The 1970 AMC AMX is one of the most distinctive American performance cars of its era — a two-seat sports car produced by the smallest of the Big Four automakers, priced at roughly half the cost of a Corvette, and capable of running with the best factory performance cars from Detroit. The AMX (American Motors eXperimental) occupied a class entirely its own: no other American production car of this period offered two seats, a full-size V8 engine, and factory performance credentials at this price point.

The 1972 AMC Javelin carried forward the second-generation body with minor refinements. Like all 1972 American cars, AMC switched from gross to net SAE horsepower ratings — the 401 dropped from 330 gross hp to 255 net hp, though the engine was essentially unchanged. The distinctive Pierre Cardin designer interior option debuted in 1972, offering an unusual combination of swirling multicolor patterns unique to AMC.you'd like your customers to see.

The 1973 AMC Javelin AMX is the last truly muscular year — the 401 ci V-8 was still available in the AMX at meaningful power levels, though federal 5-mph front bumper requirements substantially changed the front appearance. The 1974 would be the final year of production. Engine color changed again for 1973, to a slightly different Engine Blue (Ditzler #14688).