Tim O'Neil's 1969 AMC AMX. Will It Rally?

We already know the answer. What time will it set on our mountainous rally stage here at Team O'Neil?
Watch the extended cut intro on Off Camber to learn more about the history and build process of the AMX:
• What Is An AMC Rally Car?
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[@Teamoneilrally]

The Leaderboard is now also on our website: teamoneil.com/will-it-rally/

[@maxon1672]

Man you never really see Wyatt out of his comfort zone, but this AMX really did it lol. Awesome video, y’all are the best!

[@JackReacheround]

Id love to see you try to rally an AWD Toyota Matrix/Pontiac Vibe. The AWD system isn't the best in them but they are pretty fun to zip around in.

[@6toomany]

Yes! Agreed! I had an 03 vibe from 0 miles until it literally internally annihilated the trans at 378,000..(it only read 299999..) it was a great little thing, tough as nails, slow as frozen mud on take off but even into the 300k's I could still get it to 128mph.. eventually. 😅 and 29mpg. Never had an issue until whatever trans thing went bang. Then it wasn't worth fixing.. 😢 But I'd bet I could have run that course pretty damn quick in it... Brick the right pedal and tiptoe the left foot to steer! Great car.

[@flurpoid]

Agreed, interested to see how an older part time AWD system like that would handle rallying.

[@toddthezondalover645]

Fucking great shout dude. Basically a tall Corolla

[@zak-a-roo264]

Drifted a Pacer and Hornet around the snowy streets of 1980's NH, they didn't stop well either, in any weather!!

[@deltaorion4826]

Don't put bad ideas into my brain, I already made peace that I want to build a BRZ "recce" car and now you show me this.

[@andrewm5840]

U and me both friend

[@alexanderwoods2055]

As a great leader once said to a Jedi master, "Do it."

[@michaeljarowicz5348]

Seen this beast at NEFR. It stands out so much as a unique old rally car and looks awesome ripping through the stages. Awesome to see a breakdown of it and see what it's like from the inisde, this is why I love these videos

[@mattfritch6375]

You can't get cooler than an AMX on gravel/snow/mud! What a cool ride.

[@giooo6349]

this might be one of the coolest cars ive ever seen

[@brendantravel]

Team O’Neil - BEST driving course I ever took

[@gerarddip]

I had a bit of a rally experience when the GPS sent me down a one-lane dirt road in Pittsburg NH when I was tryna see the eclipse!

[@jeremylutz6893]

What road? I live out there kinda curious

[@gerarddip]

@@jeremylutz6893 I thought the Pittsburg town farm was going to be a nice open area with easy public parking, but it turned out to be quite the opposite. The road that lead up there was super slushy and muddy, and my car is an open diff RWD GS300. Had to get some help from my friends who I was with in the car to jiggle it free when I tried to turn it around at the top of the hill where it widens a bit. Very pretty place though. We ended up watching from the full send bar and grill instead.

[@angelsfallfirst7348]

@@gerarddip Oh nice, I too daily a GS300, also open diff lol. It's low af right now though, and I'm thinking about bring it up an inch or two so I can take it on maintenance roads.

[@gerarddip]

@@angelsfallfirst7348 Mine is stock everything, but I’d love to put some nice BBS mesh rims on there, but moments like these really make me second guess how good of an idea lowering my car by any amount would be!

[@angelsfallfirst7348]

@@gerarddip Yeah, I have mine set up on Teins for light autocross. While I definitely recommend putting stiffer coils on and beefier sway bars etc. I do think extreme lowering is more trouble than it's generally worth for daily driving if you're not taking it to the track.

[@jason-bn4qw]

I've always wanted to find a nice AMC Eagle SX4 to rally. It won a few SCCA rally titles back in it's day!

[@flurpoid]

Pole Barn Garage has a pretty nice one he did some videos on fixing up. Very cool cars, too bad they were so scarce.

[@baklys]

WOW!!!!!!! I am so impressed! Best video I have seen for a long time. I am a AMC fan from Norway and own a 69 AMX. The car looks really good as a rally car and that you still have the AMC engine is just great!

[@jaredbennett9568]

I love the 360 cam and the full leaderboards. I’d also love to see this on a pavement leaderboard

[@39Chevy]

Finally, someone made the Monte Carlo Rallye AMX real!

[@charliecharlie8621]

I really feel like this channel is close to the tipping point of really blowing up

[@Teamoneilrally]

We hope so!

[@andrewlittle3356]

Just further inspiration I need to build my 1971 Dodge Demon into a stage rally car. Starting slow with rally cross and perhaps TSD this year, but I have a vision and this video just helps with that.

[@AMCguy]

these car were the kings of trans-am back in the day.

[@WiSeNhEiMeR-1369]

THANKS for the AMC V-8 AMX Content COOP ...

[@Teamoneilrally]

What's you favorite vintage car that you've have seen at a rally?

