Jay Lenox’s garage is hands down THE best automotive show period. He’s a genuinely nice guy in person if you meet him too. Not a shred of arrogance or condescension. I’m glad he’s recovered. God Bless you Jay.
Unintentionally? Jay saw the humor in the situation and took advantage of it. He’s a funny guy. “Yeah,yeah,shot the husband. So did you find he title?”
I had a '70 Javelin 390 4-speed and, at age 65, it remains my favorite car of all time. I spun a manhole cover off with it, sending it blocks down the street, sparks everywhere. Scared the bejesus out of me when the rear end of the car did the dive as it dipped into the hole, but it came back up and the skyrocket was off! Man, that was one fun car. My only muscle car.
@@kevinburk1670 I have to say I have never heard the term "torque rev". What is that exactly? Like doing a brake-stand to get the tires boiling then letting off the brakes and powering through it with your foot all in it and sliding sideways?
@@martinliehs2513 Yes. The AMX was the sports car, the Javelin the cruiser. Lemme tell ya, my Javelin didn't know how to cruise, just spin manhole covers off. (OK, just once, but the thing sparked 100 yards down and let me know that my rear springs had NOT indeed broken.)
I watch these videos as much to see and listen to Jay Leno as for the cars, maybe more. It is uplifting to see how much Jay appreciates life. I can’t imagine a kinder or more respectful person. Thank you, Jay. You are truly a breath of fresh air.
Beautiful car. Pink even looks ok. . . . Back in early 70’s, drove my brother’s ‘68 AMX around the block a few times. 390 4-speed, it was rough, loud, and squirelly. Bright orange paint, body-color bumpers, black leather interior. A real beauty.
Wow, my first car, the 1968 AMX in white with the "Go-Pac" 390 cubic inch 315 horsepower, 4 speed cost about $3600. Had it for about 8 years, wish I still had it, an amazing fun car and quite fast for it's time.
My uncle Phil had a white one that he bought new in 1969. I was 17 and he let me drive from our house, South of Brighton, IL to Godfrey, IL. It was about ten miles away. I drove it and washed it off at a car wash and dried it. When I headed back home I got on it a little and it started fish tailing. This lightweight car, looked like a cut down Javlin, had a 390 in it. I loved it.
So sad that AMC had to go out of bussiness,they were such innovators and creatives on a string budget,I am in awe as to what amazing things these geniuses could do today.
AMC needed a compact economy car so they imported the Renault Alliance, named for an Alliance between Renault and AMC/Jeep in importing Renault models around 1982. I had a Alliance that had best milage of 32gal. Would fry computers till I found computer harness bulkhead connector on upper passenger foot well was wet and pins green causing resistance to melt internal circuit.
The problem with ANC was that most of the cars they made were ugly. The Gremlin,The Pacer,etc. their company developed a “loser” reputation and they were made fun off back in the day. People who owned them were considered oddballs. There were just so many better,nicer looking cars out there. Tha AMX and the Javelin were ok though.
This takes me back; my mom worked for American Motors and she had a friend that looked like a playmate that had a race ready AMX. I did some work for her and she gave me a ride home in her AMX. The juxtaposition of this sexy girl driving this beast of a car was magical and compelling, I commented on how hard the ride was and she said it was due to the racing shocks. I can tell you that the ride was not the only hard thing in the car that idyllic "summer of 42" like afternoon.
Yup Amx so hard to find... So I have to settle for a javelin... But that's ok Not much of a settle😁 I am gonna do it playmate pink too so I guess it doesn't matter
My buddy Joe in NJ had a ratty red one in fair condition with the 290 and a 3 speed on the floor. He always had electrical problems behind the dash. He sold it to a shop in Pompton Lakes NJ in 1986 and it sat on a rack there for at least 10 years. Before he delivered it he took me on his last ride in it and that car was quick! Back then everyone talked big cubic inches but seeing this video that sticker on the air cleaner, "high compression", which obviously made a difference. This guy has a great story with that car.
@@rhoadnaroahs not true. Most cops have a great sense of humor. It's just darker than most people's. The cops I know would have had more jokes about the color, the girl, the shooting and most definitely the car's current owner, than Jay would have liked.
Yeah, I mean geez, if I'm riding around with Jay Leno at the wheel of my car, I'd be non-stop grinning and cracking as many bad jokes as I could think of.
I worked with her husband and rode in that car many times in the late 90s. I always thought it was a shame about the condition it was in. Victoria's measurement were on the glove box... She was always really nice to me. I can't think what could have happened to push her over the edge like that. :( Glad you got the car back together. :)
At 13:30 when the owner mentions the bullet they found under the seat and Jay is like, "Yeah, yeah, it drives very similar to a..." the coffee I was drinking nearly came out my nose.
I always loved the AMX, and American Motors! I wish they would make a comeback! A lady lived next to me when I was a kid who was a retired Boeing aircraft worker who drove daily a AMC Javelin SST with the 390 engine. Jay if you ever get the chance, please do a video on the AMC Javelin SST, you will like that car too as well. Great video!
D. J. Tanner I'm surprised Javelins weren't mentioned. The story goes that AMC wanted another performance car but couldn't afford it so they basically carved about a foot out of the middle of the Javelin and made the AMX, long known as the only 2-seater muscle car.
greg raines - From what I read in car mags about history of American Motors: the AMX was ENGINEERED FIRST, the Javelin second. I think the end result was the AMX and Javelin came to be on the showroom floor at the same time. Pink or not (if I had an AMX, yes it would be another color), this is one sweet ride, it is a 1-of-1 car, big $, Playboy history or not. I'm glad it is being driven!!
