AMX until about 8 years ago, 390 4 sp go pak car, mildly warmed over engine. Short version some kid in a probably 92 5.0 'stang pulled up and started talking smack about my "gremlin" while his gf told him not to race me. At the end of it all he rolled up next to me and his gf was laughing at him telling him "I told you not to race him, my dad used to have one of those"!


Hell, I wasn't even trying!!





And yes I knew from the outset it wasn't even a contest but sometimes you just gotta show the "kids" what a real car is.

 

[edporch]

This makes me think of the old Javelin commercial from the late 60's or early 70's.

(Haven't seen it since, so this is from memory)

A guy had a Javelin in the driveway with a REAL blower sticking out of the hood, and the car would barely idle it was so hopped up.

The guy's dad came out and in conversation referred to his son's car as a "toy".

The kid revs it up a few times, and you could see the torque lift one side if the car a little bit, and it sounded like a drag race car.

Then the kid says "dad, this isn't a toy..."

I would love to have a video of that commercial, but I can't find it anywhere.

 

[spirit390]

With 79 AMX I put alot of the 5oohs and irocks to shame in the 1/4 mile. When I lived in indy(late 70s early 80s)I would run autocross and even had the datson and porshe guys doing a wtf is that. Cars were cool cause not everyone had one and you only had one if you wanted to be different! Go figure