| -> | | | | Culture comforts were not forgotten either. The car |
| The AMC AMX or "American Motors Experimental" | | | | was well equipped for the era with reclining bucket |
| was introduced on Feb. 24, 1968, as a mid 1968 | | | | seats, carpeting and a faux wood grain interior. |
| model. It joined the Ford Thunderbird and the | | | | During the three year production run over 19,000 |
| Chevrolet Corvette as the only American two seat | | | | AMX's were produces including 6725 in 1968, 8293 in |
| sports cars. The AMX was based upon a shorten | | | | 1969 and 4116 in 1970. Included in these numbers are |
| version the four seat AMC Javelin and was produced | | | | some very rare and desirable models, including 52 |
| from 1968 until 1970. After 1970, the two seat AMX | | | | AMX Super Sports. These cars were basically |
| was discontinued but the AMX name-plate continued | | | | "legalized" drag racers modified by the Hurst |
| as an option on the Javelin. Both the Javelin and the | | | | Corporation. The heavily modified engines produce |
| AMX were among the best handling cars of the era. | | | | 340 horsepower and we capable of eleven second |
| Engine choices ranged from a 225 horse powered | | | | quarter mile times. Today those cars are both rare |
| 290 cubic inch V8 to a 390 cubic inch V8 rated at 315 | | | | and very desirable among collectors. Another collector |
| horsepower. A road test of the 1968 AMX by Car | | | | edition was the "Big Bad" AMX. Less that 1,000 were |
| and Driver resulted in a zero to sixty mph time of 6.6 | | | | produced. These AMXs were available with special |
| seconds and a quarter mile time of 14.8 seconds at | | | | high impact color themes of orange, blue or green. |
| 95 mph. These were very respectable performance | | | | Today, AMXs with these color themes command a |
| numbers. | | | | premium in the market place. |