D. J. Tanner Interesting about the Boeing worker. Nash was the American pioneer of unibody, touted in the Nash years as 'Airflyte' because of the relative similarity to aircraft vs. other American cars. Still somewhat true in 1968, most American makes other than AMC were body-on-frame. Chrysler was the 2nd American full-line unibody company, how far along were they in 1968 relative to AMC?
*Great episode! When I was a kid my fathers pilot bought one of these and I was in love with the car! After looking for a red one like the pilot's for 40 years, I finally found one! In 2018 I bought a '74 AMC/AMX Javelin, with the powerful little 304-CID V8. She had 90-K original miles, which is pretty good for a 45 year old car. The car was in nearly original garage-kept condition, the only difference being the paint job, which was a 'PPG Trans Am Red', otherwise She is completely original. I had only owned the car for two days, then my wife drove it... and POOF!... from that moment on it magically belonged to my wife! lol... but, she still 'allows' me to service the car and detail it every Spring lol. I read a bit about the story of Victoria Vetri's attempted murder of her husband, "Rocker" Bruce Rathgeb. Victoria Vetri, AKA Victoria Rathgeb & Angela Dorian, as stated in the video, had been Manson murder victim Sharon Tate's best friend and, even though Manson was locked-up for forever and a day, she still feared that Manson was after her. As also stated in the video, the well-known director and pervert, Roman Polanski not only gave her a part in his movie, he bought her a gun to protect herself from Manson, the very same gun with which she shot her hubby. Her, and her "former rock star husband" were doing meth for most of the day, so, she was obviously not in a rational state of mind. After shooting him, her husband heard her repeating the words, "No more Charlie!" Luckily, her hubby made a complete recovery. I attempted to find out if she is still in prison but, there was no update, at least not here in Europe where the results are heavily censored.*
She’s not still locked up. In fact, she was at a car show with the owner of this car in 2019. Here is a link to the video. m.th-cam.com/video/adh5k1_Wrok/w-d-xo.html
This is my all time favourite AMC vehicle. As for the colour, I could drive, no problem at all (especially with its historical background). The only negative on my wish list would be that it does not have the 390. Beautiful restoration, thanks for showing it to us all!
You may miss the interest value of the 390, but that's all. The 390 despite the makings of a pocket rocket, and Mustang beater, was too burdensome for the chassis, and made a capable handler a bear, and misbehaved on the road. AND don't feel so crappy about the 290, I once had a 273 '64 Barracuda. Both engines are adequate for straight-up cruising!
@@yukimikasaki9705 I agree! I had many 318 Dodge cars including a 68 satellite sport and a 70 dart swinger and they were great cruisers and still fast enough.
I think they should have talked more about what made the AMX unique. And not the color or the playmate connection. The first generation AMX was unique because it wasn't just a Javelin with the back seat removed. The car was shortened by AMC and with the high performance 390 and four speed manual transmission, truly was America's other two seat sports car.
I love how about everybody is freaked out about the story. But without the story and its uniqueness, this is just another AMX, when you get down to it.
@@anonymousinc6330 Yes. ...And apparently the 290 is the same block or engine family as the 390, so you could alway change the bore & stroke, etc, if you wished..
My Dad owned a cab co in NW Mpls, he bought Ramblers. I could get AMC cars cheap. I had a Rambler American, an SCRambler, a Pacer, a few Gremlins and a 1969 Javelin 390 SST. He drove Ambassadors, a Hornet and a Matador. Lots of fun.
That is a very clean AMX. Nice job guys. Thanks Jay for another great episode. You and are children of the 20 th century , you have a decade on me. I love your stories because they are like mine. We all grew up with friends with the old cars.
I owned a 69 AMC Javelin with a 155 HP inline six cylinder manual three speed back in the mid 70's. It was light, faster than you think with tons of torque and got great gas mileage. With the manual I could blow away other cars off the line, they would catch me after second gear. It handled really well and the brakes were very good. It was a fun car and was great on longer trips. It was much more comfortable to drive on longer trips than a Mustang and always felt better in the turns when pushed hard. Also, the Javelin was better in the snow than all other vehicles I owned up until then, that is until I got my 1970 Buick GS 350 with Posi-Traction in 78. I put Yokahoma radials on the Buick and could power through 10 inches of slush on NJ highways. I loved both cars. The Javelin was great. I'd love to own one again.
My first car was a 69 AMC Javelin ‘SST’ - white/ blue stripes, fake hood scoop, blue vinyl roof, 390 automatic, two-door W/ rear seats & interior near identical (minus the measurements) to that one! Mine & a ‘Rambler Rebel’ W/ a 390 - 4-speed stick were the fastest cars at our HS.. He’d take me off the line - and I’d pull away after that. Most powerful car I’ve ever owned ~
Dayum - they even mentioned the AMC Rebel - which I remember fondly. My favorite (ever) math teacher (middle school - female) owned one. The Rebel SST was a four-door sedan that competed with Ford's Fairlane and Chevy's Impala/Caprice - the four-doors of its day. (And no - I didn't have a crush on her - she was married. She was my favorite math teacher because she got me seriously into math - seventh AND eighth grades. It was why I actually requested her to be my eighth-grade algebra teacher - despite (in fact *because*) of her reputation for being a tough teacher.)
