AMC Javelin and AMX's Hidden in Private Collection
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- This collection of AMC Javelins and Spirits is pretty crazy! Even a couple of extremely rare AMC Spirit AMX models in the mix as well as a couple of American Eagle 4x4 cars. Check out the vans PACKED with parts, and the fully functional AMC Spirit drag car in the garage. Tons of cars and parts for AMC people. You'll find some nice surprises and treasures in this collection of American Motors cars and parts!
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Thanks a ton for uploading this man! I recently came into possession of that Wedgwood Blue Spirit AMX. It's been a ton of fun tracking down it's history and finding videos like yours. Really cool to be able to see where it came from!
This a nice collection of old
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Thank you!
This is an amazing collection of AMC Cars. Thanks for sharing this honey hole. There were a company that left too early! But thanks for showing us this old Iron. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching Terry!
Tommy, just saw this on the Hot 🔥 Rod app, absolutely 💯 love anything AMC. Thanks again for another great video.
Thanks Jethro!
That one with the vortex wheels was really cool! I barely remember seeing those AMX Spirits on the road when they came out in 79. You could see that hood decal coming a mile away. Coincidentally the Monza had a really cool hood decal too. It looked like a spider. It was a fun time for cars then. Very cool collection! Thanks for sharing and good luck to the bidders! 👍
The car manufacturers tried pretty hard to be cool in the late '70s and early '80s, even though horsepower numbers were at their lowest.
Thank you for continuing to bring us these videos of the cool old and unusual cars of yesteryear! Keep up the good work!
Sally's Speed Shop needs to know about this.
Yeah, I'd say he would gladly make a trip up from Georgia to snag one of these little AMC's.
Tim, cool AMC find! Couple notes: The fender flares on the Spirit AMX are the same as the flares on the AMC Eagle. Rear spoiler is identical as well. The AMX has a front spoiler that integrates into the front flares to complete the look. I’m 99% sure the alloy wheels you show on one Spirit are a factory option, not aftermarket. I was really into Gremlins for a bit as the 1978 Gremlin X was a 242 straight 6, 4 speed with a 1 inch front sway bar. This combo made it an oddly good Showroom Stock road race car! AMC made a Pacer X, same spec and it too was road raced in era. When the Gremlin first came out it was a very successful race car in the IMSA RS series, 72-77. Other odd cars in that set were the V6 Buick Skyhawks, the Pacer, Dodge Colt, Mazda RX2 & RX3, BMW 2002 & 320i and others. Crazy to think of all those the Gremlin was one of the best cars! If there had been an old Spirit road race car in the mix you know I’d have been bidding!
Wow I didn't know that...very cool info! Thank you!
Actually, they are similar but different. The SX/4 did not have the front spoiler like the AMX and also did not widen out at the bottom of the flares like the Spirit AMX did. The front spoiler also attached to the front flares on the AMX while the SX/4 did not have such an item for ground clearance reasons. The rear flares on the AMX also flared out at the front of the flare to match the rear of the front flare (kinda like bellbottoms...lol) The rear spoiler, however, was shared between the AMX, SX/4 and the Spirit GT. It also required an electric trunk popper with a contact on the tail panel and a switch in the glovebox to open the hatch. Cars with the spoiler did not come with a way to access the lock in the rear hatch with a key- but the lock cylinder was there under the spoiler! The AMX and the GT and DL with the radial tuned suspension option also shared the same springs and sway bar packages, with different parts used for 6 and 8 cylinder cars.
Wow! Incredible stuff! Thanks for the video! I like the Javelins/AMX from ‘71 to ‘74 and the ‘79 AMX cars. Hope all this stuff gets bought by a collector! Shame to waste any of it!
As a diehard AMCer myself, (I own a 74 Gremlin)that place is like Disneyland to me. I could probably identify 90% of the parts packed in those cars and vans. I wish I was there to help document a lot of the parts and pieces as I’d make sure those parts and cars went to good homes, especially other AMCers.
A fellow worker at Toys R Us in the 80's had a Spirit , she wanted the 4x4 eagle! Fun to see these, thank you! 😄
I worked with a guy that had an Eagle in the late 80's, a fellow mechanic....
Thanks for watching Marc!
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Thank you my friend, I like your narration of all your videos. You really do love these cars and us old guys appreciate that. Keep doing what your doin'!! ✌😎👍
I really enjoyed you saying in another video, you usually don't see AMC Marlins in the woods like this. They are usually in a museum or garguys garage. I'm happy to say , I'm one of those guys !
'67 Marlin 343, auto, a/c, am FM radio with factory Reverb.( only 2454 made that last year, 1967)
Very cool!! 👍👍
Thanks for watching!
Wish I had been closer, I would of liked to have bid on some of that stuff.
Pole barn garage would love this.
Not an amx guy but still pretty cool. I dig it!
