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AMC Built the Corvette’s Cheapest Rival in 1969 — Then Watched the AMX Disappear From Muscle Car History

A Michigan dealer has a driver-ready 1969 AMX listed at ,900, built around a 390 V8 with a comp cam. AMC’s forgotten two-seater once undercut the Corvette by more than ,400 and still won a Society of Automotive Engineers award for it.

Carlisle’s Legendary Car Swap Meet Just Turned 52 — And a 19,134-Unit AMC AMX Still Showed Up for Sale in the Grass

by Jack Harmon

A storied Pennsylvania swap meet now in its 52nd year keeps turning up real rarities parked beside everyday classics. See which AMC two-seater split the comment section and why its tiny production run makes it the car worth knowing in this lineup.

AMC AMX 1970 – 360 V8 Four Speed

by Kiril

Only 4,116 examples of the AMC AMX left the factory for 1970, making it the rarest and final year of a two-seat muscle car most casual fans have never heard of. Under its long hood sat a 360-cubic-inch V8 and a four-speed capable of running into the low-14s in the quarter mile. Read on to find out why this scrappy independent’s forgotten sleeper still deserves a spot alongside the era’s more famous names.

The AMC AMX Set 106 World Speed Records in One January Week in 1968 – Then Everyone Forgot It Existed

by Jack Harmon

AMC was the smallest of Detroit’s automakers, yet in 1968 it built a two-seat sports car that undercut the Corvette by over $1,000 and then quietly broke 106 world speed and endurance records with Craig Breedlove behind the wheel. Only 19,134 were ever built across three model years. Here’s the story of the AMC AMX, the muscle car most fans have never heard of.

AMC Painted This 1968 AMX ‘Playmate Pink’ for Playboy’s Top Model — Jay Leno Learned Her Real Story Decades Later

by Jack Harmon

A pink American Motors sports car sat in Jay Leno’s garage with a story bigger than its paint job. Behind the color was a 1960s marketing stunt, a beauty queen’s grand prize, and a headline that resurfaced decades later on a car show.

AMC AMX 1969 images

by Ross Mills

AMC built the AMX to shake off its economy car reputation, and the two seat sports car delivered, running with Corvettes at the dragstrip while also winning back to back engineering awards most muscle cars never came close to earning. Here is how a company known for sensible cars pulled it off.

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AMC Built the Corvette’s Cheapest Rival in 1969 — Then Watched the AMX Disappear From Muscle Car History

Carlisle’s Legendary Car Swap Meet Just Turned 52 — And a 19,134-Unit AMC AMX Still Showed Up for Sale in the Grass

AMC AMX 1970 – 360 V8 Four Speed

The AMC AMX Set 106 World Speed Records in One January Week in 1968 – Then Everyone Forgot It Existed

AMC Painted This 1968 AMX ‘Playmate Pink’ for Playboy’s Top Model — Jay Leno Learned Her Real Story Decades Later

AMC AMX 1969 images