My first girlfriend LOVED AMXs, she had owned several, and still owned two when I met her. This brings back loads of memories, and I've only got one word to say about these cars ... TRUNNIONS.
Excellent Restoration on a Awesome Car with a Great History... I Glad it was painted back Pink and restored According to the great story behind this one of a kind AMX... EXCELLENT JOB.!!
teeswatertom One question for you if you ever see it that is . I am sure you get to many to answer . So I will through this one out there for all . Do you wrench on your cars yourself ? You seem to know your stuff.
Angela Dorian was her "Playboy Playmate" name. Her real name was Victoria Vetri......which she used as her character's name in Polanski's Rosemary's Baby. I got to spend time with her in the 1980's before she was married. She was a fun and fascinating lady in those days....and yes she had the AMX then but it was a beat up ghost of its former self.
Actually my 70 AMX 360 V8 4-speed was faster than my 77 Vette 350 V8 4-speed. 70 Vettes with an LT1 or big block would always outrun me, but I loved my AMX because it was an underdog, fast enough, and very unique.
Lol. Stop by the mansion to show Hef, who probably just swallowed a two year supply of Viagra. LOL Jay would have to stand five feet away to shake Hefs hand. LOL. Jay ; hey Hef, is that the Viagra or, uhh, you just happy to see me ?
did you see the mansion was sold. www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/06/06/playboy-mansion-sold-neighbor/85513642/ Hef can live there until he dies thou.
Their gonna have to bring the hazmat team to the " mansion" to pick up and scrape the "DNA" off of the floors, walls, ceilings and gawd only knows where else ! excuse me. I'm starting to vomit. 😩-oh god !
I thought the restoration guy was going to pass out at one point. :P Relax man...Jay is chill. Cool story about the car. I like AMX's. Too bad Angela went wacky. I can see why she was Playmate back then. :)
Great story and cool unique car. I always liked the AMX. Jay should buy this car once it’s up for sale based on it’s history. This owner shared a great story! Thx.
The AMX was a seldom seen car when I was in HS. The performance of my 1969 390 4-speed, rear end was very low ratio. It was a BEAST until you hit 120 or so.......The RPMs forced you to back off........
Beautiful looking AMX. There was a time when I found the 1968 Javelin SST, with its "divided" grille more attractive than the 68 AMX. But today, I find both quite nice looking cars to look at. I find the 1968-69 Javelin and AMX more attractive than the 1970 Javelin and AMX models. I love the colour of this AMX. I love pink. :)
My friend Bob and I drove my new Beetle down to the American Motors Dealer in Denver and sat alone inside of their first AMX in a really cramped garage space. We could only see the interior which we sat in for a few minutes. We didn't have enough room to stand back and look at it. Always loved the lines of this original design. Orémus Y'all.
I had dozens of muscle cars and the 1 car I miss the most is the 1969 390 AND I bought when I got home from Vietnam ,best 2 seater car ever made and even better than the corvette ,in fact the AMX got the nickname of " Corvette Killers " by hotrod magazine .
I had a 70 AMX with a 360, automatic tranny, in British racing green. I traded a 73 'Cuda 340 for it. Both were great cars but the AMX handled better and had excellent brakes for its time. I really liked the cuda but when I saw that AMX in the front yard with a for sale sign on it, I had to have it. I'd never seen one before. thought it was the coolest thing id ever seen. wish I still had it of course....
These were great cars. My cousin still has his that he bought BRAND NEW in 1968. I remember cruising around in it when I was around 5. VERY surprised that AMC did not use their best engine in this...the 390. But still.....gorgeous.
My Dad had a 1969 Rebel SST. Nice reliable car that was very comfortable ...ahead of it's time with factory shoulder belts. Smooth 290 engine. But I lusted after the Machine with the 390 4 gear and red, white and blue paint scheme!
The difference in how it rides isn't as great as you'd think. A 290 4bbl with dual exhausts back then would put out enough power to do a 15+ sec quarter and reach about 125mph. This car has an auto, so the 1/4 time was probably around 16 seconds,still pretty quick. A 390 with the old 4 speeds (most had an almost granny 1st gear), would only give you another second faster, which you probably wouldn't really feel. I had a 289 4bbl mustang, and had driven 390 mustangs which didn't feel much different. All those pony cars were a treat to drive if you had grown up driving a big sedan. The big difference was the turning radius of the AMX, which came in handy when you came to school and had to parallel park.
I think it looks good. Pink is actually one of my favorite colors. Some shades and finishes of pink can look sickly, but when it's deep and glossy pink looks quite nice.
@@anonymousinc6330 Good point! ...I wonder, if he ever got the title? Apparently, she's been released from prison and has attended car shows with her former car. Maybe she found the title and got it to Mike or helped him get a duplicate?
Very nicely styled car front and back and I love the pink colour. They really should make more cars in pink. The only current one I know of is the Mitsubishi Mirage, which they call Passion Purple, but it's really pink.
The ad for this car on Craigslist before being restored: excellent condition, tasteful mods, original paint, never been in an accident, clean title, one-of-a-kind. Asking for only $80,000 (bargain!) so another car lover like me can take care of it just as well as I did for the last 42 years.
Really nice restoration. I didn't know the AMC had built cars competing with the popular sporty/muscular cars of the day. And what an amazing back story!
