The World NEEDS a new American Sports Car! A NEW AMX! Dodge / Chrysler Pay ATTENTION!

[@justplinkin4809]

What the world needs is to have cars go back to 1970s technology with ZERO bells and whistles other than maybe an 8 track, ok, a CD player, but no built in iPad looking dashboard. Something that costs maybe $5-6k so everybody can afford it.

[@overlybuilt5110]

I’m a HUGE fan of V8 fun, but even the new Hurricane would make one hell of a ride!!

[@fuzzyfireman1]

Bring back the Javelin!

[@TheRustFarm]

You are spot on with this plan!!

[@RustyZipper]

Bring back the Spirit! 🇺🇸

[@AutomotiveAdventuresWithAustin]

Raaahh make it happen! :)

[@keithmourglea3101]

I agree with you Austin, something like a Javelin or Spirit maybe a Rambler and plus a sedan for families would be great

[@AutomotiveAdventuresWithAustin]

The big question would be, can we change American buying habits to support such a creation? If we won't buy it, they won't build it, and Americans have very much shown they want SUVs/Trucks the past decade+

[@WiSeNhEiMeR-1369]

HOWdy AUSTIN, Thank you for the AMC Spirit CONTENT COOP the WiSeNhEiMeR from Richmond, INDIANA ...

[@Cnorthrup74]

Hi austin...just wanna say I do agree with what you've said...I don't think we'll ever see it happen in our lifetime an I'm 50...the whole American made "real cars" are 2 far gone n if they happen 2 make something...it would be so far outta the average persons price range it would make us even more sick....but I'm right there with ya...keep up the great work austin...I like following along...😊

[@AutomotiveAdventuresWithAustin]

This is definitely a hope and a prayer kind of thing, but you never know what might catch on right? If enough of us are loud enough SOMEONE has to pay attention... right? There ARE younger folks out there who would actually be interested and willing to buy cars built here, as long as they check what boxes THEY want. Right now, everything is just too damn big, too damn heavy, too damn expensive. Thanks for following along and supporting me in what I'm up to!

[@toddcallaghan5609]

I have a 69 amx. Sounds like a great idea too me. Less tech, 6 spd, I'm in

[@gilbertwashburn7095]

You should be the CEO of Dodge then stuff would really be cool

[@AutomotiveAdventuresWithAustin]

I'll polish up my resume just in case someone reaches out! ;)

[@garybradley8798]

Amen keep up the preaching. You’re on the right path as always!

[@paulsherman6450]

I agree with you 100%. The reason the foreign car companies are winning in today's market is because they are making affordable sporty cars the average person can afford and they have base model options.

[@AutomotiveAdventuresWithAustin]

Exactly, and it's absolutely incredible that the American automotive industry is building essentially nothing but big expensive trucks at this point. Europe has WAY more strict laws about automotive production and they have option after options of small fun efficient affordable cars.

[@michaela.norrissr.6510]

Sounds like a great idea Austin... It's different and interesting, Simply due to the fact it's not the Same old Same old "what has been"...

[@gilbertwashburn7095]

When I was a teenager my neighbor bought a brand new Rambler scrambler it was insane man was that a fun car beat a lot of other cars that's for sure

[@MRobichaud99]

We can all dream.😁

[@AutomotiveAdventuresWithAustin]

We just need to get enough people dreaming and believing! :)

[@quantumleap8888]

I really like the way you think Austin!

[@daviddavidson5289]

Austin it makes sense. First reason never will do it.

[@AutomotiveAdventuresWithAustin]

Lol you know, you may have a point there ;)

[@aprilsfoolracing4594]

Javelin Austin,it was Javelin's that raced in the Trans Am series... AMX's was the car AMC used for Super Stock Drag Racing.

[@GrandPitoVic]

They are putting all of the electronics on them so if something breaks, it stops running. Not like the old cars. Check engine light on they keep going. And its so expensive you have to have a expensive warranty to fix it. Or when the warranty runs out you have to trade it in cause your scared If it breaks you can't afford to fix it. They are doing it on purpose.

[@chuckschultz7028]

AMC did more with less for so long that people expected them to survive on nothing. The collaboration with Renault was a desperate move that ultimately left them broke. Alliance convertibles were neat. The engineering of the big FWD Premier sedan did help Chrysler get the LH series to market quicker. The Ram 1200 pickup would be a better option to save the Pentastar because it already exists. Sadly, the youth market is gone; kids do not care about cars anymore. AMC had a fantastic R&D facility in Burlington Wisconsin; a good friend's grandfather was their chief engineer and designed the 232/258 six as his retirement project. The main drag at the proving ground was named for him.

