1968 AMC AMX Walkaround with Steve Magnante

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This 1968 AMC AMX sports a cream exterior and a tan vinyl interior. Equipment includes, air conditioning, power steering, power disc brakes and more as listed below.
Modifications to the vehicle include a 401 engine swap, EFI, coated headers, nitrous with trunk mounted bottle, aftermarket wheels and a full custom exhaust. On the inside a custom steering wheel has been added as well as a custom sound system with door mounted speakers, VDO gauges for oil pressure and voltage, and a nitrous control switch.
This first year AMX has been beautifully restored inside and out. With a 401ci V8, nitrous, and a four speed manual, this car is a blast to drive!
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[@adspur]

My dream car.I remember this gentleman in northern Indiana had four of these when I lived there in the late 1990’s.I thought he was a lucky genius that knew true beauty and the value of it.I still have those cars in my mind.Beautiful American sexy muscle

[@mcsg_pelecan]

Amazing what Dick Teague, Bob Nixon and crew did on a shoe string budget! I wish the AMX 3 had made it to market...

[@fishgeralding9224]

Seeing how you're talking " Rambel", I thought I'd ramble a bit. My best friend Donny, originally from London Ohio and transplanted to Fort Myers Florida had a 69 AMX 390 4 sp. when I met him in 1974. Man, what a car! He did a custom gold interior and did a perfect black lacquer paint job on it. Years later, in 2000, I bought and restored a numbers matching 69 Dart Gts 340 4 speed Dart, which I spent a year and a half restoring. Donny had been a Mopar tech and new them inside out. He helped me with the technical stuff and sold me an old 69 Dart he had laying around for $ 250. I used many parts from from it, and it was invaluable as a guide.We lost Donnie almost 2 years ago, rest in peace my brother. I sure do miss those cars, but I miss my bestes car buddy more. Your KZbin videos have given me many trips down memory lane, thanks for that Stevo! Keep em coming! 👍

[@sigmamale7241]

What a BEAUTY...DREAM car, right there!

[@martywheat9726]

I had a 69 javelin sst had 290 high out put very very fast had it up 145 mph ! To this day best car i ever owned love amc !

[@lilmike2710]

When I wake up and I don't see a junkyard crawl upload it ruins my mornings. When I come back at the end of the day and still don't see it, I start to worry. Then I see a classic feature episode and it sets my mind at ease. 😊

[@googleusergp]

Yup, with the VIN, you win: A for American Motors, 8 for 1968 model year, M for four speed floor mounted shifter, 3 for AMX, 9 for two door hardtop, 7 for AMX, X for 390 V8 with 4 barrel, and the rest is the production sequence, with it starting as a "2" denoting it was made in Kenosha, WI. Any production sequence starting with 7 were made in Canada. From the HOC website, we got the tag, we can brag: 6839-7 for AMX two door hardtop, 831-A for Black interior trim, and 46A for Laurel Green Metallic exterior paint, so this one appears to have had an exterior and interior color change at some point.

[@garymckee8857]

I have always wanted one of those. When I worked in Florida, a guy who worked with me had one that he had bought in 70, and it was in his garage, and he was interested in doing some trading on my 93 Roadmaster, but I got shipped elsewhere and I lost touch with him He was a great guy to work with.

[@googleusergp]

@@garymckee8857 That might have been one to buy. The twin brothers that do my state inspections restored a 1968 like this some time ago.

[@garymckee8857]

@Google User GP bought me my first classic vehicle in years today. A 75 Stingray 4 speed , l just wish l wasn't as big as l am now

[@googleusergp]

@@garymckee8857 Numbers matching? Which engine?

[@garymckee8857]

@Google User GP it doesn't have the L 82 hood, but l have the title which has the vin number if it's alright I can put it here

[@cdncitizen4700]

That is a BEAUTIFUL aluminum rim... a period correct tribute with a modern elegance. Respect !

[@deaterk]

Super tasteful mods that are extremely well executed.

