Great AMC Day 2022 From Edgewater Sports Park! AMC Gremlin, Spirit, Rebel, Javelin and lots more!

[@LucoreAuto]

Another great day of fun in the sun with our crazy AMC friends!

[@XA351GT]

So is Jake insured by State Farm ? LOL Looks like you had a great time. You are 100 % correct that AMCers are a different breed I guess it can be said for any orphan brand fan .

[@icerazar713]

My mother had a 74 AMC Hornay when I was a kid. Classic white with wood grain side panels and a roof rack. My sister and I used to sit up on the roof of the car with a huge tub of popcorn when we'd go to the drive in. Good times

[@terryeustice5399]

That was a great AMC event. You did a good job. Thank you for sharing this!

[@LucoreAuto]

Thanks Terry it really was a great event, very very glad I made it. Been burning the candle at both ends all of June but made it work! 😀

[@pos68motorsports]

Big thank you for coming and supporting GAD 2022. Great to see the amx finally in person too

[@franklong8573]

My favorite AMC , The Machine !!! And the Machine wheels , very cool.

[@gregorywilliams6774]

Ok.... so I have come to a conclusion.... you were a natural born AMC person and just didn't know it. Lol. And its a good thing that you are. Really glad you are too. Nice to see you bring to light more of the brand.

[@LucoreAuto]

Lol you might be right, I've always been a cheer for the little guy in the fight kind of guy and the community of AMC folk have been... really nothing short of amazing. So welcoming, so willing to embrace me and this Ratty rig. I DO love driving it also 😀

[@johndillinger8482]

my brother sold AMC products in the early 70's. his demo was a carolina blue AMX with plaid interior LOL

[@jeffjankiewicz5100]

I like it. It really needs floors though. Never cared for Mustangs. Love the tri color Javalin.

[@LucoreAuto]

Yeahhhhhh probably gonna have to do the floors here soon, it's a teeny tiny bit sketchy without one. Also, can't race without floors... she won't pass tech 😞

[@1982MCI]

@@LucoreAuto do they make floor patch panels for the Spirit AMX yet? That would make it so much easier to patch than having to make them yourself. Having floors in that thing would make it so much nicer to drive and enjoy than it currently is and think about how much fun your having with it now, it would be a blast having the floors in it!! I’ve heard there’s a shop over around Pataskala that works on old hot rods and race cars that has a fellow that works there that’s as grumpy as Ol’ Oscar but is a fantastic fabricator and welder and maybe you can work out some sort of swap on the labor or something. Lol 😂

[@XchopperX77]

Awesome!

[@LucoreAuto]

Thanks Kevin! Hope you enjoy the whole video!

[@XchopperX77]

@@LucoreAuto it was really good, I'm glad my buddy Tony Mckinney turned me on to old man's garage and then found ur channel from him

[@nickbaldwin5970]

You need to just drive around country and tell best part of an area you are a great narrator I enjoy riding along with you great attitude

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

Tge amc community is great, and almost as good as the RC community. Last weekend we went and got parts from an amc guy 3-1/2 hours away and he was so happy that my son who’s 12 is interested in building his amc, he gave him a brand new set of chrome valve covers.

[@stockamx]

Your best work to date!

[@LucoreAuto]

You promise you aren't biased? 😉

[@stockamx]

@@LucoreAuto maybe a little 🤔

[@peterkovacs8654]

AMC American Muscle Cars ❤️

[@adventuresmadeclassy6810]

Great hanging out with you at GAD brother!!

[@WiSeNhEiMeR-1369]

HOWdy LUCORE, You drove bye my West Bye-Gawd VIRGINIA buddy's Bitter-Sweet Copper Tone 1969? / AMC / 343ci AMV V-8 with a sheet metal Hood-Scoop @ the 8.00 minute marker New Owner now = John Howard, Trento Ohio ... but ... previous OWNER = Kevin THOMAS 🙂 ... what a HOOT 🙂 CORRECTION: I was incorrect = there were TWO (2) Bittersweet Orange 1969 AMX's the one at the 8:00 minute marker was a BIGGER Engine & had a White License Plate on the Front but seeing them BOTH was ideal ... That made AMC Daze worthwhile in itself !!! Thanks COOP ...

[@theramquest4advanture.]

If I had the money I would have an odd ball car collection, like Gremlins, Pacers, AMXs, Pintos, old Mavericks, Vegas and things like that. I know most may not want cars like that but that's the cars I would have and preserve them too. Just found your channel but will be watching more of your stuff.

[@tdoc7463]

Good show : haven't been to a AMC meet for years. Especially the past few. Maybe Thursday 25+ ago I was able to drag a truck load of 2000+ lbs. all AMC parts of all stuff I could hunt down

[@charlie225]

Hey Austin, great video, my first car was a 74 Javelin green and yellow and a six banger, it was cool to see all the javelin s at ur show!😉

[@scottbobcat8450]

Another great video for lucore keep up the good work

[@LucoreAuto]

Thanks Scott really appreciate it. We'll keep doing if you keep watchin!