[@AutomotiveAdventuresWithAustin]

Part of the charm of AMC for me, is exactly that thrifty make do attitude. They never had the enormous budgets of the big 3 but they were able to fight and win because they had to think outside the box and not just throw money and entire R&D departments at problems. The youth market is definitely going to be a challenge to bring back, but I think we are also looking at it kind of wrong, is it THEIR fault they aren't into cars? There's really nothing interesting or attainable for them anymore. There are plenty of folks in their mid-late 20s early 30s who would love something fun to drive and enjoy... unfortunately America just doesn't build anything for them

[@royburgess4720]

I love what you are doing mat

[@leprechaungarage]

Simplicity , cars need to be simpler . I’d like to see less computer driven crap . Let’s make carburetors great again , ATM carbs on all new cars lol early

[@AutomotiveAdventuresWithAustin]

Lol put carbs on everything then the kids will NEVER mess with them ;) There's a lot of unnecessary "stuff" added to these new vehicles, some of it we can't get rid of for safety sake and such, but a lot of it is just totally unwanted. What's crazy is if you want efficiency, make cars smaller and lighter, and you immediately get that.

[@leprechaungarage]

@ I just can not believe how expensive say a new diesel 4x4 crew cab is . $100,000 and people pay it … I’ll stick to my dinosaur 03 7.3 superduty .

[@randallreveal1701]

Would be nice!

[@AutomotiveAdventuresWithAustin]

Know anyone in a decision making position? ;)

[@randallreveal1701]

@AutomotiveAdventuresWithAustin unfortunately no

[@eirik_halvorsen]

Sweet!

[@pisstoffcat5136]

Gremlin X , that's what we want !

[@warpspeeed6345]

We need a new Grand National...😳 Or, a new 69 gran prix..😳

[@davebliss6124]

Yes 😊

[@andrewstoffel1170]

I totally agree with you Austin, but it’s not just an American thing. What you call a small sport car was what we Europeans call a big car. Nowadays the cars we had back in the 70’s or 80’s weighed around 1000kg and are now 2500kg and are longer and wider. Don’t fit into parking spaces, full of tech shit no one asked for or needs.

[@AutomotiveAdventuresWithAustin]

Oh it's certainly not JUST an American thing that cars have gotten bigger and fatter (as we have gotten bigger and fatter) but the fact we literally make NO cars here besides the Mustang really is truly incredible. Just a few years ago we can compacts, sedans, sports cars, muscle cars, even hot hatches... now they are ALL gone in favor of trucks/SUVs/CUVs.

[@donaldgrant9067]

When you said a new sports car I thought of something like an XKE, Ferrari and a Triumph TR3. Just a motor, transmission and 4 wheels. I really never thought that an AMX was a sports car, it was a Muscle Car. Oh and let's not forget the Shelby Cobra as a sports car. But dealers ships would jack up the price to ware only the rich could afford them, so we're back to: WHY? If only the rich can afford them the rest of us really don't give a D what they make.

[@AutomotiveAdventuresWithAustin]

Valid point for sure especially that last bit, if only the rich can afford them, why do we care? That's part of the root of the ZR1 rants I've made in the past, at a quarter million a piece, who cares? Very few people who can afford one will have the skill to drive one anywhere near what it's capable of, and those who can likely will seldom ever drive them. My hope is something in a Mustang like price range that can do battle with the 5.0 Mustang or heck even the 2.3 turbo Mustang. Just SOMETHING fun and reasonable targeted at the enthusiast market.

[@donaldgrant9067]

@@AutomotiveAdventuresWithAustin I agree the rich can't drive, seen to many sports cars wrecked. In fact I have a funny story about rich people driving. I live near Dallas and had to take a friend to the Airport in Dallas around Thanksgiving. And driving though the rich part of town I watched nice new BMW's, Mercadies and Range Rovers diving in and out of traffic like it was a domination derby. Jamming their noses in front of people at the last minute and expecting that person to stop. And then on my way out 3 of these nice new cars ended up in an accident. They are nuts. I was so glade to get out of there in my 04 Cadilac CTS with a 5 speed standard, I value that car. It is fun to drive and corner like a dream. So I support taking away rich people from driving sportscars, they don't deserve to drive them. Absolutely no respect for the cars.

[@chiefjoseph8154]

You sure are special.

[@AutomotiveAdventuresWithAustin]

Like, padded room kind of special? Or, man this guy is a national treasure kind of special?

[@59Nomad348]

New Pacer or Gremlin with hellcat🤔 Even I'm mostly Chevy and Buick guy, I'd love something like that...

[@AutomotiveAdventuresWithAustin]

Tell me a fun little sports car powered by a Hemi wouldn't be a great vehicle? You already have the powertrain sorted out, just borrow a page from old school muscle cars and put it in something smaller!