[@daveywaite25]

Great car. Super styling. For all you guys with a posi traction rear, if you ever get a flat on the rear, put one of the front tires there, then put your space saver on the front. Takes a bit more time, but well worth it.

[@AJ67901]

Nice looking car! I agree on the dimensions, it looks right. I didn't know AMC stuck with vacuum wipers that long. Chrysler had 2 speed electric wipers in 1951! Anyone who's had an old car with vacuum wipers knows what a pain they are. I learn lots of little trivia watching your videos! thanks

[@billa8603]

Hated my vacuum wipers on mine...got electric one from junk yard after searching for a long time... had a 70 Javelin which had HIGHBACK bucket seats. 68 /69 both low back seats I hated... the 401 is what a 390 turns into when rebuilt .

[@goodgoat3096]

I lived about a mile and a half from the AMC Milwaukee, WI plant on a busy north / south running street. When the shift changed, it was all AMC on the road. Every once and a while one of these gems would pass by and also occasionally a Rambler Scrambler, another quick car.

[@savedin87ify]

The AMX was a cool ride.

[@scarbourgeoisie]

That steering wheel is a nice touch because the AMX’s factory steering wheel was kind of utilitarian, something you’d find in a family car but not a sporty two seater.

[@theayatollahofrockandrollah]

that is one fine example of a really cool and rare muscle car and one very fine knowledgeable gentleman highlighting all the right things

[@louisebeaulieu936]

Love those AMX, different muscle car....

[@JamesPiteo]

My Grandpa bought an AMX with a 390 cubic inch engine. I was in high school and he would let me drive it a lot. It was great spinning the tires down the street.

[@bluesfanman1]

Love the wheels on that.

[@donaldsink8115]

The 401 may have been a large ci than the 390 but the most powerful factory engine AMC ever produced was in the 1970 Rebal Machine rate at 340 hp. It was a one year only build. I bought one new in 1970 . The 390 in the AMX depending on which year run from 315 to 325 hp and the 401 first year was rated at 330 hp. Mine also had a 10-1 compression.

[@michaelatkins9780]

Mags and AMC muscle, subscribed.

[@hot88s23]

Thanks for reminding me of my broken heart. Man, I miss my '68.

[@lynn8456]

Thanks, keep the AMC stuff coming!!

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

I agree!

[@Fore-Four-Dee-Too]

Get well soon Steve!

[@edwinlipton]

Those Penski Donahue models were a real threat too the early muscel cars. Put a police intercept 343 out of a Ambassador Cop unit in my 71 SST

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

😍Great looking AMX!!!!👍

[@edfrawley4356]

Thanks for showing us the AMX Always one of my favorite muscle cars. A friend had a Javelin that he let me drive occasionally and I found that it was all too easy to break loose the rear tires. I would expect the AMX would have the same problem with that big V8 up front and nothing over the back wheels. Still a very desirable car.

[@williamutsman579]

I bought a 68 amx with a 290 in 69 as soon as i returned from Vietnam. I absolutely love that car. . My wife wept when i sold it to my brother. i did I bought thenot want to sell it but thats another story.I bought three others in later parts of my life but just was not the same.

[@JackF99]

Love the tasteful wheel and tire treatment.

[@marcelalves8925]

Amazing AMX!!!

[@gteefxr3094]

Here in rural Rhode Island, we used to have a tiny AMC dealership (Wright's), and the son of a local farmer that I used to work for bought a 390 AMX and I believe it used to turn 13.90s pretty much stock at Connecticut Dragway.

[@god-came-in-my-body-as-a-body]

this is a beautiful car

[@oops1952]

Thank you Steve. I was in an Ambassador with vacuum wipers. I was told it was an optional extra because it was variable speed. The vacuum came off the back of the fuel pump as well as the manifold. The wiper speed slowed when you stepped on but not that much. I thought they worked quite well....the manifold vacuum only type were horrible

[@Gutntagged]

i was 17 when my step mom gave me a SST with the his/her shifter , i rolled it on pcp in '85

[@brentmiller3951]

I hope you are doing better everyday

[@tonychavez2083]

Love the AMC’s always have

[@gsmith207]

lovin the colors on this! I always wanted one of these. Just so cool

[@Mr.Death101]

New subscriber here only because of Steve!Beautifully refreshing to see you out of your natural environment lol. You have a great skill and like I say every time these videos just keep getting better!

