The second-generation AMC Javelin looked like nothing else in 1971, with flared fenders, a molded grille and an asymmetrical dashboard wrapped around the driver. It also won the Trans-Am championship, went to work as a police car, and could be ordered with a 401 V8 built to survive 8,000 rpm. AMC’s smallest-budget muscle car may have been its most audacious. Read on for the full story.