[@larrybennett2868]

Agree 100%

[@troymotter7422]

The biggest insult is the fake engine noise (speaker) they installed

[@AutomotiveAdventuresWithAustin]

I WILL say the lack of sound and feel (vibration) is one of the biggest things most of us hate about EVs, the whole sensation of driving is basically missing. But that's just.... come on man

[@bulldoggarageapparel7511]

It's a very very very expensive car also dodge or whatever you call yourself today, me and you need to lose weight take a foot or so out of are waistline maybe but leave the car alone and make the v-8 one adorable again, make muscle cars with v-8's adorable again and 400 HP is all you need I agree its a great start and i do love your amx and your big lemans we like them big brother, we do need cheap V-8 fun I 100% agree with you 400hp American made affordable fun meaning new in the 20's no not 40 0r 50k but 20k no power options just cheap fun

[@AutomotiveAdventuresWithAustin]

What's crazy is how many of us are out here screaming at the market to make something we want and are capable of buying, and what we get is more of the same or bigger more expensive trucks. The solution to stagnation is simple, build something different. Build something smaller, simpler, less expensive, make it something normal people can afford and NOT end up in debt for 5-10 years to purchase. It wasn't THAT long ago that a normal car loan was 36 months! I highly doubt this will have any impact at all, or that anyone in any sort of decision making capacity would care, but I think the math I'm providing here could make some damn good sense! Otherwise this is the most pitiful last gasp of the American automotive industry we could possibly imagine.

[@haroldcaldwell2225]

The big 3 don't care anymore all they want is electric that's going to be another set back for them nobody wants them I know I don't I'll stick with my big block 72 nova

[@gilbertwashburn7095]

You're right that's a great idea except for one thing they won't do it cuz they're dumb there ain't no fix for stupid thanks a lot have a great day

[@Firehawk95]

GM needs to bring Firebirds back.

[@AutomotiveAdventuresWithAustin]

I would love to see that, not the least bit biased about it. See my Bring Back Pontiac rants I have done on here in the past ;)

[@tombrewsaugh1399]

GM has definitely let down all us old Camaro fans as well. They became too big and too expensive. Then again I think they put too much energy and focus on the Corvette which doesn't really cater to the actual car enthusiast. I don't see many Vetts at a track day event. Then again not many Mustangs or Camaros either.

[@dwarfgrumpy]

big problem is CAFE standards are based on wheel base

[@dwarfgrumpy]

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[@bobgill396]

I agree

[@overlybuilt5110]

Of coarse, just as I hit the comment button you say the same thing LOL

[@bulldoggarageapparel7511]

a new amx with a v-8 and cheap yes I want one in the 20's cheap I'm game

[@AutomotiveAdventuresWithAustin]

Even if it was in the low to mid 30s, which could be completely possible, I think it could sell like crazy. There's almost no competition for something like that and it could respark a whole segment.

[@robertconklin3850]

If they would come out with an AMX that didn't have TPMS sensors I would buy it just for that.

[@scottroot836]

I think they need to bring back what these three cars, the AMX, the Eagle SX/4, and the Hornet and I know some will say they already have the Hornet but that is no Hornet, if you know a Hornet you know a Hornet.

[@AutomotiveAdventuresWithAustin]

The Eagle as a lifted 4x4 wagon would be AWESOME and totally something that could easily slide into a market segment. An AMX... well obviously yes. And... god don't get me started on the "new hornet"

[@scottroot836]

@ they did have a lifted wagon for the Eagle. We had a 2dr Eagle, I learned how to drive a stick on the Eagle.

[@markchapmon8670]

I fell in love with the Hornet when (Roger Moore) James Bond was in a chase scene (The Man With The Golden Gun) driving a red AMC Hornet X with white stripes running on a set of Crager S/S mags and did a barrel roll crossing a waterway via a broken down bridge. Too cool!

[@wickedvegas702]

Talking about putting v8 motors in stuff as the govt trying to get rid of them for electric

[@AutomotiveAdventuresWithAustin]

Hopefully the winds of change are at our back and we can make something happen. Ford still does it, and does it very very well, why can't the others?

[@wickedvegas702]

@AutomotiveAdventuresWithAustin I agree

[@rorypengov6789]

Or a dart GTS

[@GrandPitoVic]

That would be awesome!!!!! Everyone has a Stang. I love the Mustang but I don't to own what Everyone else does. I wanted a Camaro but buying a used one is risky. Again Gm throws Everything at the Corvette and stop really upgrading anything else and the Camaro died again. GMs fault. People love the Camaro. People love the Crown Vic but Ford threw everything at the truck and Mustang and stopped upgrading it and people got tired of the outdated cars. Had they put a 5.0 and a 6R80 in it. Infotainment center, they would still be being made.

[@fuzzyfireman1]

You must have of read my comment from a previous video.