[@stockamx]

Great explanation!

[@Nunofurdambiznez]

Newly subscribed! LOVE this channel already!

[@jasonshull3106]

Thanks Steve

[@brianandglendaharkin9457]

Love these cars these and MOPAR rule 👍🏻💯🇦🇺

[@supersport57]

Thanks Steve never knew the deafferents between the cars the AMX were awesome cars.

[@tadastyle]

Hi High Octane, I live down the street in Auburn. Love that you guys are working with Steve

[@frankmoore159]

I appreciate you, Steve I too as a little guy had my matchbox collection in my little briefcases riding to the store in my grandmother 66, mustang 289 purchased

[@jimclarke1108]

Better looking than most Mustangs, Camaros, etc

[@Moondog9330]

My dream car.

[@garycogswell5499]

That long front end looks like it's movin' Sleek!

[@marckemp9955]

Rain X. I started using Rain X when I had a hydraulic wiper control. Knowing I'd be hard pressed to find another hydraulic motor I started using Rain X and then rarely ever needed the wipers.

[@edwinlipton]

Now,, theres my druell machine! Seen a few back then,, not anymore.

[@Crazy8ts]

The AMX body was actually developed first as a concept car, and the javelin was a longer wheelbase version of THAT concept AMX..the javelin went into "PRODUCTION" first but it was created off of the 2 seat AMX concept car that ultimayely also went into production the same year

[@craigmiller7063]

Wtf man. If I knew about this i would have been watching way sooner. I love your other channel

[@mattskustomkreations]

I like the custom wheels on this particular car. The stripes are a little sloppy- not sure if the factory did overspray like that and changed the widths over the roof? Plus it’s wavy at the trunk lock. Great job as always, Steve!

[@johnnywadd3020]

nice..

[@randyman828]

Sweet

[@dreamchasergarage690]

Sweet little chariot :)

[@DaveyHo69]

AMX wasn't released until AFTER-> January 1968, one month before the official introduction of the AMX model, Breedlove, his wife Lee, and Ron Dykes, established 14 USAC & FIA certified speed records for cars of any engine size, & 106 national & international speed & endurance records for cars with less than 488 cu in, 8.0 L

[@chuckselvage3157]

That one would go like a rocket

[@darkwood777]

Nice clean car. I would have liked to hear more info on the way the suspension is currently set up, as well as the brakes and tires. I would get rid of the fake spare tire and put in a full size spare if I was going to drive this around on weekends or to car shows.

[@vintageracer25]

A full size spare does fit. That's what I use in my '68.

[@haroldbirge6881]

🏆Steve 🏆 cool car 🍀got R done 😆✌️

[@Pollock1961]

I had the 68 390 4 speed hurst in 1978

[@waynegilbert9804]

You should have mentioned the production number and plate located on the dash. My 68 was 6200 and some change.

[@seanaiello4984]

My mother went to Southside Rambler in Chicago in 1968 with the intention of trading in her terrible column shifted barebones '60 Ford Falcon on a new Rambler American . Once inside the showroom, there it was, the just introduced AMX. She considered the AMX but the salesman also had a Javelin on the lot. The Javelin ultimately won out over the Rambler and AMX because it was sporty, had a backseat and a 2 barrel carb, which apparently was better for city driving then a 4 barrel, and cost less then the AMX.

[@mwyatt222]

l had a 69 AMX 390 4 speed thompson t10 shaefer set-up l believe. Metallic blue. l wish l remembered the number on the dash center console. Added headers , an edlebrock intake and a cam. Only had the car for a couple of years in the 70s. lt was stolen at a grocery store on a first date where l knew l could buy booze in the shady part of town. ;)

[@tommybartee4383]

When you do another video, please show the number on the dash that tells the number of production in line for that year. My 68 AMX Is 365 numbered car made that year.