@@francoisbedard7394 I am not blind, why? I meant the silhoute,not that it looks exactly like a 69 Nova,I meant that when I saw it fromnthe side it reminded me of the Nova I owned back in the mid 80s,but kind of.
I believe ur guest is mistaken on the number produced in the three year run they are all individually numbered on a lil plaque on the dash and it was around 27000 .He missed a coupla facts too such as the wheelbase was 11 in. Shorter than a Javlin so it's not just a Javlin with no back seat. Also my friend Jim Breedloves father Craig and mother campaigned these for AMC. I Can't believe u Jay have never had an AmX. Ddo urself a favor and add a 315 hp 390 four speed to ur stable. Of all muscle cars long passed the AMX was the best handler and one of the quickest ,though not stock. They had factory traction bars too. Thanks Jay
Jay Lenox’s garage is hands down THE best automotive show period. He’s a genuinely nice guy in person if you meet him too. Not a shred of arrogance or condescension. I’m glad he’s recovered. God Bless you Jay.
This might be the most unintentionally hilarious episode of Leno's Garage.
Unintentionally? Jay saw the humor in the situation and took advantage of it. He’s a funny guy.
“Yeah,yeah,shot the husband. So did you find he title?”
That guy was a great straight man for Jay😂
I had a '70 Javelin 390 4-speed and, at age 65, it remains my favorite car of all time. I spun a manhole cover off with it, sending it blocks down the street, sparks everywhere. Scared the bejesus out of me when the rear end of the car did the dive as it dipped into the hole, but it came back up and the skyrocket was off! Man, that was one fun car. My only muscle car.
love those tall storys my 390 would tourque rev on to two wheels on its side would make the girls slide into my lap ....
thank God
@@kevinburk1670 I have to say I have never heard the term "torque rev". What is that exactly? Like doing a brake-stand to get the tires boiling then letting off the brakes and powering through it with your foot all in it and sliding sideways?
Is the Javelin a longer wheelbase version of the AMX with a backseat?
@@martinliehs2513 Yes. The AMX was the sports car, the Javelin the cruiser. Lemme tell ya, my Javelin didn't know how to cruise, just spin manhole covers off. (OK, just once, but the thing sparked 100 yards down and let me know that my rear springs had NOT indeed broken.)
My father-in-law drove this car from the AMC factory in Kenosha to the Lake Geneva Playboy Club to deliver it for presentation
Wow That's awesome!
I love it that everyone trusts Jay with the keys to their pride and joy!
There has got to be a liability waiver and contract rider if SIMPLY BC other people can be hurt in a multi-car accident or pedestrian involvement.
If ever there's someone that can afford to pay for any damages. Jay can
@@kdsboosted4954 lol yup
My dad bought a 68 AMX 390 go pack when he got out of the military. Cool car, lots of great memories. RIP Dad.
I watch these videos as much to see and listen to Jay Leno as for the cars, maybe more. It is uplifting to see how much Jay appreciates life.
I can’t imagine a kinder or more respectful person. Thank you, Jay. You are truly a breath of fresh air.
#DontBlameConan
Loved this one. Mark is low key and his car is great. Pink is the color for it too. Really pops.
When I met Jay recently, he asked me if I had seen this episode. Now I understand why! What a story.
Amazing story !!!👍👍
Beautiful car. Pink even looks ok. . . . Back in early 70’s, drove my brother’s ‘68 AMX around the block a few times. 390 4-speed, it was rough, loud, and squirelly. Bright orange paint, body-color bumpers, black leather interior. A real beauty.
Wow, my first car, the 1968 AMX in white with the "Go-Pac" 390 cubic inch 315 horsepower, 4 speed cost about $3600. Had it for about 8 years, wish I still had it, an amazing fun car and quite fast for it's time.
Wow
Lucky
My uncle Phil had a white one that he bought new in 1969. I was 17 and he let me drive from our house, South of Brighton, IL to Godfrey, IL. It was about ten miles away. I drove it and washed it off at a car wash and dried it. When I headed back home I got on it a little and it started fish tailing. This lightweight car, looked like a cut down Javlin, had a 390 in it. I loved it.
Even the boot sticker is there, wow, these guys went all the way. Excellent restoration of an iconic, odd, pink car.
dear god finally some love for AMC...
Nice...Crazy story behind the car. This is the car I remember my Dad having growing up, his was a 1968 also, red with a 390.
AMX history
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So sad that AMC had to go out of bussiness,they were such innovators and creatives on a string budget,I am in awe as to what amazing things these geniuses could do today.
It got worse when they teamed up with the French
AMC needed a compact economy car so they imported the Renault Alliance, named for an Alliance between Renault and AMC/Jeep in importing Renault models around 1982. I had a Alliance that had best milage of 32gal. Would fry computers till I found computer harness bulkhead connector on upper passenger foot well was wet and pins green causing resistance to melt internal circuit.
Here in Kenosha where the AMC was made, No one, I mean NO ONE here owns an AMC.
@@dougbourdo2589 So there's _nobody_ in Kenosha, Swissconsin with a whit of sense? Too bad. ;)
The problem with ANC was that most of the cars they made were ugly. The Gremlin,The Pacer,etc. their company developed a “loser” reputation and they were made fun off back in the day. People who owned them were considered oddballs. There were just so many better,nicer looking cars out there.
Tha AMX and the Javelin were ok though.