[@matthewfurlani8647]

i saw a trabant once 🤣 on a serious note, I really can't not geek out when I see a ford RS200 or something nutty like that

[@matthewfurlani8647]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmakg2ysq6iZga8 found it 😂

[@olik136]

Citroen 2CVs- seems like 4D drifting to me.. I wouldn't even know which window I would be thrown out when hitting the brakes at the wrong time

[@flurpoid]

The 63 Ford Galaxie (and similar cars) which seem to have some popularity in Swedish rallying.

[@jamespell8091]

There is a guy in Irwindale. He had kind of done up Camaro. It was a video like this on KZbin. During COVID there was this engine and transmission laying around in his dad's shop. (Irwindale raceway in California is in the neighborhood) The guy was able to pop this in his Camaro. He said he would not be able to afford it himself. He is quite young. Bet the car was kind of prepared and everything. Really nice not like a clunker...really nice. Those tranny's there like the ultimate rock crusher or slick shift set-up one might do with Chrysler transmissions. Not for everyone as the guy mentioned here. But inspirational all the same. This AMC is tops though. A great retirement present for yourself I might add. I Love it. Did you get a look at this thing? It would be a drag if he really pulled it up. Lots of work went into this. That AMC was touted in advertisment back in the day as a sort of Vette eater...I don't know about this ..at least it was less apt to literally break in half.

[@dannyferguson9415]

Love to see a beautiful classic going sideways!

[@o2boutdoors]

Love it! Would be great to see how a car like this is built, especially the suspension.

[@Teamoneilrally]

Here is the extended intro where Tim explains the history and build process: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYjbmnZpl9WgsKc

[@o2boutdoors]

@@Teamoneilrally Thanks!

[@Mastermindyoung14]

I got to see this thing at the shooting competition. Gnarly machine!

[@j.r.havener4048]

Gnarly. Can't wait to see more! Any chance there will be an appearance at NEFR?

[@Teamoneilrally]

No NEFR this year keep on eye out for a possible 2025 appearance.

[@speedhunter7156]

Talking about a unique rally car this is more of a forza build but thats what makes it even more fun taking stuff that normally doesn't rally rallying musta felt like bo duke driving it XD

[@ALMX5DP]

Ooh, I see you got one of the rear camera mounts that Sam Albert(?) has on his Ferrari STi. Those are so cool.

[@Teamoneilrally]

This one is not as fancy as Sam's :)

[@ALMX5DP]

@@Teamoneilrally still cool to see it swivel around. Great video as always!

[@Teamoneilrally]

@@ALMX5DP Thank you!

[@SealedBeamRallyTeam]

This is the sht I live for. Excellent to finally see this car on Will It Rally!

[@rmanMMVII]

Thank you for your efforts!

[@treetheheavy]

Interesting angles from the Insta360 back there!

[@jacklavalley8245]

One of my favorite cars that I've been able to see on stage

[@jimgoodwin6440]

LOL! The dogbox transmission and clutchless shifting! WooHoo!

[@chadrh]

Great stuff guys! Love that you used an AMX for the build!

[@genericexcuse4737]

This thing is wild. Makes me more and more eager to find an AMC Spirit to build.

[@bimmerfan729]

Yes!!! I was hoping the AMX would make an appearance

[@samuelpierce2.088]

That looks hella fun. :)

[@jaigermeille3482]

You gotta try a 2000 dodge Durango I tell you they’re magic in vehicle form 🙏

[@salvadorfindley3555]

A full breakdown of the car is in order

[@Teamoneilrally]

Here is the extended intro, where Tim talks a little bit more about the history and build process: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYjbmnZpl9WgsKc

[@adam45000]

Please come back to over mountain rally in Bristol love this car still trying to talk the wife into doing this in the firebird

[@socaldadful]

Retirement missile. What a day to be alive indeed!

[@ExpoCreates]

Can you do a Acura TL love to see one of those rally

[@wr1ght939]

Great. Now I want to build an American AWD classic rally car.

[@UncleVenz]

hell yeah brother!

[@manic_driver8751]

This is exceptionally awesome. I was always a fan of the Japanese rally cars like the Datsuns and this is really hitting that 240Z vibe for me! Love what you guys do

[@Teamoneilrally]

Thank you for checking us out!

[@Follett2121]

Incredibly cool car

[@Joe-xr2xl]

There's always something badass about American muscle just tearing down a rally stage.

[@esnevip]

That nugget looks Iike fun

[@lewissimaze1052]

Sick

[@musclecarczarig4003]

Badass! As the owner of a pro touring 69 AMX, I'm just letting you know now that I'll be responsible for a large bump in views!

[@EvanMoon]

What an awesome car to rally!

[@Teamoneilrally]

We agree!

[@ytt8370]

Legends

[@jimjohanson8152]

Saw this thing at Bristol Forests a few years ago. Easily the coolest thing there

[@michaelphelps7176]

I really wanna see a bone stock volvo 740/940 on here. Most 940s have a locking rear end factory

[@Nyxous]

hey guys, i wonder if you ever thought about rallying in a bentley. and moreso the older models like the bentley brooklands? would be really awesome lol

[@bobjackson7516]

Man, if that's not some Dukes of Hazard, NASCAR, moonshine running right there.... So awesome!

