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 ...

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 ...