This takes me back; my mom worked for American Motors and she had a friend that looked like a playmate that had a race ready AMX. I did some work for her and she gave me a ride home in her AMX. The juxtaposition of this sexy girl driving this beast of a car was magical and compelling, I commented on how hard the ride was and she said it was due to the racing shocks. I can tell you that the ride was not the only hard thing in the car that idyllic "summer of 42" like afternoon.
I thought you were going to say your mom was a playmate.
Great end to your comment. Ha ha.
I don't think he was joking when he said he was going to wait outside the prison.
At that moment my doubts vanished. All I could think is "Jay you need to get out of that car. Run."
Chloroform king
Why has the lady tried to kill her husband?
He looks like a serial killer!
A lot of time has past since 1968, I think that guy is going to be disappointed when he sees what walks out of that prison. lol.
The story about the gun is nuts
Great to see Jay not interrupting the guests and letting them speak.
Oh, so you shot your husband? Listen...I still need that title...
The AMX is basically a shortened Javelin from those same years. Both beautiful cars.
Right the AMX is shorter and there is no back seat
So that's the difference between the two. I always wondered. Sucker for a nice SST...
Yup
Amx so hard to find... So I have to settle for a javelin... But that's ok
Not much of a settle😁 I am gonna do it playmate pink too so I guess it doesn't matter
@@WillBlindYouWithLight Mopar panther pink would look better, pretty cool color
What a treat to be regaled with stories about the Playmate - but not the car.
...Give her a ride home from prison?????
This was painful...
He actually did.
They are together ♡.
My buddy Joe in NJ had a ratty red one in fair condition with the 290 and a 3 speed on the floor. He always had electrical problems behind the dash. He sold it to a shop in Pompton Lakes NJ in 1986 and it sat on a rack there for at least 10 years. Before he delivered it he took me on his last ride in it and that car was quick! Back then everyone talked big cubic inches but seeing this video that sticker on the air cleaner, "high compression", which obviously made a difference. This guy has a great story with that car.
I have always like the history of each car Mr. Leno presents.
Jay cracks jokes.. the guy stays totally deadpan heheheh
He must be a cop. No sense of humor.
Likely because Jay isn’t funny.
That dude has zero sense of humor
@@rhoadnaroahs not true. Most cops have a great sense of humor. It's just darker than most people's. The cops I know would have had more jokes about the color, the girl, the shooting and most definitely the car's current owner, than Jay would have liked.
Yeah, I mean geez, if I'm riding around with Jay Leno at the wheel of my car, I'd be non-stop grinning and cracking as many bad jokes as I could think of.
I remember this car and the Playmate it was given to very well. The car has had a happier life than Angela Dorian (Victoria Vetri) has had.
I worked with her husband and rode in that car many times in the late 90s. I always thought it was a shame about the condition it was in. Victoria's measurement were on the glove box... She was always really nice to me. I can't think what could have happened to push her over the edge like that. :( Glad you got the car back together. :)
Haha I love when Jay does the tires screeching noise " Yay-ya-yah-!;!!
think of those 70's movies chase scenes....Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry Chryslers. Tires would screech even in the desert sand.
years ago I was going to GTI in Kenosha where I went to auto body class with the son of the guy who painted this car on the AMC line
This dude knows more about the playmate than the car lol...
I think we'll be hearing about this guy soon.Not in a good way.
@Seraph909 butt
Yeah, its creepy
Aww I love Victoria she was my roommate 💗 such sweet lady
Some guys like cars and women.
Other guys like women and cars.
At 13:30 when the owner mentions the bullet they found under the seat and Jay is like, "Yeah, yeah, it drives very similar to a..." the coffee I was drinking nearly came out my nose.
I'm dead ....no pun
There was an edit there, whatever Jay responded was cut out.
Rowdy Bodine -- maybe. Sometime jay just doesn’t respond lol
13:35
Oh look, I found evidence in an attempted murder case. I think I'll have a keychain made out of it.
love the intro music. I love the quirky AMX, even looks good in pink
Oh yea.it looks good in.pink if you name is Richard Simons or you want to.get the car destroyed
Are you sure?? :/
It's called Sugar Zone by Silent Partner
@@James-Lee-Smith .........and they basically lifted the entire song from Quincy Jones's Soul Bossa Nova
@@Johnnywhamo good info. Thanks. I'm not familiar with much of Jones' work outside of The Streetbeater.
Reminds me of when my family got an AMX as a loaner in the "70s. Really cool car. Remember sliding around the back seat with my brothers.
I always loved the AMX, and American Motors! I wish they would make a comeback! A lady lived next to me when I was a kid who was a retired Boeing aircraft worker who drove daily a AMC Javelin SST with the 390 engine. Jay if you ever get the chance, please do a video on the AMC Javelin SST, you will like that car too as well. Great video!
D. J. Tanner I'm surprised Javelins weren't mentioned. The story goes that AMC wanted another performance car but couldn't afford it so they basically carved about a foot out of the middle of the Javelin and made the AMX, long known as the only 2-seater muscle car.
greg raines, yes sir, I think Javelins are one of the unsung heroes of the muscle car era..not hardly mentioned enough I think..
greg raines - From what I read in car mags about history of American Motors: the AMX was ENGINEERED FIRST, the Javelin second. I think the end result was the AMX and Javelin came to be on the showroom floor at the same time. Pink or not (if I had an AMX, yes it would be another color), this is one sweet ride, it is a 1-of-1 car, big $, Playboy history or not. I'm glad it is being driven!!