[@hk45c62]

If you're going to do it, do it right. It has to be a modern 69 AMX. Anything else would be a waste of time and effort.

[@troymotter7422]

Lol they made it worse, they made them electric.... IE new charger Chrysler is dead and the new is lost in itself !

[@AutomotiveAdventuresWithAustin]

There's still hope! The EV isn't going to be an enthusiast vehicle, it's just not. But it can be totally fine as a commuter car. BUT there's an entire market out there that's waiting and begging for something different, simple, lighter, and V8 powered.

[@jeffreybond6491]

It is happening in 2025 this year, only it is an EV "Electric Vehicle".... AMC had ingeniously crafted or expiremented on late 1960s Javilins, by truncating it to a factory AMX race car and most importantly a true American sports car classication... Then AMC is in need of an original VW Beetle competition model to sell and market in 1970... AMC was a small car company in competition with the big 3 and put all their investments, development, and R&D in the new to launch 1970 AMC Hornet, a car legendary in the early 1950's... That Hornet model was more recently featured in 2006 "Cars" cartoon movie... 1950's Nascar aside, the Hornet was definitely long in the tooth by 1970 as a race car... AMC to compete with new model introductions of the 1970s Pinto and Vega were left flat footed without a model in this class... The 1970 Hornet was truncated from the "B" pillar onto the back and shortened with more of a higher hatchback rear deck style and called it Gremlin... *It was 50mm or about 2 inches longer than the VW venerable Beetle... TESLA has said for years and now recently announced; that it will come out in June 2025 with a $28,000 EV Model 2; basically, truncating a preexisting Model "Y" which had 3 row seats options... The Model 2 "Baby Model"Y", shedding of the people hauler image and think couped, smaller more sporting and one of the fastest EV Cars period: for affordable prices... !! *Unfortunately, Austin, I have trouble accepting future shock also, but I have learned to try to embrace it... !! Our dreams of the return of new smaller sporty cars have metamorphic returns only in a different version of small, fast, fun EV cars... We can only hope some day, history will repeat our lifetime's, experiences, dreams; that being of ICE cars... !!

[@markchapmon8670]

An AMX was not a shortened Javelin. Your history is backwards, the Javelin is a 4 seat long wheelbase AMX. I now return you to your presentation.

[@AutomotiveAdventuresWithAustin]

Lol know I can always count on you guys to keep me straight :) The thinking still works though even if it's egg before chicken ;)

[@hydroy1]

TOOOooooo complicated! to much stuff folks CAN"T FIX THEMSELVES AT HOME, MAKE IT MORE SIMPLE ! and cut cost by doing it. And I agree, CARB ! -----EFI is B/S.

[@GrandPitoVic]

Nit all of us want a cookie cutter Mustang. I love the mustang. But so don't everyone's twin (falus) brother. Chevy messed up by stopping the Camaro again. The Big three need to start up fun Muscle car wars again. 400hp great handling cars. Not like the Hellcat that's fast in a strait line. An all around track car. Fast and agile. For less than $40k. We don't need a $60k sports car or we'd but a C8 Corvette. That turned into a prep mobile. For docs and lawyers and rich yuppies. We want a bad acc rear wheel drive v8 great handling all around Ameican muscle car. They won't do it.

[@timothycrawford237]

Dodge Crysyler is not American own company any more its Italian

[@AutomotiveAdventuresWithAustin]

Eh they are a conglomeration of many international bad ideas, but SOMEONE there in that company has to be ready and able to have an honest conversation about what's happening and what's possible.

[@95Sn95]

The new hot rod is dead, cars are such tolling lap tops most people are fed up with high tech glitchy throw away unreliable cars, you can't do anything with em ford just locked out the ECU on the new mustang and sales tanked. There is no long term future for anything when tail lights shorting out and firing the electrical and back up cameras going bad sending a car into limp mode. It's fun to day dream but with regulations and foolish mandates the simple car ship has sailed there all rolling laptops, why rely on manufacturers to come up with something cool its just time to start looking again for ashtray cars. VGG's kid don't be yanking 2025 cars out of back yards pulling out a diagnostics system and thousands in dozens of chassis and engine ecm's there disposable even the demon 170 who's the electronic engineer that will be able to fix it in 40 years with pleathra of discontinued electronics, other than Yanking the engine out stuffing it in an ashtray car and getting it going with a Holley terminator it will be dead in the woods yard art.

[@tomjones470]

Amx are junk you have good cars paint them

[@AutomotiveAdventuresWithAustin]

AMX are junk? How so? My one I have is in dire need of body work before I would throw any kind of decent paint at it

[@tomjones470]

Fix the green pontiac I used to work at car lot and just never liked amx s might be good for you I just don't like them

[@tomjones470]

Also would change heads on 350 and by new set for the other one