Had one in HS
AMC project hoarder. Javelins & AMX
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black64
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Great seeing all those AMC Javelin and AMX cars! I started my career at AMC in 1972 and worked on the 70 type AMX vehicles they were a very nice car. We had an AMX 401 cu. in. 4spd lab car also a Rebel machine lab car and a scrambler they kept around for rear axle testing. We could buy engine trans assemblies that were used for part mockups and some cold crank testing for100 dollars that was a perk for working there. Oh and you could bring your AMC vehicle inside after work hours and use the facility to repair your car.
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Did you know a guy named Don Torkelson? He was a friend of mine’s father. He was an engineer I believe. He had a wicked little Rambler American if I recall correctly. White with a black vinyl top. That was the first fast car I ever rode in, it was about 1969/70. Not the car, the year I rode in it.
You know the history of that car?
black64
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Name sounds familiar. When I first started working there I worked in the Engine Electrical Lab on Ignition systems I did a lot of custom distributor curves for race vehicles the company sponsored. I later became a Senior manager at AMC and Chrysler when Chrysler bought us out.
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here is a pic of my daughters javelin doing some brake work
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The Machine is also highly collectible
I saw a ‘71 that’s super rare.
But yeah... I like the front end on the ‘70. A neighbor had one years ago, dark green like F8 in his driveway. He parked it around back because he was tired of people asking if it was for sale.
black64
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It's nice to see all the AMC vehicles out there! I started my career at AMC and work at the Engineering office in Detroit in 1971. We had a Machine and an AMX for lab cars and the fuel and lube lab had a scrambler that we had access to. They were great vehicles and could hold there own on the street! We had engines built for performance testing that were pretty hot especially the 390 and 401 packages. The 304 V8 was a good small block engine that performed well also!
Watching the mecum auction last night, AMC cars are sure getting the money now. I would like a 69 S/C. Two went across last night 75K and 80K I think. A 70 machine that was very nice sold for 130K.
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Nice history! Did you work on the Group 19 parts?
black64
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I worked in Engine electrical, ignition, charging and starting.
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chargervert
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Mine is a dark blue,my 69 SST Javelin was the Aqua color like the one in your picture.
capt46
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Love them, color is regatta Blue
I have the rally pac as well
chargervert
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My friend Al was considering selling his AMX project, so my friends and I had an intervention and talked some sense into him, now it's going nowhere!
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