In mid-1968, AMC unveiled a snarling 6.4-liter ... the AMX was only offered as a two-door hardtop, and unlike the Javelin, it could only be had with a V-8 engine and either a four-speed manual ...

While never managing to quite muscle itself into the conversation of joining the big three American car manufacturers, namely ...

In the early 1970s, America’s Trans-Am racing series was the battleground for pony cars. It wasn’t just racing—it was warfare, complete with factory-backed teams, superstar drivers, and ...

AMC still paid attention to performance though, and it was the second-gen Javelin which enjoyed the most racing success, taking the Trans Am title in 1971, '72, '73 ... a 401 cu V8 for the AMX ...

Things took a sharp turn outside this unholy matrimony when Javelin ... AMC pony car, the AMX only offered two engine options: the entry-level 360-cubic-inch (5.9-liter) V8 or the new-for-the-year ...

Instead, the Ringbrothers took a 1972 AMC Javelin ... a 1972 Javelin AMX. The car was completely disassembled, and work began on the chassis. In the front, it gained a new Detroit Speed ...

Using the "short-deck" 1966-1969 290, 343, or 390 cid engines, 1968-70 Javelins had some success in top speed and drag racing events. In 1970, AMC ... 401 appeared in the redesigned 1971 Javelin ...

The biggest, baddest V-8 available from AMC was the 401 ... so a new 4.5-liter Whipple blower was wedged on top to force feed its way up to right around 1,100 hp. Although the eight-speed in ...

AMC built some extreme and interesting muscle cars during its short but shouty existence and now a group of those cars is up for auction. All of the best AMC cars are represented including the ...

The oft-forgotten AMX — short for American Motors eXperimental —from American Motors Corporation (AMC) challenged ... were limited to a 3-speed automatic or 4-speed manual, the latter of ...

But, nearly half a century later, that hasn’t stopped muscle car builder Ringbrothers from giving it a second shot with this: a 1972 AMC Javelin AMX called ... for a 4.5-litre Whipple ...

The car is a 1972 AMC Javelin AMX that’s been hit up with a Hellcat ... so Ringbrothers swapped out the stock supercharger for a 4.5-liter Whipple unit that now sees the engine deliver 1,100 ...