D. J. Tanner Nice looking car those, BUT I recon Jay needs to do a classic mini.
D. J. Tanner Interesting about the Boeing worker. Nash was the American pioneer of unibody, touted in the Nash years as 'Airflyte' because of the relative similarity to aircraft vs. other American cars. Still somewhat true in 1968, most American makes other than AMC were body-on-frame. Chrysler was the 2nd American full-line unibody company, how far along were they in 1968 relative to AMC?
The way Jay says "Ooooh-kay" after he's told Dorian "met Roman Polanski" is perfect.
So her playmate name is an ode to the Andria Doria. Wonder if there is a family backstory to that?
*Great episode! When I was a kid my fathers pilot bought one of these and I was in love with the car! After looking for a red one like the pilot's for 40 years, I finally found one! In 2018 I bought a '74 AMC/AMX Javelin, with the powerful little 304-CID V8. She had 90-K original miles, which is pretty good for a 45 year old car. The car was in nearly original garage-kept condition, the only difference being the paint job, which was a 'PPG Trans Am Red', otherwise She is completely original. I had only owned the car for two days, then my wife drove it... and POOF!... from that moment on it magically belonged to my wife! lol... but, she still 'allows' me to service the car and detail it every Spring lol. I read a bit about the story of Victoria Vetri's attempted murder of her husband, "Rocker" Bruce Rathgeb. Victoria Vetri, AKA Victoria Rathgeb & Angela Dorian, as stated in the video, had been Manson murder victim Sharon Tate's best friend and, even though Manson was locked-up for forever and a day, she still feared that Manson was after her. As also stated in the video, the well-known director and pervert, Roman Polanski not only gave her a part in his movie, he bought her a gun to protect herself from Manson, the very same gun with which she shot her hubby. Her, and her "former rock star husband" were doing meth for most of the day, so, she was obviously not in a rational state of mind. After shooting him, her husband heard her repeating the words, "No more Charlie!" Luckily, her hubby made a complete recovery. I attempted to find out if she is still in prison but, there was no update, at least not here in Europe where the results are heavily censored.*
She’s not still locked up. In fact, she was at a car show with the owner of this car in 2019. Here is a link to the video. m.th-cam.com/video/adh5k1_Wrok/w-d-xo.html
Your... father's... pilot???
This is my all time favourite AMC vehicle. As for the colour, I could drive, no problem at all (especially with its historical background). The only negative on my wish list would be that it does not have the 390. Beautiful restoration, thanks for showing it to us all!
You may miss the interest value of the 390, but that's all. The 390 despite the makings of a pocket rocket, and Mustang beater, was too burdensome for the chassis, and made a capable handler a bear, and misbehaved on the road. AND don't feel so crappy about the 290, I once had a 273 '64 Barracuda. Both engines are adequate for straight-up cruising!
@@yukimikasaki9705 I agree! I had many 318 Dodge cars including a 68 satellite sport and a 70 dart swinger and they were great cruisers and still fast enough.
I think they should have talked more about what made the AMX unique. And not the color or the playmate connection. The first generation AMX was unique because it wasn't just a Javelin with the back seat removed. The car was shortened by AMC and with the high performance 390 and four speed manual transmission, truly was America's other two seat sports car.
I prefer what they talked about. Everything you mentioned was readily available.
I love how about everybody is freaked out about the story. But without the story and its uniqueness, this is just another AMX, when you get down to it.
And an automatic one with just a 290!
@@sparky6086 290 or no, I'd take it (with a valid title of course). Always liked the AMX / Javelin body style.
@@anonymousinc6330 Yes. ...And apparently the 290 is the same block or engine family as the 390, so you could alway change the bore & stroke, etc, if you wished..
My Dad owned a cab co in NW Mpls, he bought Ramblers. I could get AMC cars cheap. I had a Rambler American, an SCRambler, a Pacer, a few Gremlins and a 1969 Javelin 390 SST. He drove Ambassadors, a Hornet and a Matador. Lots of fun.
Thank you so much for this show. The more I watch the more I appreciate classic cars!
Lucky Jay that he did not have audiences like this guy!!
That is a very clean AMX. Nice job guys.
Thanks Jay for another great episode. You and are children of the 20 th century , you have a decade on me. I love your stories because they are like mine. We all grew up with friends with the old cars.
This is a very interesting cool story, Find some more of these Jay.
I owned a 69 AMC Javelin with a 155 HP inline six cylinder manual three speed back in the mid 70's. It was light, faster than you think with tons of torque and got great gas mileage. With the manual I could blow away other cars off the line, they would catch me after second gear. It handled really well and the brakes were very good. It was a fun car and was great on longer trips. It was much more comfortable to drive on longer trips than a Mustang and always felt better in the turns when pushed hard. Also, the Javelin was better in the snow than all other vehicles I owned up until then, that is until I got my 1970 Buick GS 350 with Posi-Traction in 78. I put Yokahoma radials on the Buick and could power through 10 inches of slush on NJ highways. I loved both cars. The Javelin was great. I'd love to own one again.
She was transferred to a low-security for her last year. He actually did wait for her outside facility one weekend. Mark did have a plan.
My first car was a 69 AMC Javelin ‘SST’ - white/ blue stripes, fake hood scoop, blue vinyl roof, 390 automatic, two-door W/ rear seats & interior near identical (minus the measurements) to that one! Mine & a ‘Rambler Rebel’ W/ a 390 - 4-speed stick were the fastest cars at our HS.. He’d take me off the line - and I’d pull away after that. Most powerful car I’ve ever owned ~
Gorgeous car! Well done restoration!
