AMC rolled out a factory-backed racing team with a heavily modified version of the Javelin AMX. The car was tuned for road courses, complete with upgraded suspension, high-compression race engines ...

Twice named the SAE Best Engineered Car, the AMX also featured an automatic ... sound insulation, or a factory warranty, because race cars often live fast and die hard. The cars were delivered ...

These included wider wheel arches (to accommodate bigger race tires without modifications ... While it wasn't the fastest factory-built muscle car available, the AMX wasn't far behind its ...

Miriam-Webster dictionary defines a muscle car as "any of ... mile times recorded by factory driver Shirely Shanan: 10.67 seconds at 125.69 MPH. Unfortunately, the AMX's prowess on drag strips ...

The company initially went by the motto: "The only race we care ... the stock 1969 AMX into a legitimate Super Stock contender, and thanks to the car's solid, factory-built platform, he didn ...