Car Spot: 69 AMX

Sporty performance at an affordable price In the 1960s the one thing that American Motors needed was an attention getter, something to pull the younger “in crowd” into the dealer showrooms and shake that stogy image of making cars your parents wanted to drive. That car was the AMX, a 69 just like this week's... Continue Reading →

March 23, 2025 0

Car Spot: 1978 AMC Spirit AMX

When American Motors was still winning in motorsports AMC will be forever known for being able to squeeze out new designs on a limited budget. This week's spot is a great example of when the Spirit replaced the aging Gremlin. The automotive journalists recognized this and loved it. AMC's designer Dick Teague's "more-conventional" design of... Continue Reading →

January 10, 2025 0

Car spotting: America’s other two-seat sports car

This one I know well The AMX was produced by American Motors from 1968 to 1970 as a two-seat sports car. Its short wheelbase, one inch shorter than the Corvette, and big engines, 290 to 390, V8's made it a hit for AMC who was a late arrival at the muscle car party. To show... Continue Reading →

December 17, 2021 0

Holy crap, I think that car might have been mine!

My one shot at a collector car Came in 1987 while living in Green Bay. I always kept an eye out in the papers, this was before that interweb thing got big, looking for, well, I wasn't sure. Then, bingo, a 1970 AMX was for sale in Milwaukee similar to the image of this model... Continue Reading →

September 10, 2017 0

Cool Cars at Road America

Hey Paul Daniel here. I help Mark with the site, do videos and write for the section of promo models. Like Mark, I'm a huge car geek! I was at Road American this past weekend, just about my most favorite place, with my wife and daughter, taking in some of the racing. Beyond the cool race... Continue Reading →

June 25, 2012 0

Promo models: AMC AMX’s

This is by far my most favorite car AMC ever made. If I had the cash, and good ones go for about 25 grand, I would go out and get one. Looks and power in a small package. I did own one, once, and it was a disaster for me. Hellbent on getting one of... Continue Reading →