[@rogerbennett2025]

that gold amx launches quick

[@mpetersen6]

I worked with a guy that had a 79 Spirit AMX with a 360 from the factory. There were some midnight machinations going on. A twin for that cresm colored one.

[@donnielove4456]

Very Cool 😎 Video

[@RobChapo]

I said hair music the same time you did priceless thought I was the only one 😄

[@Loki13M]

Tell me at least one of the horde of Gremlins there was named Gizmo, Stripe or Mogwai? Haven't seen that many Gremlins in one place ever and that was more than I have personally seen in at least the last 25 years put together! Nice to see the handful of nice AMX's too, that tan or cream one had me wanting to take it home with me. Good inspiration for finishing up your fleet for sure. Definitely find louvers , those looked sick on that white AMX but would look even nicer on your black one. Add a touch of the stripe colors to the edges of the louvers and it would really pop. Thanks for taking us with you, again! First car was a 79 Pinto station wagon... baby dookie green with faux factory wood grain stickers 'woody' style down the sides that were half peeled off... hated that car but it wouldn't die. So I traded it and an old motor bike off for a 78 AMC Matador in near pristine condition a year later. Did not care for the look of that car but it was a beast with a rebuilt and camed 360 and a Dana 44 posi in it. Put new 3 inch exaust on it soon after I got it and other than changing fluids that's all i did to it for 10 years, only sold it because an AMC guy wanted it badly. Traded me a 74 Camaro and $500 cash for it in the parking lot of SIR (Seattle International Raceway)... and eventually that Camaro became my first street car.

[@ernestrobinson1371]

cool shit !

[@LucoreAuto]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Amxracer]

Cool 😎 !

[@michaelburton5760]

got to watch them beavers they will bite you enjoyed the ride

[@jeffjankiewicz5100]

Are you kidding? Love the Gremlin, had a friend who had one, big v8, fat meats on the back. That car hauled ass. He hurt a lot of feelings in it after dragging their asses down the strip.

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

I want a gremmy too, because they’re awesome

[@johnbean1994]

I caught a glimpse of an amx in a garage here in my home town just yesterday! It appeared to be silver and from what I saw from a distance to be in decent shape

[@joecameron3406]

It's AMC amazing I've got my eye on a 401. But back in the day you could wonder through the scrap yard and find parts now it is a community thing

[@LucoreAuto]

Some day we'll get our grubby hands on a good buildable 401.... for less than the cost of a used car!

[@thisisyourcaptainspeaking2259]

You're not a true AMC nut unless you own a matador or rambler and a gremlin (aka: beaver magnet) leaves no doubt. I once owned a matador wagon, it had the pushbutton automatic. At this point, the hornet is the one that appeals most to me.

[@AMCguy]

I wish i knew about this!!!!

[@1982MCI]

Austin, I’ve got a rebuilable 360 in NC if you can’t locate one elsewhere and I may be coming up to visit my brother in Columbus sometime this summer if it would help also. Nothing is set in stone yet so if your interested, then we can make plans around bringing that up too you. Just let me know my friend!

[@olsketchmo]

".... because I don't have PANTS !... " 😆😂🤣

[@shanelynn7830]

Yes You Need Some Luvers and Maybe another AMC. Its not like ur addicted to em 😅

[@LucoreAuto]

We have enough to move forward with already dang it! We already don't have time for the stuff we DO have!

[@shanelynn7830]

@@LucoreAuto Yeah but you never know one of those deals of a lifetime might pop up. How many "project" cars do u have?

[@billwelch3421]

Have you spent a lot of time in Missouri or around Missourians. I heard you say Mexico, Missoura which is usually only called that by those of us born and raised here.

[@clarkleakins879]

Bummer, only a few Sportabout!

[@mikebrown4429]

I need to replace my entire front clip on my 77 hornet amx because it was wrecked decades ago, but I have a donor in perfect condition.

[@ronjohns8002]

VAM

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

I wish I could find the 77 amx parts for my boys hornet. The guys at Cordova this year didn’t have any stuff for hornet amx’s

[@MegaNewNan]

Well we missed going to this event! How many Pacers were there? We’re hoping to go to the Kenosha homecoming in July and the AMC owners association in Detroit this August.

[@olsketchmo]

"... it's these small little local tracks like Edgewater...." What you talkin' 'bout Willis !?

[@LucoreAuto]

Edgewater is a small local track, they give people an easy reasonably inexpensive place to get their feet wet with drag racing. Host lots of test and tunes and low dollar buy in racing. Versus somewhere like a Norwalk for example.

[@rodneyfargo7926]

So when is the wagon being delivered to the shop?

[@LucoreAuto]

Ohhhh it was SO tempting to talk to those guys! Definitely not something we NEEEEED... but how freaking amazing would a hotrod AMC 401 wagon be?

[@dondotterer24]

I was confused about the times and the dial ins. It appears that they were bracket racing.

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

What cam do you run in the 304’s

[@jimbro5223]

I'm an AMC fan. I don't own any currently but there have been a few owned in the family and by friends over the years. BUT when will we see an update on any of the Capris. I'm also a multi owner of the German built Capris and my friend has one currently that we're working on for a Capri gathering in Bowling Green in the fall. We would hope that maybe your green one will be road worthy by then and can attend. Contact Norm at Team Blitz for details.