Thanks for sharing this AMX & it’s story. AMX has always been one of my favs.
Dayum - they even mentioned the AMC Rebel - which I remember fondly. My favorite (ever) math teacher (middle school - female) owned one. The Rebel SST was a four-door sedan that competed with Ford's Fairlane and Chevy's Impala/Caprice - the four-doors of its day. (And no - I didn't have a crush on her - she was married. She was my favorite math teacher because she got me seriously into math - seventh AND eighth grades. It was why I actually requested her to be my eighth-grade algebra teacher - despite (in fact *because*) of her reputation for being a tough teacher.)
My first girlfriend LOVED AMXs, she had owned several, and still owned two when I met her. This brings back loads of memories, and I've only got one word to say about these cars ... TRUNNIONS.
Excellent Restoration on a Awesome Car with a Great History... I Glad it was painted back Pink and restored According to the great story behind this one of a kind AMX... EXCELLENT JOB.!!
Thanks Jay you make a guy feel like he is riding along with you . Great job!
teeswatertom One question for you if you ever see it that is . I am sure you get to many to answer . So I will through this one out there for all . Do you wrench on your cars yourself ? You seem to know your stuff.
Angela Dorian was her "Playboy Playmate" name. Her real name was Victoria Vetri......which she used as her character's name in Polanski's Rosemary's Baby. I got to spend time with her in the 1980's before she was married. She was a fun and fascinating lady in those days....and yes she had the AMX then but it was a beat up ghost of its former self.
She must have driven drunk or on drugs, why was it so beat up?
@@theonlydjtopcat Every panel had damage lol
@@theonlydjtopcat living in the city, cars get banged up...
I thought it was the AMX that AMC ran in Trans-AM but it was the Javelin. That period of racing and that series was pretty amazing.
He can always sell it to a Mary Kay representative!
aren't mary kay cars painted dusk pearl metallic??
@@tommurphy4307 yes they are my mom has a 82 mercury capri it still looks good
Jay was very philanthropic to review this car. He's such a gentleman : )
"The Corvette was just a few seconds faster than the AMX". Oh, is that all? Basically the same then! XD
A few seconds is forever in a drag race or any race for that matter.
@@Pr3ct I thought the same at first, but in retrospect, he didn't say "drag race". I'm assuming he was referring to a road course.
i THINK he was talking
about himself in the sack...
A Yugo is also just a few seconds slower.
Actually my 70 AMX 360 V8 4-speed was faster than my 77 Vette 350 V8 4-speed. 70 Vettes with an LT1 or big block would always outrun me, but I loved my AMX because it was an underdog, fast enough, and very unique.
It looked ordinary in black - and so extravagant and funny in pink, love it!
Awesome car... Always had a soft spot for the AMX when I was a kid. I love the lines and look of the body... Sharp! Thanks Jay ^_^
Great restoration. I still love AMC autos, as i've owned two Rambler Rebels out here in NZ.
I've never even seen one in aus
License plate should be PLAYM8
+Troy Botteon Wrong > > Pu55y .....lol
Lol. Stop by the mansion to show Hef, who probably just swallowed a two year supply of Viagra. LOL
Jay would have to stand five feet away to shake Hefs hand. LOL.
Jay ; hey Hef, is that the Viagra or, uhh, you just happy to see me ?
did you see the mansion was sold. www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/06/06/playboy-mansion-sold-neighbor/85513642/ Hef can live there until he dies thou.
Their gonna have to bring the hazmat team to the " mansion" to pick up and scrape the "DNA" off of the floors, walls, ceilings and gawd only knows where else !
excuse me. I'm starting to vomit.
😩-oh god !
362436 to match the number on the glovebox trim.
Great job on the restoration and interesting back story. I'm almost finished the restoration of my 1970 AMX.
Take a look at a 1970 AMC AMX th-cam.com/video/kVon04Go3rg/w-d-xo.html
I thought the restoration guy was going to pass out at one point. :P Relax man...Jay is chill. Cool story about the car. I like AMX's. Too bad Angela went wacky. I can see why she was Playmate back then. :)
Great restoration and what a great owner story!!
Lovely looking car. I've always loved the 1967-69 AMX and Javelin. :)
68'69'70' AMX and Javelin...👍
Great story and cool unique car.
I always liked the AMX.
Jay should buy this car once it’s up for sale based on it’s history.
This owner shared a great story! Thx.
Really enjoyed this one Jay. Nothing beats the odd balls.
I had a 68 with a 390, Borg-Warner 3 speed automatic and four wheel drum breaks.
Great fun to drive...frightening to stop.
The AMX was a seldom seen car when I was in HS. The performance
of my 1969 390 4-speed, rear end was very low ratio. It was a BEAST
until you hit 120 or so.......The RPMs forced you to back off........
Nice restoration and one-of-a-kind story. Thanks to Jay and the owner.
Beautiful looking AMX. There was a time when I found the 1968 Javelin SST, with its "divided" grille more attractive than the 68 AMX. But today, I find both quite nice looking cars to look at. I find the 1968-69 Javelin and AMX more attractive than the 1970 Javelin and AMX models. I love the colour of this AMX. I love pink. :)
Hey! As a 1970 Javelin SST Mark Donahue owner in original bittersweet orange I resent that remark. ;-)
My friend Bob and I drove my new Beetle down to the American Motors Dealer in Denver and sat alone inside of their first AMX in a really cramped garage space. We could only see the interior which we sat in for a few minutes. We didn't have enough room to stand back and look at it.