I drop a 390, 4 speed with a 3:15 rear end drivetrain and crossmember , out of a 69 amx in to a 82 Spirit and it all bolted right in , AMC never change anything about there cars right up to the end , even the factory holes and mounting points and petals bolted right in :)
I drive a 72 SST Javelin w/ 79 Pacer discs.
Nice! I didn't think about Pacer discs as an option. Very cool.
That was quite the AMC stash he had there. I owned a 69 AMX 390, 4spd, black on black. I got a ticket for doing a burnout. I think the charge was "Excessive Demonstration of Speed" or something silly like that. I also had a friend with a 74 AMC Javelin 304, 3spd, blue with white stripes and black interior. And last, but definitely least, I had a friend with an 84-85 (?) AMC Eagle 4wd. He thought we could take it 4 wheeling, unfortunately because it had so little ground clearance, it bottomed out and hit everything, bumps, rocks, you name it, it hit it. Lol thanks for the video
Thanks for the memories David...I've only owned a couple of AMC cars, but I have my eye on a couple of these Spirits.
I can remember one AMC from the 80s all of them wear sliver with ground effects Western style rims .V8 have know idea what they wear but that was some type of sprit body style all of them wear sliver and black .with running lights factory good looking cars sleeper dude picked up some kind of AMC the other day .great video. Keep up the good work 💪
I love the funky 70's and 80's special editions like that. Hardly any of those things left.
Hmmmm....... I wonder what Josh will drag home from here. LOL
There is no telling. He'll probably outbid me on my favorite one.
Nice
Thanks for posting!🙂 I don't see a link in the description for the auction? I'm curious as to what these cars sold for?
That’s it I’m ready to bid on something
You better not outbid me on that Spirit GT with the turbine wheels and little scoop on the hood.
Back in 97 I could have bought a very clean an nice 72 AMX , purple with black interior for 800,an I passed on it,kick my self in the butt every time I think about it, but it went to a good home an is still around.
Oh wow, what a deal!
Pretty cool!
Thanks for watching!
Cool Stuff!
Thanks for watching!
Man u could make a good race car's out of a couple of them
For sure, several good race car candidates. Wish I had a giant warehouse to store some of them in because it's a rare opportunity to buy some decently solid cars.
@Hot Rod Hoarder right now is the time to buy them too they r getting harder and harder to find
This is right around the corner from me. There's lots of jewels here in Morgan county, but most you can't see from the road. This is a really backwoods area and I don't recommend just walking up and knocking on someone's door, but to each their own lol.
Haha yeah, I would think people are pretty private about their "collections" up in that area. I noticed that nearly every house had a square body Chevy truck sitting in the yard.
@@HotRodHoarder we have two. 😂😂😂
Cool stuff.
Thanks for watching!
had one for a few years 4cyl 4 speed use to run with United Manual Transmission Racers was it fast,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,well i would have to put it in 4th gear after the finish line to get to the end of the track 😜🤣🤣, on another note i always wanted to put a 2.2 or 2.5 mopar engine in it
Oh that would be cool with a later model four cylinder engine. Never really thought about that, but it would be a much lighter option than a V8.
Should have stopped by and seen me
I didn't realize you lived nearby. I'll have to check you out when I'm back in the neighborhood.
Where can I find amx spirit.
I haven't seen any amc cars since the early 80s
There aren't very many of them left compared to the bigger brands.
A all of cool old car I wish I could live close bye I could buy one or two
I'm watching the auction pretty close. So far, none of the prices have gone real crazy. I have my eye on a couple...
@@HotRodHoarder I like to have the old Jeep j10 for parts for my Jeep
Bet he was an interesting person to talk to,shame he's gone to not here this story,mabey you could talk to the family an mabey share this man's story about all this stuff.
Yeah, it's a shame that his lifetime collection is gonna be scattered around everywhere, but at least some of these cars will get put to use.
, he should have sold that lot 20 years I'm not sure why people hoard stuff so much like that now it's all destroyed pretty much
It's truly a mental illness.
But the mindset of a hoarder is "if I sell it, I won't have it". That's exactly how I feel about my hoarding tendencies. There are still some salvageable cars in this group....glad to see they'll find new homes but a little bummed that this guy's lifetime collection will get scattered all around.
Unfortunately those atrocious bumpers
Yeahhhh. Definitely late '70s big bumpers. I've always had a soft spot for small rear wheel drive cars like the Spirit though...just the concept of a V8 in a lightweight, short wheelbase car seems like a good idea.
Them things ain't parts cars them are projects! Idk how it works down south with no titles but here in Washington that's not a problem as long as it ain't stolen just needs state patrol inspection and wait 3 years for the title
Yeah, every state is different, but Tennessee is pretty easy to get a title. Used to be a headache, but now there is a 30 year affidavit, where you can get the VIN inspected and they'll get you a new title. Pretty nice for cars like this.
DO NOT buy Merch from this thief, you will never get anything!