[@HFX1955]

Steve, any updates on the 1962 Dodge Police Pursuit? The last I remember seeing, you had a 440 stripped down to the block and it was being sent out to an engine shop. Would be fascinating to see that project built out.

[@JerroldSullivan-nt7qj]

Steve is the best!!!

[@stephendrivick840]

Nice...don't see too many in that color

[@earthlingjohn]

Repainted and reupholstered... original Laurel green exterior and black interior (per VIN # under hood)

[@fordfairlane662dr]

Awesome looking car . American Motors Company...you think he put enough finger and palm prints all over that car?

[@DaveyHo69]

According to: Motor Trend / February 1963: "The Rambler American stands on a 100-inch wheelbase"... NOT THE 108" of the Javelin. The AMX sheet metal went RIGHT ON that existing chassis without 'chopping a foot out' of the Javelin chassis.

[@DaveyHo69]

That 401 should be more like 500HP if they didn't port the heads & up the CR... Which could put it over 600 with a good cam + kit, naturally aspirated.

[@DaveyHo69]

The original AMX full-scale models were developed in 1965 by AMC's advanced styling studios under the direction of Charles Mashigan. The two-seat AMX was a "big hit on the auto show circuit in 1966"

[@randyhoepker5528]

Very informative video. You sure leaned on this car a lot. That’s a no-no in my book.

[@sethgordon6567]

Javelin was introduced first. It was not designed first. The Javelin was derived from another show car & used the AMX front end styling cues. The AMX was originally planned as a fibre-glass car with a special chassis. This was risky & expensive, so it was cancelled. The CEO at the time, Evans, ordered the engineers to make the AMX. So, similar to the Javelin, they put a steel AMX body on a modified Rambler American chassis. Larry Mitchell, the guru of the AMX, showed literature that revealed that the AMX was being assembled (at a snails pace) in summer of 1968. Those few cars were sent out as demos for dealers across the country. FYI: the AMC 390 was in a very low state of tune and the 315 horses seem paltry. A better measure of performance potential is pounds per cubic inch of engine. Back in 1968 and even today, a 3200 lb car with a 390 cubic inch motor was exceeded only by the 427 Cobra and, barely, by the 427 Corvette.

[@michaelstrangefranke7002]

Didn't the AMX come with a production number plaque on the dashboard

[@hailtothe_rooster1572]

It did

[@mpetersen6]

They did but I think they got out of sequence

[@DK-sw6xx]

Mom had a new 1973 Javelin. I consider the javelin and AMX cars styling very advanced and still looks modern. I wish I could advise Daimler Chrysler to start a new car line under the AMC badge as the American Muscle Car brand. Bringing back these great sports cars would be awesome. Can you imagine a company making a car with 4 wheel drive? 1980 No one would buy that! 2023 70 percent of cars are all wheel drive. Some forward thinking people I say.

[@mpetersen6]

I still miss my '68. But newly married with kids.......

[@planetwisconsin9901]

Kenosha hotrod!

[@davew5809]

The 68 AMC Javelin AMX is very nice, How much are you asking? I would also need it shipped to AZ.

[@travissultze934]

You forgot about the tag is on the glove apartment.

[@riknaddal2231]

what IFS does the AMC AMX: amc oem trunnion ifs or control freak ifs or mii ifs??🤔🤔

[@LuciFeric137]

Cant believe they were still using vacuum wipers..

[@janvandekerk6877]

More of a late 60s boy racer hatchback than the GT Mustang I think .

[@richardjohnson8356]

Fast

[@Lonestar70blue]

In 1977 I worked as a debt collector for a finance company. We had one elusive “deadbeat” who defaulted on a loan he got to buy an AMX just like the one in this video. After months of attempts to get payment on the loan, the man said he’d had enough and would bring the car in and surrender it at our office. When I arrived at work the next morning, there stood the AMX, in dozens of pieces, blocking the door to the finance office.

[@Greg-ji5zh]

97 inch wheelbase .

[@mikewasfaret9563]

I'm the opposite. I think the Javelin looks better.