[@peterstang-walz2778]

I have 3 amc rebel 4 door cars and one hornet 2 door car!!!

[@edwardmohr5798]

What? No rambler 327?

[@aprilsfoolracing4594]

If You need a V8 Gremlin Adam Troski in New Haven (Conneticut?????) has one he been talking about selling on and off...He's on facebook,look him up if You really need a Gremlin He also has a Spirit with a 401 "maybe" for sale also... Thanks for a good video from a meet I would love to go to but that will never happen since there is a small pond in between me and You, I think they call it "the Atlantic ocean"

[@clarkleakins879]

Hold on! Driving with earbuds??? Where is your authentic radio, with 8 track or cassette player? And 6x9 coaxial rear speakers? Good grief, no CB radio??? Okay, I will now continue with the episode!

[@eddowen4170]

How come no 69 Scrambler

[@eddowen4170]

I think they had 390 dual quads

[@eddowen4170]

Also rebels

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

Amc didn’t make a bad car from 65-88

[@berniecanute8568]

Did I hear you say "That's a little bit of lyin'....the 390 with dual carbs"? Sorry to bust your chops....but YOU'RE IGNORANT! All 52 SS AMX's were delivered in WHITE ONLY and are considered amongst the rarest of AMC's. Before you go flappin' them gums, you should inform yourself a bit better.

[@mpetersen6]

Weirdos? Nah, masochists more likely. Just imagine how boring it would be with nothing but Mustangs or Camaros.

[@jaratt85]

How is it that AMC built both the Gremlin and the Pacer? Kind of stupid to build your own competition and split the sales like that. I think the Gremlin wins for which one looks better... even if The Mirthmobile was a Pacer. BTW Jeff Dunham owns two Gremlins, one is a 360 version and the other is the 6 cyl Levis edition. I know there was an AMC released with a 429 between the rails, did they just buy a Ford 385 series 429 and drop it in? As for the exhaust manifolds vs headers.. watch Engine Masters.. it's a massive loss even between shorty headers and manifolds, long tubes drastically increase bottom end torque too. If you're worried about fitment/ground clearance, get someone to make you a Holman/Moody style 4 into 1 where all the tubes are laid in to the collector flat side by side. Like this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6DRmqangbShjtE Aren't AMC V8's just like Pontiac and the Buick Nailhead in that they all are the same block, just machined to receive bigger pistons/to clear longer stroke cranks?

[@johnchildress6717]

Maybe someone will chime in.I was told the deck height was all that changed the ci.

[@jaratt85]

@@johnchildress6717 deck height doesn't matter unless the bore and stroke changed. The 351W and 351C have different deck heights but the same bore and stroke so they are the same size. The funny part is the 351W actually has a higher deck height despite being the smaller engine, 9.503 vs 9.206 on the Cleveland.

[@mpetersen6]

All AMC V-8 blocks (Gen l, ll and lll) have the same bore spacing. 4.750"*. The Gen l is a totally different animal. Built in 250, 287 and 327 CID. And heavy as hell. Reynolds cast some aluminum blocks as a demonstration around 1960. Some are still around. The Gen ll/ll all use the same motor mounts. The big difference between them is deck height. And yes to achieve different displacement its the bore and stroke that change. 290 & 304, 3.750 bore. 343/360, 4.80. 390/401, 4.1875 iirc. 290 & 343 3.280 stroke. 304 & 360 3.340 stroke. 390 & 401 cranks will not fit in the other block because the mains are bigger. Also 390/401 and the Special Service Blocks (390/401 cores with 360 cast dimensions on the bores will accept 4 bolt mains. Forged cranks were an option in the 343. Standard on the 390/401. Not sure on the 360. AMC never built a 429 from the factory. The 390/401 can go that big or bigger. Supposedly there were plans for a version around 464 CID. Emissions and the insurance rates killed that. The rarest Gen ll/lll blocks are the aluminum version cast strictly for race applications. There was a solid block and a water jacketed version. The water jacket also had a much lower deck height (around 1 inch). Meant for use in Indy/CART racing. At one time an Eagle chassis with the AMC held the record for fastest lap ever recorded in champ car racing. Set at Texas Speedway. Theres an individual on the net and KZbin that is building a Gen l 327 into something well over 430 CID. There was a dealer in SoCal that was putting 327s into 64 and 65 Americans. They also sponsored a 64 American with a plus 400 CID Gen l. The 2 and 4 barrel 327s where actually different castings eith the 4 barrel having z heavier bottom end. *the only other block with a 4.75 bore space is the Buick that I know of.

[@johnchildress6717]

@@mpetersen6 That was a lot good info.We had a lot of amxs through the years.My mom had a 66 ambassador wagon with the 327.A really good car.My mother in law had a 69 ambassador with the343 with close to 200k and no problems.Brother had a 75 hornet 304 that was driven very hard and held up well.I had a 73 amx javelin 304 and plum in color.Loved it.Bought it from my dad at colonial amc jeep.There was e gremlin in the mix too.258 and the ac never failed.