AUTO WORLD 902
aw902 1969
American Motors AMX blue / white / red LE (1/1000) [2009]
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$54.95 $44.95 
The AMX name originates from the "American Motors eXperimental" code used on two early AMC prototypes shown on the company's "Project IV" tour in 1966. These radically styled offerings reflected the company's strategy to shed its "economy car" image and appeal to a more youthful, performance-oriented market.
The AMX was a touring-sports car produced by American Motors Corporation (AMC) between 1968 and 1970. More GT in style and approach than a true sports car, the muscular AMX was introduced to compete head-to-head with America's only other two-seater of the era, the Chevrolet Corvette.
Fitted with the optional high-compression medium block 390 cu in (6.4 L) AMC V8, the AMX offered top notch performance at an affordable price.
The AMX was named "Best Engineered Car of the Year" in 1969 and 1970 by the American Society of Automotive Engineers. Among the reasons cited was the car’s dashboard, which was injection-molded in one piece "for safety purposes, an industry first."