[@01FozzyS]

Glad you didn't mess up the bosses car,Wyatt. lol

[@clumsygarage1578]

Looks like surprisingly stiff suspension for a rally car. Also just a hilarious and cool idea for a build.

[@D4VYWAVEY]

This thing is badasss

[@nikonordman7624]

Goddamit now i need a AMX rallycar

[@Drunken_Hamster]

Needs an aluminum big cube V6, a rear-CV transaxle(Corvette layout), and de-dion rear suspension. Making it lighter and improving the weight balance should help with braking quite a bit. The modern 4.3 (called the LV3) if you build it as David Vizard builds his engines should be able to put down over 370hp at the tire and that engine weighs roughly 75%-80% what an all aluminum LS does, so under (well under, even) 400 pounds fully dressed, which is a far cry from the presumably 520+ pound iron V8 this car has, now.

[@LYC_44]

For a minute from the I’m car camera it sounded like a ev because of the gearbox

[@sideswipebl]

You can really tell the concentration by how much slower he's talking than normal

[@ChainsawChuck13]

If you just wanted to build "an American car" for rally, why not a Cavalier or Cobalt? I mean, I know it wouldn't be as cool, but it would be a lot more sensible. I had a '93 Sunbird (Cavalier rebadge) for my first car, and it combined very tossable handling with a physics-defying ability to all but ignore road conditions. I've never seen anything else that handled snow like it. I looked it up on Automobile-Catalog and a stock 1970 AMX, with the 390 and 4-speed manual, has a quoted weight of 3219lb

[@ianfairbanks1318]

Smashing the Bosses rally car: That's a Paycheck.

[@gordocarbo]

Whats been done to the suspension to have it land like it did (beginning of vid)

[@Teamoneilrally]

Check out our extended intro where Tim talks about the build in more detail: studio.kzbin.infosWxiC3bpmzE/edit

[@warthogA10]

I would have chosen a 1983 AMC Spirit hatchback... (lighter weight/awd)

[@rewardaudacity1998]

what brand and size tires are on it ? fun video old cars are always more fun

[@Teamoneilrally]

Currently it is running on Nokian Nordman 7, size 205/65R15

[@rewardaudacity1998]

@@Teamoneilrally thank you

[@socaldadful]

Next up - a Ford or Chevy rwd cargo van?

[@Teamoneilrally]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5PLY6qphbZqd7Msi=Mljbd3kj_b09XRK0

[@bones-fe3gy]

these roll off the factory under 3000lbs, what the hell did they put on this thing to make it nearly 4k is beyond me.

[@Teamoneilrally]

Keep in mind though, this vehicle has a roll cage, a big steel skidplate underneath, and heavy duty suspension.

[@dbepic6996]

What’s that noise, the transmission?

[@Teamoneilrally]

Stock Car Transmission

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Hey, we all know American muscle cars can rally, we watched the Dukes of Hazzard rally a Dodge Charger for years - some say they were the first and only Dodge factory WRC team 😉😅

[@CardizoneSemblance]

lol, that was awesome

[@ryan56976]

Rally that F350 flatbed that was in the background. Rally your spouse’s car. WE WANNA KNOW IF IT’LL RALLY!!!!

[@ElyRankin]

Anyone know what engine is in this thing?

[@Teamoneilrally]

390 cu in 6.4 L V8

[@chevymontmarlo]

Can you find a amc eagle to rally?

[@Teamoneilrally]

We have an AMC AMX!

[@pawnone]

looks like the gopro is attached to the back window for some shots and not for others sounds suss????

[@willbill808]

This was probably the best episode yet - fucking AMC Musk over there brought you a car to really challenge your skills.

[@mikescardiaries]

Ahhh America. Land of the free. Only country where sometimes it takes 5 litres to make 143 hp

[@burger1113]

Hot damn lol

[@josephmatuszak3855]

Why not use an AMC Eagle???

[@elektro3000]

This car is SUPER cool but how do you add SEVEN hundred pounds to an AMX? Weren't they about 3000 stock?

[@Teamoneilrally]

There's a big metal skid plate underneath. There's a roll cage inside, and the suspension has been beefed up.

[@georgekriz9967]

Um. 3700 lbs isn’t right Sure u have scales but that’s way too much. Did u fill things with lead

[@Teamoneilrally]

Keep in mind though, this vehicle has a roll cage, a big steel skidplate underneath, and heavy duty suspension.

[@ivanrousseau5066]

@@Teamoneilrally my 69 weighed 3150 with an auto trans.so yeah something's not right

[@johnkemple]

How can that car weigh more than my stock 69 AMX ????

[@Teamoneilrally]

Tim's AMX has a big metal skid plate underneath, a roll cage, and heavy duty suspension, which make it weigh more than stock.

[@Ray-rw7nz]

You need to actually weight that car just because its an older muscle doesnt mean its 4,000 lbs with driver.

[@Teamoneilrally]

Keep in mind though, this vehicle has a roll cage, a big steel skidplate underneath, and heavy duty suspension.

[@johnmartinez316]

That car is a mad ass badger