[@DaveyHo69]

WRONG Steve. Javelin was a LENGTHENED AMX, which was an Italian design displayed for press photos years before the Javelin was crafted from it. You'd think you guys would have KNOWN that.

[@charlesdalton985]

The Javelin was released at the beginning of the 1968 model year, the AMX followed mid 1968. Yes, the Javelin was based upon the show car AMX, but the Javelin was first in production and the AMX is indeed a Javelin with several inches removed.

[@DaveyHo69]

@@charlesdalton985 - WRONG AGAIN. The AMX was completed & displayed for the press in 1966, NOT the Javelin. And they CERTAINLY didn't 'chop' anything out of a Javelin to make the AMX. No way AMC designed the Javelin afterwards from scratch, there was NO budget for that, AMC didn't operate like that. AMX design came FIRST, in the mid 60s, to enter the muscle car wars, then after months of preparation, in January 1968, a month before official introduction of AMX, Breedlove, his wife Lee, & Ron Dykes, set 14 USAC & FIA certified speed records for cars of any engine size, & 106 national & international speed & endurance records for cars with less than 488 cu in (8.0 L) engines. AMC could have released it WITH the Javelin if not for this desire to create fanfare with this HUGE press opportunity that decked Detroit's muscle cars.

[@charlesdalton985]

@@DaveyHo69 Um, I’m not wrong. The production dates for the Javelin and AMX are easily verified. I’ll state again - the pre-production AMX show car did come first but the Javelin went into production first and as Mr Magnante said - the AMX came later and was built on a shortened Javelin.

[@DaveyHo69]

@@charlesdalton985 - The Javelin was RELEASED to the public first. It was based upon the AMX design. Dad was a Hudson, then Rambler, then AMC dealership tech, I grew up in his Rambler AMC garage BEFORE these cars were developed. I've owned & rehabbed DOZENS. Over. Out.

[@charlesdalton985]

@@DaveyHo69 Thank you for confirming Mr Magnante was correct in stating the Javelin entered production first, followed by the shortened AMX. PS - as long as we’re citing pedigrees my families ties (engineering, design, production) to AMC go back to Willys through present day. Have a great day.

[@stevej2031]

What, no side pipes? Still looks Great.

[@alexeijolkin7851]

Yes this is a great looking car! However, attention to details not very high, unfortunately. Some rust seen on hinges & locks, only the outside of the car is newly painted. And what kind of black goo is dropping down from the exhaust pipes???

[@AndyFromBeaverton]

1:48 It has the 401, not the 390.

[@kevingaffey4063]

401 was introduced for the 1971 model year,

[@AndyFromBeaverton]

@@kevingaffey4063 Go to the link in the description and you will see that this car is listed with a 401.

[@timemachine3617]

how about a rebel machine...you never have one

[@richardjohnson8356]

Fasr

[@damxgopak457]

Too much unoriginal stuff on it but it's excusable due to how next to impossible it is to get original parts and when you find them prepare to pay big I'm lucky mine has all her born with equipment.

[@daryllect6659]

Complete with the infamous two-piece axles of the equally worthless Model 20 rear end.

[@henerygreen578]

vacuum wipers had a vacuum pump...didnt matter where the throttle was.............

[@kevingaffey4063]

ok yeah care to take my javelin with vacuum wipers in heavy rain uphill?

[@henerygreen578]

@@kevingaffey4063 well i dont nor care about your "javelin" the fuel pump doubled as a vacuum pump for the wipers, some nit-wit rerouted your wiper vacuum to the manifold...............

[@larryf4929]

correct... the fuel pump on the engine also acted as the vacuum pump. at idle it would operate the wipers at a slower speed

[@user-pn3gl5jf5d]

You can't improve on perfection that's why they're on their third generation of reproducing the Camaro 4th generation of reproducing the Mustang now they're coming out with a judge and everything else. No one ever reproduced the AMX.

[@tedreed7961]

Do you keep up with your videos. I know where there is one rotting into the ground, all original down to the floors mats. It breaks my heart to see!!! As always, gonna fix her up.