AMC AMX

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The AMC AMX is a late-1960s to early-1970s American two-seat muscle car known for its high performance, distinctive styling, and role as American Motors Corporation’s answer to contemporary pony and muscle cars.

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instanceOf muscle car
assemblyLocation Kenosha, Wisconsin
award 1969 Car and Driver magazine recognition as a performance car
1969 Playboy’s Top Car of the Year
basedOn AMC Javelin platform
bodyStyle 2-door coupe
category 1960s automobiles
1970s automobiles
coupes
rear-wheel-drive vehicles
class pony car
countryOfOrigin United States
designer Richard A. Teague
doorCount 2
drivetrain RWD
engineOption 290 cu in AMC V8
343 cu in AMC V8
390 cu in AMC V8
fuelType gasoline
introducedAt 1968 model year
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
manufacturer American Motors Corporation
marketPosition competitor to Chevrolet Camaro
competitor to Dodge Challenger
competitor to Ford Mustang
competitor to Plymouth Barracuda
notableFeature high-performance V8 engines
short wheelbase
two-seat configuration
notableFor being one of the few American two-seat muscle cars
distinctive long-hood, short-deck styling
drag racing and performance image
notableVariant AMC AMX Hurst SS
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AMC AMX Super Stock
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numberOfCylinders 8
productionEndYear 1970
productionStartYear 1968
productionStatus discontinued
seatingCapacity 2
successor AMC Javelin AMX
linked to: AMC Javelin
transmissionOption 3-speed automatic transmission
4-speed manual transmission
wheelbase 97 inches

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AMC AMX notableVariant AMC AMX Hurst SS
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AMC AMX notableVariant AMC AMX Super Stock
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American Motors Corporation notableModel AMC AMX
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American Motors Corporation notableModel AMC AMX
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Richard A. Teague designed AMC AMX
Richard A. Teague notableWork AMC AMX design
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AMX (Javelin-based model 1971–1974) predecessor AMC AMX (two-seat model 1968–1970)
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AMX (Javelin-based model 1971–1974) successor AMC AMX (1978 model, Concord-based)
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Javelin AMX predecessor AMC AMX (2-seat)
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Javelin AMX relatedModel AMC AMX