American Motors Corporation, better known by its acronym AMC, didn't just stumble into the high‑performance market in the late 1960s—they cannonballed into it with the Javelin and the AMX. Short for ...

When it comes to automotive marques, AMC is not exactly a household name, and likely unknown to anyone born after the demise of the company. American Motors Corporation was wheezing along on financial ...

American Motors had the most dramatic turnaround in muscle car history, possibly in all of automotive history. Welcome to Exhibit A. As 1968 drew to a close, American Motors had responded quickly to a ...

Just as there was once an age of giant reptiles some 100-odd million years ago, there was once an age of American automotive giants. Although they may be dinosaurs today, the “Big Three”—General ...

In the most secluded corners of Planet Speed hide some of the most radical car worshipers – those with no tolerance for anything that doesn’t run on reciprocating pistons. They don’t use many words, ...

In 1969, a family that lived next to our church bought a new 1969 AMX. I was 12 years old. Soon after they bought it they had it painted red, white, and blue. When that car went past I just stood and ...

In 1968, American Motors introduced a short-wheelbase, two-seat sports car called the AMX that many saw as a shot across the bow of the Chevrolet Corvette. Despite serving up reasonable performance ...

AMC roared into the muscle car era with some very impressive, powerful, and rare cars. But none are more rare than this ...

This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Last weekend I was in Denver again, and I ended up ...

Greg, I’m seeing lots of Javelin and AMX spots on YouTube saying they were the hottest thing in 1969 and 1970 with a 315-horse, 390-V8 that could outrun any Camaro SS or Ford Boss Mustang.

When it comes to automotive marques, AMC is not exactly a household name, and likely unknown to anyone born after the demise of the company. American Motors Corporation was wheezing along on financial ...