Listed for sale on eBay in Baltimore, Maryland is this 1968 American Motors AMX powered by its original 343-cubic-inch 280-horsepower V-8 engine, connected to a numbers-matching Borg Warner T-10 four-speed, and 3.54:1 rear differential. The owner wants $24,995 or best offer. Before you squawk that the badges say “390,” those pieces were apparently slapped on by a dealer who “misled my client.” The AMX was originally Caravelle Blue metallic, but it’s now black metallic with white stripes. There are 93,000 miles on the odometer.
From the seller: “Age and the amount of bodywork is not known. It does appear to have had bodywork performed on both rear quarter panels and lower sections of each door. The glass is in good condition, and the windows roll up and down. The bumpers appear to have been painted and not replated. Exterior lights function including brake, turn signals, and headlights.”
The interior has been redone in a cloth-and-vinyl scheme. The carpeting is new, but photos show it hanging down on the passenger side. The tach and dash lights don’t work. The jack parts are lying in the trunk. The 348 sports an Edelbrock carb, a Torker intake manifold, headers, and electronic ignition. Was it rebuilt? Unknown, but it apparently starts up, runs, and drives fine.
The suspension appears stock, but the wheels are 14-inch Cragar “Pro Streets” wearing 205/70R/14 Eagle GT tires. Finally, we’re told it “just needs some TLC to make it a great classic.”
The two-seat AMX—a shrunken, shorter-wheelbase Javelin—was introduced in 1968 at $3,245, and lasted through the 1970 model year. As a two-seater, it was up against the Corvette, but they always seemed much different.
The AMX will always be a must-have collectible, and it remains a very handsome styling exercise that hasn’t dated. Did you know that American Motors built a rumble-seat prototype AMX that never went into production?
The standard engine was the 290-cubic-inch V-8, and the 343 V-8 was the middle option (below the famous and aforementioned 390). Classic.com puts the price of a 1968 AMX in good condition at $35,230. This one isn’t quite there, so maybe the asking price is fair.
Another beautiful AMX. A guy should get that cream one from last week, with this, to make a his-n-hers. I really like the side profile of these bodies, looks like it is about to lift the front wheels, off the line.
Luv these!! I see a dealer has it, so the bumpers were painted silver.
Great looking car. But at that price at least clean up the mess with the wiring below the glove box?
Cool car! Those are “Old School” Keystones.
Had those Keystones on my 70 Javelin for a while–decided stock magnum 500s were better–that`s what they wear now after 52 years of ownership.
Nice looking car. I’ve always loved the pre-1971 AMC Javelin and AMX.
AMX is not a “shrunken shorter wheelbase Javelin”.
True. The AMX was designed first, then the Javelin was adapted from that design.
AMX was supposed to be a fibre-glass body on a new chassis. It was deemed too risky and shelved. CEO Rob Evans wisely instructed the engineers to make a steel AMX body and put it on a Rambler American type chassis. Two AMXs were produced in July 1967 for dealer displays.
Very cool looking AMX!! These earlier ones look great!!
3 pedals too!
Calling Joe S ? Where are you on this one? Set em straight! Peace!
AMCrs don’t use expressions, like ‘numbers matching’. Too few numbers to match. The AMX was designed, prototyped, and presented to the world starting in 1966. They hit showroom floors mid-year 68, after the Javelin, but the Javelin is a lengthened AMX.
How’s that, Hammer?
Pretty much what was expected except for?
Decent AMC here that just needs cleaning up/TLC. Nice that it is a manual. Get rid of that steering wheel.
I miss AMC.