Always loved the lines of this original design.
Orémus Y'all.
I had dozens of muscle cars and the 1 car I miss the most is the 1969 390 AND I bought when I got home from Vietnam ,best 2 seater car ever made and even better than the corvette ,in fact the AMX got the nickname of " Corvette Killers " by hotrod magazine .
My 1969 AMX was black on black. Bought it "new" after it sat unsold for two years in Fremont, CA.
I had a 70 AMX with a 360, automatic tranny, in British racing green. I traded a 73 'Cuda 340 for it. Both were great cars but the AMX handled better and had excellent brakes for its time. I really liked the cuda but when I saw that AMX in the front yard with a for sale sign on it, I had to have it. I'd never seen one before. thought it was the coolest thing id ever seen. wish I still had it of course....
These were great cars. My cousin still has his that he bought BRAND NEW in 1968. I remember cruising around in it when I was around 5.
VERY surprised that AMC did not use their best engine in this...the 390. But still.....gorgeous.
I would have loved to talk to Jay right after this interview!!! HAHAHA!--
My Dad had a 1969 Rebel SST. Nice reliable car that was very comfortable ...ahead of it's time with factory shoulder belts. Smooth 290 engine. But I lusted after the Machine with the 390 4 gear and red, white and blue paint scheme!
I felt like Jay lost interest a bit, once he figured out it was a 290 instead of a 390. It's a great story and a very nice restoration.
RamblinAround Hard for Jay to keep from laughing out loud.
RamblinAround lol!!
+RamblinAround i have to admit I kind of did too. but the history of the car is whats more important
The difference in how it rides isn't as great as you'd think. A 290 4bbl with dual exhausts back then would put out enough power to do a 15+ sec quarter and reach about 125mph. This car has an auto, so the 1/4 time was probably around 16 seconds,still pretty quick. A 390 with the old 4 speeds (most had an almost granny 1st gear), would only give you another second faster, which you probably wouldn't really feel. I had a 289 4bbl mustang, and had driven 390 mustangs which didn't feel much different. All those pony cars were a treat to drive if you had grown up driving a big sedan. The big difference was the turning radius of the AMX, which came in handy when you came to school and had to parallel park.
Yeah....l noticed that too, l wondered if the car would have made it on the show if Jay would have known it was the Base model, and not a 390 car.
I think it looks good. Pink is actually one of my favorite colors. Some shades and finishes of pink can look sickly, but when it's deep and glossy pink looks quite nice.
Two guys driving around in a pink car.... Heh heh heh 😍
It is a beautiful piece of work. Great restoration. Interesting connections.
That first dude needs to lighten up. Yeesh.
You'd be a bit stone faced about such things if you spent that much money restoring a car you didn't have a title for, too.
@@anonymousinc6330 Good point! ...I wonder, if he ever got the title? Apparently, she's been released from prison and has attended car shows with her former car. Maybe she found the title and got it to Mike or helped him get a duplicate?
Thanks for bring the car back. Beautiful.
The best looking car AMC built
Mark East and the 71 javelin
Had a 70 AMX much preferred the hood as apossed to the 68 -69. Was fun !!!!
Not at all the Javelin is best Design amc created... Ring Bros.
Hands Down!!
Think of the money AMC could have made had they skipped the Marlin and come out with this instead.
My buddy had all the amc except the amx and I can attest to many many stories of that" torque command" automatic transmission
Thanks Jay! Very interesting car. Enjoyed the back stories.
Jay is blessed to be able to own and drive these cars.
Some sweet body lines on those AMX hoods
When I was a kid, these were quite respected. They still look fantastic.
Jay is creeped out by this guy haha
cue TWILIGHT ZONE MUSIC
*_Did someone call me?_*
I hope we ALL are!!!
Very nicely styled car front and back and I love the pink colour. They really should make more cars in pink. The only current one I know of is the Mitsubishi Mirage, which they call Passion Purple, but it's really pink.
since I was 17 in 1982 I have wanted an AMX Javelin.
The ad for this car on Craigslist before being restored: excellent condition, tasteful mods, original paint, never been in an accident, clean title, one-of-a-kind. Asking for only $80,000 (bargain!) so another car lover like me can take care of it just as well as I did for the last 42 years.
Car looks amazing, must have been a pain finding some parts.
Really nice restoration. I didn't know the AMC had built cars competing with the popular sporty/muscular cars of the day. And what an amazing back story!
This car has the silhouete of a Chevy Nova from the late 60s early 70s...beautiful
Are you blind !!🤔
@@francoisbedard7394 I am not blind, why? I meant the silhoute,not that it looks exactly like a 69 Nova,I meant that when I saw it fromnthe side it reminded me of the Nova I owned back in the mid 80s,but kind of.
I believe ur guest is mistaken on the number produced in the three year run they are all individually numbered on a lil plaque on the dash and it was around 27000 .He missed a coupla facts too such as the wheelbase was 11 in. Shorter than a Javlin so it's not just a Javlin with no back seat. Also my friend Jim Breedloves father Craig and mother campaigned these for AMC. I Can't believe u Jay have never had an AmX. Ddo urself a favor and add a 315 hp 390 four speed to ur stable. Of all muscle cars long passed the AMX was the best handler and one of the quickest ,though not stock. They had factory traction bars too. Thanks Jay